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  • 1 Р-339

    РУКОЙ ПОДАТЬ coll VP infin only usu. impers predic less often, subj-compl with copula fixed WO
    1. - (от чего до чего) (when used as subj-compl, subj: a geographical name or a noun denoting a specific site or location) (some place is) very close by, a short distance away: (от X-a) до Y-a рукой подать = it's (just) a stoned throw (from X) to Y
    Y is (just (within)) a stoned throw from X Y is (itfs) (just) a stoned throw away Y is within spitting distance of X.
    «Поедем к ореху, а там и до Сандро рукой подать», -сказал Махты (Искандер 3). "Let's go to the walnut tree, it's just a stone's throw from there to Sandro's," Makhty said (3a).
    2. \Р-339 (до чего) (when used as subj-compl, subj: a noun denoting an important event, holiday, season, month etc) some event (holiday etc) is very near in time, soon to come: до X-a рукой подать - X is close (near) at hand
    X is just around the corner.
    До праздников рукой подать, пора начинать готовиться. The holidays are just around the corner. It's time to start preparing for them.

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Р-339

  • 2 рукой подать

    [VP; infin only; usu. impers predic; less often, subj-compl with copula; fixed WO]
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    1. рукой подать (от чего до чего) [when used as subj-compl, subj: a geographical name or a noun denoting a specific site or location]
    ⇒ (some place is) very close by, a short distance away:
    - (от X-a) до Y-а рукой подать≈ it's (just) a stoned throw (from X) to Y;
    - Y is (just < within>) a stoned throw from X;
    - Y is within spitting distance of X.
         ♦ "Поедем к ореху, а там и до Сандро рукой подать", - сказал Махты (Искандер 3). "Let's go to the walnut tree, it's just a stone's throw from there to Sandro's," Makhty said (3a).
    2. рукой подать (до чего) [when used as subj-compl, subj: a noun denoting an important event, holiday, season, month etc]
    ⇒ some event (holiday etc) is very near in time, soon to come:
    - до X-a рукой подать≈ X is close (near) at hand;
    - X is just around the corner.
         ♦ До праздников рукой подать, пора начинать готовиться. The holidays are just around the corner. It's time to start preparing for them.

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > рукой подать

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