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a blow (a hit) below the belt

  • 1 П-468

    удар, бить НИЖЕ ПОЯСА coll AdvP Invar usu. nonagreeing postmodif or adv fixed WO
    (of an action, remark etc) ( sth. that is) unfair, cowardly, or unsporting
    (do sth.) against the rules of fairness, justice: удар \П-468 = a blow (a hit) below the belt low blow cheap shot
    бить - - hit below the belt.
    Карикатура была совершенно правильная... Но в такой момент, когда повсюду открыто говорили о восстановлении норм, это был удар ниже пояса (Зиновьев 1). The cartoon was completely accurate... But at a time when everyone everywhere was talking openly about the re-establishment of legality and democracy, it was a blow below the belt (1a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > П-468

  • 2 ниже пояса

    УДАР, БИТЬ НИЖЕ ПОЯСА coll
    [AdvP; Invar; usu. nonagreeing postmodif or adv; fixed WO]
    =====
    (of an action, remark etc) ( sth. that is) unfair, cowardly, or unsporting; (do sth.) against the rules of fairness, justice:
    || бить ниже пояса hit below the belt.
         ♦ Карикатура была совершенно правильная... Но в такой момент, когда повсюду открыто говорили о восстановлении норм, это был удар ниже пояса (Зиновьев 1). The cartoon was completely accurate... But at a time when everyone everywhere was talking openly about the re-establishment of legality and democracy, it was a blow below the belt (1a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > ниже пояса

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