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1 искать иголку в стоге сена
1) General subject: look for a needle in a bundle of hay, look for a needle in a haystack, look for a needle in a bottle of hay2) Makarov: look for a pin's head in a cartload of hayУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > искать иголку в стоге сена
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СЕМЬ ВЁРСТ ДО НЕБЕС (И ВСЁ ЛЕСОМ) наговорить, наобещать и т. п. coll, humor or iron NP these forms only adv quantif fixed WO(to say) a lot of things which are either not true or are presented in an unintelligible, long-winded fashion, (to make) a lot of promises (that one has no intention of keeping): наговорить - - say all kinds of thingstalk a lot of hot air go on at a great rate and leave s.o. baffledнаобещать - - make s.o. a cartload of (empty) promisespromise s.o. the moon (and the stars). -
3 К-308
С ТРИ КОРОБА наговорить, наобещать, наврать и т. п. coll, often disapprov PrepP Invar adv quantif fixed WO(to talk, promise, lie etc) far too much ( usu. saying things that, in the speaker's judgment, are not true or relevant, making promises that will not be kept etc): наговорить (кому) \К-308 - talk s.o. fc ear offtalk nonstop run off at the mouth (in limited contexts) fill s.o. 's head with storiesнаговорить (кому) \К-308 чепухи — say all kinds of odd (strange etc) thingsspout (talk) a lot of nonsenseнаобещать (кому) \К-308 — make s.o. a cartload (a barrelful) of promisesнаврать (кому) \К-308 - tell s.o. a pack (all kinds) of lies....У Сони... две сестры в Иркутске... Приезжая из города, когда удавалось туда вырваться, недобро смотрела на ухваты да чугунки, а однажды попробовала сманить в Иркутск и Павла. Ей там нагородили с три короба, как хорошо да ладно, культурно да уважительно... (Распутин 4)....Sonya had two sisters in Irkutsk....When she came back from a visit in the city, whenever she managed to get away, she would look with loathing at the oven prongs and cast iron pots, and once she even tried to lure Pavel to the city. They had filled her head with stories about how good and fine it was, how cultured and respectable... (4a).Фронта он боялся как огня, литературной войны не вёл и в пьяном виде мог наговорить с три короба чепухи (Мандельштам 1)....He had been scared stiff at the front, never involved himself in the "literary war," and when he was drunk he could say all kinds of odd things (1a).Так ты, значит, хочешь писать книгу о дипломатах?»... -«„Хочешь", „не хочешь" - не решается, Инк, так просто, как в новогодних интервью. Но запастись заранее материалами... Не всякого дипломата расспросишь. Спасибо, что ты - родственник». - «И твой выбор доказывает твою проницательность. Посторонний дипломат, во-первых, наврёт тебе с три короба. Ведь у нас есть, что скрывать» (Солженицын 3). "Well, I take it you want to write a book about diplomats?"..."What you want, Innokenty, and what you don't want, isn't decided as simply as it sounds in New Year's interviews. You store up material ahead of time, you can't ask just any diplomat. I'm lucky you're a relative." "You're wise. A diplomat who was a stranger to you would tell you all kinds of lies. After all, we have things to cover up" (3a). -
4 семь верст до небес
• СЕМЬ ВЕРСТ ДО НЕБЕС (И ВСЕ ЛЕСОМ) наговорить, наобещать и т.п. coll, humor or iron[NP; these forms only; adv (quantif); fixed WO]=====⇒ (to say) a lot of things which are either not true or are presented in an unintelligible, long-winded fashion, (to make) a lot of promises (that one has no intention of keeping):- go on at a great rate and leave s.o. baffled;- promise s.o. the moon (and the stars).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > семь верст до небес
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5 семь верст до небес и все лесом
• СЕМЬ ВЕРСТ ДО НЕБЕС( И ВСЕ ЛЕСОМ) наговорить, наобещать и т.п. coll, humor or iron[NP; these forms only; adv (quantif); fixed WO]=====⇒ (to say) a lot of things which are either not true or are presented in an unintelligible, long-winded fashion, (to make) a lot of promises (that one has no intention of keeping):- go on at a great rate and leave s.o. baffled;- promise s.o. the moon (and the stars).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > семь верст до небес и все лесом
