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  • 1 Б-18

    ЗАДАВАТЬ/ЗАДАТЬ БАНЮ кому highly coll VP usu. pfv)
    1. (subj: human to scold s.o. sharply
    X задал Y-y баню - X made it hot for Y
    X gave Y what for X let Y have it (with both barrels) X gave it to Y (good) X gave Y hell.
    Герой наш трухнул... порядком. Хотя... деревня Ноздрёва давно унеслась из вида... он всё ещё поглядывал назад со страхом, как бы ожидая, что вот-вот налетит погоня... «Эк, какую баню задал! Смотри ты какой!» (Гоголь 3). Our hero...had been considerably scared. Although...Nozdrev's village had long since vanished from sight...he was still casting apprehensive glances over his shoulder, as though expecting a pursuer to overtake him any moment...."He surely made it hot for me! What a character, that one!" (3c).
    2. (subj: human ( usu. pi) or collect) to overwhelm, defeat s.o. ( usu. a hostile army, the enemy): Х-ы задали баню Y-ам - Xs clobbered (crushed, routed) Ys
    Xs ran Ys into the ground.
    3. (subj: human to beat, thrash s.o.: X задал Y-y баню » X beat the tar (the hell, the (living) daylights) out of Y
    X worked Y over X gave Y a good working over (going-over).

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  • 2 Д-6

    ДАВАТЬ/ДАТЬ ПРИКУРИТЬ (ПИТЬ) кому highly coll VP usu. pfv fixed WO
    1. (subj: human to scold s.o. severely, punish s.o.: X дал Y-y прикурить = X let Y have it (with both barrels)
    X gave Y the business (what for) X gave it to Y (but good) X showed Y whart what X gave Y hell Y caught hell (from X).
    ...Своему начальнику лесопункта он тоже сумеет ответить. Кубики тебе даём? Даем... И завтра он еще даст кое-кому прикурить (Абрамов 1)....He had an answer ready for his logging boss too: I produce the goods, don't I?.And tomorrow he would show certain people what's what (1a).
    2. (subj: human ( usu. pi) or collect) to overwhelm, defeat s.o. ( usu. a hostile army, the enemy): Х-ы дали Y-ам прикурить = Xs crushed (clobbered, creamed) Ys
    Xs gave Ys a licking Xs beat the pants off Ys.

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  • 3 Ж-6

    ДАВАТЬ/ДАТЬ (ЗАДАВАТЬ/ЗАДАТЬ) ЖАРУ кому highly coll VP subj: human usu. pfv)
    1. to scold s.o. severely
    X дал Y-y жару ' X gave Y hell
    X gave it to Y good X chewed (bawled) Y out X raked Y over the coals X let Y have it (with both barrels) Y caught hell (from X).
    2. ( subj: usu. pi) to fight s.o. ( usu. a hostile army, the enemy) vehemently
    to overwhelm, defeat s.o.: Х-ы задали Y-ам жару - Xs gave it to Ys hot Xs crushed (clobbered, routed) Ys Xs ran Ys into the ground.
    Перестрелка стала стихать, и из боковой улицы высыпали оживленные говором солдаты. «Цел, Петров?» - спрашивал один. «Задали, брат, (французам) жару. Теперь не сунутся», - говорил другой (Толстой 4). When the shooting on both sides began to die down, soldiers in animated conversation streamed out of a side street "Not hurt, Petrov?" asked one. "We gave it to them (the French) hot, brother. They won't mess around with us again," said another (4a).
    3. to do sth. very intensely, with maximum effort
    X дает жару - X is going all out
    X is really going at it ( at his work etc) X is going at it ( at his work etc) hammer and tongs ( usu. in refer, to a physical activity, task etc) X is (doing sth.) with might and main.

