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101 left him to his own devices
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102 patted him on his back
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103 put him in his place
satte honom på plats -
104 put him on his feet
fick honom på fötter -
105 relieved him of his duties
befriade honom från hans plikter (avskedade honom, sparkade honom från jobbet) -
106 took him at his words
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107 took him under his wings
tog honom under sina vingar, blev hans beskyddare -
108 twisted him round his little finger
lindade honom om lillfingret, fick honom dit han villeEnglish-Swedish dictionary > twisted him round his little finger
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109 i told him to his face
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110 let him have his say
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111 let him have his say
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112 put him in his place
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113 take him at his word
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114 clipping a tiger's claws never makes him lose his taste for blood
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > clipping a tiger's claws never makes him lose his taste for blood
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115 the richest man carries nothing away with him, but his shroud
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > the richest man carries nothing away with him, but his shroud
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116 let\ him\ have\ his\ way!
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117 to comfort him for his loss
English-Russian combinatory dictionary > to comfort him for his loss
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118 leave him to his devices
пусть делает, что хочет/можетEnglish-Russian combinatory dictionary > leave him to his devices
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119 him
him pron1. lo / le2. éltr[hɪm]1 (direct object) lo2 (indirect object) le; (with other pronouns) se3 (after preposition) él4 familiar (as subject) él■ it's him! ¡es él!him ['hɪm, əm] pronI found him: lo encontréwe gave him a present: le dimos un regaloI sent it to him: se lo mandéshe was thinking of him: pensaba en élyounger than him: más joven que élpron.• le pron.• él pron.pron.pers.• le pron.pers.pron.• le pron.hɪm, weak form ɪm1)a) ( as direct object) lo, le (Esp)call him — llámalo, llámale (Esp)
b) ( as indirect object) le; ( with direct object pronoun present) sec) ( after preposition) élnear/in front of him — cerca/delante de él
2) ( emphatic use) él3) ( for himself) (AmE colloq or dial)[hɪm]PRON1) (=direct object) lo, le (Sp)look at him! — ¡míralo!
I have never seen him — a él no lo or (also Sp) le he visto nunca
2) (=indirect object) le; (combined with direct object pron) seyes of course I gave him the book — sí, claro que le di el libro
yes of course I gave them to him — sí, claro que se los di
I'm speaking to him not you — le estoy hablando a él, no a ti
3) (after prep, in comparisons, with verb "to be") élyounger than him — más joven or menor que él
* * *[hɪm], weak form [ɪm]1)a) ( as direct object) lo, le (Esp)call him — llámalo, llámale (Esp)
b) ( as indirect object) le; ( with direct object pronoun present) sec) ( after preposition) élnear/in front of him — cerca/delante de él
2) ( emphatic use) él3) ( for himself) (AmE colloq or dial) -
120 ♦ his
♦ his /hɪz, ɪz/a. e pron. poss. (rif. a possessore masch.)1 (il) suo, (la) sua; (i) suoi, (le) sue; di lui: We saw him and his wife, vedemmo lui e sua moglie; Is this suitcase his or hers?, questa valigia è di lui o di lei?; Are you a relative of his?, sei un suo parente?; I never said that it was his mobile, I just said it could be his, non ho mai detto che era il suo cellulare, ho solo detto che poteva essere il suo; She's a friend of his, è una sua amica2 (quando è in combinazione con la forma in - ing, è idiom.; per es.:) They insisted on his signing the contract at once, hanno insistito perché firmasse subito il contratto; I don't mind his going away, non m'importa che se ne vada● his-and-hers, unisex: his-and-hers pyjamas, pigiama unisex □ in his opinion, secondo lui; a suo avviso NOTA D'USO: - 's: apostrofo e caso possessivo-.
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took him at his words — took his words seriously, believed him … English contemporary dictionary
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