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1 have the wall
1) держаться у стены, ближе к стене [чтобы не упасть в сточную канаву - в старину, когда тротуаров не было, сточные канавы тянулись по обочинам дороги]...the parlour window... is so close upon the foot-way that the passenger who takes the wall brushes the dim glass with his coat sleeve. (Ch. Dickens, ‘The Old Curiosity Shop’, ch. XXXIII) —...домишко... выдвинулся на самый тротуар, так что прохожие, державшиеся ближе к стене, задевали мутное стекло окна рукавом.
2) (of smb.) не уступать кому-л. дороги, иметь преимущество перед кем-л., взять верх над кем-л.Sampson: "A dog of that house shall move me to stand. I will take the wall of any man or maid of Montague's." (W. Shakespeare, ‘Romeo and Juliet’, act I, sc. 1) — Самсон: "Нет уж, ни от одной собаки из этого дома не побегу! На стену полезу и возьму верх над любым мужчиной, над любой девкой из дома Монтекки." (перевод Т. Щепкиной-Куперник)
The Spaniards... had... no room, in that narrow path, to use their pikes. The English had the wall of them; and to have the wall there, was to have the foe's life at their mercy. (Ch. Kingsley, ‘Westward Hol’, ch. 25) — Испанцам... негде... было повернуться на этой узкой дороге и пустить в ход пики. Англичане были господами положения, а это означало, что жизнь противника была в их руках.
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2 have the wall of
1) Общая лексика: не уступить (кому-л.) дороги (лучшего места) -
3 have the wall of (smb.)
Макаров: не уступить (кому-л.) дороги, не уступить (кому-л.) лучшего местаУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > have the wall of (smb.)
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4 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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5 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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6 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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7 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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8 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 -
9 have one’s back to the wall
be hard-pressed, on the defensive быть прижатым к стенеI had no choice, I had my back to the wall.
English-Russian mini useful dictionary > have one’s back to the wall
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10 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 -
11 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 -
12 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 -
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.) estar em posição difícil -
14 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 -
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.) biti v zagati -
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.) joutua seinää vasten -
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.) møte veggen, stå med ryggen mot veggen -
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.) essere con le spalle al muro -
19 have one's back to the wall
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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.) być przypartym do muru
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