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exploiting advantage

  • 1 использование преимущества

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > использование преимущества

  • 2 использующий преимущества

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > использующий преимущества

  • 3 Г-273

    САДИТЬСЯ/СЕСТЬ НА ГОЛОВУ кому coll VP subj: human to subject s.o. to one's will, force him to satisfy one's whims by exploiting his meekness
    X сядет Y-y на голову - X will walk (be) all over Y
    X will take advantage of Y X will push (boss) Y around.
    «Если мы это так оставим, эндурцы совсем на голову сядут!»(Искандер 5). "If we let it go on like this, the Endurskies will be all over us!" (5a).
    Климентьева передёргивало, когда Нержин сошвыривал с ног ботинки. Ведь это было намеренное оскорбление его надзирателя. Если не заступаться за надзирателей - арестанты сядут на голову и администрации (Солженицын 3). Klimentiev had winced when Nerzhin kicked off his shoes. After all, that was a deliberate insult to his guard. If one did not stand behind the guards, the prisoners would take advantage of the administration (as well) (3a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Г-273

  • 4 садиться на голову

    • САДИТЬСЯ/СЕСТЬ НА ГОЛОВУ кому coll
    [VP; subj: human]
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    ⇒ to subject s.o. to one's will, force him to satisfy one's whims by exploiting his meekness:
    - X сядет Y-y на голову≈ X will walk <be> all over Y;
    - X will push < boss> Y around.
         ♦ "Если мы это так оставим, эндурцы совсем на голову сядут!"(Искандер 5). "If we let it go on like this, the Endurskies will be all over us!" (5a).
         ♦ Климентьева передёргивало, когда Нержин сошвыривал с ног ботинки. Ведь это было намеренное оскороление его надзирателя. Если не заступаться за надзирателей - арестанты сядут на голову и администрации (Солженицын 3). Klimentiev had winced when Nerzhin kicked off his shoes. After all, that was a deliberate insult to his guard. If one did not stand behind the guards, the prisoners would take advantage of the administration [as well](3a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > садиться на голову

  • 5 сесть на голову

    • САДИТЬСЯ/СЕСТЬ НА ГОЛОВУ кому coll
    [VP; subj: human]
    =====
    ⇒ to subject s.o. to one's will, force him to satisfy one's whims by exploiting his meekness:
    - X сядет Y-y на голову≈ X will walk <be> all over Y;
    - X will push < boss> Y around.
         ♦ "Если мы это так оставим, эндурцы совсем на голову сядут!"(Искандер 5). "If we let it go on like this, the Endurskies will be all over us!" (5a).
         ♦ Климентьева передёргивало, когда Нержин сошвыривал с ног ботинки. Ведь это было намеренное оскороление его надзирателя. Если не заступаться за надзирателей - арестанты сядут на голову и администрации (Солженицын 3). Klimentiev had winced when Nerzhin kicked off his shoes. After all, that was a deliberate insult to his guard. If one did not stand behind the guards, the prisoners would take advantage of the administration [as well](3a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > сесть на голову

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