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  • 21 К-471

    КУМ КОРОЛЮ coll NP Invar fixed WO
    1. ( subj-compl with бытье (subj: human, usu. pres) one is successful, well-off, content with his life, and not dependent on anyone
    X кум королю - X is doing fine for himself.
    2. (жить) -
    adv
    (to live) very well, in prosperity: (live) in clover
    (live) high on (off) the hog (live) like a king (a queen).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > К-471

  • 22 кум королю

    [NP; Invar; fixed WO]
    =====
    1. [subj-compl with быть (subj: human), usu. pres]
    ⇒ one is successful, well-off, content with his life, and not dependent on anyone:
    - X кум королю≈ X is doing fine for himself.
    2. (жить) - [adv]
    ⇒ (to live) very well, in prosperity:
    - (live) like a king (a queen).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > кум королю

  • 23 от здоровья не лечатся

    Set phrase: don't mess with success, enough is as good as a feast, if it ain't broke don't fix it, if you're well off don't seek better!, leave well alone, leave well enough alone, let well alone, the best is oftentimes the enemy of the good (дословно: Лучшее часто враг хорошего), too much of a good thing is good for nothing, when fortune smiles do not further seek to better your lot, you may go farther and fare worse

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > от здоровья не лечатся

  • 24 обеспеченный

    прич. от обеспечить
    (зажиточный)
    well-to-do, well-provided for
    * * *
    прич. от обеспечить well-to-do
    * * *
    advantaged
    independent
    insured
    procured
    provided
    purveyed
    secured
    well-off
    welloff

    Новый русско-английский словарь > обеспеченный

  • 25 Л-152

    НАВОСТРИТЬ ЛЫЖИ (куда, откуда) highly coll VP subj: human to run away (or be about to run to or from some place)
    X навострил лыжи - X took (was ready to take) to his heels
    X skipped out X took (was about to take) off (for some place).
    «Дело известное, что мужик: на новой земле, да заняться ещё хлебопашеством, да ничего у него нет, ни избы, ни двора, убежит, как дважды два, навострит так лыжи, что и следа не отыщешь» (Гоголь 3). "You know perfectly well what a Russian peasant is like: settle him on new land and set him to till it, with nothing prepared for him, neither cottage nor farmstead, and, well, he'll run away, as sure as twice two makes four. He'll take to his heels and you won't find a trace of him" (3a).

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  • 26 Н-131

    ЕДВА (ЁЛЕ, ЧУТЬ, С ТРУДОМ) ДЕРЖАТЬСЯ (СТОИТЬ) НА НОГАХ НА НОГАХ НЕ ДЕРЖАТЬСЯ (НЕ СТОИТЬ) VP subj: human usu. pres or past) to walk with difficulty (because of exhaustion, weakness, intoxication etc)
    X едва держится на ногах \Н-131 X can hardly (barely, scarcely) stand on his feet
    X can hardly (barely, scarcely) stand up (straight) X is having a hard time (is experiencing some difficulty) staying on his feet (in limited contexts) X is almost dropping from fatigue X is dead on his feet.
    (Ольга:) Я устала, едва на ногах стою... (Чехов 5). (О.:) I'm tired, I can barely stand on my feet... (5c).
    (author's usage) «Ну, веришь, Порфирий, (Раскольников) сам едва на ногах, а чуть только мы, я да Зосимов, вчера отвернулись - оделся и удрал потихоньку и куролесил где-то чуть не до полночи...» (Достоевский 3). "Would you believe it, Porfiry, he (Raskolnikov) could hardly stand up, but as soon as we-Zossimov and I-turned our backs yesterday, he got dressed and made off on the sly, and carried on somewhere till almost midnight..." (3c).
    Зурин поминутно мне подливал, повторяя, что надобно к службе привыкать. Встав из-за стола, я чуть держался на ногах... (Пушкин 2). Zurin kept filling my glass, repeating that I must get used to the ways of the Service. When I rose from the table, I could hardly stand up straight (2b).
    Договор был обмыт, и в сумерках, покидая контору, оба с трудом держались на ногах (Войнович 2). The agreement was sealed with a drink and when, at twilight, the two of them left the office, they were both experiencing some difficulty staying on their feet (2a).
    Главное было передохнуть и не ездить в Москву. Передышка нам была нужна как воздух. И психически сил не хватало на нищенство у довольно бедных людей, хотя по тем временам они казались богачами, и главное — потому что мы оба еле держались на ногах (Мандельштам 2)....The main thing for us was to have a break from our journeys into Moscow. We needed this as much as air to breathe. We just had no heart anymore for the business of begging from people who were themselves quite poor-though by the standards of those times they seemed very well off. But even more to the point, we were almost dropping from fatigue (2a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Н-131

