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1 have a monkey on back
1) Американизм: быть наркоманом2) Идиоматическое выражение: (one's) иметь серьезные неприятности -
2 have a turkey on back
Сленг: (one's) быть пьяным -
3 have eyes at the back of one's head
"иметь глаза на затылке", всё видеть, всё, замечать‘Just look at that!’ she said. ‘I knew it. I knew it was going to happen the minute my back was turned, and I didn't have to have eyes in the back of my head to see it, neither.’ (E. Caldwell, ‘Jenny by Nature’, ch. XV) — - Только посмотрите на нее! - сказала она. - Так я и знала! Так я и знала, что это случится, не успею я повернуться к ней спиной. Мне даже и глаз на затылке не понадобилось, чтобы это увидеть.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > have eyes at the back of one's head
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4 have one's back against the wall
have one's back to/against the wall загнанный в угол; припертый к стенкеHe certainly has his back to the wall as he has lost his job and cannot find another one.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > have one's back against the wall
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5 have one's back to the wall
have one's back to/against the wall загнанный в угол; припертый к стенкеHe certainly has his back to the wall as he has lost his job and cannot find another one.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > have one's back to the wall
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6 have one's back to the wall
(have one's back to the wall (тж. with one's back to the wall))быть припёртым к стенке, находиться в отчаянном положенииJust imagine the position of a general commanding an army of men with their backs to the wall, and daring to tell them in the supreme hour of battle that their defeat was inevitable! What would happen to him? He would be shot at dawn for treachery and cowardice... (H. Pollitt, ‘Selected Articles and Speeches’, ‘What Margate Means’) — Представьте себе положение генерала, командующего армией солдат, зажатых в кольцо наступающим врагом, который осмелился бы в критический момент сражения заявить солдатам, что их поражение неизбежно! Что произойдет с ним после этого? Он будет расстрелян за измену и трусость...
Large English-Russian phrasebook > have one's back to the wall
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7 have a monkey on one's back
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8 have one's back up
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9 have one's back against (or to) the wall
быть пpипёpтым к cтeнe, нaxoдитьcя в oтчaяннoм пoлoжeнииAs for the dances and the fetish worship, the missionaries have not the power to stop them if they wished to: Christianity here has its back to the wall (Gr. Greene). I'm in the position of a man with his back to the wall. I'm fighting for my life (Th. Dreiser)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > have one's back against (or to) the wall
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10 have a turkey on one's back
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > have a turkey on one's back
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11 have a monkey on one's back
expr sl1)Do you think she wants to have a monkey on her back? — Неужели ты думаешь, что ей так хочется сидеть на игле?
2) AmEThe telephone rang and when the policeman picked up the receiver a voice came across hoarse and trembling, "I have a monkey on my back" — Зазвенел телефон, и когда этот полицейский поднял трубку, послышался хриплый и дрожащий голос: "Я готов выдать вам любого, если вы дадите мне уколоться"
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > have a monkey on one's back
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12 have smb. on one's back
The people could not have stood it; and, moreover, I should have had the Established Roman Catholic Church on my back in a minute. (M. Twain, ‘A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court’, ch. 10) — Народ не вынес бы внезапности; к тому же на меня тотчас насела бы господствующая римско-католическая церковь.
2) разг. иметь кого-л. на своем иждивении, кормить кого-лHe has a large family on his back. — Ему приходится кормить большую семью.
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13 have one's back to the wall
(to be in a very difficult or desperate situation: He certainly has his back to the wall as he has lost his job and cannot find another one.) stå med ryggen mod muren* * *(to be in a very difficult or desperate situation: He certainly has his back to the wall as he has lost his job and cannot find another one.) stå med ryggen mod muren -
14 have one's back to the wall
to be in a desperate situation:The army in the south have their backs to the wall, and are fighting a losing battle.