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  • 4 Ч-153

    ПО ПЕРВОЕ ЧИСЛО всыпать, задать, влететь кому, получить и т. п. coll PrepP Invar adv (intensif) fixed WO
    (to reprimand, punish, beat, defeat etc s.o.) severely, harshly
    X всыпал Y-y по первое число - X gave it to Y good
    X let Y have it (in refer, to reprimands only) X gave Y what for X gave Y hell X raked Y over the coals (in military and sporting contexts) Х-ы всыпали Y-ам по первое число = Xs clobbered (routed) Ys Xs ran (drove) Ys into the ground
    X получил по первое число = X got it good
    (in refer, to reprimands or punishment only) X got (caught) it in the neck (in refer, to reprimands only) X caught hell.
    «Смотри, Пашка, узнает мать, что ты куришь, — всыплет тебе по первое число». - «Не узнает». "Watch out, Pashka, if mom finds out you smoke she'll give it to you good." uShe won't find out."
    «И вдруг встаёт Ирина и говорит... В общем, неважно, что именно она говорила. Вложила им по первое число. И я немного добавил» (Аржак 2). "Then suddenly Irina gets up and says-as a matter of fact, it doesn't matter what she said. She really gave them what for. And I added a thing or two" (2a).

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  • 5 задавать баню

    ЗАДАВАТЬ /ЗАДАТЬ БАНЮ кому highly coll
    [VP; usu. pfv]
    =====
    1. [subj: human]
    to scold s.o. sharply:
    - X задал Y-y баню X made it hot for Y;
    - X gave Y hell.
         ♦ Герой наш трухнул... порядком. Хотя... деревня Ноздрёва давно унеслась из вида... он всё ещё поглядывал назад со страхом, как бы ожидая, что вот-вот налетит погоня... "Эк, какую баню задал! Смотри ты какой!" (Гоголь 3). Our hero...had been considerably scared. Although...Nozdrev's village had long since vanished from sight...he was still casting apprehensive glances over his shoulder, as though expecting a pursuer to overtake him any moment...."He surely made it hot for me! What a character, that one!" (3c).
    2. [subj: human (usu. pl) or collect]
    to overwhelm, defeat s.o. (usu. a hostile army, the enemy):
    - X-ы задали баню Y-ам Xs clobbered <crushed, routed> Ys;
    - Xs ran Ys into the ground.
    3. [subj: human]
    to beat, thrash s.o.:
    - X задал Y-y баню X beat the tar <the hell, the (living) daylights> out of Y;
    - X gave Y a good working over < going-over>.

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  • 6 задать баню

    ЗАДАВАТЬ /ЗАДАТЬ БАНЮ кому highly coll
    [VP; usu. pfv]
    =====
    1. [subj: human]
    to scold s.o. sharply:
    - X задал Y-y баню X made it hot for Y;
    - X gave Y hell.
         ♦ Герой наш трухнул... порядком. Хотя... деревня Ноздрёва давно унеслась из вида... он всё ещё поглядывал назад со страхом, как бы ожидая, что вот-вот налетит погоня... "Эк, какую баню задал! Смотри ты какой!" (Гоголь 3). Our hero...had been considerably scared. Although...Nozdrev's village had long since vanished from sight...he was still casting apprehensive glances over his shoulder, as though expecting a pursuer to overtake him any moment...."He surely made it hot for me! What a character, that one!" (3c).
    2. [subj: human (usu. pl) or collect]
    to overwhelm, defeat s.o. (usu. a hostile army, the enemy):
    - X-ы задали баню Y-ам Xs clobbered <crushed, routed> Ys;
    - Xs ran Ys into the ground.
    3. [subj: human]
    to beat, thrash s.o.:
    - X задал Y-y баню X beat the tar <the hell, the (living) daylights> out of Y;
    - X gave Y a good working over < going-over>.

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  • 7 давать пить

    ДАВАТЬ/ДАТЬ ПРИКУРИТЬ < ПИТЬ> кому highly coll
    [VP; usu. pfv; fixed WO]
    =====
    1. [subj: human]
    to scold s.o. severely, punish s.o.:
    - X gave Y the business < what for>;
    - Y caught hell (from X).
         ♦...Своему начальнику лесопункта он тоже сумеет ответить. Кубики тебе даём? Даем... И завтра он еще даст кое-кому прикурить (Абрамов 1)....He had an answer ready for his logging boss too: I produce the goods, don't I?.And tomorrow he would show certain people what's what (1a).
    2. [subj: human (usu. pl) or collect]
    to overwhelm, defeat s.o. (usu. a hostile army, the enemy):
    - X-ы дали Y-ам прикурить Xs crushed (clobbered, creamed) Ys;
    - Xs beat the pants off Ys.

