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81 walls have ears
1) Общая лексика: стены имеют уши2) Пословица: и у стен есть уши, лес видит, а поле слышит, сказал бы словечко, да волк недалёчко (used by a person who is afraid to make a frank statement and say what he really thinks about something or somebody) -
82 at somebody's elbow
под рукойWhen doing translation work, it's imperative to have a good dictionary at one's elbow.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > at somebody's elbow
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83 bite somebody's head off
набросить/напуститься на кого-либо; отругатьWe have a lovely supper for you, we ask a civil question, pass a remark about how nice your friend is, and get our heads bitten off.
Keep away from Christine this morning. She's in a bad mood. — I know. She bit my head off for no reason when I arrived.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > bite somebody's head off
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84 blow up in somebody's face
лопнуть как мыльный пузырьThe government's attempts at reform have blown up in its face, with demonstrations taking place all over the country.
The thief's plan to rob the bank blew up in his face when a policeman stopped him.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > blow up in somebody's face
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85 cut somebody dead
в упор не видеть (игнорировать)I must have offended her, because last time we met she cut me dead.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > cut somebody dead
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86 dance to somebody's tune
идти на поводу у кого-либо; плясать под чью-то дудкуPowerful local residents seem to have the council dancing to their tune.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > dance to somebody's tune
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87 deal with somebody
inf разобраться с кем-либо; наказатьRichard has caused us enough trouble. Just leave him to me — I’ll deal with him.
All those who opposed us have now been dealt with.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > deal with somebody
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88 drum somebody out
inf old-fash вышибить (выгнать, изгнать, исключить)l shall have you drummed out of this school in utter disgrace!
They drummed him out of the club.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > drum somebody out
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89 fawn on somebody
подлизываться, выслуживатьсяHe fawns on his rich uncle, hoping to gain some of his money.
It’s no good fawning on the teacher, you have to earn good marks.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > fawn on somebody
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90 fink on somebody
Am sl стучать, донести (сообщить)How did the police know? Someone must have finked on him.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > fink on somebody
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91 get back to somebody
отзвонить, выйти на связь, связатьсяI don’t have the information you need just now, so I’ll get back to you later.
I’ll take advice on this matter and get back to you later.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > get back to somebody
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92 get up somebody's nose
inf действовать на нервы; раздражатьTo be honest, I prefer not to have to deal with her. She gets up my nose.
It's the way he follows me around everywhere — it gets right up my nose.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > get up somebody's nose
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93 give somebody a piece of one's mind
вправить мозги (высказать неодобрение); отчитать; сказать все, что думаешьIf he does that again, she's going to give him a piece of her mind.
You can't let people get away with that sort of thing. You should have given her a piece of your mind.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > give somebody a piece of one's mind
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94 give somebody the boot
inf вытурить/турнуть/выгнать с работыHe won't have a chance of carrying out this project as he has just been given the boot.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > give somebody the boot
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95 keep a tight rein on somebody
form держать на коротком поводке/в узде; держать в ежовых рукавицахThe teacher kept a tight rein on his students.
I have to keep a tight rein on my wife's spending.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > keep a tight rein on somebody
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96 knock somebody into the middle of next week
всыпать по первое числоThe little boy had to do as he was told or his brother would have knocked him into the middle of next week.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > knock somebody into the middle of next week
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97 lean on somebody
inf 1. нажать, надавить на кого-либоFilm production is an enormously competitive business, so the producers lean on the writers.
The gangsters were leaning on storekeepers to pay them protection money.
2. рассчитывать, полагатьсяI would gladly do what you ask if you only stopped leaning on me so hard!
He’s leaning on me for help.
You have to make your own way in the world, and not lean on your father for the rest of your life.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > lean on somebody
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98 let somebody in for
впутать(ся), обречь на что-либоYou don’t realize, darling, what you’ve let me in for.
We stood in front of this awful hotel and thought, what have we let ourselves in for?
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > let somebody in for
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99 let somebody in for something
влезть во что-либо; впутаться; обречь себя на что-либоWhen I agreed to do the job, I didn't know what I was letting myself in for, or I would have refused.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > let somebody in for something
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100 put somebody down
делать посмешище из кого-либо, незаслуженно критиковать, пренебрежительно отзыватьсяApril never gives her boss credit for anything. She’s always putting him down, although he’s a very competent man.
Why do you have to put me down in front of everyone like that?
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > put somebody down
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