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81 man
1)( male human) Mann m;\man overboard! Mann über Bord!;he is a \man of his word er steht zu seinem Wort;the expedition was made up of 100 officers and men die Expedition bestand aus 100 Offizieren und einfachen Soldaten;to be a \man of action ein Mann der Tat sein;\man's bicycle Herrenfahrrad nt;a family \man Familienvater m;a \man of God Mann m Gottes;a ladies' \man Charmeur m, Frauenheld m;a \man-to-\man talk ein Gespräch nt unter Männern;to be a \man of the world ein Mann von Welt sein;dirty old \man fieser alter Kerl, alte Drecksau ( pej)to make a \man [out] of sb einen Mann aus jdm machen;to take sth like a \man etw wie ein Mann ertragengive me that, \man gib das her, Mann;this is my old \man, George das ist mein alter Junge, George;my good \man mein lieber Mannthis is one of the most dangerous substances known to \man dies ist eine der gefährlichsten Substanzen, die man kenntall men are equal alle Menschen sind gleich;our \man in Washington unser Mann in Washington;she's the right/wrong \man for the job sie ist die Richtige/Falsche für diesen Job;he's not a gambling/drinking \man er ist kein großer Spieler/Trinker;every \man for himself jeder für sich;the \man in the street der kleine Mann;the inner \man das Innere;the odd \man out der Außenseiter;as one \man wie ein Mann;as one \man, the delegates made for the exit geschlossen gingen die Delegierten hinaus;sb's right-hand \man jds rechte Hand8) (Am) (sl);the \man ( the boss) der Boss;PHRASES:to be \man enough for sth für etw akk Manns genug sein;to be one's own \man sein eigener Herr sein;to talk [as] \man to \man offen sprechen;to a \man bis auf den letzten Mann interj (fam: to emphasize) Mensch ( fam), Mann ( fam) ( in enthusiasm) Manometer ( fam) ( in anger) Mann ( fam), Menno ( fam)\man the pumps! alle Mann an die Pumpen!;to \man a ship ein Schiff bemannen -
82 on its own
on own — самостоятельно; сам по себе
on own right — самостоятельно; сам по себе
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83 remittance man
эмигрант, живущий на деньги, присылаемые с родиныno one man — ни один человек, взятый отдельно
if is great karma, man! — всё обстоит прекрасно, друг!
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84 dollar-a-year man
if is great karma, man! — всё обстоит прекрасно, друг!
to the last man — все до одного, все до последнего человека
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85 every man buckles his belt his ain gate
Пословица: всяк по-своему с ума сходит (his own way), всякий по-своему с ума сходит (his own way), каждый по-своему с ума сходит (his own way)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > every man buckles his belt his ain gate
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86 no man is a hero to his valet
syn: no man is a prophet in his own countryнеможливо зберегти ореол героя в очах свого служника ≅ чужих богів шукає, а своїх дома має a prophet is not without honour save in his own country a hedge between keeps friendship green familiarity breeds contemptEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > no man is a hero to his valet
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87 one's own master
one's own master/man вольный казак; вольная птицаHis expression hardened at the thought of working for somebody else, of no longer being his own master.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > one's own master
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88 get one's own back
expr infml esp AmEI haven't forgotten how he treated me, the bastard, and I promise I'll get my own back one day — Я не забыл, как этот козел обращался со мной. Ну ничего, я ему еще отомщу, я тебе обещаю
He swore he would get his own back on the man who raped his daughter — Он поклялся разделаться с тем типом, который изнасиловал его дочь
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > get one's own back
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89 not to be able to call one's soul one's own
не быть самому себе хозяином, не распоряжаться собой, не принадлежать себе; быть в полном подчинении, не сметь пикнутьPhilip: "...you'd never have been able to call your soul your own if she'd married you." (B. Shaw, ‘You Never Can Tell’, act III) — Филип: "...если бы она вышла за вас замуж, вам бы житья не было."