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  • 8 давать прикурить

    ДАВАТЬ/ДАТЬ ПРИКУРИТЬ < ПИТЬ> кому highly coll
    [VP; usu. pfv; fixed WO]
    =====
    1. [subj: human]
    to scold s.o. severely, punish s.o.:
    - X gave Y the business < what for>;
    - Y caught hell (from X).
         ♦...Своему начальнику лесопункта он тоже сумеет ответить. Кубики тебе даём? Даем... И завтра он еще даст кое-кому прикурить (Абрамов 1)....He had an answer ready for his logging boss too: I produce the goods, don't I?.And tomorrow he would show certain people what's what (1a).
    2. [subj: human (usu. pl) or collect]
    to overwhelm, defeat s.o. (usu. a hostile army, the enemy):
    - X-ы дали Y-ам прикурить Xs crushed (clobbered, creamed) Ys;
    - Xs beat the pants off Ys.

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  • 9 дать пить

    ДАВАТЬ/ДАТЬ ПРИКУРИТЬ < ПИТЬ> кому highly coll
    [VP; usu. pfv; fixed WO]
    =====
    1. [subj: human]
    to scold s.o. severely, punish s.o.:
    - X gave Y the business < what for>;
    - Y caught hell (from X).
         ♦...Своему начальнику лесопункта он тоже сумеет ответить. Кубики тебе даём? Даем... И завтра он еще даст кое-кому прикурить (Абрамов 1)....He had an answer ready for his logging boss too: I produce the goods, don't I?.And tomorrow he would show certain people what's what (1a).
    2. [subj: human (usu. pl) or collect]
    to overwhelm, defeat s.o. (usu. a hostile army, the enemy):
    - X-ы дали Y-ам прикурить Xs crushed (clobbered, creamed) Ys;
    - Xs beat the pants off Ys.

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  • 10 дать прикурить

    ДАВАТЬ/ДАТЬ ПРИКУРИТЬ < ПИТЬ> кому highly coll
    [VP; usu. pfv; fixed WO]
    =====
    1. [subj: human]
    to scold s.o. severely, punish s.o.:
    - X gave Y the business < what for>;
    - Y caught hell (from X).
         ♦...Своему начальнику лесопункта он тоже сумеет ответить. Кубики тебе даём? Даем... И завтра он еще даст кое-кому прикурить (Абрамов 1)....He had an answer ready for his logging boss too: I produce the goods, don't I?.And tomorrow he would show certain people what's what (1a).
    2. [subj: human (usu. pl) or collect]
    to overwhelm, defeat s.o. (usu. a hostile army, the enemy):
    - X-ы дали Y-ам прикурить Xs crushed (clobbered, creamed) Ys;
    - Xs beat the pants off Ys.

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  • 11 давать жару

    ДАВАТЬ/ДАТЬ <ЗАДАВАТЬ/ЗАДАТЬ> ЖАРУ кому highly coll
    [VP; subj: human; usu. pfv]
    =====
    1. to scold s.o. severely:
    - X дал Y-y жару X gave Y hell;
    - Y caught hell (from X).
    2. [subj: usu. pi]
    to fight s.o. (usu. a hostile army, the enemy) vehemently; to overwhelm, defeat s.o.:
    - Х-ы задали Y-ам жару Xs gave it to Ys hot;
    - Xs crushed (clobbered, routed) Ys;
    - Xs ran Ys into the ground.
         ♦ Перестрелка стала стихать, и из боковой улицы высыпали оживленные говором солдаты. "Цел, Петров?" - спрашивал один. "Задали, брат, [французам] жару. Теперь не сунутся", - говорил другой (Толстой 4). When the shooting on both sides began to die down, soldiers in animated conversation streamed out of a side street "Not hurt, Petrov?" asked one. "We gave it to them [the French] hot, brother. They won't mess around with us again," said another (4a).
    3. to do sth. very intensely, with maximum effort: X дает жару X is going all out; X is really going at it < at his work etc>; X is going at it (at his work etc) hammer and tongs; [usu. in refer, to a physical activity, task etc]
    X is (doing sth.) with might and main.

