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1 Good thing smb./smth.
Общая лексика: (It is/was)(is/does, etc.) Хорошо, что -
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3 good thing
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4 good thing
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5 a good thing
1) хорошо оплачиваемое, прибыльное, выгодное делоHe had a genius for happy speculation, the quick, unerring instinct of a "good thing". (Suppl) — Он гений спекуляций. У него безошибочный нюх на выгодную сделку.
He's on to a good thing in his new job. (ODCIE) — Его новая работа хорошо оплачивается.
2) стоящее дело, полезная вещьHe... had a liking for books, he thought them a Good thing. (E. Waugh, ‘Put Out More Flags’, ch. III) — Он любил книги, считал чтение делом стоящим.
We all believe that group counselling... is a "good Thing". (Suppl) — Мы все считаем, что коллективные рекомендации - вещь полезная.
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6 a good thing
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7 too much of a good thing
≈ хорошенького понемножку; это уж слишком, чересчур [шекспировское выражение; см. цитату]Rosalind: "Are you not good?" Orlando: "I hope so." Rosalind: "Why then, can one desire too much of a good thing?" (W. Shakespeare, ‘As You Like It’, act IV, sc. 1) — Розалинда: "Разве вы не хороши?" Орландо: "Надеюсь, что хорош." Розалинда: "А разве может быть слишком много хорошего?" (перевод Т. Щепкиной-Куперник)
Pickering (stretching himself): "Well, I feel a bit tired. It's been a long day. The garden party, a dinner party, and the reception! Rather too much of a good thing." (B. Shaw, ‘Pygmalion’, act IV) — Пикеринг (потягиваясь): "Сказать по правде, я все-таки устал. Пикник, званый обед, а потом еще надо побывать на приеме! Что-то уж слишком много удовольствий сразу."
Fish every day for a fortnight is just too much of a good thing. (D. Cusack, ‘The Half-Burnt Tree’, ch. 16) — Рыба каждый день в течение двух недель - это уж чересчур.
Most people would agree in saying that one cannot have too much of a good thing. (DEI) — Большинство людей согласится с тем, что кашу маслом не испортишь.
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8 have a good thing going
expr infml1)When he inherited a fortune he sure had a good thing going — Когда он получил в наследство целое состояние, ему, разумеется, здорово повезло
2)She has a good thing going painting and selling her pictures at art fairs — Она делает хороший бизнес на продаже своих картин на ярмарках произведений искусства
3)The new dictionary of modern spoken language > have a good thing going
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9 a good thing too!
a good thing too!(dat is) maar goed ook!————————a good thing too!maar goed ook!, het is maar gelukkig ook! -
10 it's a good thing that
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11 too much of a good thing
n infmlToo much of a good thing can make you sick — Хорошенького понемножку, а то плохо будет
But I have often wondered whether my mother's treatment for me was not a bit too much of a good thing — Но иногда я думал, что мамаша просто утомляет меня своей добротой
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > too much of a good thing
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12 make a good thing of smth.
разг.(make a good thing (out) of smth.)извлечь пользу, выгоду из чего-л., нагреть руки на чём-л.She made a good thing of her sparetime hobbies. (RHD) — Она умела извлекать выгоду из своих хобби.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > make a good thing of smth.
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13 too much of a good thing
этo уж cлишкoм, чepecчуp; xopoшeнькoгo пoнeмнoжку [шeкcпиpoвcкoe выpaжeниe]Pickering (stretching himself). Well, I feel a bit tired. It's been a long day. The garden party, a dinner party, and the reception! Rather too much of a good thing (G. B. Shaw). Fish every day for a fortnight is just too much of a good thing (D. Cusack)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > too much of a good thing
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14 too much of a good thing is good for nothing
English-Dutch dictionary > too much of a good thing is good for nothing
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15 be onto a good thing
использовать благоприятную возможность The secret of his success as a businessman is that, he always knows when he's onto a good thing. ≈ Секрет его успеха состоит в том, что он всегда знает, как использовать благоприятную возможность.Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > be onto a good thing
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16 be onto a good thing
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17 It's a good thing that ...
Общая лексика: Хорошо хоть..., Хорошо, что... (I noticed that some St. Louis fans were booing the Canadian anthem. It's a good thing that we won't have to go back there after Tuesday's game.)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > It's a good thing that ...
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20 a thundering good thing
a thundering good thinguma coisa excelente.
См. также в других словарях:
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