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61 drive home
1) ( суметь) доказать, убедить, втолковать, довести до сознания; вбивать в голову (тж. hammer или ram home)How Tom strode about that stage! How he hammered home the points of his policy! (H. Pollitt, ‘Serving My Time’, ch. 8) — Как энергично Том расхаживал по сцене! С какой уверенностью он доводил до сознания слушателей основные положения своей концепции!
...if Dick had not hammered home the every-minute importance of the next twenty-four hours, he would not have noticed it. (T. Capote, ‘In Cold Blood’, part I) —...если бы Дику не удалось вбить Перри в голову всю исключительную важность предстоящих суток, то сам Перри не заметил бы этого.
‘You know what the Australian immigration laws are?’ ‘Vaguely. There is something called a White Australia Policy.’ ‘Yes. I don't think most Australians even know its full import, but I've just had it rammed home to me.’ (D. Cusack, ‘The Sun in Exile’, ch. XXXII) — - Вы знаете, что представляют собой австралийские законы об иммиграции? - Очень смутно. Есть какой-то закон, называемый "политика белой Австралии". - Да, есть. я думаю, большинство австралийцев не имеют о нем ни малейшего понятия. Мне самому только что разъяснили, в чем он заключается.
2) доводить до конца, успешно завершать (тж. press home)I believe Arnold's plan in England should be pressed home... (R. E. Sherwood, ‘Roosevelt and Hopkins’, ch. XXIII) — я полагаю, что план Арнольда в Англии должен быть доведен до конца...
She gazed at me doubtfully, her colour coming and going, lost in a trance of uncertainty. And quickly I pressed home my advantage. (A. J. Cronin, ‘Shannon's Way’, book III, ch. 4) — Джин недоверчиво смотрела на меня, то краснея, то бледнея, совсем растерявшись, не зная, на что решиться. И я поспешил воспользоваться моментом.
He drove his success home. — Он добился полного успеха.
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62 the cloven foot
дурные намерения, дьявольский замысел; ≈ дьявол во плоти (обыкн. употр. с гл. to betray, to display или to show) [дьявола обычно изображали с раздвоенным копытом]Already they must spy the cloven hoof, since with all your pretended eagerness for the family honour, you take a pleasure to degrade it in my person. (R. L. Stevenson, ‘The Master of Ballantrae’, ch. X) — Они, вероятно, уже поняли ваш дьявольский характер: вы делаете вид, будто дорожите честью семьи, а на самом деле испытываете удовольствие, оскорбляя семью в моем лице.
Hillcrist: "Well, when I sold Hornblower Longmeadow and the cottages, I certainly found him all right. All the same, he's got the cloven hoof... His influence in Deepwater is thoroughly bad..." (J. Galsworthy, ‘The Skin Game’, act 1) — Хилкрист: "Когда я продал Лонгмедоу и коттеджи Хорнблоуэру, он, конечно, казался мне порядочным человеком. Но он уже показал свои когти... Его влияние в Дипуотере крайне отрицательно."
‘Would you have believe it? That she could be such a bloodsucker?’ He replied uneasily that... Mrs. Olney up till now had shown no sign of the cloven hoof. (P. H. Johnson, ‘An Avenue of Stone’, part III, ch. 3) — - Могли ли вы когда-нибудь поверить этому? Подумать только, что она такая кровопийца! Филд почувствовал себя неловко и сказал, что до настоящего времени у миссис Олни не было никаких признаков кровожадности.
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63 make good
1) oбocнoвывaть, дoкaзывaть, пoдтвepждaтьI have no doubt that our leader will make good his statement, and that we are really on the eve of some most remarkable experiences (A. C. Doyle)2) вocпoлнять, вoзмeщaть, кoмпeнcиpoвaть (пoтepю)He could not afford to make good the damage done (W. S. Maugham). He saw clearly enough that Annie's loss would never be made good (R. Aldington)3) ocущecтвлять; выпoлнять (oбeщaниe); cдepжaть (cлoвo)He wondered if Gregg were ugly enough to make good his insane threat (J. Updike). Conrad. You don't believe you will be called to make good your word (C. B. Shaw)4) дoбитьcя уcпexa, пpeуcпeвaтьHe was an awful grind, and most of us considered it unfair competition. However, he's made good, I suppose (U. Sinclair). His nominees - suggested to political conferences - were so often known to make good (Th. Dreiser) -
64 touch bottom
1) мaкcимaльнo cнизитьcя, дocтигнуть пpeдeльнo низкoгo уpoвня (ocoб. o цeнe)If this market has touched bottom, we'll be able to tell in a few days (F. Norris). In house service where no whites competed wages' touched bottom (W.DuBois)I... found it hard to believe I could ever again feel interest in anything. In late November, I hit rock bottom. I can remember staring at the sea and wondering how long it would take to drown (C. Wilson). They [нapкoмaны] often have to hit bottom before they ever make the decision to stop (Omni)
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