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ГРЕСТИ (ЗАГРЕБАТЬ) ЛОПАТОЙ деньги, золото, серебро coll VP subj: human to make a lot of moneyX гребёт деньги лопатой = X makes money hand over fistX rakes in (up) the money X makes big bucks.(Лапшин:) Они тут в Москве деньги-то лопатами гребут (Розов 2). (L.:) These Moscow folk, they make money hand over fist (2a).(Фома) Лесков рвал налево и направо: выколачивал пайки, топливо... что-то продавал, что-то выменивал, а в результате стол у них, и не по-военному сытный, не оскудевал. Петра Васильевича (Лашкова), правда, коробила эта не по их скромным нуждам предприимчивость напарника, он временами ворчал и нудился, хотя... молчал. Но когда тот заикнулся было о пассажирах-беженцах, с них, мол, лопатой грести можно, (Лашков) отказал наотрез... (Максимов 3). (Foma) Leskov stole things right and left: rustled up extra rations and fuel...sold this and swapped that, and as a result their larder was fuller than it should have been in wartime and never looked any worse than usual. True, his mate's resourcefulness, which far exceeded their modest needs, gave Pyotr Vasilievich (Lashkov) some qualms-he muttered and sulked occasionally, but he didn't speak up. Not until Foma started dropping hints about passengers-you could simply rake in the money from refugees, he said. Here Lashkov peremptorily refused (3a).Построили санаторий, целебные воды, роскошный климат, деньги греби лопатой. Сюда из столицы ездили...» (Стругацкие 1). "We build the health resort-healing waters, superb climate-go rake up the money, it's yours. People used to come here from the capital" (1a). -
2 грести лопатой
[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ to make a lot of money:- X makes big bucks.♦ [Лапшин:] Они тут в Москве деньги-то лопатами гребут (Розов 2). [L.:] These Moscow folk, they make money hand over fist (2a).♦ [ Фома] Лесков рвал налево и направо: выколачивал пайки, топливо... что-то продавал, что-то выменивал, а в результате стол у них, и не по-военному сытный, не оскудевал. Петра Васильевича [Лашкова], правда, коробила эта не по их скромным нуждам предприимчивость напарника, он временами ворчал и нудился, хотя... молчал. Но когда тот заикнулся было о пассажирах-беженцах, с них, мол, лопатой грести можно, [Лашков] отказал наотрез... (Максимов 3). [Foma] Leskov stole things right and left: rustled up extra rations and fuel...sold this and swapped that, and as a result their larder was fuller than it should have been in wartime and never looked any worse than usual. True, his mate's resourcefulness, which far exceeded their modest needs, gave Pyotr Vasilievich [Lashkov] some qualms-he muttered and sulked occasionally, but he didn't speak up. Not until Foma started dropping hints about passengers-you could simply rake in the money from refugees, he said. Here Lashkov peremptorily refused (3a).♦ "Построили санаторий, целебные воды, роскошный климат, деньги греби лопатой. Сюда из столицы ездили..." (Стругацкие 1). "We build the health resort-healing waters, superb climate-go rake up the money, it's yours. People used to come here from the capital" (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > грести лопатой
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3 загребать лопатой
[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ to make a lot of money:- X makes big bucks.♦ [Лапшин:] Они тут в Москве деньги-то лопатами гребут (Розов 2). [L.:] These Moscow folk, they make money hand over fist (2a).♦ [ Фома] Лесков рвал налево и направо: выколачивал пайки, топливо... что-то продавал, что-то выменивал, а в результате стол у них, и не по-военному сытный, не оскудевал. Петра Васильевича [Лашкова], правда, коробила эта не по их скромным нуждам предприимчивость напарника, он временами ворчал и нудился, хотя... молчал. Но когда тот заикнулся было о пассажирах-беженцах, с них, мол, лопатой грести можно, [Лашков] отказал наотрез... (Максимов 3). [Foma] Leskov stole things right and left: rustled up extra rations and fuel...sold this and swapped that, and as a result their larder was fuller than it should have been in wartime and never looked any worse than usual. True, his mate's resourcefulness, which far exceeded their modest needs, gave Pyotr Vasilievich [Lashkov] some qualms-he muttered and sulked occasionally, but he didn't speak up. Not until Foma started dropping hints about passengers-you could simply rake in the money from refugees, he said. Here Lashkov peremptorily refused (3a).♦ "Построили санаторий, целебные воды, роскошный климат, деньги греби лопатой. Сюда из столицы ездили..." (Стругацкие 1). "We build the health resort-healing waters, superb climate-go rake up the money, it's yours. People used to come here from the capital" (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > загребать лопатой
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