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1 drop in the ocean / a drop in the bucket
Drop in the ocean / a drop in the bucketкапля в мореBut one dollar isn’t enough! That’s just a drop in the ocean.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > drop in the ocean / a drop in the bucket
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2 drop from the clouds
появиться неожиданно, внезапно; ≈ свалиться как снег на головуJon! Dropped from the skies into her canteen, stronger-looking, better knit; with more jaw, and deeper set eyes, but frightfully, like Jon. (J. Galsworthy, ‘Swan Song’, part I, ch. V) — Джон! Как с неба свалился в ее столовую, окрепший, более подобранный, подбородок решительнее, глаза сидят глубже, но страшно похож на прежнего Джона.
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3 drop in the chloride content of the blood serum
drop in the chloride content of the blood serum, hypochloremiaснижение содержания хлоридов в сыворотке крови, гипохлоремияEnglish-Russian dictionary of medicine > drop in the chloride content of the blood serum
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4 drop off the hooks sl.
drop off the hooks sl. сыграть в ящик; отправиться на тот свет -
5 drop by the wayside
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6 drop from the list
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7 drop from the clouds
пoявитьcя нeoжидaннo, внeзaпнo; ♦ cвaлитьcя кaк cнeг нa гoлoву Jon! Dropped from the skies into her canteen, stronger-looking, better knit; with more jaw, and deeper set eyes, but frightfully, like Jon (J. Galsworthy) -
8 drop off the hooks
жарг.(drop (go, pop или slip) off the hooks)окочуриться, протянуть ноги; сыграть в ящик‘What did you want to see me about?’ ‘Old Timothy; he might go off the hooks at any moment. I suppose he's made his will.’ (J. Galsworthy, ‘To Let’, part I, ch. I) — - О чем ты хотел со мной поговорить? - О старом Тимоти. Он может в любую минуту отдать богу душу. Завещание он, наверно, составил.
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9 the last drop makes the cup run over
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > the last drop makes the cup run over
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10 drop into the core
English-Russian dictionary on nuclear energy > drop into the core
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11 drop in the rate of inflation
= fall in the rate of inflation снижение темпа инфляцииPolitics english-russian dictionary > drop in the rate of inflation
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12 the drop in the liquid level
Математика: падение уровня жидкостиУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > the drop in the liquid level
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13 the last drop makes the cup run over
Пословица: последняя капля переполняет чашуУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > the last drop makes the cup run over
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14 The last drop makes the cup run over.
<03> Ср. Последняя капля переполняет чашу.Англо-русский словарь цитат, пословиц, поговорок и идиом > The last drop makes the cup run over.
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15 the last drop makes the cup run over
посл.ср. Последняя капля переполняет чашу.Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > the last drop makes the cup run over
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16 (the) last drop makes the cup run over
English-Russian combinatory dictionary > (the) last drop makes the cup run over
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17 the last drop makes the cup run over
Large English-Russian phrasebook > the last drop makes the cup run over
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18 drop in the market
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > drop in the market
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19 drop off the hooks
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > drop off the hooks
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20 drop down the river
См. также в других словарях:
drop by the wayside — See: FALL BY THE WAYSIDE … Dictionary of American idioms
drop by the wayside — See: FALL BY THE WAYSIDE … Dictionary of American idioms
drop in the bucket — (USA) A drop in the bucket is something so small that it won t make any noticeable difference … The small dictionary of idiomes
drop in the ocean — A drop in the ocean implies that something will have little effect because it is small and mostly insignificant … The small dictionary of idiomes
drop in the bucket — [n] small amount bit, drop in the ocean*, not enough, pittance, small change*, small potatoes*, small quantity, speck, trivial amount; concept 831 … New thesaurus
drop in the bucket — {n. phr.} A relatively small amount; a small part of the whole. * /Our university needs several million dollars for its building renovation project; $50,000 is a mere drop in the bucket./ … Dictionary of American idioms
drop in the bucket — {n. phr.} A relatively small amount; a small part of the whole. * /Our university needs several million dollars for its building renovation project; $50,000 is a mere drop in the bucket./ … Dictionary of American idioms
the last drop makes the cup run over — Similar in sense to the next proverb (it is the last straw that breaks the camel’s back). 1655 T. FULLER Church Hist. Britain XI. ii. When the Cup is brim full before, the last (though least) superadded drop is charged alone to be the cause of… … Proverbs new dictionary
drop in the ocean — A drop in the ocean implies that something will have little effect because it is small and mostly insignificant. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** A drop in the ocean is a very small quantity compared to the amount needed or expected.… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
drop\ by\ the\ wayside — • fall by the wayside • drop by the wayside v. phr. To give up or fail before the finish. The boys tried to make a 50 mile hike, but most of them fell by the wayside. George, Harry, and John entered college to become teachers, but Harry and John… … Словарь американских идиом
drop in the bucket — noun An effort or action having very little overall influence, especially as compared to a huge problem. A $100 donation from an individual is generous, but it is a drop in the bucket compared to the $100,000 fundraising goal … Wiktionary