يكونُ ظَهْرُه إلى الحائِط، يكونُ في وَضْعٍ يائِس، وضْعٍ يَسْتَحيلُ فيه الفَرار; ظَهْرُهُ إلى الحائِط، مُحاصَرHe certainly has his back to the wall as he has lost his job and cannot find another one.
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15 have one's back to the wall
(to be in a very difficult or desperate situation: He certainly has his back to the wall as he has lost his job and cannot find another one.) estar entre la espada y la pared -
16 have one's back to the wall
(to be in a very difficult or desperate situation: He certainly has his back to the wall as he has lost his job and cannot find another one.) vera upp við vegg -
17 have one's back to the wall
(to be in a very difficult or desperate situation: He certainly has his back to the wall as he has lost his job and cannot find another one.) szorult helyzetben van -
18 have one's back to the wall
(to be in a very difficult or desperate situation: He certainly has his back to the wall as he has lost his job and cannot find another one.) estar em posição difícil -
19 have one's back to the wall
(to be in a very difficult or desperate situation: He certainly has his back to the wall as he has lost his job and cannot find another one.) zor durumda olmak, çıkmaza saplanmak -
20 have one's back to the wall
(to be in a very difficult or desperate situation: He certainly has his back to the wall as he has lost his job and cannot find another one.) biti v zagati
См. также в других словарях:
have eyes in the back of one's head — ► have eyes in the back of one s head know what is going on around one even when one cannot see it. Main Entry: ↑eye … English terms dictionary
have one's back to the wall — To be in a very difficult or desperate situation • • • Main Entry: ↑back … Useful english dictionary
have a monkey on one's back — (US sl) To be addicted to drugs • • • Main Entry: ↑monkey … Useful english dictionary
have one's back to the wall — idi have one s back to the wall, to be in a difficult or hopeless situation … From formal English to slang
to get one's back up — Back Back (b[a^]k), n. [AS. b[ae]c, bac; akin to Icel., Sw., & LG. bak, Dan. bag; cf. OHG. bahho ham, Skr. bhaj to turn, OSlav. b[=e]g[u^] flight. Cf. {Bacon}.] 1. In human beings, the hinder part of the body, extending from the neck to the end… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To put one's back up — Back Back (b[a^]k), n. [AS. b[ae]c, bac; akin to Icel., Sw., & LG. bak, Dan. bag; cf. OHG. bahho ham, Skr. bhaj to turn, OSlav. b[=e]g[u^] flight. Cf. {Bacon}.] 1. In human beings, the hinder part of the body, extending from the neck to the end… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
world\ on\ one's\ back — • weight of the world on one s shoulders • weight of the world on one s back • world on one s shoulders • world on one s back n. phr. A very heavy load of worry or responsibility; very tired or worried behavior, as if carrying the world; behavior … Словарь американских идиом
Behind one's back — Back Back (b[a^]k), n. [AS. b[ae]c, bac; akin to Icel., Sw., & LG. bak, Dan. bag; cf. OHG. bahho ham, Skr. bhaj to turn, OSlav. b[=e]g[u^] flight. Cf. {Bacon}.] 1. In human beings, the hinder part of the body, extending from the neck to the end… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To be on one's back — Back Back (b[a^]k), n. [AS. b[ae]c, bac; akin to Icel., Sw., & LG. bak, Dan. bag; cf. OHG. bahho ham, Skr. bhaj to turn, OSlav. b[=e]g[u^] flight. Cf. {Bacon}.] 1. In human beings, the hinder part of the body, extending from the neck to the end… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To lie on one's back — Back Back (b[a^]k), n. [AS. b[ae]c, bac; akin to Icel., Sw., & LG. bak, Dan. bag; cf. OHG. bahho ham, Skr. bhaj to turn, OSlav. b[=e]g[u^] flight. Cf. {Bacon}.] 1. In human beings, the hinder part of the body, extending from the neck to the end… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
have a monkey on one’s back — tv. to have a drug addiction. (Drugs. Have got can replace have.) □ Gert has a monkey on her back. □ Do you think she wants to have a monkey on her back? … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