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6 с три короба
• С ТРИ КОРОБА наговорить, наобещать, наврать и т.п. coll, often disapprov[PrepP; Invar; adv (quantif); fixed WO]=====⇒ (to talk, promise, lie etc) far too much (usu. saying things that, in the speaker's judgment, are not true or relevant, making promises that will not be kept etc):- talk nonstop;- [in limited contexts] fill s.o.'s head with stories;♦...У Сони... две сестры в Иркутске... Приезжая из города, когда удавалось туда вырваться, недобро смотрела на ухваты да чугунки, а однажды попробовала сманить в Иркутск и Павла. Ей там нагородили с три короба, как хорошо да ладно, культурно да уважительно... (Распутин 4)....Sonya had two sisters in Irkutsk....When she came back from a visit in the city, whenever she managed to get away, she would look with loathing at the oven prongs and cast iron pots, and once she even tried to lure Pavel to the city. They had filled her head with stories about how good and fine it was, how cultured and respectable... (4a).♦ Фронта он боялся как огня, литературной войны не вёл и в пьяном виде мог наговорить с три короба чепухи (Мандельштам 1)....He had been scared stiff at the front, never involved himself in the "literary war," and when he was drunk he could say all kinds of odd things (1a).♦ "Так ты, значит, хочешь писать книгу о дипломатах?"... - "" Хочешь", "не хочешь" - не решается, Инк, так просто, как в новогодних интервью. Но запастись заранее материалами... Не всякого дипломата расспросишь. Спасибо, что ты - родственник". - "И твой выбор доказывает твою проницательность. Посторонний дипломат, во-первых, наврет тебе с три короба. Ведь у нас есть, что скрывать" (Солженицын 3). "Well, I take it you want to write a book about diplomats?"..."What you want, Innokenty, and what you don't want, isn't decided as simply as it sounds in New Year's interviews. You store up material ahead of time; you can't ask just any diplomat. I'm lucky you're a relative." "You're wise. A diplomat who was a stranger to you would tell you all kinds of lies. After all, we have things to cover up" (3a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > с три короба
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cart; cartloadСинонимический ряд:множество (сущ.) бездна; бездну; вагон; куча; кучу; масса; массу; множество; пропасть; прорва; прорву; тьма; тьма тем; тьма-тьмущая; тьму; уймища; уймищу
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cartload — cartload, cart load cart load . as much as will fill or load a cart; the quantity that a cart holds. In excavating and carting sand, gravel, earth, etc., one third of a cubic yard of the material before it is loosened is estimated to be a cart… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cartload — index cargo Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
cartload — [kärt′lōd΄] n. as much as a cart holds … English World dictionary
cartload — UK [ˈkɑː(r)tˌləʊd] / US [ˈkɑrtˌloʊd] noun [countable] Word forms cartload : singular cartload plural cartloads the amount that you can carry in a cart • cartloads of something … English dictionary
cartload — cart|load [ˈka:tləud US ˈka:rtloud] n the amount that a ↑cart can hold cartload of ▪ cartloads of hay … Dictionary of contemporary English
cartload — /ˈkatloʊd/ (say kahtlohd) noun 1. the amount a cart can hold. 2. Building Trades Obsolete any amount between ¼ and ½ a cubic yard. 3. Colloquial a large number or amount of anything: they turned up with a cartload of beer …
cartload — noun Date: 14th century as much as a cart will hold … New Collegiate Dictionary
cartload — /kahrt lohd /, n. the amount a cart can hold. [1250 1300; ME. See CART, LOAD] * * * … Universalium
cartload — noun a) The amount that a cart can carry. b) A large amount … Wiktionary
cartload — cart|load [ kart,loud ] noun count the amount that you can carry in a CART … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
cartload — sb. HD. 895 … Oldest English Words