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1 пустяк
1) General subject: a matter of indifference, a mere nothing, bagatelle, bauble, child's play, doit, fig, fillip, fribble, gewgaw, little, matter of indifference, non thing, nonsense, nothing, nuffin, occurrence of no importance, petty matter, picayune, pushpin, rush, straw, taradiddle, tarradiddle, throwaway, toy, trifle, trifling matter, trinket, trivialism, two and a plack2) Colloquial: detail, walk in the park3) American: hill of beans4) Jocular: fiddlestick6) Diplomatic term: matter of small weight7) Jargon: lead-pipe, chicken feed, hokey-pokey, hoky-poky, lead-pipe cinch, pipe8) Makarov: non-thing -
2 полная уверенность
1) General subject: dead certainty2) Law: absolute suretyship3) Australian slang: dead cert4) Jargon: lead-pipe (в успехе и т.п.), lead-pipe cinch (в успехе и т.п.)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > полная уверенность
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3 верняк
1) General subject: audience-proof2) American: shoo-in (на выборах, в спортивных соревнованиях)3) Jargon: cert, lead-pipe cinch, lock, mortal lock, on ice, racked, snip, wrap-up -
4 верняк
1) General subject: audience-proof2) American: shoo-in (на выборах, в спортивных соревнованиях)3) Jargon: cert, lead-pipe cinch, lock, mortal lock, on ice, racked, snip, wrap-up -
5 гарантированно успешное дело
Jargon: lead-pipe cinchУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > гарантированно успешное дело
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6 полная уверенность в успехе
Jargon: lead-pipe cinchУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > полная уверенность в успехе
См. также в других словарях:
lead-pipe cinch — ☆ lead pipe cinch [led′pīp′ ] n. [extended (prob. in allusion to the pliability of lead pipe) < PIPE, sense 12] Slang 1. a thing very easy to do 2. a sure thing; certainty … English World dictionary
lead-pipe cinch — lead′ pipe cinch′ [[t]lɛd[/t]] n. Slang. 1) sts an absolute certainty 2) sts something very easy to accomplish • Etymology: 1895–1900, amer … From formal English to slang
lead-pipe cinch — ˈledˌ ̷ ̷ noun also lead pipe Etymology: lead pipe from the phrase lead pipe pipe made of lead, from Middle English lede pype, from lede, leed lead + pype, pipe pipe slang : something very easy or certain ought to be a lead pipe cinch to find Big … Useful english dictionary
lead-pipe cinch — /led puyp /, Slang. 1. an absolute certainty: It s a lead pipe cinch they ll be there. 2. something very easy to accomplish: Getting him elected will be a lead pipe cinch. [1895 1900, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
lead pipe cinch — certain of the result, a foregone conclusion The Jets are a lead pipe cinch to win the game. They re better … English idioms
lead-pipe cinch — noun A cinch; something very easy … Wiktionary
lead-pipe — adjective Date: 1894 certain, guaranteed < a lead pipe cinch > … New Collegiate Dictionary
lead pipe — Used in the context of general equities. Virtually certain that trade will take place; lead pipe cinch. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary See: layup. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary … Financial and business terms
lead-pipe — noun see lead pipe cinch … Useful english dictionary
cinch — Synonyms and related words: affix, afford proof of, anchor, annex, ascertain, assure, attach, babe, back band, backstrap, band, bandage, bearing rein, belay, bellyband, belt, bend, bind, bind up, bit, blinders, blinds, boob, brace, breeching,… … Moby Thesaurus
cinch — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. girth; informal, certitude, sure thing. See facility, circularity. Ant., bear. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. child s play, snap*, breeze*, piece of cake*, duck soup*, setup*, pushover*, lead pipe cinch*,… … English dictionary for students