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  • 12 дать жару

    ДАВАТЬ/ДАТЬ <ЗАДАВАТЬ/ЗАДАТЬ> ЖАРУ кому highly coll
    [VP; subj: human; usu. pfv]
    =====
    1. to scold s.o. severely:
    - X дал Y-y жару X gave Y hell;
    - Y caught hell (from X).
    2. [subj: usu. pi]
    to fight s.o. (usu. a hostile army, the enemy) vehemently; to overwhelm, defeat s.o.:
    - Х-ы задали Y-ам жару Xs gave it to Ys hot;
    - Xs crushed (clobbered, routed) Ys;
    - Xs ran Ys into the ground.
         ♦ Перестрелка стала стихать, и из боковой улицы высыпали оживленные говором солдаты. "Цел, Петров?" - спрашивал один. "Задали, брат, [французам] жару. Теперь не сунутся", - говорил другой (Толстой 4). When the shooting on both sides began to die down, soldiers in animated conversation streamed out of a side street "Not hurt, Petrov?" asked one. "We gave it to them [the French] hot, brother. They won't mess around with us again," said another (4a).
    3. to do sth. very intensely, with maximum effort: X дает жару X is going all out; X is really going at it < at his work etc>; X is going at it (at his work etc) hammer and tongs; [usu. in refer, to a physical activity, task etc]
    X is (doing sth.) with might and main.

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  • 13 задавать жару

    ДАВАТЬ/ДАТЬ <ЗАДАВАТЬ/ЗАДАТЬ> ЖАРУ кому highly coll
    [VP; subj: human; usu. pfv]
    =====
    1. to scold s.o. severely:
    - X дал Y-y жару X gave Y hell;
    - Y caught hell (from X).
    2. [subj: usu. pi]
    to fight s.o. (usu. a hostile army, the enemy) vehemently; to overwhelm, defeat s.o.:
    - Х-ы задали Y-ам жару Xs gave it to Ys hot;
    - Xs crushed (clobbered, routed) Ys;
    - Xs ran Ys into the ground.
         ♦ Перестрелка стала стихать, и из боковой улицы высыпали оживленные говором солдаты. "Цел, Петров?" - спрашивал один. "Задали, брат, [французам] жару. Теперь не сунутся", - говорил другой (Толстой 4). When the shooting on both sides began to die down, soldiers in animated conversation streamed out of a side street "Not hurt, Petrov?" asked one. "We gave it to them [the French] hot, brother. They won't mess around with us again," said another (4a).
    3. to do sth. very intensely, with maximum effort: X дает жару X is going all out; X is really going at it < at his work etc>; X is going at it (at his work etc) hammer and tongs; [usu. in refer, to a physical activity, task etc]
    X is (doing sth.) with might and main.

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  • 14 задать жару

    ДАВАТЬ/ДАТЬ <ЗАДАВАТЬ/ЗАДАТЬ> ЖАРУ кому highly coll
    [VP; subj: human; usu. pfv]
    =====
    1. to scold s.o. severely:
    - X дал Y-y жару X gave Y hell;
    - Y caught hell (from X).
    2. [subj: usu. pi]
    to fight s.o. (usu. a hostile army, the enemy) vehemently; to overwhelm, defeat s.o.:
    - Х-ы задали Y-ам жару Xs gave it to Ys hot;
    - Xs crushed (clobbered, routed) Ys;
    - Xs ran Ys into the ground.
         ♦ Перестрелка стала стихать, и из боковой улицы высыпали оживленные говором солдаты. "Цел, Петров?" - спрашивал один. "Задали, брат, [французам] жару. Теперь не сунутся", - говорил другой (Толстой 4). When the shooting on both sides began to die down, soldiers in animated conversation streamed out of a side street "Not hurt, Petrov?" asked one. "We gave it to them [the French] hot, brother. They won't mess around with us again," said another (4a).
    3. to do sth. very intensely, with maximum effort: X дает жару X is going all out; X is really going at it < at his work etc>; X is going at it (at his work etc) hammer and tongs; [usu. in refer, to a physical activity, task etc]
    X is (doing sth.) with might and main.

