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1 Give someone a fair crack of the whip
Дать кому-либо возможность проявить себяDifficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > Give someone a fair crack of the whip
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2 fair crack of the whip
To crack the whip — взмахнуть хлыстом, подстегнуть плетью. To give someone a fair crack of the whip — дать кому-либо справедливую, долгожданную возможность раскрыть, выразить себя в чём-либо, в каком-либо деле, работе. Во времена извозчиков и конных повозок тот, кто держал плеть, тот и погонял и, следовательно, являлся главным и ответственным лицом.John is a very capable manager, but he has never been given any opportunity to show how good he is. He ought to be given a fair crack of the whip. — Джон — очень способный руководитель, но у него никогда не было возможности проявить свой талант. Ему нужно дать возможность «взмахнуть хлыстом».
English-Russian dictionary of expressions > fair crack of the whip
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3 fair crack of the whip
1. благоприятный ход событий, дел, действий;2. иметь все шансы на успех, возможность беспрепятственно преуспеть; 3. призыв к разуму, справедливости, рассудку, благоразумиюdo you think that's a fair go? – ты думаешь, все будет нормально? give a bloke a fair go! – дайте парню шанс! fair go, mate! – давай начистоту, приятель!
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4 fair crack of the whip
1. благоприятный ход событий, дел, действий;2. иметь все шансы на успех, возможность беспрепятственно преуспеть; 3. призыв к разуму, справедливости, рассудку, благоразумиюdo you think that's a fair go? – ты думаешь, все будет нормально? give a bloke a fair go! – дайте парню шанс! fair go, mate! – давай начистоту, приятель!
English-Russian australian expression > fair crack of the whip
См. также в других словарях:
give someone a fair crack of the whip — give (someone) a fair crack of the whip British & Australian, informal to give someone an opportunity to do something. Will you make sure all the speakers are given a fair crack of the whip in the debate? … New idioms dictionary
give a fair crack of the whip — give (someone) a fair crack of the whip British & Australian, informal to give someone an opportunity to do something. Will you make sure all the speakers are given a fair crack of the whip in the debate? … New idioms dictionary
get a fair crack of the whip — get/have a fair crack of the whip give (someone) a fair crack of the whip to give someone an opportunity to do something. We ll take turns to host the conference. That way we ll all get a fair crack of the whip … New idioms dictionary
have a fair crack of the whip — get/have a fair crack of the whip give (someone) a fair crack of the whip to give someone an opportunity to do something. We ll take turns to host the conference. That way we ll all get a fair crack of the whip … New idioms dictionary
Fair crack of the whip — (give smb.) a fair go; is said when someone has done or said something wrong or not correct, or going to (to let them know); appeal for fairness … Dictionary of Australian slang
fair crack of the whip — Australian Slang (give smb.) a fair go; is said when someone has done or said something wrong or not correct, or going to (to let them know); appeal for fairness … English dialects glossary
fair — fair1 W2S1 [feə US fer] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(reasonable and acceptable)¦ 2¦(treating everyone equally)¦ 3¦(quite large)¦ 4¦(hair/skin)¦ 5¦(according to the rules)¦ 6¦(level of ability)¦ 7¦(weather)¦ 8 have had more than your fair share of something 9… … Dictionary of contemporary English
whip — 1 noun 1 (C) a long thin piece of rope or leather with a handle used for making animals move or punishing people: crack a whip (=make a loud noise with a whip) 2 (C) a member of the US Congress or the British Parliament who is responsible for… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
crack — 1 verb 1 BREAK (I, T) to break or make something break so that it gets one or more lines on its surface: Don t put that delicate china in the dishwasher it may crack. | She fell off her bike and cracked a bone in her leg. 2 LOUD SOUND (I, T) to… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
fair — 1 adjective 1 REASONABLE AND ACCEPTABLE a situation, system, or way of treating people that is fair seems reasonable and acceptable: a fair wage for the job | Who said life was fair? | Everyone should have the right to a fair trial. | it is fair… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
whip — whip1 [wıp] v past tense and past participle whipped present participle whipping [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: Probably from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German wippen to swing ] 1.) [T] to hit someone or something with a whip ▪ He whipped the horse… … Dictionary of contemporary English
