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1 делать кое-как
1) General subject: bungle, do something by halves, fluff, foozle (что-либо), huddle, hugger-mugger, muddle, muff, scurry, skimp, slobber, do a thing by halves, fudge, cobble together, cobble up2) American: slubber3) Jargon: hit the high spots4) Makarov: (что-л.) do in a rough-and-ready manner, fudge up -
2 не доделать что-либо
General subject: do something by halvesУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > не доделать что-либо
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3 недоделывать
General subject: do something by halves, underdo -
4 сделать кое-как
1) General subject: do something by halves, hurry over, muddle, scurry, hurry over, hurry through2) Colloquial: fudge -
5 Затянул песню, так веди до конца
Complete once you started doing something, make a good job of it. See Взялся за гуж, не говори, что не дюж (B), Говорить, так договаривать (Г), Начатого дела не бросай (H)Var.: Наладил песню - пой, хоть тресниCf.:Always finish a task begun (Am.). Do nothing by halves (Am.). Do what you do with all your might: things done half are never done right (Am.). If a task is once begun, never leave it till it's done (Am.). Let him that begins the song make an end (Br.). Never do things by halves (Br.). Never give up once you have started (Br,). Never leave a task until it is done (Am.). Never say A without saying В (Am.). Things done half are never done right (Am.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Затянул песню, так веди до конца
См. также в других словарях:
do something by halves — do (something) by halves to do something without enthusiasm or not completely. He did not do things by halves, and so the rundown farm became a beautiful country estate. Usage notes: usually used in the negative forms never do something by halves … New idioms dictionary
do something by halves — do incomplete work, perform half of a job, do poor work … English contemporary dictionary
halves — [hɑːvz ǁ hævz] adverb go halves informal to share something equally: • We decided to go halves on the investment. * * * halves UK US /hɑːvz/ US /hævz/ noun [plural] ● not/never do things by halves Cf. not/never do things by halves … Financial and business terms
halves — [ha:vz US hævz] 1.) the plural of ↑half 2.) go halves (with sb) BrE if you go halves with someone, you divide something equally between you, especially money … Dictionary of contemporary English
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halves — hævz /hÉ‘Ëvz n. two equal parts of something; (Sports) segments of time periods into which a game is divided hælf n. one part of two equal parts; one of a pair; either of two equal playing periods in a game (Sports); halfway point in playing… … English contemporary dictionary
do by halves — do (something) by halves to do something without enthusiasm or not completely. He did not do things by halves, and so the rundown farm became a beautiful country estate. Usage notes: usually used in the negative forms never do something by halves … New idioms dictionary
go halves — INFORMAL ► if two people go halves, they each pay half the price of something: go halves on sth »Sharing a car to work means you can go halves on the cost of gas. Main Entry: ↑halves … Financial and business terms
go halves — see under ↑half • • • Main Entry: ↑go go halves To share equally • • • Main Entry: ↑half * * * go halves mainly spoken phrase to share the cost of something with someone so that you each pay 50% … Useful english dictionary
go halves — mainly spoken to share the cost of something with someone so that you each pay 50% If we re going halves, we can afford to buy something really nice … English dictionary
football's a game of two halves — (UK) If something s a game of two halves, it means that it s possible for someone s fortunes or luck to change and the person who s winning could end up a loser … The small dictionary of idiomes