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  • 15 по первое число

    ПО ПЕРВОЕ ЧИСЛО всыпать, задать, влететь кому, получить и т.п. coll
    [PrepP; Invar; adv (intensif); fixed WO]
    =====
    (to reprimand, punish, beat, defeat etc s.o.) severely, harshly:
    - X всыпал Y-y по первое число X gave it to Y good;
    - [in refer, to reprimands only] X gave Y what for;
    - [in military and sporting contexts] X-ы всыпали Y-ам по первое число Xs clobbered (routed) Ys;
    - [in refer, to reprimands or punishment only] X got (caught) it in the neck;
    - [in refer, to reprimands only] X caught hell.
         ♦ "Смотри, Пашка, узнает мать, что ты куришь, - всыплет тебе по первое число". - "Не узнает". "Watch out, Pashka, if mom finds out you smoke she'll give it to you good." "She won't find out."
         ♦ "И вдруг встаёт Ирина и говорит... В обшем, неважно, что именно она говорила. Вложила им по первое число. И я немного добавил" (Аржак 2). "Then suddenly Irina gets up and says-as a matter of fact, it doesn't matter what she said. She really gave them what for. And I added a thing or two" (2a).

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  • 16 Ж-65

    УСТРАИВАТЬ/УСТРОИТЬ ВЕСЁЛУЮ ЖИЗНЬ кому highly coll, iron VP subj: human usu. pfv the verb may take the final position, otherwise fixed WO
    to cause s.o. trouble, discomfort etc (by sharply reprimanding him, punishing him, being unreasonably demanding etc)
    X устроил Y-y весёлую жизнь - X made Y's life miserable
    X made Yb life hell (on earth) (of reprimanding s.o. only) X gave Y hell X gave Y a good tongue-lashing (dressing-down).
    Дома я решил сказать, что часы у меня украли в гостинице. Дядя... воспринял эту новость болезненно... «С попутным рейсом заеду и устрою им (администрации гостиницы) веселую жизнь!» - пообещал он на ходу, выскакивая на улицу (Искандер 6). I decided to tell everyone at home that my watch had been stolen from my hotel room. My uncle took the news very badly.... The next time I pass through that town I'm going to stop off at that hotel and give 'em (the hotel management) hell!" was my uncle's parting shot as he went dashing out onto the street (6a).

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  • 17 устраивать веселую жизнь

    УСТРАИВАТЬ/УСТРОИТЬ ВЕСЕЛУЮ ЖИЗНЬ кому highly coll, iron
    [VP; subj: human; usu. pfv; the verb may take the final position, otherwise fixed WO]
    =====
    to cause s.o. trouble, discomfort etc (by sharply reprimanding him, punishing him, being unreasonably demanding etc):
    - X устроил Y-y весёлую жизнь X made Y's life miserable;
    - [of reprimanding s.o. only] X gave Y hell < what for>;
    - X gave Y a good tongue-lashing < dressing-down>.
         ♦ Дома я решил сказать, что часы у меня украли в гостинице. Дядя... воспринял эту новость болезненно... "С попутным рейсом заеду и устрою им [администрации гостиницы] весёлую жизнь!" - пообещал он на ходу, выскакивая на улицу (Искандер 6). I decided to tell everyone at home that my watch had been stolen from my hotel room. My uncle took the news very badly.... "The next time I pass through that town I'm going to stop off at that hotel and give 'em [the hotel management] hell!" was my uncle's parting shot as he went dashing out onto the street (6a).

