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  • 1 Р-274

    НОСИТЬ НА РУКАХ кого coll VP subj: human or collect) to value s.o. very highly, admire s.o., feel devoted to s.o., grant s.o. 's every desire etc: X носит Y-a на руках = X adores Y X worships the ground Y walks on X thinks the world of Y ( usu. in refer, to the attitude of an adult, esp. a parent, toward a child) X dotes on Y (in limited contexts) X spoils (coddles) Y ( usu. in refer, to a husband's attitude toward his wife) X waits on Y hand and foot ( usu. in refer, to one's respect for another's intelligence, skill etc) X has (put) Y on a pedestal X idolizes Y
    Х-ы носят Y-a на руках = ( usu. in refer, to the admiration of a group of people for a celebrity) Xs lionize Y
    Y is the darling of Xs Xs make much (a fuss) of Y.
    Живет (Женя) в Москве, муж большой человек, старше ее на двадцать лет, разумеется, ее обожает, прямо на руках носит (Грекова 3). She (Zhenya) was living in Moscow. Her husband was an important person, twenty years older than she, and of course adored her, worshiped the ground she walked on (3a).
    «А уж чтоб вот так с тобой быть - и не надеялся, не смел. Это-то за что мне привалило? За одно за это... я должен тебя на руках носить» (Распутин 2). "But I never dreamed that I would be with you like this, I didn't dare dream. Why was I granted this? For this alone... I (should) wait on you hand and foot" (2a)
    Он (Павел Петрович) с детства отличался замечательною красотой... он не мог не нравиться... Его носили на руках, и он сам себя баловал, даже дурачился, даже ломался но и это к нему шло (Тургенев 2). From childhood he (Pavel Petrovich) had been distinguished by exceptional good looks
    ..he could not fail to please He was generally made much of and he also indulged himself, even played the fool, even cultivated a certain affectation of manner, but this also suited him (2e).
    Они так полюбили его, что он не видел средств, как вырваться из города только и слышал он: «Ну недельку, ещё одну недельку поживите с нами, Павел Иванович!» - словом, он был носим... на руках (Гоголь 3). They had grown so fond of him that he could think of no way of escaping from the town. All he heard was: "Come, stay another week with us, just one more week, dear Mr Chichikov!" In short, they made a fuss of him... (3a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Р-274

  • 2 носить на руках

    [VP; subj: human or collect]
    =====
    ⇒ to value s.o. very highly, admire s.o., feel devoted to s.o., grant s.o.'s every desire etc:
    - [usu. in refer, to the attitude of an adult, esp. a parent, toward a child] X dotes on Y;
    - [in limited contexts] X spoils (coddles) Y;
    - [usu. in refer, to a husband's attitude toward his wife] X waits on Y hand and foot;
    - [usu. in refer, to one's respect for another's intelligence, skill etc] X has (put) Y on a pedestal;
    || X-ы носят Y-а на руках≈ [usu. in refer, to the admiration of a group of people for a celebrity] Xs lionize Y;
    - Xs make much (a fuss) of Y.
         ♦ Живет [Женя] в Москве, муж большой человек, старше ее на двадцать лет, разумеется, ее обожает, прямо на руках носит (Грекова 3). She [Zhenya] was living in Moscow. Her husband was an important person, twenty years older than she, and of course adored her, worshiped the ground she walked on (3a).
         ♦ "А уж чтоб вот так с тобой быть - и не надеялся, не смел. Это-то за что мне привалило? За одно за это... я должен тебя на руках носить" (Распутин 2). "But I never dreamed that I would be with you like this, I didn't dare dream. Why was I granted this? For this alone... I [should] wait on you hand and foot" (2a)
         ♦ Он [Павел Петрович] с детства отличался замечательною красотой... он не мог не нравиться... Его носили на руках, и он сам себя баловал, даже дурачился, даже ломался; но и это к нему шло (Тургенев 2). From childhood he [Pavel Petrovich] had been distinguished by exceptional good looks;..he could not fail to please...He was generally made much of and he also indulged himself, even played the fool, even cultivated a certain affectation of manner, but this also suited him (2e).
         ♦ Они так полюбили его, что он не видел средств, как вырваться из города; только и слышал он: "Ну недельку, ещё одну недельку поживите с нами, Павел Иванович!" - словом, он был носим... на руках( Гоголь 3). They had grown so fond of him that he could think of no way of escaping from the town. All he heard was: "Come, stay another week with us, just one more week, dear Mr Chichikov!" In short, they made a fuss of him... (3a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > носить на руках

