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61 wrong-foot
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63 get off on the wrong foot
разг.(get (set, step или start) off on the wrong foot)неудачно начать; произвести с самого начала плохое впечатление; см. тж. get off on the right footYou don't want to get off on the wrong foot, do you? (J. Jones, ‘From Here to Eternity’, ch. 36) — Надеюсь, вы не собираетесь с самого начала осложнить свое пребывание в тюрьме?
‘Oh, he's brilliant all right,’ said Robin... ‘But he obviously gets off on the wrong foot with his colleagues’. (A. Wilson, ‘Anglo-Saxon Attitudes’, part I, ch. III) — - Да, Доналд действительно человек выдающийся, - сказал Робин... - Но он не умеет ладить со своими коллегами и сразу же портит с ними отношения.
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64 get the boot on the wrong foot
обвинять не того, кого следует, взваливать вину на другого; см. тж. the boot is on the wrong foot и put the shoe on the right footHe is not to blame. You've got the boot on the wrong foot. — Его не за что ругать. Виноват совсем не он.
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65 to wrong foot
Это сокращение от фразы to catch (someone) on the wrong foot — застать (кого-либо) не на той ноге, т. е. в неловком положении. To wrong foot — одно из многих спортивных выражений, так любимых англичанами. В данном случае оно относится к теннису и описывает способ посылки мяча в направлении, неожиданном для противника, когда он, ожидая удар, отклоняется в одну сторону, а мяч летит в другую. В парламенте оппозиция считает своей обязанностью to wrong foot the government — подлавливать правительство на какой-либо ошибке. -
66 get off on the wrong foot
paзг.нeудaчнo нaчaть; пpoизвecти c caмoгo нaчaлa плoxoe впeчaтлeниe'Oh, he's brilliant all right,' said Robin... 'But he obviously gets off on the wrong foot with his colleagues' (A. Wilson). It was fine reasoning if you hadn't got off on the wrong foot at the start, Mr. Mason (E. S. Gardner)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > get off on the wrong foot
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67 get off on the right etc foot
expr infmlI like starting from the ground up. It gives me another chance to get off on the right foot — Я люблю все начинать снова. Появляется надежда, что на этот раз все будет хорошо
Him and Mary got off on the wrong foot from the very beginning — У него с Мэри с самого начала не заладилось
Her very first day at work the new girl got off on the wrong foot by making that blunder — Первый рабочий день у девушки начался неудачно из-за этой оплошности
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68 the boot is on the wrong foot
вину приписывают не тому, кому следует; см. тж. get the boot on the wrong footLarge English-Russian phrasebook > the boot is on the wrong foot
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69 get off on the wrong foot
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70 to get off on the wrong foot
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71 to be caught on the wrong foot
to be caught on the wrong footter de agir quando não se está preparado.English-Portuguese dictionary > to be caught on the wrong foot
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72 to start/get off on the wrong foot
to start/get off on the wrong footcomeçar mal.English-Portuguese dictionary > to start/get off on the wrong foot
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73 be caught on the wrong foot
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74 get off on the right/wrong foot
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75 step off on the wrong foot
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76 (to) wrong-foot
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(to) wrong-foot /rɔŋˈfʊt/v. t.( sport e fig., ingl.) prendere, cogliere in contropiede; spiazzare. -
78 catch someone on the wrong foot
expr infmlI could have given you some money, but I'm afraid you've caught me on the wrong foot, I have none at the moment — Я бы дал тебе денег, но сейчас ты пришел не вовремя, у меня ничего нет
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79 catch smb. on the wrong foot
застать кого-л. врасплохIt was Mrs. Skeffington. As she opened the door, her face was reddened, her manner flustered. She said: ‘Oh, it's you two, is it? I'm afraid you've caught me on the wrong foot...’ (C. P. Snow, ‘The Affair’, ch. 20) — Когда миссис Скеффингтон открыла дверь, я заметил, что лицо ее красно и манеры несколько суетливы. - Ах, это вы! - сказала она. - Вы застали меня за неподходящим занятием...
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80 start off on the wrong foot
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См. также в других словарях:
foot wrong — (usu in neg) to make a mistake or blunder ● foot … Useful english dictionary
put a foot wrong — to make a mistake He never put a foot wrong during the campaign. • • • Main Entry: ↑foot put a foot wrong see ↑foot, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑put put a foot wrong see ↑ … Useful english dictionary
not put a foot wrong — phrase to do nothing wrong and not make any mistakes During two days of tough interviews, he never put a foot wrong. Thesaurus: to do something well or better than someone elsesynonym Main entry: foot … Useful english dictionary
put a foot wrong — ► put a foot wrong make a mistake: he never put a foot wrong with his hosts. Main Entry: ↑foot … English terms dictionary
not put a foot wrong — (not) put a foot wrong British & Australian to not make any mistakes. Angie has always been good at her job, she never puts a foot wrong … New idioms dictionary
put a foot wrong — (not) put a foot wrong British & Australian to not make any mistakes. Angie has always been good at her job, she never puts a foot wrong … New idioms dictionary
can't put a foot wrong — British & Australian if someone can t put a foot wrong, people like them so much that they think everything they do is perfect. As far as Charles is concerned, she can t put a foot wrong … New idioms dictionary
put a foot wrong usu. with negative — make a mistake. → foot … English new terms dictionary
not put a foot wrong — to do nothing wrong and not make any mistakes During two days of tough interviews, he never put a foot wrong … English dictionary
not put a foot wrong — to not make any mistakes. The author never puts a foot wrong as she tells this tangled story filled with complex characters … New idioms dictionary
foot — ► NOUN (pl. feet) 1) the lower extremity of the leg below the ankle, on which a person walks. 2) the base or bottom of something vertical. 3) the end of a bed where the occupant s feet normally rest. 4) a unit of linear measure equal to 12 inches … English terms dictionary