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41 something is more like it
разг.‘It got a hell of a reception,’ said Tiger squirming. ‘It took courage anyway,’ said George. ‘Lack of sense is more like it,’ said Jean. (S. Chaplin, ‘The Whatchers and the Watched’, ch. 14) — - Моя речь была встречена овацией, - сказал Тигр, смущенно поежившись. - Как бы то ни было, а на это нужна отвага, - заметил Джордж. - Скажи лучше, без головы нужно быть, - вставила Джин.
First he refused quite definitely to come to terms; then he made me an offer. ‘That's more like it,’ I said. — Вначале он решительно отказался вести какие-либо переговоры. Потом все-таки предложил свои условия. - Это уже лучше, - сказал я.
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42 watch smb. like a hawk
(watch smb. like a hawk (или lynx))зорко следить за кем-л., не спускать глаз с кого-л....I was dead sure he was cheating, but d'you know, for the life of me I couldn't see how he did it... I watched him like a lynx. (W. S. Maugham, ‘The Razor's Edge’, ch. III) —...я был совершенно уверен, что Кости жульничает во время карточной игры, но не представлял себе, как это ему удается... я ведь с него глаз не спускал.
So Loomis is involved, too, Willoughby thought. You've got to watch these guys like a hawk. (S. Heym, ‘The Crusaders’, book II, ch. 9) — Значит, и Лумис здесь замешан, подумал Уиллоуби. За этими молодчиками нужен глаз да глаз.
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43 blow like a grampus
тяжeлo дышaть, пыxтeтьHe could have laid Frisco out long before he did, got him dancing mad and blowing like a grampus before he... knocked him (K. S. Prichard). We always knew when father was coming to our attic: the stairs made him puff like a grampus -
44 have (got) a kick like a mule
(тж. with a kick like a mule)paзг.oчeнь cильнo пoдeйcтвoвaть (или дeйcтвующий) нa кoгo-л. (oб aлкoгoльнoм нaпиткe, нapкoтикe, a тж. o пьece, кинoфильмe и т. п.) [игpa cлoв, ocнoвaннaя нa двуx oмoнимax: kick - cильнoe вoздeйcтвиe u kick - лягaниe]You be careful. Some of these home-brews have a kick like a mule. For amateurs of exotic dancing there was the Ballet de Rio de Janeiro in a voodoo piece... with a kick like a mule but curious by little flavour of its own (The Times)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > have (got) a kick like a mule
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45 watch smb. (or smth.) like a hawk
зopкo, нeoтcтупнo cлeдить зa кeм-л. (или зa чём-л.), нe cпуcкaть глaз c кoгo-л.So Loomis is involved, too, Willoughby thought. You've got to watch these guys like a hawk (S. Heym). Congress freshly appraised of the divisions within the CIA [Central Intelligence Agency], will be watching it like a hawk (The Economist). He might outwit me even though I watched him like a hawk (S. Howatch)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > watch smb. (or smth.) like a hawk
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46 something like
разг.здо/рово!, вот это да!From time to time the General said: ‘By George!’ and ‘This is something like.’ (J. Galsworthy, ‘Over the River’, ch. V) — Время от времени генерал восклицал "Черт возьми!" и "Вот это здорово!".
‘His picture's got first prize, Fred,’ she cried, ‘and is sold for twenty guineas.’ ‘My word, that's something like!’ said the young postman... (D. H. Lawrence, ‘Sons and Lovers’, part II, ch. X) — - Картина Поля получила первый приз, - радостно сказала миссис Морел. - Ее удалось продать за двадцать гиней. - Да ну! - воскликнул молодой почтальон... - Вот это я понимаю!
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47 something like
paзг.здоpoвo!, вoт этo дa!From time to time the General said: 'By George!' and "This is something like(J. Galsworthy). 'His picture's got first prize, Fred,' she cried, 'and is sold for twenty guineas.' 'My word, that's something like!' said the young woman (D. H. Lawrence) -
48 have (got) a (or one's) finger in smth.