‘You left us at school for years: didn't care whether we lived or died.’ ‘Don't be hard on me, Pat.’ Paddy's voice trembled. ‘Ye know a business man can't call his soul his own...’ (K. S. Prichard, ‘Winged Seeds’, ch. XVI) — - Когда мы были в школе, вы годами не справлялись о нас, вам было ровным счетом наплевать, живы мы или умерли. - Зря ты меня обижаешь, Пэт, - голос Пэдди дрогнул. - Ты ведь знаешь, деловые люди не принадлежат себе...
Large English-Russian phrasebook > not to be able to call one's soul one's own
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90 every man to his taste
посл.(every man to his taste (тж. everyone to his own taste, tastes differ, there is no accounting for tastes))у каждого свой вкус; ≈ о вкусах не спорят, на вкус и цвет товарищей нет‘Everyone to his taste!’ said Harriet, who always delivered a platitude as if it was an epigram. (E. M. Forster, ‘Where Angels Fear to Tread’, ch. I) — - У каждого свой вкус, - сказала Гарриет, которая любила изрекать банальности с таким видом, будто это блестящие остроты.
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91 one's blood is on one's own head
≈ сам виноватHe has cut himself off from his kind. His blood be upon his own head (H. G. Wells, ‘The Invisible Man’, ch. 25) — Он бросил вызов человечеству, так пусть отвечает за последствия сам!
Large English-Russian phrasebook > one's blood is on one's own head
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92 men are blind in their own cause
syn: no one should judge in his own causewhen a man tries himself, the verdict is in his favorу власних справах люди сліпі люди сліпнуть, коли вирішують власні справиEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > men are blind in their own cause
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93 when a man tries himself, the verdict is in his favor
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > when a man tries himself, the verdict is in his favor
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94 after one's (own) heart
no душe, пo cepдцу кoму-л.◘ And what do you think of the state of the drama? Oh! ho! A question after his heart (J. Galsworthy). He said George Augustus was a man after his own heart (R. Aldington)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > after one's (own) heart
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95 go one's own gate
идти своим путём, действовать самостоятельноThe man... described himself to Granvelle as one who went his own gait. (I. Motley, ‘The Rise of the Dutch Republic’, OED) — Этот человек... сказал о себе Гранвелю, что он всегда идет своим путем.
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96 to one's own cheek
разг.для себя одного, только для себя; в свой карман...you ate four chops and a whole chicken today at dinner, to your own cheek, you know. (Th. Hughes, ‘Tom Brown at Oxford’, ch. VI) —...ты один съел сегодня за обедом четыре отбивных и целого цыпленка.
A bottle of Pol Roger to his own cheek had given him a new contempt for James. (J. Galsworthy, ‘The Man of Property’, part II, ch. IX) — Бутылка "Поль-Роджера", выпитая Дарти целиком, только усилила его презрение к Джемсу.
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97 stand in one's own (or smb.'s) light
дeйcтвoвaть вoпpeки cвoим (или чьим-л.) интepecaм; мeшaть, вpeдить caмoму ceбe (или кoму-л.); cтoять нa чьeй-л. дopoгe, cтaть пoпepёк дopoги кoму-л.Anyhow, if he could see Stener first the latter would not be such a fool as to stand in his own light in a crisis like this (Th. Dreiser). Doolittle. No, Governor. Don't say that. I'm not the man to stand in my girl's light. Heres a career opening for her, as you might say (C. B. Shaw)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > stand in one's own (or smb.'s) light
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98 every horse thinks his pack heaviest
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > every horse thinks his pack heaviest
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99 every man to his taste
1) Общая лексика: (own) на вкус и цвет товарищей нет, (own) на вкус на цвет товарищей нет, (own) о вкусах не спорят2) Пословица: на вкус и на цвет товарища нет, на вкус на цвет товарища нет, о вкусах не спорят, сколько голов, столько и умов, сколько голов, столько умов, О вкусах не спорят (дословно: у всякого свой вкус), на вкус, на цвет-товарища нет (дословно: у всякого свой вкус)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > every man to his taste
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100 (to) break one's own back
сломать себе (или кому-либо) (свою) спинусломать себе (или кому-либо) (свою) шеюпогубить себя (или кого-либо)гнуть спинуIf you want to build such a big house you must break your back.
Will she still believe it when he’s dead
(Beatles – Girl)
Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > (to) break one's own back
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