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1 can't fight his way out of a paper bag
австрал.; разг.≈ он не может постоять за себяAccording to Flogger this kind of behaviour revealed a man who couldn't fight his way out, couldn't fight his way out of a paper bag. (A. Marshall, ‘This Is the Grass’, book III, ch. III) — Такое поведение, как считал Драгун, говорило о том, что торговец пирожками человек трусливый и не может постоять за себя.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > can't fight his way out of a paper bag
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2 he couldn't fight his way out of a paper bag
* hum es un gallina *English-spanish dictionary > he couldn't fight his way out of a paper bag
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3 way out
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4 way out of his league
גדול עליו, גדול עליו בכמה מספרים (לא מתאים לרמה שלו, יותר מדי בשבילו, יהיה לו קשה להתמודד)* * *◙ (דדומתהל השק ול היהי,וליבשב ידמ רתוי,ולש המרל םיאתמ אל) םירפסמ המכב וילע לודג,וילע לודג◄ -
5 way out of his league
ver boven zijn mogelijkheden (ver boven zijn niveau,te veel voor hem,hij kan dat nauwelijks aan) -
6 way out of his league
på en helt annan nivå än honom, mycket bättre än honom -
7 cannot punch one's way out of a paper bag
expr infmlThe new dictionary of modern spoken language > cannot punch one's way out of a paper bag
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8 bluff one's way out of smth.
путём обмана, мошенничества выкрутиться из затруднительного положения; ≈ всеми правдами и неправдами отвертеться от чего-л.The man is trying to bluff his way out of the whole thing, she said. (ODCIE) — - Этот человек обманом хочет от всего открутиться, - сказала она.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > bluff one's way out of smth.
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9 he nudged his wife out of the way
English-Dutch dictionary > he nudged his wife out of the way
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10 he got his homework out of the way
Макаров: он разделался с домашним заданиемУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > he got his homework out of the way
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11 take out of his way
Общая лексика: доставлять (кому-л.) лишние хлопоты -
12 shoulder a person out of his way
לדחוף הצידה* * *◙ הדיצה ףוחדל◄English-Hebrew dictionary > shoulder a person out of his way
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13 went out of his way
יצא מעורו, עשה כל שביכולתו* * *◙ ותלוכיבש לכ השע,ורועמ אצי◄ -
14 shoulder a person out of his way
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15 went out of his way
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16 went out of his way
han gjorde sig extra besvär, han ansträngde sig verkligen -
17 the leader goes out of his way
лидер делает все, что в его силахEnglish-Russian dictionary of program "Mir-Shuttle" > the leader goes out of his way
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18 way
way [weɪ]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. noun2. adverb3. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. nouna. ( = route) chemin m• a piece of bread went down the wrong way j'ai (or il a etc) avalé de travers• to make one's way towards... se diriger vers...► the way to ( = route to)can you tell me the way to the tourist office? pouvez-vous m'indiquer le chemin du syndicat d'initiative ?• on the way to London we met... en allant à Londres nous avons rencontré...• she's got twins, and another baby on the way (inf) elle a des jumeaux, et un bébé en route (inf)► the/one's way back/down• on the way back he met... en revenant il a rencontré...• they held a meeting to discuss the way forward ils ont organisé une réunion pour discuter de la marche à suivre• is monetary union the way forward? l'union monétaire est-elle la voie du progrès ?► the way in• I'll find my own way out ne vous dérangez pas, je trouverai (bien) la sortie► in the/sb's way• am I in your way? est-ce que je vous empêche de passer ?• to put difficulties in sb's way créer des difficultés à qn► out of the/sb's way• (get) out of the or my way! laisse-moi passer !• to keep out of sb's way ( = avoid them) éviter qn• I'll take you home, it's not out of my way je vous ramènerai, c'est sur mon cheminc. ( = distance) a little way off pas très loin• is it far? -- yes, it's a quite a way (inf) c'est loin ? -- oui, il y a un bon bout de chemin (inf)• is it finished? -- not by a long way! est-ce terminé ? -- loin de là !