  • 27 навострить лыжи

    [VP; subj: human]
    =====
    ⇒ to run away (or be about to run to or from some place):
    - X навострил лыжи≈ X took < was ready to take> to his heels;
    - X took < was about to take> off (for some place).
         ♦ "Дело известное, что мужик: на новой земле, да заняться ещё хлебопашеством, да ничего у него нет, ни избы, ни двора, убежит, как дважды два, навострит так лыжи, что и следа не отыщешь" (Гоголь 3). "You know perfectly well what a Russian peasant is like: settle him on new land and set him to till it, with nothing prepared for him, neither cottage nor farmstead, and, well, he'll run away, as sure as twice two makes four. He'll take to his heels and you won't find a trace of him" (3a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > навострить лыжи

  • 28 едва держаться на ногах

    • ЕДВА <ЕЛЕ, ЧУТЬ, С ТРУДОМ> ДЕРЖАТЬСЯ < СТОИТЬ> НА НОГАХ; НА НОГАХ НЕ ДЕРЖАТЬСЯ < НЕ СТОИТЬ>
    [VP; subj: human; usu. pres or past]
    =====
    ⇒ to walk with difficulty (because of exhaustion, weakness, intoxication etc):
    - X едва держится на ногах≈ X can hardly (barely, scarcely) stand on his feet;
    - X can hardly (barely, scarcely) stand up (straight);
    - X is having a hard time (is experiencing some difficulty) staying on his feet;
    - [in limited contexts] X is almost dropping from fatigue;
    - X is dead on his feet.
         ♦ [Ольга:] Я устала, едва на ногах стою... (Чехов 5). [О.:] I'm tired, I can barely stand on my feet... (5c).
         ♦ [author's usage] "Ну, веришь, Порфирий, [Раскольников] сам едва на ногах, а чуть только мы, я да Зосимов, вчера отвернулись - оделся и удрал потихоньку и куролесил где-то чуть не до полночи..." (Достоевский 3). "Would you believe it, Porfiry, he [Raskolnikov] could hardly stand up, but as soon as we-Zossimov and I-turned our backs yesterday, he got dressed and made off on the sly, and carried on somewhere till almost midnight..." (3c).
         ♦ Зурин поминутно мне подливал, повторяя, что надобно к службе привыкать. Встав из-за стола, я чуть держался на ногах... (Пушкин 2). Zurin kept filling my glass, repeating that I must get used to the ways of the Service. When I rose from the table, I could hardly stand up straight (2b).
         ♦ Договор был обмыт, и в сумерках, покидая контору, оба с трудом держались на ногах (Войнович 2). The agreement was sealed with a drink and when, at twilight, the two of them left the office, they were both experiencing some difficulty staying on their feet (2a).
         ♦ Главное было передохнуть и не ездить в Москву. Передышка нам была нужна как воздух. И психически сил не хватало на нищенство у довольно бедных людей, хотя по тем временам они казались богачами, и главное - потому что мы оба еле держались на ногах (Мандельштам 2)....The main thing for us was to have a break from our journeys into Moscow. We needed this as much as air to breathe. We just had no heart anymore for the business of begging from people who were themselves quite poor - though by the standards of those times they seemed very well off. But even more to the point, we were almost dropping from fatigue (2a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > едва держаться на ногах

