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41 lay etc one's finger on something
expr infmlI can't lay my finger on the reason for her absence — Я не могу понять, почему ее нет
I can't put my finger on it — Я не пойму, в чем дело
I can't quite put my finger on what's wrong with the engine — Двигатель барахлит, но я не могу понять, в чем причина
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > lay etc one's finger on something
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42 get one's finger out
жарг.браться за дело, перестать бездействовать (обыкн. употр. в повелительном наклонении) [образовано по контрасту с уст. выражением with one's finger in one's mouth]One teacher shouted to Mr. J. Exworthy, a former president and a member of the executive: ‘Get your finger out, Exworthy, or resign.’ (‘Daily Worker’) — Один учитель крикнул мистеру Д. Эксуорти, члену исполнительного комитета профсоюза учителей и его бывшему председателю: "Или действуйте, Эксуорти, или подайте в отставку!"
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43 lay one's finger on smth.
или put one's finger on smth.тoчнo oпpeдeлить, уcтaнoвить чтo-л.; cxвaтить cуть дeлa, пoпacть в тoчкуYou put your finger on the point with your usual excellent good sense (R. L. Stevenson). Sarah King, you see, had put her finger on the truth (A. Christie)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > lay one's finger on smth.
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44 pull the finger out
Идиоматическое выражение: shortened form of "pull your finger out of your ass" (apparently, having your finger up your ass interferes with efficiency) -
45 wrap around one’s finger
Wrap around one’s fingerполностью контролировать кого-либо, быть под каблуком у кого-либоSue is very popular with boys, and she can easily wrap any of them around her finger.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > wrap around one’s finger
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46 the finger of Fate
перст судьбы, перст БожийThe very next morning he came and proposed that I should go into partnership with him. He kept a fencing-school and pistol-gallery. It seemed like the finger of God... (J. Galsworthy, ‘Caravan’, ‘A Knight’) — На следующее утро Дальтон пришел и предложил мне стать его компаньоном. Он был владельцем школы фехтования и тира. Это предложение показалось мне перстом указующим...
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47 dab (at) (smb.) with (one's) finger
Макаров: ткнуть (кого-л.) пальцем (в бок и т.п.)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > dab (at) (smb.) with (one's) finger
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48 dab at with finger
Макаров: ткнуть (кого-л.) пальцем (в бок и т. п.) -
49 dab out of ink with finger
1) Полиграфия: проба пальцем на отлип2) Макаров: проба краски пальцем на отлипУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > dab out of ink with finger
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50 dab with finger
1) Общая лексика: ткнуть (кого-л.) пальцем -
51 dab with one's finger
Общая лексика: ткнуть пальцем, тыкать пальцем -
52 feeling with the finger
Пищевая промышленность: определение консистенции легким надавливанием пальцемУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > feeling with the finger
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53 he stab bed me in the chest with his finger
Макаров: он ткнул меня пальцем в грудьУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > he stab bed me in the chest with his finger
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54 he stabbed me in the chest with his finger
Общая лексика: он ткнул меня пальцем в грудьУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > he stabbed me in the chest with his finger
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55 motion with (smb's) index finger
Общая лексика: поманить пальцемУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > motion with (smb's) index finger
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56 prod (smb.) in the ribs with (one's) finger
Макаров: ткнуть (кого-л.) пальцем под реброУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > prod (smb.) in the ribs with (one's) finger
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57 prod in the ribs with finger
1) Общая лексика: ткнуть (кого-л.) пальцем под реброУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > prod in the ribs with finger
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58 she is quick with life down to her finger-tips
Общая лексика: жизнь в ней бьёт ключом, она - сама жизньУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > she is quick with life down to her finger-tips
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59 motion with index finger
Общая лексика: (smb's) поманить пальцемУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > motion with index finger
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60 dab with one's finger
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