  • 3 П-206

    НА ПОБЕГУШКАХ coll PrepP Invar
    1. ( subj-compl with бытье, находиться (subj: human, obj-compl with держать ( obj: human), or nonagreeing postmodif of мальчик, девочка) one performs minor services, small tasks for s.o.
    (to have s.o.) perform minor services, small tasks for one
    X (y Y-a) на побегушках - X runs errands (for Y)
    X fetches and carries (for Y) X does (all) the legwork for Y X is an errand boy (girl) X is a gofer
    Y держит X-a на побегушках = Y keeps X running errands
    Y has made an errand boy (an errand girl, a gofer) out of X
    мальчик (девочка) на побегушках - errand boy (girl)
    gofer.
    И после такой жизни на него (Захара) вдруг навалили тяжелую обузу выносить на плечах службу целого дома! Он и служи барину, и мети, и чисть, он и на побегушках! (Гончаров 1). And after such a life, he (Zakhar) was suddenly burdened with the heavy task of doing the work of a whole household single-handed' He had to look after his master, sweep and clean, and run errands! (1a).
    Тут старуха стала ругаться, что Скороход не чтит абхазские обычаи, по которым старого человека надо уважать, а не держать его на побегушках (Искандер 5). Now the old woman began to scold, saying that Highspeed didn't revere Abkhazian custom, according to which an old person must be respected and not be kept running errands (5a).
    У редактора был денщик, мальчик на побегушках, некий Орлов (Довлатов 1). Не (the editor) had a kind of batman or errand boy named Orlov (1a).
    2. - у кого (the resulting PrepP is subj-compl with бытьв, состоять etc (subj: human) one is under s.o. 's influence or control, fulfills s.o. 's desires, whims without question
    X у Y-a на побегушках = X is at Y's beck and call
    X is at Y's service X waits on Y hand and foot.
    Дома всем заправляют жена и теща, он у них на побегушках. His wife and mother-in-law run everything at home: he's at their beck and call.

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > П-206

  • 4 на побегушках

    [PrepP; Invar]
    =====
    1. [subj-compl with быть, находиться (subj: human), obj-compl with держать (obj: human), or nonagreeing postmodif of мальчик, девочка]
    ⇒ one performs minor services, small tasks for s.o.; (to have s.o.) perform minor services, small tasks for one:
    - X (y Y-a) на побегушках≈ X runs errands (for Y);
    || Y держит X-a на побегушках≈ Y keeps X running errands;
    - Y has made an errand boy (an errand girl, a gofer) out of X;
    || мальчик( девочка) на побегушках≈ errand boy (girl);
    - gofer.
         ♦ И после такой жизни на него [Захара] вдруг навалили тяжелую обузу выносить на плечах службу целого дома! Он и служи барину, и мети, и чисть, он и на побегушках! (Гончаров 1). And after such a life, he [Zakhar] was suddenly burdened with the heavy task of doing the work of a whole household single-handed! He had to look after his master, sweep and clean, and run errands! (1a).
         ♦ Тут старуха стала ругаться, что Скороход не чтит абхазские обычаи, по которым старого человека надо уважать, а не держать его на побегушках (Искандер 5). Now the old woman began to scold, saying that Highspeed didn't revere Abkhazian custom, according to which an old person must be respected and not be kept running errands (5a).
         ♦ У редактора был денщик, мальчик на побегушках, некий Орлов (Довлатов 1). Не [the editor] had a kind of batman or errand boy named Orlov (1a).
    2. на побегушках у кого [the resulting PrepP is subj-compl with быть, состоять etc (subj:
    - human)] one is under s.o.'s influence or control, fulfills s.o.'s desires, whims without question: X у Y-а на побегушках≈ X is at Y's beck and call;
    - X waits on Y hand and foot.
         ♦ Дома всем заправляют жена и тёша, он у них на побегушках. His wife and mother-in-law run everything at home: he's at their beck and call.

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > на побегушках

  • 5 он выполняет все капризы своей жены

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > он выполняет все капризы своей жены

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