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  • 18 устроить веселую жизнь

    УСТРАИВАТЬ/УСТРОИТЬ ВЕСЕЛУЮ ЖИЗНЬ кому highly coll, iron
    [VP; subj: human; usu. pfv; the verb may take the final position, otherwise fixed WO]
    =====
    to cause s.o. trouble, discomfort etc (by sharply reprimanding him, punishing him, being unreasonably demanding etc):
    - X устроил Y-y весёлую жизнь X made Y's life miserable;
    - [of reprimanding s.o. only] X gave Y hell < what for>;
    - X gave Y a good tongue-lashing < dressing-down>.
         ♦ Дома я решил сказать, что часы у меня украли в гостинице. Дядя... воспринял эту новость болезненно... "С попутным рейсом заеду и устрою им [администрации гостиницы] весёлую жизнь!" - пообещал он на ходу, выскакивая на улицу (Искандер 6). I decided to tell everyone at home that my watch had been stolen from my hotel room. My uncle took the news very badly.... "The next time I pass through that town I'm going to stop off at that hotel and give 'em [the hotel management] hell!" was my uncle's parting shot as he went dashing out onto the street (6a).

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  • 19 дать жизни

    прост.
    1) (отчитать, отругать кого-либо) give smb. a talking-to; give smb. what for; give smb. hell

    - Я его, дуролома, пропесочила... Я ему, Валя, дала жизни. (И. Лавров, Очарованная) — 'I gave that blockhead a proper talking-to, Valya. I gave him hell.'

    2) (разбить, разгромить кого-либо; сильно избить кого-либо) make it hot for smb.; beat (knock) the < living> daylights (the hell) out of smb.

    - Прямо как бешеные [фашисты] ругаются, - сказал Довлатян, увидев усмешку Кузнецова, дочитавшего листовку до конца. - Не думали, наверно, что в Сталинграде им жизни дадут. (Ю. Бондарев, Горячий снег) — 'They're just about foaming at the mouth,' Dovlatyan said as Kuznetsov finished reading and folded the sheet with a dry laugh. 'They never thought we'd make it so hot for them at Stalingrad.'

    3) (энергично действовать, проявлять себя в полную силу) cf. make things fly; put a jerk in it

    Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > дать жизни

  • 20 Ж-42

    ДАВАТЬ/ДАТЬ ЖИЗНИ highly coll VP subj: human most often pfv)
    1. кому \Ж-42 to scold s.o. severely
    X дал жизни Y-y - X gave it to Y good
    X gave Y hell (what for) X chewed (bawled) Y out X lowered the boom on Y X let Y have it (with both barrels) Y caught hell (from X).
    "...Ваше счастье, что не встретили нашего коменданта, не раздевшись, в пальто, он бы вам дал жизни...» (Гроссман 2). "You're lucky you didn't meet the commandant still in your outdoor coat. He really would have given you what for..." (2a).
    2. \Ж-42- кому (subj: human ( usu. pi) or collect) to fight s.o. ( usu. a hostile army, the enemy) vehemently, overwhelming or defeating him: Х-ы дадут Y-ам жизни = Xs will crush (rout, clobber) Ys
    Xs will run (drive) Ys into the ground.
    3. \Ж-42\Ж-42 кому to beat, thrash s.o.: X дал жизни Y-y = X beat Y up
    X beat the (living) daylights out of Y X beat Y within an inch of Y's life.
    ...Пантелей подумал, что, расправившись с Вадимом, вернётся и даст жизни грязному шакалу-антисемиту... (Аксёнов 6)....Pantelei decided that, once he had dealt with Vadim, he would come back and beat up this filthy anti-Semite jackal...(6a).
    4. to work, do sth. using all ones strength and energy
    X даст жизни - X will go all out
    X will go at it (at his work etc) hammer and tongs ( usu. in refer, to a physical task) X will (do sth.) with might and main (in limited contexts) X will show them what he can do.

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Ж-42

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