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1 наобум Лазаря
прост., неодобр.at random; by guess-work; all of a rush; cf. go at things like a bull at a gate- Ты вечно, Стёпка, наобум Лазаря действуешь. Учил тебя, учил, всё без толку. (В. Шукшин, Стёпкина любовь) — 'You're always like that, Stepan, going at things like a bull at a gate. I've tried to teach you, but it's no good.'
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2 как с цепи сорвался
1) General subject: loose cannon, like a bull at a gate2) Colloquial: he is like a mad dog on the loose, he/she is like one possessedУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > как с цепи сорвался
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3 идти напролом
1) General subject: force ones way, go ahead, go at bald-headed, go bald-headed, go for bald-headed, short circuit, go for the gloves, go at something like a bull at a gate, break through, go straight ahead, bulldoze ( one's) way2) Colloquial: tank3) Makarov: go at (smth.) bald-headed, go for ( smth.) bald-headed, go right through, short-circuit -
4 лезть напролом
1) General subject: go at something like a bull at a gate2) Jargon: go for the gloves -
5 как с цепи сорвался
как (будто, словно, точно) с цепи сорвалсяразг., чаще неодобр.1) (очень быстро, опрометью (помчаться, ворваться и т. п.)) rush headlong as if one has been let off the lead- Что такое монтаж турбины, вы должны знать. Работаешь, себя не видишь, а когда выпадет свободный час - прямо как с цепи срываешься, на воздух, на солнышко, на простор тянет. (В. Кетлинская, Дни нашей жизни) — 'You know yourself what turbine erection means. You work until you drop, and whenever there's a free hour you feel as if you've been let off the lead, you want to get out into the sun, into the fresh air.'
2) (потеряв выдержку, самообладание, дойти до крайности в своих действиях, поступках) be raving; be rampaging; break loose; holler; cf. rage like a bull at a gate- Сено где, спрашиваю? - Митька весь побелел и остановил зыбку.... - Чего ты, Митька, кричишь? Парень-то усыпать начал, а ты как с цепи сорвался. А сено свозили. (В. Белов, Привычное дело) — 'Where's the hay, can't ye hear me?' Mitka was pale. He put out a hand and stopped the cradle... 'Ye've no cause to come bawling here, Mitka. The little 'un was just dropping off, and now you come rampaging in. The hay's been taken away...'
Бедная бабёнка словно с цепи сорвалась, целовалась и миловалась без устали, без присущей деревенским женщинам стыдливости... (А. Ким, Отец-лес) — The poor woman was raving, tirelessly kissing and snuggling, without any of the shame so characteristic of all village women...
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