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101 be in a class by himself
(be in a class by himself (тж. be in a class of his own))выделяться чем-л.; быть на голову выше другихI might find myself in some really hot water with him, for you can't expect people who are in a class by themselves to be reasonable. (S. Bellow, ‘Henderson the Rain King’, ch. XVII) — Возможно, у меня и будут неприятности, так как я имею дело с Дафу. Нельзя ожидать, что удастся переубедить человека, занимающего столь привилегированное положение.
Red-haired Rod Laver, the Australian left-hander, appears to be in a class of his own... (‘Daily Worker’) — Рыжеволосый левша, австралиец Род Лейвер, оказался замечательным теннисистом.
Yop cannot compare him with others. In languages, at any rate, he's in a class by himself. (DEI) — С другими его и сравнить нельзя. Во всяком случае, иностранными языками он владеет намного лучше других.
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102 leave smb. to himself
(leave smb. to himself (или to his own devices))предоставить кого-л. самому себе [слово device в этом выражении сохраняет своё уст. значение склонность, желание]; см. тж. be thrown upon one's own devices и leave smb. to his own resourcesWell, I must leave you two young ladies to your own devices. It's time for me to get back to the office. (W. S. Maugham, ‘The Painted Veil’, ch. LXXIII) — Боюсь, молодые дамы, что мне придется покинуть вас. Пора возвращаться на работу.
‘But Dick doesn't care about anything except making a good position for himself, just now.’ ‘If that's the way he feels, we must leave him to his own devices, I suppose,’ Sally retorted. (K. S. Prichard, ‘Winged Seeds’, ch. X) — - Впрочем, это очень мало заботит Дика. У него сейчас одно на уме: как бы добиться хорошего положения. - Что ж, вольному воля, не будем ему мешать, - отрезала Салли.
He felt almost guilty at leaving the idiot to his own devices. (J. Wain, ‘Hurry On Down’, ch. IV) — Он чувствовал себя виноватым: как можно было оставлять без надзора этого полоумного?
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103 pass himself off as
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104 confidence in himself
English-Russian big medical dictionary > confidence in himself
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105 ingratiating himself with
ищущий расположения; завоевание расположенияEnglish-Russian big medical dictionary > ingratiating himself with
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106 with himself
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107 to take somebody out of himself
hacer que alguien se olvide de sus propias penasEnglish-spanish dictionary > to take somebody out of himself
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108 every man for himself
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109 give him enough rope to hang himself
give him enough rope to hang himselfdeixe-o cavar a própria sepultura.English-Portuguese dictionary > give him enough rope to hang himself
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110 he cut himself loose from
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111 he frets himself
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112 he has earned a holiday for himself
he has earned a holiday for himselfele fez jus a um dia de licença.English-Portuguese dictionary > he has earned a holiday for himself
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113 he has written himself out
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114 he keeps himself close
he keeps himself closeele se esconde. keep close! 1 fique perto de mim! 2 cale a boca! 3 esconda-se! -
115 he made himself scarce
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116 he makes himself liked
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117 he presented himself
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118 he reported himself
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119 it is for him to excuse himself
it is for him to excuse himselfele é quem deve pedir desculpas.English-Portuguese dictionary > it is for him to excuse himself
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120 (all) by himself
(all) by himselfalleen, op eigen houtje
См. также в других словарях:
Himself — Him*self , pron. 1. An emphasized form of the third person masculine pronoun; used as a subject usually with he; as, he himself will bear the blame; used alone in the predicate, either in the nominative or objective case; as, it is himself who… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
himself — [him self′] pron. [OE him selfum, dat. sing. of he self: see HIM & SELF] a form of HE1, used: a) as an intensifier [he said so himself] b) as a reflexive [he hurt himself] c) wi … English World dictionary
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Himself — Him*self , Himselve Him*selve , Himselven Him*selv en (?), pron. pl. Themselves. See {Hemself}. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
himself — O.E. him selfum, from HIM (Cf. him), dative/accusative personal pronoun, + SELF (Cf. self), here used as an inflected adjective … Etymology dictionary
himself — ► PRONOUN (third person sing. ) 1) (reflexive ) used as the object of a verb or preposition to refer to a male person or animal previously mentioned as the subject of the clause. 2) (emphatic ) he or him personally … English terms dictionary
himself — him|self [ weak ım self, strong hım self ] pronoun *** Himself is a reflexive pronoun, being the reflexive form of he. It is used especially in the following ways: as an object that refers to the same male who is the subject of the sentence or… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
himself */*/*/ — strong UK [hɪmˈself] / US weak UK [ɪmˈself] / US pronoun Summary: Himself is a reflexive pronoun, being the reflexive form of he. It is used especially in the following ways: as an object that refers to the same male who is the subject of the… … English dictionary
himself — [[t]hɪmse̱lf[/t]] ♦ (Himself is a third person singular reflexive pronoun. Himself is used when the object of a verb or preposition refers to the same person as the subject of the verb, except in meaning 4.) 1) PRON REFL: v PRON, prep PRON You… … English dictionary
himself — him|self W1S1 [ım self strong hım self] pron [reflexive form of he ] 1.) a) used to show that the man or boy who does something is affected by his own action ▪ In despair, the young boy had hanged himself. ▪ His name is James but he calls himself … Dictionary of contemporary English
himself — /Im self/; strong / hIm / pronoun 1 used to emphasize the pronoun he , a male name etc: To her surprise it was the President himself who opened the door. | It must be true, he said so himself. | How can he criticise her work when he has been… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English