  • 29 едва стоять на ногах

    • ЕДВА <ЕЛЕ, ЧУТЬ, С ТРУДОМ> ДЕРЖАТЬСЯ < СТОИТЬ> НА НОГАХ; НА НОГАХ НЕ ДЕРЖАТЬСЯ < НЕ СТОИТЬ>
    [VP; subj: human; usu. pres or past]
    =====
    ⇒ to walk with difficulty (because of exhaustion, weakness, intoxication etc):
    - X едва держится на ногах≈ X can hardly (barely, scarcely) stand on his feet;
    - X can hardly (barely, scarcely) stand up (straight);
    - X is having a hard time (is experiencing some difficulty) staying on his feet;
    - [in limited contexts] X is almost dropping from fatigue;
    - X is dead on his feet.
         ♦ [Ольга:] Я устала, едва на ногах стою... (Чехов 5). [О.:] I'm tired, I can barely stand on my feet... (5c).
         ♦ [author's usage] "Ну, веришь, Порфирий, [Раскольников] сам едва на ногах, а чуть только мы, я да Зосимов, вчера отвернулись - оделся и удрал потихоньку и куролесил где-то чуть не до полночи..." (Достоевский 3). "Would you believe it, Porfiry, he [Raskolnikov] could hardly stand up, but as soon as we-Zossimov and I-turned our backs yesterday, he got dressed and made off on the sly, and carried on somewhere till almost midnight..." (3c).
         ♦ Зурин поминутно мне подливал, повторяя, что надобно к службе привыкать. Встав из-за стола, я чуть держался на ногах... (Пушкин 2). Zurin kept filling my glass, repeating that I must get used to the ways of the Service. When I rose from the table, I could hardly stand up straight (2b).
         ♦ Договор был обмыт, и в сумерках, покидая контору, оба с трудом держались на ногах (Войнович 2). The agreement was sealed with a drink and when, at twilight, the two of them left the office, they were both experiencing some difficulty staying on their feet (2a).
         ♦ Главное было передохнуть и не ездить в Москву. Передышка нам была нужна как воздух. И психически сил не хватало на нищенство у довольно бедных людей, хотя по тем временам они казались богачами, и главное - потому что мы оба еле держались на ногах (Мандельштам 2)....The main thing for us was to have a break from our journeys into Moscow. We needed this as much as air to breathe. We just had no heart anymore for the business of begging from people who were themselves quite poor - though by the standards of those times they seemed very well off. But even more to the point, we were almost dropping from fatigue (2a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > едва стоять на ногах

  • 30 еле держаться на ногах

    • ЕДВА <ЕЛЕ, ЧУТЬ, С ТРУДОМ> ДЕРЖАТЬСЯ < СТОИТЬ> НА НОГАХ; НА НОГАХ НЕ ДЕРЖАТЬСЯ < НЕ СТОИТЬ>
    [VP; subj: human; usu. pres or past]
    =====
    ⇒ to walk with difficulty (because of exhaustion, weakness, intoxication etc):
    - X едва держится на ногах≈ X can hardly (barely, scarcely) stand on his feet;
    - X can hardly (barely, scarcely) stand up (straight);
    - X is having a hard time (is experiencing some difficulty) staying on his feet;
    - [in limited contexts] X is almost dropping from fatigue;
    - X is dead on his feet.
         ♦ [Ольга:] Я устала, едва на ногах стою... (Чехов 5). [О.:] I'm tired, I can barely stand on my feet... (5c).
         ♦ [author's usage] "Ну, веришь, Порфирий, [Раскольников] сам едва на ногах, а чуть только мы, я да Зосимов, вчера отвернулись - оделся и удрал потихоньку и куролесил где-то чуть не до полночи..." (Достоевский 3). "Would you believe it, Porfiry, he [Raskolnikov] could hardly stand up, but as soon as we-Zossimov and I-turned our backs yesterday, he got dressed and made off on the sly, and carried on somewhere till almost midnight..." (3c).
         ♦ Зурин поминутно мне подливал, повторяя, что надобно к службе привыкать. Встав из-за стола, я чуть держался на ногах... (Пушкин 2). Zurin kept filling my glass, repeating that I must get used to the ways of the Service. When I rose from the table, I could hardly stand up straight (2b).
         ♦ Договор был обмыт, и в сумерках, покидая контору, оба с трудом держались на ногах (Войнович 2). The agreement was sealed with a drink and when, at twilight, the two of them left the office, they were both experiencing some difficulty staying on their feet (2a).
         ♦ Главное было передохнуть и не ездить в Москву. Передышка нам была нужна как воздух. И психически сил не хватало на нищенство у довольно бедных людей, хотя по тем временам они казались богачами, и главное - потому что мы оба еле держались на ногах (Мандельштам 2)....The main thing for us was to have a break from our journeys into Moscow. We needed this as much as air to breathe. We just had no heart anymore for the business of begging from people who were themselves quite poor - though by the standards of those times they seemed very well off. But even more to the point, we were almost dropping from fatigue (2a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > еле держаться на ногах

