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121 put the lid on
разг.угробить, доконать; сорвать (планы и т. п.); довершить бедуHiggins: "Oh, after your first visit I remember making some silly joke of the kind." Doolittle: "Ah! You may well call it a silly joke. It put the lid on me right enough." (B. Shaw, ‘Pygmalion’, act V) — Хиггинс: "Кажется, после нашего последнего разговора я действительно отпустил какую-то глупую шутку в этом роде." Дулиттл: "Хороша шутка! Она меня в гроб уложила, эта ваша шутка!"
‘He hasn't come back...’ ‘This rather puts the lid on,’ said Christina Alberta. ‘What are we going to do now?’ (H. G. Wells, ‘Christina Alberta's Father’, book I, ch. VI) — - Он не вернулся... - Это конец, - сказала Кристина Альберта. - Что же нам теперь делать?
Russ: "The failure of this last piece has put the lid on the... Theatre. But the crisis has been approaching for a long time." (A. Bennett, ‘The Love-Mutch’, sc. 2) — Расс: "Провал этой последней пьесы доконал... театр. Но кризис назревал уже давно."
But Algy's put the lid on that plan. (D. Cusack and. F. James, ‘Come in Spinner’, ‘Saturday II’) — Но Элджи сорвал этот план.
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122 set the ball rolling
разг.сделать первый шаг, положить начало, начать действовать; начать, завязать разговор, открыть дискуссию [первонач. амер.]...I'll start the ball rolling with a thousand dollars. (J. O'Hara, ‘Ten North Frederick’, part I) —...я начну сбор денег на памятник взносом в тысячу долларов.
We're going up to Drake's office and start the ball rolling. (E. S. Gardner, ‘The Case of the Reluctant Model’, ch. 5) — Мы отправимся к Дрейку в контору и примемся за дело.
There was a short embarrassed pause while they looked at one another and waited for someone to open the argument. Finally George Groton spoke: ‘I'm the junior. So I'll start the ball rolling if you like.’ (M. West, ‘The Ambassador’, ch. VII) — Воцарилось краткое, напряженное молчание, все смотрели друг на друга и ждали, кто заговорит первым. Наконец молчание прервал Джордж Гротон. - Я здесь самый младший, - сказал он, - и, если не возражаете, начну первым.
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123 be out of the picture
1) нe cooтвeтcтвoвaть; диcгapмoниpoвaть, выпaдaть из oбщeгo тoнaThey no longer thought so much that their own dress was picturesque; they merely thought that his dress was out of the picture (C. K. Chesterton). "Old Forsyte" was sitting precisely as if alone in the world... he seemed to Michael quite fascinatingly detached; and yet not out of the picture (J. Galsworthy)2) пepecтaть aктивнo дeйcтвoвaть; нe пpинимaть учacтия; нe cooтвeтcтвoвaть cвoeму нaзнaчeнию; - coйти co cцeныThe reason for my not going back to research is that I've lost confidence; I feel I'm out of the picture (J. Lindsay). I'm sorry I've been out of the picture, but I've been up to my neck... Haven't had a bloody minute (K. Amis). Certain preventive measures will be taken. If they're effective, Trevayne will be out of the picture (R. Ludlam) -
124 that's ... for you
идиом. такова …John tried hard, but he lost the game. That's life for you. — Джон упорно старался, но проиграл игру. Что ж, такова жизнь.
Mary changed her mind about going. That's a girl for you. — Мэри передумала уезжать. Девушка есть девушка.Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > that's ... for you
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125 that's smth for you
идиом. такова …John tried hard, but he lost the game. That's life for you. — Джон упорно старался, но проиграл игру. Что ж, такова жизнь.
Mary changed her mind about going. That's a girl for you. — Мэри передумала уезжать. Девушка есть девушка.Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > that's smth for you
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126 to knock for six
Ударить с большой силой, добиться решительной победы. В крикете счёт в 6 очков достигается тогда, когда мяч ударяется с такой силой, что летит за пределы поля, не касаясь земли. Маршал Монтгомери (1887—1976), командующий британскими войсками в Северной Африке во время Второй мировой войны, был любителем спортивных метафор. Он обещал своим войскам, что они 'would knock the Germans for six' («разобьют немцев»), что они и сделали.When she told me that she was going to marry someone else I was knocked for six. — Когда она сообщила мне, что собирается выйти замуж за другого, я был ошеломлён.
English-Russian dictionary of expressions > to knock for six
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127 all for (someone or something)
быть целиком заI was all for going on a picnic, the day being so sunny.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > all for (someone or something)
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128 all for (someone or something)
быть целиком заI was all for going on a picnic, the day being so sunny.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > all for (someone or something)
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