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21 Hell-for-leather pursuit
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22 hell-for-leather
[ˌhelfə'leðə]нареч.; разг.сломя голову, с головокружительной скоростью ( обычно о верховой езде) -
23 hell for leather
korkunç bir hizla -
24 be hell for
1) Общая лексика: быть всей душой (за что-л.)2) Макаров: (smth.) быть всей душой (за что-л.) -
25 she drove hell for leather
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26 go hell for leather
гнать во весь дух; мчатьсяHe was going hell for leather to get to the supermarket before it closed.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > go hell for leather
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27 ride hell for leather
гнать во весь дух/опор; мчатьсяHe rode hell for leather down the street, scattering the chickens and leaving a cloud of dust behind him.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > ride hell for leather
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28 be hell for smth.
разг.быть всей душой за что-л.; "помешаться" на чём-лShe's hell for economy. — Она совсем помешалась на экономии.
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29 what the hell for?
Разговорное выражение: (does one need smth.) на фига (На фига мне вся эта нервотрёпка! What the hell do I need this stress for?; отрицание потребности, необходимости a strong rejection of smth.) -
30 he that would go to sea for pleasure, would go to hell for a pastime
той, хто стає моряком заради розваги, піде в пекло, щоб весело провести час ( прислів'я моряків)English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > he that would go to sea for pleasure, would go to hell for a pastime
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31 ride hell for leather
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > ride hell for leather
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32 be hell for (smth.)
Макаров: быть всей душой (за что-л.) -
33 be sheer hell for someone
Пословица: нож острый для кого-либоУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > be sheer hell for someone
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34 give (one's) kingdom in hell for somebody
Табуированная лексика: испытывать по отношению (к кому-л.) сильное сексуальное желаниеУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > give (one's) kingdom in hell for somebody
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35 go hell for leather
Общая лексика: во весь опор -
36 ride hell for leather
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37 run hell-for-leather
Общая лексика: мчаться во весь опор, нестись во весь опор -
38 she was hell for cleanliness
Макаров: она помешалась на чистотеУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > she was hell for cleanliness
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39 to be hell for (smth.)
Общая лексика: быть всей душой (за что-л.)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > to be hell for (smth.)
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40 to be sheer hell for someone
Пословица: нож острый для кого-либоУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > to be sheer hell for someone
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hell-for-leather — hell′ for leath′er Informal. 1) cvb inf characterized by reckless determination or breakneck speed: a hell for leather chase[/ex] 2) cvb in a hell for leather manner; hellbent • Etymology: 1885–90 … From formal English to slang
hell-for-leather — [hel′fər leth′ər] Slang adj. 1. with all of one s energy, will, etc.; with wholehearted or reckless determination 2. at full speed or with great speed [a hell for leather chase] adv. in a hell for leather manner or fashion … English World dictionary
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