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21 in fine feather
1) в очень хорошем настроении (тж. in high feather)Todgers's was in high feather... The blissful morning had arrived when Miss Pecksniff was to be united in holy matrimony to Augustus. (Ch. Dickens, ‘Martin Chuzzlewit’, ch. LIX) — В пансионе мисс Тоджерс царило оживление... Настало то счастливое утро, когда священные узы брака должны были соединить мисс Пексниф с Огастесом.
The Earl went off in high feather, but discovered before very long that the command even of the smallest army needs something more than knight-errantry. (L. Strachey, ‘Elizabeth and Essex’, ch. IV) — Граф Эссекс отправился в Нормандию в отличном настроении, но вскоре обнаружил, что для командования даже небольшой армией требуется нечто большее, чем донкихотство.
The little actress was in fine feather. She was realising now what it was to be petted. For once she was the admired, the sought-for. (Th. Dreiser, ‘Sister Carrie’, ch. XIX) — Маленькая актриса была бесконечно счастлива. Теперь она понимала, что значит быть любимой, что значит быть предметом забот. Ею восхищались, добивались ее дружбы.
2) разодетый; при полном параде; в вечернем туалете (тж. in grand feather); см. тж. in full featherDowley was in fine feather, and I early got him started... (M. Twain, ‘A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court’, ch. 32) — Даули был разодет как павлин. Мне без труда удалось заставить его разговориться...
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22 in the nature of...
(in (или of) the nature of...)напоминающий, похожий; имеющий характер...I am sorry to ask you this, but in your opinion was there anything in the nature of a love affair between Mr. Brown and Mrs. Brenda Leonides? (A. Christie, ‘Crooked House’, ch. VII) — Сожалею, что приходится задавать вам такой вопрос, но не считаете ли вы, что отношения между мистером Брауном и Брендой Леонидес очень похожи на роман?
Desperation had driven him to utter something in the nature of a threat. (S. Chaplin, ‘Sam in the Morning’, ch. 4) — Отчаяние заставило Уокера пробормотать что-то вроде угрозы.
His request was in the nature of a command. — Его просьба была очень похожа на приказание.
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23 have (got) an ax(e) to grind
пpecлeдoвaть личныe, кopыcтныe цeли, быть зaинтepecoвaнным лицoм (в Aнглии нaпиcaниe ax вышлo из упoтpeблeния) [пepвoнaн. aмep.]Don't you think it's foolish for you to stay here? Don't think it's anything to me whether you go or stay. I haven't any ax to grind, but I really wonder why you stay (Th. Dreiser). Ч gather you don't think much of amateurs, inspector?' 'You've hardly the same resources at your command, have you, Mr. Clarke?' 'We've got a personal axe to grind - and that's something' (A. Christie)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > have (got) an ax(e) to grind
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24 taq
part.plural indicator; distributes effect of verb on various objectsv.to send, to command, to force, to compel to do something
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