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1) (smb.) оказаться в выигрышном положении, превзойти кого-л.; взять верх; ≈ заткнуть за пояс кого-л‘It's too bad, daughter,’ he resumed quietly, once he was satisfied that she was going to have little, if anything to say. ‘I'm bettin' my anger get the best of me.’ (Th. Dreiser, ‘The Financier’, ch. XXXVII) — - Мне очень жаль, дочка, - уже спокойнее продолжал Батлер, решив, что она больше не находит возражений. - Я поддался гневу.
2) (smb.) перехитрить, обмануть, надуть кого-л.; ≈ обвести кого-л. вокруг пальца...he had been in the presence of men who were trying to get the best of him, to make a fool of him, to have fun at his expense. (Sh. Anderson, ‘Poor White’, ch. VI) —...это были люди, которые старались перехитрить и одурачить Стива, да еще и посмеяться над ним.
3) (smth.) преодолеть, победить что-л., справиться с чем-л.; добиться максимальных преимуществ, извлечь наибольшую выгоду из чего-л. (тж. have the best of it или of the bargain)But while his strength still endured Ernest was fighting with such ungovernable fury, and such a complete disregard of personal consequences, that he was for a while at any rate, getting the best of it. (H. R. Haggard, ‘The Witch's Head’, ch. I) — Пока в нем еще была сила, Эрнест дрался с неукротимой яростью, не думая о возможных последствиях, и по крайней мере некоторое время все преимущества были на его стороне.
He was obviously getting the best of the game. — Было очевидно, что он выигрывал.
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122 get the better of
1) (smb.) оказаться в выигрышном положении, взять верх, превзойти кого-лIt was universally felt in the bar that Mrs. Hall had the better of him. His next words showed as much. (H. G. Wells, ‘The Invisible Man’, ch. 7) — Все посетители трактира чувствовали, что перевес на стороне миссис Холл; последующие слова незнакомца подтвердили это.
And I've no doubt that you can get the better of me in a debating match. (J. Wain, ‘Strike the Father Dead’, part IV, ‘Alfred’) — Я не сомневаюсь, что вы всегда сумеете переспорить меня.
2) (smb.) перехитрить, обмануть, надуть кого-л.; ≈ обвести кого-л. вокруг пальцаThe trouble with Walt was he was always letting somebody get the better of him when it came to business deals. (E. Caldwell, ‘Jackpot’, ‘Ten Thousand Blueberry Crates’) — Беда Уолта была в том, что стоило ему пуститься в коммерцию, и он непременно оставался в дураках.
3) (smb.) овладеть, завладеть кем-л., одолеть кого-лMrs Hamlyn knew that her thoughts had got the better of her now and that she would not easily sleep again. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Complete Short Stories’, ‘P. and O.’) — Миссис Хемлин поняла, что не скоро снова уснет: мысли опять завладели ею.
Her exasperation got the better of her. She stood up. ‘What do you take me for? A complete fool?’ (A. J. Cronin, ‘Shannon's Way’, book II, ch. 7) — Не в силах сдержать досаду, она поднялась. "Да за кого вы меня принимаете? Что я, круглая дура, что ли?"
...I can only say that my sense of humour got the better of me and I had a good laugh at having been so thoroughly taken in. (H. Pollitt, ‘Serving My Time’, ch. XIII) —...остается сказать, что чувство юмора взяло верх и я от души расхохотался над тем, как ловко меня надули.
4) (smth.) преодолеть, победить, побороть, перебороть что-л., справиться, совладать с чем-л., взять верх над чем-лSally was glad she had got the better of that tempestuous impulse, although it was as much as she could do to overcome her frenzy at the time. (K. S. Prichard, ‘Golden Miles’, ch. 18) — Салли была счастлива, что поборола в себе безумный порыв, хотя ей стоило большого труда взять себя в руки.
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123 get-together
∎ I'm having a get-together with some friends nous faisons une petite soirée entre amis;∎ you and I must have a little get-together one day il faut qu'on se voie un de ces jours tous les deuxUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > get-together
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124 get in touch with
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125 get along well with
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128 get in touch with s.o.
get in touch with s.o.expr.• comunicarse con alguien expr.
См. также в других словарях:
get with it — {v. phr.}, {slang} To pay attention; be alive or alert; get busy. * /The students get with it just before examinations./ * /The coach told the team to get with it./ Compare: ON THE BALL … Dictionary of American idioms
get with it — {v. phr.}, {slang} To pay attention; be alive or alert; get busy. * /The students get with it just before examinations./ * /The coach told the team to get with it./ Compare: ON THE BALL … Dictionary of American idioms
get with it — 1. in. to modernize one’s attitudes and behavior. □ Get with it, Martin. Get real! □ You really have to get with it, Ernie. 2. in. to hurry up and get busy; to be more industrious with something. □ Get with it; we’ve got a lot to do … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
get with it — 1. v. hurry up; get a move on; get started. Get with it already, we ve got to go. 2. v. make one s ideas and actions current. Come on, get with it. You re so behind the times … English slang
get\ with\ it — v. phr. slang To pay attention; be alive or alert; get busy. The students get with it just before examinations. The coach told the team to get with it. Compare: on the ball … Словарь американских идиом
get with it — pay attention, get busy I told him to get with it or he would get in trouble with the boss … Idioms and examples
get with it — I vp Hurry up. If you don t get with it, we will never finish this work. 1960s II vp To come to understand, become aware of what is what. If Sofia doesn t get with it, she will never be popular. 1980s … Historical dictionary of American slang
get with it — become aware, learn how, in the know Leni, a friend at work, told me to get with it or I d lose my job … English idioms
ˈget with — phrasal verb spoken get with it to pay attention to what is happening and start doing what you should be doing … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
get with — phrasal : to pay attention to : become busy about there were signs and sounds that television was about to get with it Newsweek … Useful english dictionary
get with the programme — get with the ˈprogramme idiom (BrE) (NAmE get with the ˈprogram) (informal) (usually in orders) used to tell sb that they should change their attitude and do w … Useful english dictionary