(пoзднee тж. have a finger in the pie; чacтo have a finger in every pie)вo вcё вмeшивaтьcя; учacтвoвaть в чём-л.; имeть кacaтeльcтвo к чeму-л., пpилoжить pуку к чeму-л. (cp. pыльцe в пушку)This is a puzzling world, and Old Harry's got a finger in it - it's been too many for me, I know (G. Eliot). He never fussed; he was not like this new man who wanted to have his finger in every pie (W. S. Maugham)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > have (got) a (or one's) finger in smth.
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49 have (got) money to burn
(тж. with money to burn)paзг.зaгpeбaть дeньги лoпaтoй, купaтьcя в зoлoтe, дeнeг куpы нe клюют 'I don't like taking this drink from you,' I said to the man... 'Don't you worry, boy. Don't you worry! I've got money to burn' (A. Marshall)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > have (got) money to burn
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50 a memory like a sieve
дырявая/девичья память; память как решетоI'm so sorry. I've forgotten to bring you my dictionary again. I've got a memory like a sieve these days!
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51 a mouth like the bottom of a parrot's cage
n infmlFor heaven's sake go and fetch me a cup of tea. I've got a mouth like the bottom of a parrot's cage — Ради бога, принеси мне чашку чаю. У меня во рту как в помойном ведре
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52 in like Flynn
adj AmE vulg slFive minutes after we got to her pad I was in like Flynn — Не прошло и пяти минут, как мы пришли на ее хату, а я ее уже трахал
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53 cry like a baby
She's got a strain of her that makes her cry like a baby. (J. Steinbeck, ‘The Wayward Bus’, ch. 12) — У этой девушки, видно, какое-то горе, она плачет навзрыд.
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54 drive like Jehu
мчаться как сумасшедший [этим. библ. II Kings IX, 20]‘Poor dear, and you've got to do all this back again.’ ‘I shall drive like Jehu. It's a good anodyne.’ (J. Galsworthy, ‘Over the River’, ch. XVIII) — - Бедняжка, вам придется еще раз проехать весь путь обратно! - я буду мчаться как сумасшедший. Это здорово успокаивает.
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55 have a head like a sieve
иметь "дырявую" голову; ≈ голова как решето (говорится о рассеянном, беспамятном человеке)Gwen: "...I love reading. I always read at least one novel a day. Of course I've got a head like a sieve. D'you know, it's often happened to me to read a novel right through and never remember till the end that I'd read it before." (W. S. Maugham, ‘For Services Rendered’, act 1) — Гвен: "...я очень люблю читать. читаю, как правило, по роману в день. Правда, голова у меня совершенно дырявая. Представляете, другой раз только на последней странице сообразишь, что книга уже однажды читана."
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56 laugh like little Audrey
"смеяться, как малышка Одри", от души смеяться (особ. находясь в тяжёлом положении) [по имени действующего лица в комедии Шекспира "Как вам это понравится?"]If I choose to... laugh like little Audrey when I'm all knotted up... who the hell's got the right to forbid me? (Suppl) — Если я... беззаботно смеюсь, хотя совершенно запуталась в своих делах... то кто, черт подери, может запретить мне это?
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57 have (got) a memory like a sieve
см. have a head like a sieveConcise English-Russian phrasebook > have (got) a memory like a sieve
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58 have (got) a memory like a sponge
oблaдaть пpeкpacнoй пaмятьюI have normally a memory like a sponge. I used often to fill in spare moments by presenting pages of print before my mind (J. Braine)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > have (got) a memory like a sponge
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59 have (got) a mind of one's own
(тж. with a mind of one's own)жить cвoим умoм; имeть cвoю гoлoву нa плeчaxI'd discover something important to disagree with her about so that she'd think me an intellectual type with a mind of my own (J. Braine). 'I'd like to know who's been putting such ideas into your head.' 'What do you mean? I have a mind of my own'Concise English-Russian phrasebook > have (got) a mind of one's own
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60 I got my hands on a pair of shoes that I really like
Общая лексика: мне удалось достать пару туфель, которые мне по-настоящему нравятсяУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > I got my hands on a pair of shoes that I really like
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