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121 get on like a house on fire
(пoзднee тж. afire)paзг.1) быcтpo и лeгкo пpoдвигaтьcя впepёд, быcтpo pacпpocтpaнятьcя; дeлaть oгpoмныe уcпexиHiggins.... I've a sort of bet on that I'll pass her off as a duchess in six months. I started on her some months ago; and she's getting on like a house on fire. I shall win my bet (G. B. Shaw). Dilly has been failing because her taste is awful. If I can correct that, she ought to get on like a house afire (P. H. Johnson)2) лaдить дpуг c дpугoм; жить душa в душуIt was a perfect marriage. They got on like a house on fire (W. S. Maugham)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > get on like a house on fire
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122 touch off
(to make (something) explode: a spark touched off the gunpowder; His remark touched off an argument.) hacer estallar, provocar, desencadenarv + o + adv, v + adv + o \<\<riot/argument\>\> provocar*, hacer* estallar, desencadenarVT + ADV [+ argument, violence, riot, fire] provocar; [+ explosive] hacer estallar* * *v + o + adv, v + adv + o \<\<riot/argument\>\> provocar*, hacer* estallar, desencadenar -
123 rip-off
lurerisubst. \/ˈrɪpɒf\/ ( slang)1) blodpris (høy pris for et dårlig produkt)• £4 for a cup of tea is a right rip-off!2) svindel, bedrageri3) (dårlig) kopi, rip-off -
124 let off
1) (to fire (a gun) or cause (a firework etc) to explode: He let the gun off accidentally.) sprengja/hleypa af (óvart)2) (to allow to go without punishment etc: The policeman let him off (with a warning).) sleppa -
125 shut off
1) (to stop an engine working, a liquid flowing etc: I'll need to shut the gas off before I repair the fire.) loka/skrúfa fyrir2) (to keep away (from); to make separate (from): He shut himself off from the rest of the world.) einangra sig frá -
126 let off
1) (to fire (a gun) or cause (a firework etc) to explode: He let the gun off accidentally.) elsüt2) (to allow to go without punishment etc: The policeman let him off (with a warning).) elenged -
127 shut off
1) (to stop an engine working, a liquid flowing etc: I'll need to shut the gas off before I repair the fire.) elzár2) (to keep away (from); to make separate (from): He shut himself off from the rest of the world.) elzár -
128 let off
1) (to fire (a gun) or cause (a firework etc) to explode: He let the gun off accidentally.) explodir2) (to allow to go without punishment etc: The policeman let him off (with a warning).) perdoar
См. также в других словарях:
fire off — (something) to write and send something quickly. He fired off an e mail to his publisher … New idioms dictionary
fire off — I. transitive verb : to complete the firing of (a kiln) II. transitive verb : to write and send usually in haste or anger fired off a memo * * * fire off [phrasal verb] fire (something) off or fire off (something … Useful english dictionary
fire off — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms fire off : present tense I/you/we/they fire off he/she/it fires off present participle firing off past tense fired off past participle fired off 1) to quickly send a message or give instructions I sat down and … English dictionary
fire off — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you fire off a shot, you send a bullet or other missile from a gun. [V P n (not pron)] A gunman fired off a volley of shots into the air... [V P n (not pron)] Cecil now began to panic and fired off two distress rockets. [V n P] … English dictionary
fire off — phr verb Fire off is used with these nouns as the object: ↑email … Collocations dictionary
fire off something — fire off (something) to write and send something quickly. He fired off an e mail to his publisher … New idioms dictionary
fire off — Discharge, fire … New dictionary of synonyms
fire off — transitive verb Date: 1888 to write and send usually in haste or anger < fired off a memo > … New Collegiate Dictionary
fire off — verb To perform a task rapidly, often unexpectedly. No sooner had I replied to his first question, than he fired off another one … Wiktionary
fire — Synonyms and related words: abandon, afflatus, afire, aflame, aggressiveness, agitate, aim at, air, air dry, alight, anhydrate, animate, animating spirit, animation, animus, annoy, antiaircraft fire, ardency, ardent, ardor, arouse, aroused, atom … Moby Thesaurus
fire — fire1 W1S1 [faıə US faır] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(flames that destroy things)¦ 2¦(flames for heating/cooking etc)¦ 3¦(heating equipment)¦ 4¦(shooting)¦ 5¦(be attacked)¦ 6¦(emotion)¦ 7 fire in your belly 8¦(sick/injured)¦ 9 light a fire under somebody … Dictionary of contemporary English
