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2 давать стрекача
прост.cf. take to one's heels; show smb. one's heels (a clean pair of heels); turn tail; cut and run; cut one's lucky; do a bunk; beat it < quick>; cut dirt Amer.Встал мужичина: видит, что генералы строгие. Хотел было дать от них стречка, но они так и закоченели, вцепившись в него. (М. Салтыков-Щедрин, Повесть о том, как один мужик двух генералов прокормил) — The muzhik rose to his feet and saw that this was no joking matter. These were very stern officials. At first he wanted to show them his heels, but they pounced on him and held on like grim death.
- Вот жулики - разведку поставили, а? Точно настоящие воины. А только как увидел, что тут прибыли не в жмурки играть, - эх, и стрекача задал назад! (А. Новиков-Прибой, В бухте "Отрада") — 'They've got scouts, the blighters - would you believe it! Just like a regular army. But the moment he saw we hadn't come here to play hide-and-seek, he beat it quick.'
- У страха глаза велики!.. Попадали от страха, а старший по команде вместо того, чтобы собрать людей, половину бросил, а сам дал стрекача по шоссе. (К. Симонов, Живые и мёртвые) — 'Fear has big eyes!... They fell down in fright, and instead of getting his men together, the senior in command abandoned half of them and did a bunk down the road.'
Я поднимался по скрипучей лестнице старого замоскворецкого дома и на каждом пролёте переводил дух, решая про себя задачу: не задать ли стрекача? Первый раз в жизни шёл я к настоящей, живой артистке! Страшно-то как! (В. Астафьев, Старое кино) — I was climbing the creaking stairs of an old Moscow house and on every flight I paused to draw breath, trying to make up my mind: should I turn tail? For the first time in my life I was going to visit a real live actress. It was rather alarming!
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