• we've got a long way to go (long journey) nous avons beaucoup de chemin à faire ; ( = still far from our objective) nous ne sommes pas au bout de nos peines ; ( = not got enough) nous sommes encore loin du compte• this spice is expensive, but a little goes a long way cette épice est chère mais on n'a pas besoin d'en mettre beaucoup• it should go a long way towards improving relations between the two countries cela devrait améliorer considérablement les relations entre les deux pays► all the way ( = the whole distance)he had to walk all the way (to the hospital) il a dû faire tout le chemin à pied (jusqu'à l'hôpital)• I'll be with you all the way ( = will back you up) je vous soutiendrai jusqu'au boutd. ( = direction) are you going my way? est-ce que vous allez dans la même direction que moi ?• which way did he go? dans quelle direction est-il parti ?• which way do we go from here? (which direction) par où allons-nous maintenant ? ; (what shall we do) qu'allons-nous faire maintenant ?• it's out or over Oxford way (inf) c'est du côté d'Oxforde. ( = manner) façon f• this/that way comme ceci/cela• what an odd way to behave! quelle drôle de façon de se comporter !• to do sth the right/wrong way bien/mal faire qch• way to go! (inf!) bravo !• that's just the way he is il est comme ça, c'est tout• to get or have one's own way en faire à son idée• he didn't hit her, it was the other way round ce n'est pas lui qui l'a frappée, c'est le contraire• "this way up" « haut »• soccer is taking off in the States in a big way le football connaît un véritable essor aux États-Unis► no way! (inf) pas question !• I'm not paying, no way! je refuse de payer, un point c'est tout !• will you come? -- no way! tu viens ? -- pas question !• there's no way that's champagne! ce n'est pas possible que ce soit du champagne !f. ( = method, technique) solution f• the best way is to put it in the freezer for ten minutes le mieux, c'est de le mettre au congélateur pendant dix minutes• that's the way! (inf) voilà, c'est bien !g. ( = situation, nature) that's always the way c'est toujours comme ça• it's the way of the world! ainsi va le monde !h. ( = habit) to get into/out of the way of doing sth prendre/perdre l'habitude de faire qch• don't be offended, it's just his way ne vous vexez pas, il est comme ça, c'est touti. ( = respect, particular) in some ways à certains égards• "I'm superstitious", she said by way of explanation « je suis superstitieuse », dit-elle en guise d'explication• what is there in the way of kitchen utensils? qu'est-ce qu'il y a comme ustensiles de cuisine ?2. adverb3. compounds• such shortages are a way of life de telles pénuries font partie de la vie de tous les jours ► way-out (inf) adjective excentrique* * *[weɪ] 1.1) (route, road) chemin m ( from de; to à)to live over the way — (colloq) habiter en face
the way ahead — lit le chemin devant moi/eux etc
the way ahead looks difficult — fig l'avenir s'annonce difficile
the way forward — fig la clé de l'avenir
the way in — l'entrée (to de)
‘way in’ — ‘entrée’
the way out — la sortie (of de)
there's no way out — fig il n'y a pas d'échappatoire
to send somebody on his way — ( tell to go away) envoyer promener quelqu'un (colloq)
to be well on the ou one's way to doing — être bien parti pour faire
to be on the way out — fig passer de mode
she's got four kids and another one on the way — (colloq) elle a quatre gosses et un autre en route (colloq)
to go out of one's way to make somebody feel uncomfortable — tout faire pour que quelqu'un se sente mal à l'aise
out of the way — ( isolated) isolé; ( unusual) extraordinaire
along the way — lit en chemin; fig en cours de route
to go the way of somebody/something — finir comme quelqu'un/quelque chose
2) ( direction) direction f, sens mcome ou step this way — suivez-moi, venez par ici
‘this way for the zoo’ — ‘vers le zoo’
‘this way up’ — ‘haut’
to look the other way — ( to see) regarder de l'autre côté; ( to avoid unpleasant thing) détourner les yeux; fig ( to ignore) fermer les yeux
I didn't ask her, it was the other way around — ce n'est pas moi qui lui ai demandé, c'est l'inverse
the wrong/right way around — dans le mauvais/bon sens
you're Ben and you're Tom, is that the right way around? — tu es Ben, et toi tu es Tom, c'est bien ça?
to put something somebody's way — (colloq) filer quelque chose à quelqu'un (colloq)
3) (space in front, projected route) passage mget him out of the way before the boss gets here! — fais-le disparaître d'ici avant que le patron arrive!
