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1 будьте снисходительны, проявите снисходительность, помилуйте. Cut him a little slack – his father just died.
Colloquial: cut/give someone some slackУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > будьте снисходительны, проявите снисходительность, помилуйте. Cut him a little slack – his father just died.
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2 давать поблажку
1) Graphic expression: give an easy time (кому-либо)2) American English: give [someone] a break3) Phraseological unit: cut (someone) some slack -
3 закрывать глаза
1) General subject: apply the blind eye (на что-либо), benign neglect, blench (на что-либо), blink (на что-либо), blink at (на что-л.), blink the fact (на то, что...), condone (на преступление и т.п.), to the (a) blind eye to (smth.) (на что-л.), turn the blind eye (на что-либо), turn the blind eye to (на что-л.), wink (на что-л.), screw up eyes to (на что-л.), turn a blind eye to (на что-л.), wink at (на что-л.), look the other way (на что-либо)2) Colloquial: cut (someone) some slack (потворствовать)3) Bookish: dissemble (на что-л.)4) Psychology: turn a blind eye to (smth.) (на что-л.)5) Psychoanalysis: turn a blind eye to (smth) (на что-л.)6) Makarov: close eyes to (на что-л.), turn a blind eye to (на что-л.) -
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1) General subject: appease, condone, connive, enable, gratify (капризам), humor, humor (кому-л.), humour (кому-либо), indulge, pander, show too much indulgence2) Makarov: scratch one where one itches, soothe3) Psycholinguistics: do things for somebody4) Phraseological unit: drum up, egg somebody on, cut ( someone) some slack -
5 смотреть сквозь пальцы
1) General subject: benign neglect, condone, connive, look through fingers, (на что-л.) make light of, (на что-л.) make little of, overlook, turn a blind eye to (на что-л.), wink, wink at, look over, look the other way2) Colloquial: cut (someone) some slack, see past3) Diplomatic term: (на что-л.) connive at4) Jargon: turn a blind eye to5) Makarov: close eyes to (на что-л.)6) Phraseological unit: turn a blind eyeУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > смотреть сквозь пальцы
См. также в других словарях:
cut someone some slack — (esp N American informal) To allow someone to act without undue criticism or pressure • • • Main Entry: ↑slack * * * cut/give/someone some slack informal phrase to be less strict with someone … Useful english dictionary
cut someone some slack — cut (someone) some slack American & Australian, informal to allow someone to do something that is not usually allowed, or to treat someone less severely than is usual. Officials have asked the Environmental Protection Agency to cut Utah some… … New idioms dictionary
cut someone some slack — To relax a rule or make an allowance, as in allowing someone more time to finish something … The small dictionary of idiomes
cut someone some slack N. Amer. — cut someone some slack N. Amer. informal allow someone some leeway in their conduct. → slack … English new terms dictionary
cut someone some slack — If you relax a rule, treat a person less severely or allow someone to do something which is normally not permitted, you cut them some slack. Our parents are very strict; I wish they d cut us some slack now and then … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
cut someone some slack — verb To make allowances for someone, and not treat a failure severely Hes the new kid on the block and doesnt know the way we do things around here yet. Cut him some slack and let him learn from this. Syn: give someone a break, give someone… … Wiktionary
give/cut someone some slack — give/cut (someone) some slack informal : to treat (someone) in a less harsh or critical way Would you give/cut me some slack? I m doing the best I can. • • • Main Entry: ↑slack … Useful english dictionary
give someone some slack — cut/give/someone some slack informal phrase to be less strict with someone Cut him a little slack – his father just died. Thesaurus: to give someone permission to do somethingsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
cut some slack — cut (someone) some slack American & Australian, informal to allow someone to do something that is not usually allowed, or to treat someone less severely than is usual. Officials have asked the Environmental Protection Agency to cut Utah some… … New idioms dictionary
cut some slack — cut (someone) some slack see ↑slack, 2 • • • Main Entry: ↑cut … Useful english dictionary
give/cut some slack — give/cut (someone) some slack informal : to treat (someone) in a less harsh or critical way Would you give/cut me some slack? I m doing the best I can. • • • Main Entry: ↑slack … Useful english dictionary