  • 31 еле стоять на ногах

    • ЕДВА <ЕЛЕ, ЧУТЬ, С ТРУДОМ> ДЕРЖАТЬСЯ < СТОИТЬ> НА НОГАХ; НА НОГАХ НЕ ДЕРЖАТЬСЯ < НЕ СТОИТЬ>
    [VP; subj: human; usu. pres or past]
    =====
    ⇒ to walk with difficulty (because of exhaustion, weakness, intoxication etc):
    - X едва держится на ногах≈ X can hardly (barely, scarcely) stand on his feet;
    - X can hardly (barely, scarcely) stand up (straight);
    - X is having a hard time (is experiencing some difficulty) staying on his feet;
    - [in limited contexts] X is almost dropping from fatigue;
    - X is dead on his feet.
         ♦ [Ольга:] Я устала, едва на ногах стою... (Чехов 5). [О.:] I'm tired, I can barely stand on my feet... (5c).
         ♦ [author's usage] "Ну, веришь, Порфирий, [Раскольников] сам едва на ногах, а чуть только мы, я да Зосимов, вчера отвернулись - оделся и удрал потихоньку и куролесил где-то чуть не до полночи..." (Достоевский 3). "Would you believe it, Porfiry, he [Raskolnikov] could hardly stand up, but as soon as we-Zossimov and I-turned our backs yesterday, he got dressed and made off on the sly, and carried on somewhere till almost midnight..." (3c).
         ♦ Зурин поминутно мне подливал, повторяя, что надобно к службе привыкать. Встав из-за стола, я чуть держался на ногах... (Пушкин 2). Zurin kept filling my glass, repeating that I must get used to the ways of the Service. When I rose from the table, I could hardly stand up straight (2b).
         ♦ Договор был обмыт, и в сумерках, покидая контору, оба с трудом держались на ногах (Войнович 2). The agreement was sealed with a drink and when, at twilight, the two of them left the office, they were both experiencing some difficulty staying on their feet (2a).
         ♦ Главное было передохнуть и не ездить в Москву. Передышка нам была нужна как воздух. И психически сил не хватало на нищенство у довольно бедных людей, хотя по тем временам они казались богачами, и главное - потому что мы оба еле держались на ногах (Мандельштам 2)....The main thing for us was to have a break from our journeys into Moscow. We needed this as much as air to breathe. We just had no heart anymore for the business of begging from people who were themselves quite poor - though by the standards of those times they seemed very well off. But even more to the point, we were almost dropping from fatigue (2a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > еле стоять на ногах

  • 32 на ногах не держаться

    • ЕДВА <ЕЛЕ, ЧУТЬ, С ТРУДОМ> ДЕРЖАТЬСЯ < СТОИТЬ> НА НОГАХ; НА НОГАХ НЕ ДЕРЖАТЬСЯ < НЕ СТОИТЬ>
    [VP; subj: human; usu. pres or past]
    =====
    ⇒ to walk with difficulty (because of exhaustion, weakness, intoxication etc):
    - X едва держится на ногах≈ X can hardly (barely, scarcely) stand on his feet;
    - X can hardly (barely, scarcely) stand up (straight);
    - X is having a hard time (is experiencing some difficulty) staying on his feet;
    - [in limited contexts] X is almost dropping from fatigue;
    - X is dead on his feet.
         ♦ [Ольга:] Я устала, едва на ногах стою... (Чехов 5). [О.:] I'm tired, I can barely stand on my feet... (5c).
         ♦ [author's usage] "Ну, веришь, Порфирий, [Раскольников] сам едва на ногах, а чуть только мы, я да Зосимов, вчера отвернулись - оделся и удрал потихоньку и куролесил где-то чуть не до полночи..." (Достоевский 3). "Would you believe it, Porfiry, he [Raskolnikov] could hardly stand up, but as soon as we-Zossimov and I-turned our backs yesterday, he got dressed and made off on the sly, and carried on somewhere till almost midnight..." (3c).
         ♦ Зурин поминутно мне подливал, повторяя, что надобно к службе привыкать. Встав из-за стола, я чуть держался на ногах... (Пушкин 2). Zurin kept filling my glass, repeating that I must get used to the ways of the Service. When I rose from the table, I could hardly stand up straight (2b).
         ♦ Договор был обмыт, и в сумерках, покидая контору, оба с трудом держались на ногах (Войнович 2). The agreement was sealed with a drink and when, at twilight, the two of them left the office, they were both experiencing some difficulty staying on their feet (2a).
         ♦ Главное было передохнуть и не ездить в Москву. Передышка нам была нужна как воздух. И психически сил не хватало на нищенство у довольно бедных людей, хотя по тем временам они казались богачами, и главное - потому что мы оба еле держались на ногах (Мандельштам 2)....The main thing for us was to have a break from our journeys into Moscow. We needed this as much as air to breathe. We just had no heart anymore for the business of begging from people who were themselves quite poor - though by the standards of those times they seemed very well off. But even more to the point, we were almost dropping from fatigue (2a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > на ногах не держаться

