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1 прижать хвост
I• ПОДЖИМАТЬ/ПОДЖАТЬ <ПРИЖИМАТЬ/ПРИЖАТЬ, ПОДВЕРТЫВАТЬ/ПОДВЕРНУТЬ, ОПУСКАТЬ/ОПУСТИТЬ> ХВОСТ < ХВОСТЫ> all highly coll[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ to retreat, surrender, give up one's course of action because one experiences a loss of self-confidence, apprehension, humiliation etc (often in circumstances when one encounters strong, unexpected opposition, when one suddenly becomes afraid of the possible consequences of one's actions etc):- X поджал хвост≈ X tucked (stuck, went away with etc) his tail between his legs.♦ "Больно спесив Кирила Петрович! а небось поджал хвост, когда Гришка мой закричал ему: "Вон, старый пёс! долой со двора!"" (Пушкин 1). "Kirila Petrovich is proud all right, but he certainly went away with his tail between his legs when Grisha shouted to him - 'Goon, you old cur! Get out of here!'" (1b).♦ "...Сегодня он действительно его выгнал. Это так и было. Ну, а тот рассердился... Ораторствовал здесь, знания свои выставлял, да и ушёл, хвост поджав..." (Достоевский 3). "...Today he really did send him packing. That's exactly what happened. And then the other character lost his temper....Made a speech or two, showed off his knowledge and then left with his tail between his legs" (3a).II[VP; subj: human; more often pfv]=====⇒ to humble s.o. and/ or force him to act in accordance with one's wishes:- X will bring Y in line (to heel).♦ [author's usage] Я не сомневаюсь, что [директор издательства] Котов, торгуясь, не сомневался в том, что Мариетта [Шагинян] добьётся своего. Он просто хотел... ущемить ей хвост (Мандельштам 2). I have no doubt that all the time he was haggling with her [Marietta Shaginian], Kotov [the director of the publishing house] knew perfectly well that she would get her way in the end. He simply wanted to take her down a peg or two... (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > прижать хвост
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2 прижать хвосты
I• ПОДЖИМАТЬ/ПОДЖАТЬ <ПРИЖИМАТЬ/ПРИЖАТЬ, ПОДВЕРТЫВАТЬ/ПОДВЕРНУТЬ, ОПУСКАТЬ/ОПУСТИТЬ> ХВОСТ < ХВОСТЫ> all highly coll[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ to retreat, surrender, give up one's course of action because one experiences a loss of self-confidence, apprehension, humiliation etc (often in circumstances when one encounters strong, unexpected opposition, when one suddenly becomes afraid of the possible consequences of one's actions etc):- X поджал хвост≈ X tucked (stuck, went away with etc) his tail between his legs.♦ "Больно спесив Кирила Петрович! а небось поджал хвост, когда Гришка мой закричал ему: "Вон, старый пёс! долой со двора!"" (Пушкин 1). "Kirila Petrovich is proud all right, but he certainly went away with his tail between his legs when Grisha shouted to him - 'Goon, you old cur! Get out of here!'" (1b).♦ "...Сегодня он действительно его выгнал. Это так и было. Ну, а тот рассердился... Ораторствовал здесь, знания свои выставлял, да и ушёл, хвост поджав..." (Достоевский 3). "...Today he really did send him packing. That's exactly what happened. And then the other character lost his temper....Made a speech or two, showed off his knowledge and then left with his tail between his legs" (3a).II[VP; subj: human; more often pfv]=====⇒ to humble s.o. and/ or force him to act in accordance with one's wishes:- X will bring Y in line (to heel).♦ [author's usage] Я не сомневаюсь, что [директор издательства] Котов, торгуясь, не сомневался в том, что Мариетта [Шагинян] добьётся своего. Он просто хотел... ущемить ей хвост (Мандельштам 2). I have no doubt that all the time he was haggling with her [Marietta Shaginian], Kotov [the director of the publishing house] knew perfectly well that she would get her way in the end. He simply wanted to take her down a peg or two... (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > прижать хвосты
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3 прижимать хвост
I• ПОДЖИМАТЬ/ПОДЖАТЬ <ПРИЖИМАТЬ/ПРИЖАТЬ, ПОДВЕРТЫВАТЬ/ПОДВЕРНУТЬ, ОПУСКАТЬ/ОПУСТИТЬ> ХВОСТ < ХВОСТЫ> all highly coll[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ to retreat, surrender, give up one's course of action because one experiences a loss of self-confidence, apprehension, humiliation etc (often in circumstances when one encounters strong, unexpected opposition, when one suddenly becomes afraid of the possible consequences of one's actions etc):- X поджал хвост≈ X tucked (stuck, went away with etc) his tail between his legs.♦ "Больно спесив Кирила Петрович! а небось поджал хвост, когда Гришка мой закричал ему: "Вон, старый пёс! долой со двора!"" (Пушкин 1). "Kirila Petrovich is proud all right, but he certainly went away with his tail between his legs when Grisha shouted to him - 'Goon, you old cur! Get out of here!'" (1b).♦ "...Сегодня он действительно его выгнал. Это так и было. Ну, а тот рассердился... Ораторствовал здесь, знания свои выставлял, да и ушёл, хвост поджав..." (Достоевский 3). "...Today he really did send him packing. That's exactly what happened. And then the other character lost his temper....Made a speech or two, showed off his knowledge and then left with his tail between his legs" (3a).II[VP; subj: human; more often pfv]=====⇒ to humble s.o. and/ or force him to act in accordance with one's wishes:- X will bring Y in line (to heel).♦ [author's usage] Я не сомневаюсь, что [директор издательства] Котов, торгуясь, не сомневался в том, что Мариетта [Шагинян] добьётся своего. Он просто хотел... ущемить ей хвост (Мандельштам 2). I have no doubt that all the time he was haggling with her [Marietta Shaginian], Kotov [the director of the publishing house] knew perfectly well that she would get her way in the end. He simply wanted to take her down a peg or two... (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > прижимать хвост
