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21 drop a bomb(shell) / explode a bombshell/ drop a brick
Drop a bomb(shell) / explode a bombshell/ drop a brickсообщить шокирующую новостьThey really dropped a bombshell when they announced that the mayor had cancer.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > drop a bomb(shell) / explode a bombshell/ drop a brick
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22 drop someone a line / drop someone a few lines
Drop someone a line / drop someone a few linesнаписать пару строкI dropped Aunt Jane a line last Thanksgiving.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > drop someone a line / drop someone a few lines
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23 drop in smb.'slap
(drop (или fall) in (или into) smb.'slap)легко доставаться кому-л.; ≈ само плывёт в руки; см. тж. drop smth. in smb.'s lapThe old gentleman had some money, and the Minihans cherished the fond hope that one happy day it would fall into the lap of little Aram. (E. O'Connor, ‘The Last Hurrah’, part II, ch. VIII) — У старого дядюшки полились деньжата, и Миниханы лелеяли надежду, что в один прекрасный день они достанутся маленькому Араму.
Happy? Well, why shouldn't he be? Didn't all the signs indicate that a man-sized slap of luck was about to drop into his lap? (J. Wain, ‘A Travelling Woman’, ch. IX) — Он счастлив? А почему бы и нет? Все говорит о том, что скоро для него начнется полоса удач, хотя сам он палец о палец для этого не ударил.
Things don't just fall into your lap, son. You have to battle for everything worth while in this life. (K. S. Prichard, ‘Golden Miles’, ch. 51) — Ничего не дается без труда, сынок. В этой жизни приходится воевать за все мало-мальски ценное.
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24 drop around
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25 drop dead
drop dead а) неожиданно умереть Poor Mrs Whitehead dropped dead in thestreet yesterday. б) неожиданно бросить кого-л., что-л. The government droppedthe plan dead When they I famed how much it would cost. When he learned thathis companions were secret criminals, he dropped them dead. в) sl. прекращатьнервировать кого-л. Drop dead! -
26 drop down
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27 drop into
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28 drop up
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30 drop
English-Russian dictionary of scientific and technical difficulties vocabulary > drop
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31 drop in one’s tracks
Drop in one’s tracksумереть, остановиться от изнеможенияIf I keep working this way, I’ll drop in my tracks.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > drop in one’s tracks
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32 drop the other shoe
доделать что-то, завершить что-либоMr. Franklin has left his wife. Soon he’ll drop the other shoe and divorce her.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > drop the other shoe
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33 drop smth. in smb.'s lap
(drop (throw или toss) smth. in (или into) smb.'s lap)помочь кому-л. без труда получить что-л.; ≈ преподнести на серебряном блюдечке; см. тж. drop in smb.'slapIt was a part he had often understudied in his dreams, hoping that one day by some twist of circumstance he would be called on to play it-and here it was, tossed into his lap. (J. Wain, ‘A Travelling Woman’, ch. VII) — Это была роль, которую он часто повторял во сне, надеясь, что в один прекрасный день его вдруг попросят сыграть её. И вот она сама приплыла к нему в руки.
...the more thought I gave to the possibility of throwing the whole thing into the lap of the Press, the more dangerous it sounded. (N. Lewis, ‘The Volcanoes above Us’, ch. XXI) —...всякий раз, как я подумывал о том, чтобы передать дело в руки прессы, меня охватывали сомнения.
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34 drop a curtsey
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35 drop across
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36 drop anchor
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37 drop away
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38 drop back
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40 drop off the hooks sl.
drop off the hooks sl. сыграть в ящик; отправиться на тот свет
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