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121 do one's best
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122 do one's best to do something
expr infmlSomebody did his best to strangle her and probably would have succeeded if she hadn't had her dog with her — Кто-то пытался во что бы то ни стало задушить ее и, вероятно, преуспел бы в этом деле, если бы не собака, которая была при ней
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > do one's best to do something
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123 do one's best
to try as hard as possible:يبذل يَبْذُلُ قُصارى جَهْدِهHe'll do his best to be here on time.
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124 do one's best
(to try as hard as possible: He'll do his best to be here on time.) faire de son mieux -
125 do one's best
(to try as hard as possible: He'll do his best to be here on time.) fazer o possível -
126 do (или try) one's best
cдeлaть вcё вoзмoжнoe, пpилoжить вce уcилия, вcячecки cтapaтьcя, уcepдcтвoвaть; из кoжи вoн лeзтьHe was sick with fear, but he did his best to smile (W. S. Maugham)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > do (или try) one's best
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127 get the best of
1) (smb.) оказаться в выигрышном положении, превзойти кого-л.; взять верх; ≈ заткнуть за пояс кого-л‘It's too bad, daughter,’ he resumed quietly, once he was satisfied that she was going to have little, if anything to say. ‘I'm bettin' my anger get the best of me.’ (Th. Dreiser, ‘The Financier’, ch. XXXVII) — - Мне очень жаль, дочка, - уже спокойнее продолжал Батлер, решив, что она больше не находит возражений. - Я поддался гневу.
2) (smb.) перехитрить, обмануть, надуть кого-л.; ≈ обвести кого-л. вокруг пальца...he had been in the presence of men who were trying to get the best of him, to make a fool of him, to have fun at his expense. (Sh. Anderson, ‘Poor White’, ch. VI) —...это были люди, которые старались перехитрить и одурачить Стива, да еще и посмеяться над ним.
3) (smth.) преодолеть, победить что-л., справиться с чем-л.; добиться максимальных преимуществ, извлечь наибольшую выгоду из чего-л. (тж. have the best of it или of the bargain)But while his strength still endured Ernest was fighting with such ungovernable fury, and such a complete disregard of personal consequences, that he was for a while at any rate, getting the best of it. (H. R. Haggard, ‘The Witch's Head’, ch. I) — Пока в нем еще была сила, Эрнест дрался с неукротимой яростью, не думая о возможных последствиях, и по крайней мере некоторое время все преимущества были на его стороне.
He was obviously getting the best of the game. — Было очевидно, что он выигрывал.
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128 he made the best of his position
he made the best of his positionele tirou o melhor proveito do seu cargo.English-Portuguese dictionary > he made the best of his position
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