  • 33 на ногах не стоять

    • ЕДВА <ЕЛЕ, ЧУТЬ, С ТРУДОМ> ДЕРЖАТЬСЯ < СТОИТЬ> НА НОГАХ; НА НОГАХ НЕ ДЕРЖАТЬСЯ < НЕ СТОИТЬ>
    [VP; subj: human; usu. pres or past]
    =====
    ⇒ to walk with difficulty (because of exhaustion, weakness, intoxication etc):
    - X едва держится на ногах≈ X can hardly (barely, scarcely) stand on his feet;
    - X can hardly (barely, scarcely) stand up (straight);
    - X is having a hard time (is experiencing some difficulty) staying on his feet;
    - [in limited contexts] X is almost dropping from fatigue;
    - X is dead on his feet.
         ♦ [Ольга:] Я устала, едва на ногах стою... (Чехов 5). [О.:] I'm tired, I can barely stand on my feet... (5c).
         ♦ [author's usage] "Ну, веришь, Порфирий, [Раскольников] сам едва на ногах, а чуть только мы, я да Зосимов, вчера отвернулись - оделся и удрал потихоньку и куролесил где-то чуть не до полночи..." (Достоевский 3). "Would you believe it, Porfiry, he [Raskolnikov] could hardly stand up, but as soon as we-Zossimov and I-turned our backs yesterday, he got dressed and made off on the sly, and carried on somewhere till almost midnight..." (3c).
         ♦ Зурин поминутно мне подливал, повторяя, что надобно к службе привыкать. Встав из-за стола, я чуть держался на ногах... (Пушкин 2). Zurin kept filling my glass, repeating that I must get used to the ways of the Service. When I rose from the table, I could hardly stand up straight (2b).
         ♦ Договор был обмыт, и в сумерках, покидая контору, оба с трудом держались на ногах (Войнович 2). The agreement was sealed with a drink and when, at twilight, the two of them left the office, they were both experiencing some difficulty staying on their feet (2a).
         ♦ Главное было передохнуть и не ездить в Москву. Передышка нам была нужна как воздух. И психически сил не хватало на нищенство у довольно бедных людей, хотя по тем временам они казались богачами, и главное - потому что мы оба еле держались на ногах (Мандельштам 2)....The main thing for us was to have a break from our journeys into Moscow. We needed this as much as air to breathe. We just had no heart anymore for the business of begging from people who were themselves quite poor - though by the standards of those times they seemed very well off. But even more to the point, we were almost dropping from fatigue (2a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > на ногах не стоять