to keep somebody out of somebody's way — ( to avoid annoyance) tenir quelqu'un à l'écart de quelqu'un
to keep something out of somebody's way — (to avoid injury, harm) garder quelque chose hors de portée de quelqu'un
to make way for somebody/something — faire place à quelqu'un/quelque chose
4) ( distance) distance fit's a long way — c'est loin (to jusqu'à)
to be a short way off — lit être près
we still have some way to go before doing — lit, fig nous avons encore du chemin à faire avant de faire
I'm with you ou behind you all the way — je suis de tout cœur avec toi
5) ( manner) façon f, manière fdo it this/that way — fais-le comme ceci/cela
to do something the right/wrong way — faire bien/mal quelque chose
in his/her/its own way — à sa façon
she certainly has a way with her — (colloq) GB elle sait décidément s'y prendre avec les gens
a way of doing — ( method) une façon or manière de faire; ( means) un moyen de faire
that's the way! — voilà, c'est bien!
either way, she's wrong — de toute façon, elle a tort
no way! — (colloq) pas question! (colloq)
6) (respect, aspect) sens min no way, not in any way — aucunement
7) (custom, manner) coutume f, manière f8) (will, desire)to get one's way —
2.if I had my way... — si cela ne tenait qu'à moi...
3.to be way out — (in guess, estimate) être loin du compte
by the way adverbial phrase en passantby the way,... — à propos,...
what time is it, by the way? — quelle heure est-il, au fait?
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[weɪ]1. nprivate/public way — strada privata/pubblica
across or over the way — di fronte
2) (route) stradato lose one's way — perdere la strada, perdersi
the way in — l'entrata, l'ingresso
don't bother, I'll find my own way out — non si scomodi, troverò l'uscita
on the way — (en route) per strada, (expected) in arrivo
to be on one's way — essere in cammino or sulla strada
all the way (here/home) — per tutta la strada (venendo qui/andando a casa)
to lead the way — fare strada, fig essere all'avanguardia
3) (space sb wants to go through) stradato be or get in the or sb's way — essere d'intralcio or d'impiccio a qn
am I in your way? — (of sb watching sth) ti tolgo la visuale?
to stand in sb's way — intralciare il passaggio a qn, fig essere d'ostacolo a qn
"give way" Brit Auto — "dare la precedenza"
to get out of the or sb's way — lasciare passare qn
to keep out of sb's way — evitare qn, stare alla larga da qn
to push/elbow one's way through the crowd — farsi strada a spinte/gomitate tra la folla
he crawled/limped his way to the gate — andò a carponi/zoppicando verso il cancello
to make way (for sb/sth) — far strada (a qn/qc), fig lasciare il posto or fare largo (a qn/qc)
4) (direction) direzione f, parte fwhich way? — this way — da che parte? — da questa (parte), in quale direzione? — per di qua
this way for... — da questa parte per...
which way do we go from here? — da che parte dobbiamo andare da qui?, fig cosa facciamo adesso?
5)to be under way — (work, project) essere in corso
in no way; not in any way — per nulla
no way! fam — neanche per sogno!
do it this way — fallo in questo modo or così
in this way — così, in questo modo
it was this way... — è stato così...
in some ways — in un certo senso, sotto certi aspetti
foreign ways — abitudini fpl forestiere
to get into/out of the way of doing sth — prendere/perdere l'abitudine di fare qc
8)things are in a bad way — le cose si mettono male9)(with "by")
by the way — a proposito2. adv -
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couldn't act (your) way out of a paper bag — couldn t [act/argue/fight] (your) way out of a paper bag humorous if someone couldn t act, argue, fight etc. their way out of a paper bag, they act, argue, fight etc. very badly. It s no good asking Jim to protect you he couldn t fight his way… … New idioms dictionary
couldn't argue (your) way out of a paper bag — couldn t [act/argue/fight] (your) way out of a paper bag humorous if someone couldn t act, argue, fight etc. their way out of a paper bag, they act, argue, fight etc. very badly. It s no good asking Jim to protect you he couldn t fight his way… … New idioms dictionary
couldn't fight (your) way out of a paper bag — couldn t [act/argue/fight] (your) way out of a paper bag humorous if someone couldn t act, argue, fight etc. their way out of a paper bag, they act, argue, fight etc. very badly. It s no good asking Jim to protect you he couldn t fight his way… … New idioms dictionary
couldn't ... (your) way out of a paper bag — couldn t [act/argue/fight] (your) way out of a paper bag humorous if someone couldn t act, argue, fight etc. their way out of a paper bag, they act, argue, fight etc. very badly. It s no good asking Jim to protect you he couldn t fight his way… … New idioms dictionary
(your) way out of a paper bag — couldn t [act/argue/fight] (your) way out of a paper bag humorous if someone couldn t act, argue, fight etc. their way out of a paper bag, they act, argue, fight etc. very badly. It s no good asking Jim to protect you he couldn t fight his way… … New idioms dictionary
