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  • 1 be white about the gills

    разг.
    (be (или look) white about (амер. around) the gills (тж. be или look green and yellow about или around the gills))
    1) иметь нездоровый, бледный вид, выглядеть больным, плохо выглядеть; см. тж. be rosy about the gills

    ‘Did you see him? Was he green about the gills?’ ‘No, he was in the pink,’ said Philip... (G. Vidal, ‘The Judgment of Paris’, ch. 6) — - Ну как, вы видели мистера Уиллиса? Он, говорят, с лица спал? - Нет, нет. У него цветущий вид, - ответил Филип.

    In the mirror he saw his image also listening and looking very white about the gills, he thought. (R. Greenwood, ‘Mr. Bunting at War’, ch. XVII) — В зеркале Эрнест увидел своего двойника. "Очень бледный и тоже прислушивается", - подумал Эрнест.

    2) иметь подавленный, расстроенный вид, быть не в настроении

    A: "My dear fellow!.. You're looking terribly green about the gills this morning." B: "Yesterday I lost my job, and I don't know what I shall do if I can't find work quickly." (SPI) — А: "Ну и вид у вас сегодня! Краше в гроб кладут..." Б: "я вчера потерял работу. Не знаю, что и делать, если быстро не найду новую."

    3) (только be или look white about (амер. around) the gills) испугаться

    ‘I don't blame him. Felt that way myself the first time I went down tbe shaft we sank on Coolgardie. Remember, Dinny?’ ‘Do I remember?’ Dinny chortled. ‘You were white around the gills, and no mistake, Morrey. But that didn't stop y'r goin' down every mornin' we were workin' in the shaft.’ (K. S. Prichard, ‘Golden Miles’, ch. 15) — - я лично не виню его. я сам в свое время струхнул, когда первый раз спускался в шахту, которую мы заложили в Кулгарди. Помнишь, Динни? - Еще бы не помнить! - усмехнулся Динни. - На тебе, Моррис, просто лица не было, побелел как полотно - уж можете не сомневаться. И все-таки потом каждое утро спускался в шахту как миленький.

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  • 2 be white about the gills

    Общая лексика: быть испуганным

    Универсальный англо-русский словарь > be white about the gills

  • 3 look white about the gills

    Общая лексика: выглядеть испуганным

    Универсальный англо-русский словарь > look white about the gills

  • 4 to be white about the gills

    Общая лексика: быть испуганным

    Универсальный англо-русский словарь > to be white about the gills

  • 5 be green about the gills

       1) имeть нeздopoвый, блeдный вид, выглядeть бoльным
        'Did you see him? Was he green about the gills?' 'No, he was in the pink,' said Philip (C. Vidat). As the sea became rougher and the boat rolled from side to side, many passengers began to look green about the gills. In his mirror he saw his image also listening and looking very white about the gills, he thought (R. Greenwood)
       2) (тoлькo be или look white about, around или in the gills) выглядeть иcпугaнным, имeть иcпугaнный вид
        'I don't blame him. Felt that way myself the First time I went down the shaft...' 'You were white around the gills, and no mistake, Morrey. But that didn't stop y'r [-your] goin' down every mornin' we were workin' in the shaft' (K. S. Prichard). The butler, who was by this time very white around the gills, said that Mr Penmar was indisposed and could see no one (S. Howatch)

    Concise English-Russian phrasebook > be green about the gills

  • 6 be rosy about the gills

    разг.
    (be (или look) rosy about (амер. around) the gills)
    иметь здоровый вид, выглядеть здоровым, бодрым; см. тж. be white about the gills 1)

    Binnie, as brisk and rosy about the gills as chanticleer, broke out in a morning salutation. (W. Thackeray, ‘The Newcomes’, ch. VIII) — Бинни, пышущий здоровьем и задорный как молодой петушок, обратился ко всем с утренним приветствием.

    Large English-Russian phrasebook > be rosy about the gills

  • 7 look white about (or around) the gills

       см. be white about the gills

    Concise English-Russian phrasebook > look white about (or around) the gills

  • 8 be white about (around or in) the gills

    Concise English-Russian phrasebook > be white about (around or in) the gills

  • 9 green around the gills

    green (pale, blue, pink, yellow, white) around (about, at, under) the gills бле́дный от стра́ха или боле́зни

    The Americanisms. English-Russian dictionary. > green around the gills

  • 10 gill

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  • 11 Gill

    1. n ср. Гилл; n
    2. n ср. Джил; n
    3. n девушка; возлюбленная, любимая
    4. n обыкн. pl жабры
    5. n обыкн. pl бородка
    6. n обыкн. pl второй подбородок
    7. n обыкн. pl гимениальная пластинка
    8. n обыкн. pl текст. гребень
    9. n обыкн. pl тех. ребро
    10. n обыкн. pl сл. кончики стоячего воротничка
    11. v потрошить рыбу
    12. v ловить рыбу жаберными сетями
    13. v чистить грибы
    14. v текст. обрабатывать хлопок, шерсть гребенной планкой
    15. n глубокий лесистый овраг с ручьём
    16. n горный поток
    17. n мера жидкости
    18. n сосуд ёмкостью в
    Синонимический ряд:
    1. creek (noun) brook; creek; race; rivulet; runnel; stream
    2. side of the face (noun) cheek; chop; face; jaw; jowl; side of the face

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  • green around the gills — or[pale around the gills] {adj. phr.}, {slang} Pale faced from fear or sickness; sickly; nauseated. * /Bill s father took him for a ride in his boat while the waves were rough, and when he came back he was green around the gills./ * /The car… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • green around the gills — or[pale around the gills] {adj. phr.}, {slang} Pale faced from fear or sickness; sickly; nauseated. * /Bill s father took him for a ride in his boat while the waves were rough, and when he came back he was green around the gills./ * /The car… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • blue\ around\ the\ gills — • green around the gills • pale around the gills • blue around the gills See: green around the gills adj. phr. slang Pale faced from fear or sickness; sickly; nauseated. Bill s father took him for a ride in his boat while the waves were rough,… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • green\ around\ the\ gills — • green around the gills • pale around the gills • blue around the gills See: green around the gills adj. phr. slang Pale faced from fear or sickness; sickly; nauseated. Bill s father took him for a ride in his boat while the waves were rough,… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • pale\ around\ the\ gills — • green around the gills • pale around the gills • blue around the gills See: green around the gills adj. phr. slang Pale faced from fear or sickness; sickly; nauseated. Bill s father took him for a ride in his boat while the waves were rough,… …   Словарь американских идиом

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