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1. n phrлюди всякого звания; все классы обществаPistol: "He woos both high and low, both rich and poor." (W. Shakespeare, ‘The Merry Wives of Windsor’, act II, sc. 1) — Пистоль: "Волочится он за простой и знатной, за бедной и богатой." (перевод Т. Щепкиной-Куперник)
High and low, all made fun of him. (W. Thackeray, ‘Vanity Fair’, ch. V) — Все, от мала до велика, потешались над ним.
Here were the high and low, slaves and masters... (J. London, ‘The Mutiny of the ‘Elsinore’’, ch. XXVI) — Тут были рядом высшие и низшие, господа и рабы...
2. adv phrEverybody is interested in these questions, old and young, rich and poor, high and low... (U. Sinclair, ‘The Goose-step’, ch. LXXXIX) — Все интересуются этими вопросами: молодые и старые, богатые и бедные, люди всякого звания.
повсюду, везде; везде и всюдуThe carpenter was missing. The ship had been searched for him high and low. There just was no carpenter. (J. London, ‘The Mutiny of the ‘Elsinore’’, ch. XL) — Плотник исчез. Обыскали сверху донизу все судно, но плотника не нашли.
Everywhere in the world of Journalism, high and low, you see this power of the advertiser. (U. Sinclair, ‘The Brass Check’, ch. XLIII) — В газетном мире повсюду, сверху донизу, чувствуется власть рекламодателя.
...I've been looking high and low for a good... comic and couldn't find one. (J. B. Priestley, ‘Let the People Sing’, ch. XIV) —...я повсюду искал хорошего... комика. Так и не нашел.
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I. n phr люди вcякoгo звaния; вce клaccы oбщecтвaHere were the high and low, slaves and masters (J. London). Everybody is interested in these questions, old and young. rich and poor, high and low (U. Sinclair)II. adv phr вeздe, пoвcюду, вeздe и вcюдуI've been looking high and low for a good... comic and couldn't find one (J. B. Priestley) -
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(everywhere: I've searched high and low for that book.) med lys og lygte* * *(everywhere: I've searched high and low for that book.) med lys og lygte -
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(everywhere: I've searched high and low for that book.) por toda a parte* * *high and lowem todos os cantos. -
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(everywhere: I've searched high and low for that book.) por todas partes -
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(everywhere: I've searched high and low for that book.) hátt og lágt -
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(everywhere: I've searched high and low for that book.) mindenütt -
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(everywhere: I've searched high and low for that book.) her yerde, dört bir yanda -
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(everywhere: I've searched high and low for that book.) povsod -
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• kaikkialta* * *(everywhere: I've searched high and low for that book.) kaikkialta -
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(everywhere: I've searched high and low for that book.) høyt og lavt, med lys og lykte -
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(everywhere: I've searched high and low for that book.) dappertutto -
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(everywhere: I've searched high and low for that book.) überall -
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(everywhere: I've searched high and low for that book.) wszędzie -
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(everywhere: I've searched high and low for that book.) visur* * *visur -
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(everywhere: I've searched high and low for that book.) visur -
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överallt* * *(everywhere: I've searched high and low for that book.) överallt -
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(everywhere: I've searched high and low for that book.) peste tot -
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everywhere везде (искать и т.д.)I searched high and low for my lost cat.
См. также в других словарях:
High and low — High High, adv. In a high manner; in a high place; to a great altitude; to a great degree; largely; in a superior manner; eminently; powerfully. And reasoned high. Milton. I can not reach so high. Shak. [1913 Webster] Note: High is extensively… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
high and low — If you search high and low, you look everywhere for something or someone … The small dictionary of idiomes
high and low — ► high and low in many different places. Main Entry: ↑high … English terms dictionary
High and Low — Infobox Film name = High and Low caption = writer = Eijirô Hisaita Ryuzo Kikushima Akira Kurosawa Hideo Oguni starring = Toshirō Mifune Tatsuya Nakadai Kyōko Kagawa director = Akira Kurosawa producer = Ryuzo Kikushima Akira Kurosawa Tomoyuki… … Wikipedia
high and low — I searched high and low for my keys Syn: everywhere, all over, all around, far and wide, here, there, and everywhere, extensively, thoroughly, widely, in every nook and cranny; informal all over the place, all over the map … Thesaurus of popular words
high and low — {adv.} Everywhere. * /The police were searching for the criminal high and low, but they couldn t find him./ … Dictionary of American idioms
high and low — {adv.} Everywhere. * /The police were searching for the criminal high and low, but they couldn t find him./ … Dictionary of American idioms
high and low — adverb everywhere He searched high and low for the car keys, every room in the house … Wiktionary
high\ and\ low — adv Everywhere. The police were searching for the criminal high and low, but they couldn t find him … Словарь американских идиом
high and low — every place We looked high and low for her watch but we couldn t find it … Idioms and examples
high and low — idi in every possible place; everywhere: to search high and low[/ex] … From formal English to slang
