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1 он поставил нас в отчаянное положение
1) General subject: he has us in a (cleft) stick2) Makarov: he has us in a cleft stickУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > он поставил нас в отчаянное положение
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2 в безвыходном положении
1) General subject: at a dead lift, at bay, back strapped, back-strapped, between a rock and a hard place, between the beetle and the block, between the devil and the deep sea, between the upper and the nether millstone, in a cleft stick, in chancery, like a rat in a hole, nowhere, on a hiding to nothing, with( one's) back to the wall, with one's back to the wall, stymied2) Naval: dead in the water4) Economy: in the hole5) Jargon: with one's hand in the tillУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > в безвыходном положении
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3 в затруднительном положении
1) General subject: aground, behind the eight ball, hard set, hard-set, hard-up, horn, in a cleft stick, in a hole, in a quagmire, in difficulties (danger, distress, sorrow, mourning, need, earnest, fact, fun) (опасности, беде, горе, трауре, нужде, серьёзно, фактически, в шутку), in for it, on the horns of a dilemma, on the horns of dilemma, stranded, sunk, under the weather, up the spout2) Colloquial: in the cart, up the pole3) Slang: in Queer street4) American: in Dutch5) Literal: on thin ice6) Jargon: in a quandary, in deep water, up the creek, stuffed (возм. эвфемизм от fucked; dude we're stuffed - мужик, мы с тобой попали)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > в затруднительном положении
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4 в тупике
1) General subject: at a non placet, at a nonplus, in a cleft stick, nowhere, on a hiding to nothing, up a gum-tree2) Diplomatic term: at an impasse, in an impasse3) Idiomatic expression: in a rut (I have been doing the same job for 15 years. I think I am in a rut) -
5 безвыходный
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6 в безвыходном положении
at bay, in a cleft stickРусско-английский словарь по общей лексике > в безвыходном положении
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7 он загнал нас в угол
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8 в безвыходном положении
at bay словосочетание:between the upper and the nether millstone (в безвыходном положении, между молотом и наковальней)devil and the deep blue sea (в безвыходном положении, меж двух огней)with one's back to the wall (в безвыходном положении, прижатый к стенке)наречие:Русско-английский синонимический словарь > в безвыходном положении
См. также в других словарях:
in a cleft stick — phrasal : in an inextricable position : in a dilemma : in a fix I never saw his equal to put a fellow in a cleft stick Charles Lever * * * in a cleft stick (figurative) 1. In a difficult situation 2. In a dilemma • • • … Useful english dictionary
in a cleft stick — British & Australian, old fashioned if someone is in a cleft stick, they have a problem which is very difficult to solve. I m in a real cleft stick because I can t sell my house. Because of new employment laws, these companies are caught in a… … New idioms dictionary
in a cleft stick — If you are in a cleft stick, you are in a difficult situation, caught between choices … The small dictionary of idiomes
in a cleft stick — If you are in a cleft stick, you are in a difficult situation, caught between choices. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
In a cleft stick — If you are in a cleft stick, you are in a difficult situation, caught between choices … Dictionary of English idioms
cleft stick — noun A stick with a split at one end, once used by runners to carry written messages … Wiktionary
be (or be caught) in a cleft stick — be in a situation in which any action one takes will have adverse consequences. → cleft … English new terms dictionary
be caught in a cleft stick — ► be (or be caught) in a cleft stick chiefly Brit. be in a situation in which any action one takes will have adverse consequences. Main Entry: ↑cleft … English terms dictionary
be in a cleft stick — ► be (or be caught) in a cleft stick chiefly Brit. be in a situation in which any action one takes will have adverse consequences. Main Entry: ↑cleft … English terms dictionary
be in a cleft stick — british phrase to be in a difficult situation, especially one that forces you to make one of two choices that will each bring problems Thesaurus: to be in, or to get into a difficult situationsynonym Main entry: cleft … Useful english dictionary
(be) (caught) in a cleft stick — be (caught) in a cleft ˈstick idiom to be in a difficult situation when any action you take will have bad results Main entry: ↑cleftidiom … Useful english dictionary