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СОННОЕ ЦАРСТВО coll NP sing only fixed WO(in some place there is) peace and silence because everyone is fast asleepby extension inactivity in the workplace: the land of Nod dreamland (extended usage) у нас в отделе - сонное царство = everyone in our department is just whiling away the time our department is totally dead.У вас тут, я вижу, сонное царство: и отец спит, и дети. I see everyone here is in the land of Nod: Dad's asleep and the kids are, too.В нашем отделе работы по горло - еле справляемся, а у них в отделе - сонное царство: клиентов нет, никто ничего не делает. In our department we're up to our necks in work and can hardly manage, whereas their department is totally dead: they have no clients and nobody does anything. -
2 сонное царство
• СОННОЕ ЦАРСТВО coll[NP; sing only; fixed WO]=====⇒ (in some place there is) peace and silence because everyone is fast asleep; by extension inactivity in the workplace:- dreamland;- [extended usage] у нас в отделе - сонное царство≈ everyone in our department is just whiling away the time;- our department is totally dead.♦ У вас тут, я вижу, сонное царство: и отец спит, и дети. I see everyone here is in the land of Nod: Dad's asleep and the kids are, too.♦ В нашем отделе работы по горло - еле справляемся, а у них в отделе - сонное царство: клиентов нет, никто ничего не делает. In our department we're up to our necks in work and can hardly manage, whereas their department is totally dead: they have no clients and nobody does anything.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > сонное царство
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