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361 кончен бал
[sent; these forms only; fixed WO]=====⇒ that is the end of what has been going on, it is all over:- the party <the game, the ball> is over;- [in refer, to criminal activities, wrongdoings etc] the jig < the game> is up.♦ Каждое её слово камнем откладывалось в нём, всё утяжеляя и утяжеляя тёмный груз переполнявшей его горечи... Никогда раньше Золотарёву не приходилось испытывать подобной муки... И горячечно забываясь в ночи, он с отчаянием подытожил: "Кончен бал!" (Максимов 1). Every word she spoke fell like a stone upon him, making the dark burden of the anguish that filled him more and more unbearable....Zolotarev had never experienced such torment before....And as he drifted into feverish sleep he concluded in despair, "The ball is over!" (la).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > кончен бал
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going-over — n [singular] informal 1.) a thorough examination of something to make sure it is all right →↑once over ▪ The media gave his personal life a pretty firm going over. 2.) give sth a going over to improve the condition of something, for example by… … Dictionary of contemporary English
going-over — noun singular INFORMAL the process of looking at something to check it: I d like you to give these documents a quick going over … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
going over — index restatement Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
going-over — ► NOUN informal 1) a thorough cleaning or inspection. 2) a beating … English terms dictionary
going-over — [gō′iŋō′vər] n. Informal ☆ 1. an inspection or examination, esp. a thorough one ☆ 2. a severe scolding or beating … English World dictionary
going-over — 1) N SING If you give someone or something a going over, you examine them thoroughly. [INFORMAL] Michael was given a complete going over and then treated for glandular fever. 2) N SING A going over is a violent attack on or criticism of someone.… … English dictionary
going over — 1. n. an examination. □ After a thorough going over, the doctor pronounced me alive. □ I gave your car a good going over, and I fixed a lot of little things. 2. n. a beating. □ Sam gave the guy a terrible going over … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
going-over — /goh ing oh veuhr/, n., pl. goings over /goh ingz oh veuhr/. 1. a review, examination, or investigation: The accounts were given a thorough going over. 2. a severe, thorough scolding. 3. a sound thrashing; beating: The hoodlums gave him a good… … Universalium
going over — noun a) An inspection, examination, review, or investigation. Make sure to give the refurbished products a real going over before they are sold. b) An overhaul. After the bankruptcy, our accoun … Wiktionary
going-over — noun 1 a thorough examination of something to make sure it is all right: The car needs a good going over. 2 give sb a going over especially BrE to hit someone and hurt them … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
going-over — UK / US noun [singular] informal the process of looking at something to check it I d like you to give these documents a quick going over. • give someone a going over … English dictionary
