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61 get out on the wrong side of the bed
Am встать с левой/не с той ногиExcuse me for being grouchy. I got out on the wrong side of the bed.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > get out on the wrong side of the bed
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62 to bark up the wrong tree
идти по ложному следу; обратиться не по адресу; направлять действия не в ту сторонуI think the police are barking up the wrong tree by starting their enquiries nearly 100 miles from where the murder happened. — Мне кажется, полицейские поступают неправильно, начав расспрашивать людей о происшествии почти в ста милях от того места, где произошло убийство.
Англо-русский современный словарь > to bark up the wrong tree
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63 from the wrong side of the tracks
adj infml esp AmEThe new dictionary of modern spoken language > from the wrong side of the tracks
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64 be born on the wrong side of the blanket
быть незаконнорождённым, родиться вне брака‘But thank God he's tough.’ ‘Thank God he is,’ Rose agreed. ‘Since he was born on the wrong side of the blanket.’ (K. Winsor, ‘Wanderers Eastward, Wanderers West’, ch. LXV) — - Но, слава богу, Юджин боксер и крепкий парень. - Слава богу, - согласилась Роза. - Он ведь незаконнорожденный.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > be born on the wrong side of the blanket
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65 catch smb. on the wrong foot
застать кого-л. врасплохIt was Mrs. Skeffington. As she opened the door, her face was reddened, her manner flustered. She said: ‘Oh, it's you two, is it? I'm afraid you've caught me on the wrong foot...’ (C. P. Snow, ‘The Affair’, ch. 20) — Когда миссис Скеффингтон открыла дверь, я заметил, что лицо ее красно и манеры несколько суетливы. - Ах, это вы! - сказала она. - Вы застали меня за неподходящим занятием...
Large English-Russian phrasebook > catch smb. on the wrong foot
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66 put smb. in the wrong
сделать кого-л. ответственным за что-л.; свалить вину на кого-л.I said something foul to her, she'd say something foul back, instead of turning the other cheek for more, so as to put me in the wrong. (M. Dickens, ‘The Happy Prisoner’, ch. 10) — Если я скажу Виолетте какую-нибудь гадость, она не подставит мне другую щеку, а в ответ сама скажет гадость. И я же буду виноват!
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67 get hold of the wrong end of the stick
см. get the wrong end of the stickConcise English-Russian phrasebook > get hold of the wrong end of the stick
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68 bark up the wrong tree
1) Общая лексика: напасть на ложный след, обвинять не того, кого следует, обратиться не по адресу, опростоволоситься, ошибиться, идти по ложному следу, направить свои усилия не на то, неправильно обвинить (кого-л.), не по адресу (You're barking up the wrong tree. I have never touched your food, I've got my own shelf in the fridge. - Ваши претензии не по адресу.), обрушиться не на то (не на того)2) Австралийский сленг: ставить (кого-л.) на свое место3) Сленг: быть на ложном путиУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > bark up the wrong tree
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69 fall into the wrong hands
1) Общая лексика: попасть в чужие руки (контекст "...the possibility of Pakistani nuclear material falling into the wrong hands,...)2) Безопасность: попасть в нечистые рукиУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > fall into the wrong hands
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70 bark up the wrong tree
обратиться не по адресуYou're barking up the wrong tree if you think you will be able to influence the judge.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > bark up the wrong tree
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71 get out of bed on the wrong side
встать с левой/не с той ногиWhat's the matter with you? Did you get out of bed on the wrong side or something?
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > get out of bed on the wrong side
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72 on the wrong track
на ложном путиYou'll never get the right answer. You're on the wrong track.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > on the wrong track
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73 catch someone on the wrong foot
expr infmlI could have given you some money, but I'm afraid you've caught me on the wrong foot, I have none at the moment — Я бы дал тебе денег, но сейчас ты пришел не вовремя, у меня ничего нет
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > catch someone on the wrong foot
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74 fire into the wrong flock
≈ попасть пальцем в небо‘...mind has little to do with singing.’ ‘I take leave to deny that, sir. You fire into the wrong flock,’ (E. Bulwer-Lytton, ‘The Parisians’, book II, ch. VII) — - Чтобы хорошо петь, много ума не надо. - Позволю себе с вами не согласиться, сэр. Вы явно заблуждаетесь.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > fire into the wrong flock
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75 on the wrong track
на ложном, неверном пути; см. тж. on the right trackAm I myself so clear? He thought. My contemptuous conviction of being clear was itself a token that I was on the wrong track. (J. Lindsay, ‘A Local Habitation’, ch. 24) — "А разве мне самому все до конца ясно? - думал он. - Мое высокомерие, моя уверенность в собственной непогрешимости лишь доказывает, что я стою на неверном пути".
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76 rub the wrong way
to rub the fur the wrong way — гладить против шерсти, раздражать
Синонимический ряд:irritate (verb) aggravate; bother; chafe; disturb; fret; gall; harass; irritate; vex -
77 bark up the wrong tree
paзг.нaпacть нa лoжный cлeд, oшибитьcя, oбвинять, pугaть и т. п. нe тoгo, кoгo cлeдуeт [пepвoнaч. aмep.]"That's all punk,' -said Milligan. 'You're barking up the wrong tree. I didn't kill the fellow' (D. L. Sayers) -
78 come to the wrong shop
paзг.oбpaтитьcя нe пo aдpecуLord W. (To the crowd). My friends, you've come to the wrong shop. There's nobody in London more sympathetic with you (J. Galsworthy) -
79 get up on the wrong side of the bed
Concise English-Russian phrasebook > get up on the wrong side of the bed
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80 be in the wrong
be in the wrong быть неправым
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