  • 34 с трудом держаться на ногах

    • ЕДВА <ЕЛЕ, ЧУТЬ, С ТРУДОМ> ДЕРЖАТЬСЯ < СТОИТЬ> НА НОГАХ; НА НОГАХ НЕ ДЕРЖАТЬСЯ < НЕ СТОИТЬ>
    [VP; subj: human; usu. pres or past]
    =====
    ⇒ to walk with difficulty (because of exhaustion, weakness, intoxication etc):
    - X едва держится на ногах≈ X can hardly (barely, scarcely) stand on his feet;
    - X can hardly (barely, scarcely) stand up (straight);
    - X is having a hard time (is experiencing some difficulty) staying on his feet;
    - [in limited contexts] X is almost dropping from fatigue;
    - X is dead on his feet.
         ♦ [Ольга:] Я устала, едва на ногах стою... (Чехов 5). [О.:] I'm tired, I can barely stand on my feet... (5c).
         ♦ [author's usage] "Ну, веришь, Порфирий, [Раскольников] сам едва на ногах, а чуть только мы, я да Зосимов, вчера отвернулись - оделся и удрал потихоньку и куролесил где-то чуть не до полночи..." (Достоевский 3). "Would you believe it, Porfiry, he [Raskolnikov] could hardly stand up, but as soon as we-Zossimov and I-turned our backs yesterday, he got dressed and made off on the sly, and carried on somewhere till almost midnight..." (3c).
         ♦ Зурин поминутно мне подливал, повторяя, что надобно к службе привыкать. Встав из-за стола, я чуть держался на ногах... (Пушкин 2). Zurin kept filling my glass, repeating that I must get used to the ways of the Service. When I rose from the table, I could hardly stand up straight (2b).
         ♦ Договор был обмыт, и в сумерках, покидая контору, оба с трудом держались на ногах (Войнович 2). The agreement was sealed with a drink and when, at twilight, the two of them left the office, they were both experiencing some difficulty staying on their feet (2a).
         ♦ Главное было передохнуть и не ездить в Москву. Передышка нам была нужна как воздух. И психически сил не хватало на нищенство у довольно бедных людей, хотя по тем временам они казались богачами, и главное - потому что мы оба еле держались на ногах (Мандельштам 2)....The main thing for us was to have a break from our journeys into Moscow. We needed this as much as air to breathe. We just had no heart anymore for the business of begging from people who were themselves quite poor - though by the standards of those times they seemed very well off. But even more to the point, we were almost dropping from fatigue (2a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > с трудом держаться на ногах

  • 35 с трудом стоять на ногах

    • ЕДВА <ЕЛЕ, ЧУТЬ, С ТРУДОМ> ДЕРЖАТЬСЯ < СТОИТЬ> НА НОГАХ; НА НОГАХ НЕ ДЕРЖАТЬСЯ < НЕ СТОИТЬ>
    [VP; subj: human; usu. pres or past]
    =====
    ⇒ to walk with difficulty (because of exhaustion, weakness, intoxication etc):
    - X едва держится на ногах≈ X can hardly (barely, scarcely) stand on his feet;
    - X can hardly (barely, scarcely) stand up (straight);
    - X is having a hard time (is experiencing some difficulty) staying on his feet;
    - [in limited contexts] X is almost dropping from fatigue;
    - X is dead on his feet.
         ♦ [Ольга:] Я устала, едва на ногах стою... (Чехов 5). [О.:] I'm tired, I can barely stand on my feet... (5c).
         ♦ [author's usage] "Ну, веришь, Порфирий, [Раскольников] сам едва на ногах, а чуть только мы, я да Зосимов, вчера отвернулись - оделся и удрал потихоньку и куролесил где-то чуть не до полночи..." (Достоевский 3). "Would you believe it, Porfiry, he [Raskolnikov] could hardly stand up, but as soon as we-Zossimov and I-turned our backs yesterday, he got dressed and made off on the sly, and carried on somewhere till almost midnight..." (3c).
         ♦ Зурин поминутно мне подливал, повторяя, что надобно к службе привыкать. Встав из-за стола, я чуть держался на ногах... (Пушкин 2). Zurin kept filling my glass, repeating that I must get used to the ways of the Service. When I rose from the table, I could hardly stand up straight (2b).
         ♦ Договор был обмыт, и в сумерках, покидая контору, оба с трудом держались на ногах (Войнович 2). The agreement was sealed with a drink and when, at twilight, the two of them left the office, they were both experiencing some difficulty staying on their feet (2a).
         ♦ Главное было передохнуть и не ездить в Москву. Передышка нам была нужна как воздух. И психически сил не хватало на нищенство у довольно бедных людей, хотя по тем временам они казались богачами, и главное - потому что мы оба еле держались на ногах (Мандельштам 2)....The main thing for us was to have a break from our journeys into Moscow. We needed this as much as air to breathe. We just had no heart anymore for the business of begging from people who were themselves quite poor - though by the standards of those times they seemed very well off. But even more to the point, we were almost dropping from fatigue (2a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > с трудом стоять на ногах

