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X will move heaven and earth

  • 1 З-119

    ЗЕМЛЮ РЙЕТ highly coll VP subj: human usu. this WO one engages in ceaseless activity, makes every effort to achieve or obtain sth. usu. motivated by selfish considerations)
    X землю рыть будет - X will do his damnedest
    X will go to any length (to great lengths) X will move heaven and earth.
    ...В НЭП (период новой экономической политики) выделили группу ИТР, инженерно-технических работников, а писатели рыли землю, чтобы стать «инженерами человеческих душ» и получить свою долю (Мандельштам 2). During NEP (the New Economic Policy), engineers and technicians were picked out to become a favored group, and writers began to move heaven and earth to be recognized as "engineers of human souls," thus making certain of a share in the cake (2a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > З-119

  • 2 землю роет

    • ЗЕМЛЮ РОЕТ highly coll
    [VP; subj: human; usu. this WO]
    =====
    ⇒ one engages in ceaseless activity, makes every effort to achieve or obtain sth. (usu. motivated by selfish considerations):
    - X землю рыть будет≈ X will do his damnedest;
    - X will go to any length < to great lengths>;
    - X will move heaven and earth.
         ♦...В НЭП [период новой экономической политики] выделили группу ИТР, инженерно-технических работников, а писатели рыли землю, чтобы стать "инженерами человеческих душ" и получить свою долю (Мандельштам 2). During NEP [the New Economic Policy], engineers and technicians were picked out to become a favored group, and writers began to move heaven and earth to be recognized as "engineers of human souls," thus making certain of a share in the cake (2a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > землю роет

  • 3 М-183

    ПЕРЕВЕРНУТЬ ВЕСЬ МИР (CBET) VP subj: human usu. fut or infin with готов, решил etc) to do everything possible, make every effort (to achieve or obtain sth.): X перевернёт весь мир - X will move heaven and earth X will accomplish (do) the impossible
    X will turn the world upside down....(Митя) решил перевернуть весь мир, если надо, но непременно эти три тысячи отдать Катерине Ивановне во что бы то ни стало и прежде всего (Достоевский 1)....He (Mitya) decided to turn the whole world upside down, if need be, but to be sure to return the three thousand to Katerina Ivanovna at all costs and before all else (1a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > М-183

  • 4 перевернуть весь мир

    • ПЕРЕВЕРНУТЬ ВЕСЬ МИР < CBET>
    [VP; subj: human; usu. fut or infin with готов, решил etc]
    =====
    ⇒ to do everything possible, make every effort (to achieve or obtain sth.):
    - X перевернёт весь мир≈ X will move heaven and earth;
    - X will accomplish <do> the impossible;
    - X will turn the world upside down.
         ♦...[Митя] решил перевернуть весь мир, если надо, но непременно эти три тысячи отдать Катерине Ивановне во что бы то ни стало и прежде всего (Достоевский 1).... Не [Mitya] decided to turn the whole world upside down, if need be, but to be sure to return the three thousand to Katerina Ivanovna at all costs and before all else (1a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > перевернуть весь мир

  • 5 перевернуть весь свет

    [VP; subj: human; usu. fut or infin with готов, решил etc]
    =====
    ⇒ to do everything possible, make every effort (to achieve or obtain sth.):
    - X перевернёт весь мир≈ X will move heaven and earth;
    - X will accomplish <do> the impossible;
    - X will turn the world upside down.
         ♦...[Митя] решил перевернуть весь мир, если надо, но непременно эти три тысячи отдать Катерине Ивановне во что бы то ни стало и прежде всего (Достоевский 1).... Не [Mitya] decided to turn the whole world upside down, if need be, but to be sure to return the three thousand to Katerina Ivanovna at all costs and before all else (1a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > перевернуть весь свет

  • 6 нажимать на все кнопки

    тж. нажимать < все> кнопки
    cf. pull all strings (wires); move heaven and earth; set the wheels working; press the button

    Граф не оставит этого дела так. Он и в Петербурге начнёт нажимать кнопки. (А. Новиков-Прибой, Капитан 1-го ранга) — The count will not let it pass by. He will pull all strings in St. Petersburg too.

    Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > нажимать на все кнопки

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