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21 to go in to one's knees in the water
to go in (to stand up) to one's knees in the water войти в воду (стоять в воде) по коленоEnglish-Russian combinatory dictionary > to go in to one's knees in the water
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22 on one's knees
на коленях, униженно, пресмыкаясьThe Orsini have begged me almost on their bended knees to attack Florence. I bear your city no ill will and I have refused. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Then and now’, ch. V) — Орсини почти на коленях умоляли меня напасть на Флоренцию. Но я ничего не имею против вашего города, и я не согласился.
...Japan was already on her knees when the first A-bomb was dropped. (R. E. Lapp, ‘Atoms and People’, ch. IV) —...атомную бомбу сбросили на Японию, когда эта страна уже была поставлена на колени.
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23 planting (one's) elbows on (one's) knees
Общая лексика: опершись локтями на колениУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > planting (one's) elbows on (one's) knees
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24 better to die on one's feet than to live on one's knees
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > better to die on one's feet than to live on one's knees
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25 to hug one's knees with one's hands
English-Russian combinatory dictionary > to hug one's knees with one's hands
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26 get up off (one's) knees
Общая лексика: вставать с коленУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > get up off (one's) knees
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27 jig a baby on (one's) knees
Макаров: подбрасывать ребёнка на коленяхУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > jig a baby on (one's) knees
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28 jig a baby up and down on (one's) knees
Макаров: подбрасывать ребёнка на коленяхУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > jig a baby up and down on (one's) knees
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29 nurse (one's) knees
Макаров: сидеть, обхватив руками колени -
30 on (one's) knees
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31 on one's knees
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32 go down on one's knees to
v. diz çökmek, ayaklarına kapanmak -
33 go down on one's knees to
v. diz çökmek, ayaklarına kapanmak -
34 on one's knees
زنوزنان،زانوزننده،نمازكنان،درحال خضوع -
35 to drop to one's knees
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36 to go down on one's knees
nomesties ceļos; pazemīgi lūgties; pazemīgi lūgt -
37 to go on one's knees
pazemīgi lūgties; nomesties ceļos; pazemīgi lūgt -
38 on one's knees
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39 go on one's knees to someone
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40 have one's knees under someone's mahogany
жить за чей-л. счет, пользоваться чьим-л. гостеприимствомНовый англо-русский словарь > have one's knees under someone's mahogany
См. также в других словарях:
fall to one's knees — fall (or drop, sink, etc.) to one s knees assume a kneeling position … Useful english dictionary
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bring to one's knees — {v. phr.} To seriously weaken the power or impair the function of. * /The fuel shortage brought the automobile industry to its knees./ … Dictionary of American idioms
bring to one's knees — {v. phr.} To seriously weaken the power or impair the function of. * /The fuel shortage brought the automobile industry to its knees./ … Dictionary of American idioms
bring\ to\ one's\ knees — v. phr. To seriously weaken the power or impair the function of. The fuel shortage brought the automobile industry to its knees … Словарь американских идиом
on one's knees — {adj. phr.} 1. Pleading; begging very hard. * /The boys were on their knees for hours before their parents agreed to their camping plans./ * /The Jacksons won t contribute to the Red Cross unless you get on your knees./ 2. In a very weak… … Dictionary of American idioms
on one's knees — {adj. phr.} 1. Pleading; begging very hard. * /The boys were on their knees for hours before their parents agreed to their camping plans./ * /The Jacksons won t contribute to the Red Cross unless you get on your knees./ 2. In a very weak… … Dictionary of American idioms
on\ one's\ knees — adj. phr. 1. Pleading; begging very hard. The boys were on their knees for hours before their parents agreed to their camping plans. The Jacksons won t contribute to the Red Cross unless you get on your knees. 2. In a very weak condition; near… … Словарь американских идиом
on one's knees — phrasal : in a state of serious or irremediable defeat or failure a great nation economically on its knees * * * in a kneeling position ■ figurative on the verge of collapse when they took over, the newspaper was on its knees … Useful english dictionary
to one's knees — phrasal : into a state of submission or defeat forced to his knees by competition … Useful english dictionary
Knees Up Mother Brown — is a 1938 song composed by Harris Weston and Bert Lee. It is particularly associated with Cockney culture. LyricsThere came a girl from France Who didn t know how to dance The only thing that she could do Was knees up Mother Brown Refrain: Oh,… … Wikipedia