  • 36 чуть держаться на ногах

    • ЕДВА <ЕЛЕ, ЧУТЬ, С ТРУДОМ> ДЕРЖАТЬСЯ < СТОИТЬ> НА НОГАХ; НА НОГАХ НЕ ДЕРЖАТЬСЯ < НЕ СТОИТЬ>
    [VP; subj: human; usu. pres or past]
    =====
    ⇒ to walk with difficulty (because of exhaustion, weakness, intoxication etc):
    - X едва держится на ногах≈ X can hardly (barely, scarcely) stand on his feet;
    - X can hardly (barely, scarcely) stand up (straight);
    - X is having a hard time (is experiencing some difficulty) staying on his feet;
    - [in limited contexts] X is almost dropping from fatigue;
    - X is dead on his feet.
         ♦ [Ольга:] Я устала, едва на ногах стою... (Чехов 5). [О.:] I'm tired, I can barely stand on my feet... (5c).
         ♦ [author's usage] "Ну, веришь, Порфирий, [Раскольников] сам едва на ногах, а чуть только мы, я да Зосимов, вчера отвернулись - оделся и удрал потихоньку и куролесил где-то чуть не до полночи..." (Достоевский 3). "Would you believe it, Porfiry, he [Raskolnikov] could hardly stand up, but as soon as we-Zossimov and I-turned our backs yesterday, he got dressed and made off on the sly, and carried on somewhere till almost midnight..." (3c).
         ♦ Зурин поминутно мне подливал, повторяя, что надобно к службе привыкать. Встав из-за стола, я чуть держался на ногах... (Пушкин 2). Zurin kept filling my glass, repeating that I must get used to the ways of the Service. When I rose from the table, I could hardly stand up straight (2b).
         ♦ Договор был обмыт, и в сумерках, покидая контору, оба с трудом держались на ногах (Войнович 2). The agreement was sealed with a drink and when, at twilight, the two of them left the office, they were both experiencing some difficulty staying on their feet (2a).
         ♦ Главное было передохнуть и не ездить в Москву. Передышка нам была нужна как воздух. И психически сил не хватало на нищенство у довольно бедных людей, хотя по тем временам они казались богачами, и главное - потому что мы оба еле держались на ногах (Мандельштам 2)....The main thing for us was to have a break from our journeys into Moscow. We needed this as much as air to breathe. We just had no heart anymore for the business of begging from people who were themselves quite poor - though by the standards of those times they seemed very well off. But even more to the point, we were almost dropping from fatigue (2a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > чуть держаться на ногах

  • 37 чуть стоять на ногах

    • ЕДВА <ЕЛЕ, ЧУТЬ, С ТРУДОМ> ДЕРЖАТЬСЯ < СТОИТЬ> НА НОГАХ; НА НОГАХ НЕ ДЕРЖАТЬСЯ < НЕ СТОИТЬ>
    [VP; subj: human; usu. pres or past]
    =====
    ⇒ to walk with difficulty (because of exhaustion, weakness, intoxication etc):
    - X едва держится на ногах≈ X can hardly (barely, scarcely) stand on his feet;
    - X can hardly (barely, scarcely) stand up (straight);
    - X is having a hard time (is experiencing some difficulty) staying on his feet;
    - [in limited contexts] X is almost dropping from fatigue;
    - X is dead on his feet.
         ♦ [Ольга:] Я устала, едва на ногах стою... (Чехов 5). [О.:] I'm tired, I can barely stand on my feet... (5c).
         ♦ [author's usage] "Ну, веришь, Порфирий, [Раскольников] сам едва на ногах, а чуть только мы, я да Зосимов, вчера отвернулись - оделся и удрал потихоньку и куролесил где-то чуть не до полночи..." (Достоевский 3). "Would you believe it, Porfiry, he [Raskolnikov] could hardly stand up, but as soon as we-Zossimov and I-turned our backs yesterday, he got dressed and made off on the sly, and carried on somewhere till almost midnight..." (3c).
         ♦ Зурин поминутно мне подливал, повторяя, что надобно к службе привыкать. Встав из-за стола, я чуть держался на ногах... (Пушкин 2). Zurin kept filling my glass, repeating that I must get used to the ways of the Service. When I rose from the table, I could hardly stand up straight (2b).
         ♦ Договор был обмыт, и в сумерках, покидая контору, оба с трудом держались на ногах (Войнович 2). The agreement was sealed with a drink and when, at twilight, the two of them left the office, they were both experiencing some difficulty staying on their feet (2a).
         ♦ Главное было передохнуть и не ездить в Москву. Передышка нам была нужна как воздух. И психически сил не хватало на нищенство у довольно бедных людей, хотя по тем временам они казались богачами, и главное - потому что мы оба еле держались на ногах (Мандельштам 2)....The main thing for us was to have a break from our journeys into Moscow. We needed this as much as air to breathe. We just had no heart anymore for the business of begging from people who were themselves quite poor - though by the standards of those times they seemed very well off. But even more to the point, we were almost dropping from fatigue (2a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > чуть стоять на ногах

