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61 на брюхе шёлк, а в брюхе щёлк
Set phrase: fine feathers don't make fine birds, great boast, small roast (used (mockingly) about a person who takes pains to look prosperous (and is dressed well) though is poor (and hungry) in fact), his clothes are plenty, but his belly is emptyУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > на брюхе шёлк, а в брюхе щёлк
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62 на брюхе-то шёлк, а в брюхе-то щёлк
Set phrase: fine feathers don't make fine birds, great boast, small roast (used (mockingly) about a person who takes pains to look prosperous (and is dressed well) though is poor (and hungry) in fact), his clothes are plenty, but his belly is emptyУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > на брюхе-то шёлк, а в брюхе-то щёлк
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63 нечем похвастать
General subject: not much to boast of -
64 нечем похвастаться
General subject: not much to boast of, have little to show (Four years later, prosecutors have little to show.)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > нечем похвастаться
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65 обтёсывать камень
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66 окалывать
3) Makarov: pick -
67 окалывать камень
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68 пальцевать
Colloquial: name drop (хвалиться богатством, связями to boast of one's wealth and connections), play the big shot, show off -
69 послать мяч за боковую линию
General subject: boast (в теннисе)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > послать мяч за боковую линию
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70 похвальба
1) General subject: boast, cockalorum, large talk, vainglorious utterances, vainglory, vapouring, vaunt2) Makarov: wind -
71 похвальбы много, толку мало
General subject: great boast, small roastУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > похвальбы много, толку мало
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72 похвастать нечем
General subject: not much to boast of -
73 похвастаться
General subject: display, sound off, impress (smb with smth - чем-либо перед кем-либо), boast -
74 похвастаться нечем
1) General subject: not much to boast of2) Diplomatic term: nothing to write home aboutУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > похвастаться нечем
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75 предмет гордости
1) General subject: a feather in (one's) cap (in one's bonnet) (редк.), a feather in one's bonnet, a feather in one's cap, boast, glory, pride, source of pride, feather in one's cap2) Ebay. mark of pride -
76 прихвастнуть
General subject: boast a little, brag a little -
77 прокрустово ложе
Mythology: Procrustes' bed (according to a Greek legend, Procrustes was a robber who claimed that he had a bed which fitted anyone; to make good his boast he stretched or cut his victim's legs) -
78 пусть Ирландия гордится своими сынами, а Шотландия своими
General subject: Ireland her O's, her Mac's let Scotland boastУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > пусть Ирландия гордится своими сынами, а Шотландия своими
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79 ребёнок - предмет её гордости
General subject: the baby is her boastУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > ребёнок - предмет её гордости
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80 рисоваться
1) General subject: cut a dash (что-либо), flaunt, grandstand, hotdog, posture, posturize, show off, spark, cut a feather, give a performance, loom, mince, pose, to be a bit pseud, boast2) Australian slang: swank4) Makarov: put on dog, cut a dash, cut a gash, cut a swath
См. также в других словарях:
boast — vb Boast, brag, vaunt, crow, gasconade mean to give vent in speech to one s pride in oneself or something (as family, connections, race, or accomplishments) intimately connected with oneself. Boast and vaunt are often used transitively as well as … New Dictionary of Synonyms
boast — boast·ful; boast·ing·ly; boast·less; boast; boast·er; boast·ful·ly; boast·ful·ness; un·boast·fully; … English syllables
Boast — Boast, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Boasted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Boasting}.] [OE. bosten, boosten, v., bost, boost, n., noise, boasting; cf. G. bausen, bauschen, to swell, pusten, Dan. puste, Sw. pusta, to blow, Sw. p[ o]sa to swell; or W. bostio to boast … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Boast — Boast, v. t. 1. To display in ostentatious language; to speak of with pride, vanity, or exultation, with a view to self commendation; to extol. [1913 Webster] Lest bad men should boast Their specious deeds. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To display… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Boast — Boast, n. 1. Act of boasting; vaunting or bragging. [1913 Webster] Reason and morals? and where live they most, In Christian comfort, or in Stoic boast! Byron. [1913 Webster] 2. The cause of boasting; occasion of pride or exultation, sometimes of … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
boast — [n] brag; source of pride avowal, bluster, bombast, braggadocio, bravado, exaggeration, gasconade, grandiloquence, heroics, joy, pretension, pride, pride and joy, self satisfaction, swank, treasure, vaunt; concepts 410,710 Ant. deprecation,… … New thesaurus
boast — boast1 [bōst] vt. [< ?] to do preliminary shaping on (sculpture, stonework, etc.) with a broad chisel boast2 [bōst] vi. [ME bosten < bost, n. < Anglo Fr; prob. via Gmc * bausia (cf. Norw baus, bold, haughty), ult. < IE * bhōu , var.… … English World dictionary
Boast — Boast, v. t. [Of uncertain etymology.] 1. (Masonry) To dress, as a stone, with a broad chisel. Weale. [1913 Webster] 2. (Sculp.) To shape roughly as a preparation for the finer work to follow; to cut to the general form required. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
boast|er — 1 «BOHS tuhr», noun. a person who boasts; braggart. boast|er 2 «BOHS tuhr», noun. a broad faced chisel, used especially in sculpting … Useful english dictionary
boast — index bluster (speech), exaggeration, flaunt, include, jactation Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
boast — ► VERB 1) talk about oneself with excessive pride. 2) possess (a feature that is a source of pride). ► NOUN ▪ an act of boasting. DERIVATIVES boaster noun. ORIGIN of unknown origin … English terms dictionary