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1 for dear life
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2 for dear life
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3 for dear life
изо всех сил, отчаянно; во весь опор, стремительно; что есть мочи, сломя голову; спасая свою жизнь (обыкн. употр. с гл. to flight, to flee, to ride и to run)Before them lay the Nile, and at the other end of it was one Gordon, fighting for dear life, in a town called Khartoum. (R. Kipling, ‘The Light That Failed’, ch. II) — Перед ними простирался Нил, а на другом его конце, в городе Хартуме, некто Гордон бился не на живот, а на смерть.
They had to make a dash for dear life out of the country when that Mohammed... had been killed. (J. Conrad, ‘Lord Jim’, ch. 23) — Им пришлось во все лопатки удирать из страны, когда убили... этого Магомета.
They were now eating away for dear life, wanting to get away as soon as they could... (J. B. Priestley, ‘The Good Companions’, book I, ch. V) — Они уплетали за обе щеки и подумывали, как бы удрать поскорее...
And all the time he was writing, writing, writing for dear life. He wrote a number of short stories and part of a novel he could not find the end for... (J. Jones, ‘Some Came Running’, book I, ch. IV) — И все время Дейв писал, писал, писал не покладая рук. Он написал несколько рассказов и часть романа, конец которого еще не придумал...
Laborde had to jump on the running board and hang on for dear life as Bing raced across the field... (S. Heym, ‘The Crusaders’, book I, ch. 8) — Лаборд вскочил на подножку и изо всех сил цеплялся за дверцу, пока Бинг гнал машину по полю...
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4 for dear life
изo вcex cил, oтчaяннo; cтpeмитeльнo; cпacaя cвoю жизнь; cлoмя гoлoву, co вcex нoг, вo вce лoпaтки (oбыкн. упoтp. c гл. to fight, to flee, to ride и to run)And all the time he was writing, writing, writing for dear life. He wrote a number of short stories and part of a novel he could not find the end for (J. Jones). Laborde had to jump on the running board and hang on for dear life as Bing raced across the field (S. Heym). They had to make a dash for dear life out of the country when that Mohammed... had been killed (J. Conrad) -
5 for dear life
1) Общая лексика: изо всех сил, не на жизнь, а на смерть, отчаянно, во все лопатки, сломя голову, со всех ног2) Пословица: изо всех сил (трудиться, стараться, пр.) -
6 for dear life
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7 for dear life
adv. can havliyle, canla başla, can havli ile, gayret ederek -
8 for dear life
adv. can havliyle, canla başla, can havli ile, gayret ederek -
9 for dear life
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10 for dear life
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11 for\ dear\ life
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12 for dear life
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13 for dear life
не на жизнь, а на́ смертьThe Americanisms. English-Russian dictionary. > for dear life
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14 for one’s life/for dear life
for one’s life/for dear lifecomo se fosse para salvar a vida.English-Portuguese dictionary > for one’s life/for dear life
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15 LIFE: FOR DEAR LIFE
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16 hold on for dear life
Общая лексика: to use a lot of effort to keep something (With so few jobs available, workers are holding on for dear life to the jobs they already have) -
17 ran for dear life
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18 fight for dear life
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19 flee for dear life
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20 ride for dear life
Общая лексика: нестись во весь опор
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for dear life — adverb as though your life was at stake he was running for dear life * * * DESPERATELY, with all one s might, with might and main, for all one is worth, as fast/hard as possible, like the devil. → life * * * adverb : so as to save or as if trying … Useful english dictionary
for dear life — {adv. phr.} As though afraid of losing your life. * /He was running for dear life toward town./ * /When the horse began to run, she held on for dear life./ … Dictionary of American idioms
for dear life — {adv. phr.} As though afraid of losing your life. * /He was running for dear life toward town./ * /When the horse began to run, she held on for dear life./ … Dictionary of American idioms
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for dear life — to save your life, because a life is in danger When the bear stood up on its hind legs, we ran for dear life … English idioms
for dear life — as though afraid of losing one s life The mountain climber held on to the rock for dear life as he waited for someone to rescue him … Idioms and examples
for dear life — we held on to the rope for dear life Syn: desperately, with all one s might, for all one is worth, as fast/hard as possible, like the devil … Thesaurus of popular words
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hang on to someone for dear life — hang/hold on (to (something/someone)) for dear life to hold something or someone as tightly as you can in order to avoid falling. I sat behind Gary on the bike and hung on for dear life as we sped off. A rope was passed down and she held on to it … New idioms dictionary
hang on to for dear life — hang/hold on (to (something/someone)) for dear life to hold something or someone as tightly as you can in order to avoid falling. I sat behind Gary on the bike and hung on for dear life as we sped off. A rope was passed down and she held on to it … New idioms dictionary