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1 everything's hunky-dory
Общая лексика: всё тип-топ! (Brit.)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > everything's hunky-dory
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2 hunky-dory
[ˌhʌŋkɪ'dɔːrɪ]прил.; предик.; амер.; разг.первоклассный, превосходный, высокого качестваEverything's hunky-dory. — Всё в ажуре.
The party was hunky-dory. — Вечеринка была что надо.
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3 hunky-dory
Хороший, «что надо». Это устойчивое разговорное выражение было завезено в Великобританию сразу после Первой мировой войны. В США оно появилось в середине XIX в. Hunky — от голландского honk (столб, используемый детьми как «домик» в играх). Dory — скорее всего, добавление, не несущее никакой смысловой нагрузки.Don't worry about me. Everything's hunky-dory. — Не волнуйся обо мне. Всё хорошо.
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4 hunky dory
adj infml esp AmEAs a matter of fact everything is just hunky dory — Вообще-то, все идет отлично
См. также в других словарях:
hunky-dory — adj. esp. US colloq. excellent. Etymology: 19th c.: orig. unkn. * * * hunky dory [ˌhʌŋki ˈdɔːri] [ˌhʌŋki ˈdɔːri] adjective not before noun (informal) if you say that everything is hunky dory, you mean that there are no problems and tha … Useful english dictionary
hunky-dory — {adj.} OK; satisfactory; fine. * /The landlord asked about our new apartment and we told him that so far everything was hunky dory./ … Dictionary of American idioms
hunky-dory — {adj.} OK; satisfactory; fine. * /The landlord asked about our new apartment and we told him that so far everything was hunky dory./ … Dictionary of American idioms
hunky dory — adjective /ˌhʌŋkiˈdɔːɹi/ Satisfactory, fine. Now that I’ve found my missing book, everything’s hunky dory again … Wiktionary
hunky-dory — adj OK, alright. Is everything here hunky dory? 1860s … Historical dictionary of American slang
hunky-dory — adj ok; satisfactory; fine. The landlord asked about our new apartment and we told him that so far everything was hunky dory … Словарь американских идиом
hunky-dory — [“harjki”dori] mod. fine; okay. □ As a matter of fact, everything is just hunky dory. □ That is a hunky dory idea all right … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
hunky dory — Kiwi (New Zealand Slang) or honky dory: everything s fine, as in my life is hunky dory … English dialects glossary
hunky dory — or honky dory: everything s fine, as in my life is hunky dory … Kiwi (New Zealand slang)
Hunky-dory — My English dictionary tells me that hunky dory means excellent. We would generally use it to mean that everything is cool and groovy, on plan, no worries and generally going well … The American's guide to speaking British
be hunky-dory — informal if a situation is hunky dory, there are no problems and people are happy. It s no good pretending everything is hunky dory. I heard you two arguing last night … New idioms dictionary