  • 38 жить

    (в разн. знач.)
    live

    жить на средства кого-л. — live on smb.

    жить зажиточно — live in easy circumstances, be well off

    жить в нищете — live in penury; just keep* body and soul together идиом.

    жить иллюзиями — live in a fool's paradise, dream* one's life* away

    жить полной жизнью — live a full life*

    жить в дворниках у кого-л. уст. — work as a dvornik / yardman* for smb.

    жить в гувернантках у кого-л. уст. — be a governess at smb.'s

    ♢ жить в веках — remain for ever

    (за) здорово живёшь разг. — ( ни за что) for nothing; ( без всякой причины) without rhyme or reason

    жил-был — (once upon a time) there was / lived

    Русско-английский словарь Смирнитского > жить

  • 39 легко сказать

    разг.
    it's all very well < for you to talk>!; it's easy enough to say...; easier said than done

    - Чего же ты не женишься? - Легко сказать, сударыня, жениться! На ком тут жениться? (Н. Лесков, Леди Макбет Мценского уезда) — 'Why don't you marry?' 'That's easier said than done, madame. Who can I marry?'

    - Он не приедет, - продолжала мать, - но он зовёт нас всех к себе в гости... Он чудак-человек... Хорошо сказать - в гости! Будто бы это сел на трамвай и поехал. (А. Гайдар, Чук и Гек) — 'He's not coming,' she continued, 'but he says we should come and visit him... Queer man!.. Easy enough to say 'Come and visit' - as if all one had to do was get into a tramcar and ride off.'

    Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > легко сказать

  • 40 приходить в себя

    1) (выходить из обморочного состояния, опьянения и т. п.) regain consciousness; recover consciousness; come to one's senses; come round; come to

    Цибулько и Одинцов помогли Красносельскому, и тот пришёл в себя. (А. Платонов, Одухотворённые люди) — Tsibulko and Odintsov moved Krasnoselsky to a more comfortable position and he came to.

    [Матвей] пришёл в себя через много дней в госпитале. (Н. Евдокимов, Была похоронка) — Matvei regained consciousness many days later, in hospital.

    Студенцов сбегал за водой, добыл где-то валидол, валерьянку и не отходил от Анны Кирилловны, покуда она окончательно не пришла в себя. (И. Меттер, Вдвоём) — Studentsov... dashed off for some water, got hold of some restorative from somewhere and did not leave Anna Kirillovna's side until she had well and truly came round.

    [Смеляк] страдал, обливался потом и лишь изредка приходил в себя, раскрывая мутные, одурманенные болью глаза. (В. Поволяев, Остановка на Большой земле) — Smelyak was suffering, dead to the world, only occasionally recovering consciousness and opening dimmed eyes, crazed with pain.

    2) (успокаиваться, переставать беспокоиться, волноваться и т. п.) recover; come to oneself; recover (collect) one's wits; regain control of oneself; get a grip on oneself

    Мечик ещё не пришёл в себя после смерти Фролова и исчезновения Пики. (А. Фадеев, Разгром) — Mechik had not yet fully recovered from the death of Frolov and the disappearance of Pika.

    Атаман уже давно пришёл в себя. В глазах его опять играли весёлые огоньки, и он заметно хорохорился, лукаво поглядывая на Сен-При. (С. Голубов, Багратион) — The Ataman had collected his wits by now. His eyes again twinkled merrily, and he was ostentatiously preening himself and looking at Saint-Priest slyly...

    Сначала ему надо было прийти в себя. Он курил, делал затяжки так часто, будто пил воду. (В. Распутин, Деньги для Марии) — He had first of all to get a grip on himself. He drew the smoke into his lungs in quick little puffs, like swallowing water.

    Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > приходить в себя

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