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1 can't say bo to a goose
разг.очень робок, застенчив; ≈ и мухи не обидит...I heard Colonel Buckler at grandpapa's say that he was one of the bravest officers in the army, and had distinguished himself ever so much. Grandpapa was quite surprised, and said, ‘That feller [= fellow]! Why, I didn't think he could say boo to a goose!’ - but I know he could, couldn't he, mamma? (W. Thackeray, ‘Vanity Fair’, ch. LX) —...я слышал у дедушки, как полковник Баклер говорил, что Доббин один из храбрейших офицеров в армии и очень отличился. Дедушка был страшно удивлен и сказал: "Этот молодец? А я думал, он и гусю кыш сказать не решится!" - но я-то знаю, что решится. Ведь верно, мама?
‘Look at Glorvina enter a room,’ Mrs. O'dowd would say, ‘and compare her with that poor Mrs. Osborne, who couldn't say boo to a goose.’ (W. Thackeray, ‘Vanity Fair’, ch. XLIII) — - Вы только посмотрите на Глорвину, когда она входит в комнату, - говорила миссис О'Дауд, - и сравните ее с этой бедной миссис Осборн, которую и курица обидит.
Some quiet inoffensive little soul who apparently can't say bo to a goose - all sweetness and Christian weakness on the outside - and seething with all the fury of hell underneath! (A. Christie, ‘Murder in Mesopotamia’, ch. XIX) — Спокойное, безобидное существо, которое, кажется, и мухи не обидит. Олицетворение кротости, христианского смирения. А загляни поглубже - за этим смирением клокочет адская злоба.
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2 can't say no
expr infmlHe's simply the kind who can't be bothered to say no — Он такой человек, что никогда не может отказать
I'm just a girl who can't say no — Я никак не могу отказать, такая уж я
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3 can't say bo to a goose
Общая лексика: и мухи не обидит, очень робокУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > can't say bo to a goose
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4 can't say boo to a goose
Общая лексика: безответный, мухи не обидит, нерешительный, робкийУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > can't say boo to a goose
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5 can't say bo to a goose
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6 can't say boo to a goose
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7 I can honestly say
Общая лексика: могу честно сказать -
8 one can safely say
Глоссарий компании Сахалин Энерджи: не будет преувеличением сказать -
9 one can safely say
Англо-русский словарь нефтегазовой промышленности > one can safely say
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10 How can you say that!
Разговорное выражение: Окстись!, окститесь! -
11 I can safe say that the work will be handed in by the 1st of May
Общая лексика: могу с уверенностью сказать, что моя работа будет сдана к 1 маяУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > I can safe say that the work will be handed in by the 1st of May
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12 I can safely say that the work will be handed in by the 1st of May
1) Общая лексика: могу с уверенностью сказать, что моя работа будет сдана к 1 маяУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > I can safely say that the work will be handed in by the 1st of May
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13 I can't say how happy am
Политика: я не могу выразить, какУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > I can't say how happy am
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14 I can't say much for his mathematics
Общая лексика: я не могу сказать, чтобы он был очень силен в математикеУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > I can't say much for his mathematics
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15 I can't say that I see the beauty of it
Общая лексика: я не вижу в этом ничего интересного, я не вижу в этом ничего смешногоУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > I can't say that I see the beauty of it
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16 I can't say with certainty
Общая лексика: не могу определенно сказатьУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > I can't say with certainty
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17 he can't say boo to a goose
Общая лексика: он и мухи не обидитУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > he can't say boo to a goose
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18 seven baby-sitters can't say why their only baby lost her eye
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > seven baby-sitters can't say why their only baby lost her eye
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19 You can't say A without saying B
Кто сказал «А», тот должен сказать и «Б»Difficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > You can't say A without saying B
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