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4 прижимать хвосты
I• ПОДЖИМАТЬ/ПОДЖАТЬ <ПРИЖИМАТЬ/ПРИЖАТЬ, ПОДВЕРТЫВАТЬ/ПОДВЕРНУТЬ, ОПУСКАТЬ/ОПУСТИТЬ> ХВОСТ < ХВОСТЫ> all highly coll[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ to retreat, surrender, give up one's course of action because one experiences a loss of self-confidence, apprehension, humiliation etc (often in circumstances when one encounters strong, unexpected opposition, when one suddenly becomes afraid of the possible consequences of one's actions etc):- X поджал хвост≈ X tucked (stuck, went away with etc) his tail between his legs.♦ "Больно спесив Кирила Петрович! а небось поджал хвост, когда Гришка мой закричал ему: "Вон, старый пёс! долой со двора!"" (Пушкин 1). "Kirila Petrovich is proud all right, but he certainly went away with his tail between his legs when Grisha shouted to him - 'Goon, you old cur! Get out of here!'" (1b).♦ "...Сегодня он действительно его выгнал. Это так и было. Ну, а тот рассердился... Ораторствовал здесь, знания свои выставлял, да и ушёл, хвост поджав..." (Достоевский 3). "...Today he really did send him packing. That's exactly what happened. And then the other character lost his temper....Made a speech or two, showed off his knowledge and then left with his tail between his legs" (3a).II[VP; subj: human; more often pfv]=====⇒ to humble s.o. and/ or force him to act in accordance with one's wishes:- X will bring Y in line (to heel).♦ [author's usage] Я не сомневаюсь, что [директор издательства] Котов, торгуясь, не сомневался в том, что Мариетта [Шагинян] добьётся своего. Он просто хотел... ущемить ей хвост (Мандельштам 2). I have no doubt that all the time he was haggling with her [Marietta Shaginian], Kotov [the director of the publishing house] knew perfectly well that she would get her way in the end. He simply wanted to take her down a peg or two... (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > прижимать хвосты
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5 Х-16
ПРИЩЕМЛЯТЬ/ПРИЩЕМИТЬ (ПРИЖИМАТЬ/ПРИЖАТЬ obs) ХВОСТ (ХВОСТЫ) кому highly coll VP subj: human more often pfv) to humble s.o. and/ or force him to act in accordance with one's wishesX прищемит Y-y хвост = X will take (bring) Y down a peg (a notch) (or two)X will bring Y in line (to heel).(author's usage) Я не сомневаюсь, что (директор издательства) Котов, торгуясь, не сомневался в том, что Мариетта (Шагинян) добьётся своего. Он просто хотел... ущемить ей хвост (Мандельштам 2). I have no doubt that all the time he was haggling with her (Marietta Shaginian), Kotov (the director of the publishing house) knew perfectly well that she would get her way in the end. He simply wanted to take her down a peg or two... (2a). -
6 прищемить хвост
[VP; subj: human; more often pfv]=====⇒ to humble s.o. and/ or force him to act in accordance with one's wishes:- X will bring Y in line (to heel).♦ [author's usage] Я не сомневаюсь, что [директор издательства] Котов, торгуясь, не сомневался в том, что Мариетта [Шагинян] добьётся своего. Он просто хотел... ущемить ей хвост (Мандельштам 2). I have no doubt that all the time he was haggling with her [Marietta Shaginian], Kotov [the director of the publishing house] knew perfectly well that she would get her way in the end. He simply wanted to take her down a peg or two... (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > прищемить хвост
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7 прищемить хвосты
[VP; subj: human; more often pfv]=====⇒ to humble s.o. and/ or force him to act in accordance with one's wishes:- X will bring Y in line (to heel).♦ [author's usage] Я не сомневаюсь, что [директор издательства] Котов, торгуясь, не сомневался в том, что Мариетта [Шагинян] добьётся своего. Он просто хотел... ущемить ей хвост (Мандельштам 2). I have no doubt that all the time he was haggling with her [Marietta Shaginian], Kotov [the director of the publishing house] knew perfectly well that she would get her way in the end. He simply wanted to take her down a peg or two... (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > прищемить хвосты
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8 прищемлять хвост
[VP; subj: human; more often pfv]=====⇒ to humble s.o. and/ or force him to act in accordance with one's wishes:- X will bring Y in line (to heel).♦ [author's usage] Я не сомневаюсь, что [директор издательства] Котов, торгуясь, не сомневался в том, что Мариетта [Шагинян] добьётся своего. Он просто хотел... ущемить ей хвост (Мандельштам 2). I have no doubt that all the time he was haggling with her [Marietta Shaginian], Kotov [the director of the publishing house] knew perfectly well that she would get her way in the end. He simply wanted to take her down a peg or two... (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > прищемлять хвост
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9 прищемлять хвосты
[VP; subj: human; more often pfv]=====⇒ to humble s.o. and/ or force him to act in accordance with one's wishes:- X will bring Y in line (to heel).♦ [author's usage] Я не сомневаюсь, что [директор издательства] Котов, торгуясь, не сомневался в том, что Мариетта [Шагинян] добьётся своего. Он просто хотел... ущемить ей хвост (Мандельштам 2). I have no doubt that all the time he was haggling with her [Marietta Shaginian], Kotov [the director of the publishing house] knew perfectly well that she would get her way in the end. He simply wanted to take her down a peg or two... (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > прищемлять хвосты
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