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61 рубить сук, на котором сидишь
chop off the limb of the tree one sits on; saw off the bough on which one is sitting; cut down the branch on which one is sittingСтыдно сейчас насмехаться, ухмыляться, плакать, ломать руки, ахать над Россией, над которой пролетает революционный циклон. Значит, рубили тот сук, на котором сидели? (А. Блок, Интеллигенция и революция) — It is shameful at this moment to be arrogant, sarcastic, to weep, to wring your hands, to sigh over Russia, over which the hurricane of revolution is now sweeping. Does this mean we had been cutting down the branch on which we were sitting?
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > рубить сук, на котором сидишь
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hang; hoverвисеть в воздухе, быть нерешённым — to hang at poise
См. также в других словарях:
Bough — Bough, n. [OE. bogh, AS. b[=o]g, b[=o]h, bough, shoulder; akin to Icel. b[=o]gr shoulder, bow of a ship, Sw. bog, Dan. bov, OHG. buog, G. bug, and to Gr.? ( for ? ) forearm, Skr. b[=a]hu (for bh[=a]ghu) arm. [root]88, 251. Cf. {Bow} of a ship.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bough — bough; bough·less; bough·pot; … English syllables
bough — [bau] n literary [: Old English; Origin: bog shoulder, bough ] a main branch on a tree … Dictionary of contemporary English
bough — ► NOUN ▪ a main branch of a tree. ORIGIN Old English «bough or shoulder»; related to BOW(Cf. ↑bow) … English terms dictionary
bough — [ bau ] noun count MAINLY LITERARY a big branch on a tree … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
bough — O.E. bog shoulder, arm, extended O.E. to twig, branch (Cf. LIMB (Cf. limb)), from P.Gmc. *bogaz (Cf. O.N. bogr shoulder, O.H.G. buog, Ger. Bug shoulder, hock, joint ), from PIE *bhagus elbow, forearm (Cf. Skt … Etymology dictionary
bough — branch, limb, *shoot … New Dictionary of Synonyms
bough — [n] branch arm, fork, limb, offshoot, shoot, sprig, sucker; concept 428 … New thesaurus
bough — [bou] n. [ME < OE bog, shoulder or arm, hence twig or branch < IE * bhāgus, elbow and forearm > BOW2] branch of a tree, esp. a main branch … English World dictionary
bough|y — «BOW ee», adjective. having many boughs … Useful english dictionary
Bough — Recorded in the spellings of Bow, Bowe, and Bough, this is usually a surname of English origins. There are at least three possible sources. The first is that it is a metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of bows, a vital trade in… … Surnames reference