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1 like a house on fire
быстро и легко; энергично, с энтузиазмом [первонач. амер.; выражение создано В. Ирвингом: at it they went like five hundred houses on fire. (‘Knickerbocker's History of New York’, 1809)]; см. тж. get on like a house on fire 1)The place went along like a house afire for a while. But things are lookin' bad again now. (K. S. Prichard, ‘Golden Miles’, ch. II) — Такая тут была суматоха, словно на пожаре. А сейчас опять застой.
And I'll bet you'll learn Italian like a house on fire. (S. Lewis, ‘World So Wide’, ch. 5) — Не сомневаюсь, что вы выучите итальянский язык легко и быстро.
Weeds grow like a house afire. Can't keep even with 'em. (A. Christie, ‘The Mysterious Affair at Styles’, ch. I) — Сорняки растут не по дням, а по часам. Никак с ними не справлюсь.
She talked like a house afire. (E. S. Gardner, ‘The D. A. Cooks a Goose’, ch. 1) — Эта женщина трещала без умолку.
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3 like a house on fire
adv infml1)I didn't like him at first but now I get on with him like a house on fire — Сначала он мне не понравился, но сейчас нас водой не разольешь
2)The kids grow like a house on fire — Дети растут не по дням, а по часам
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4 like a house on fire
1) (very well: The two children got on with each other like a house on fire.) fint2) (very quickly: I'm getting through this job like a house on fire.) hurtigt* * *1) (very well: The two children got on with each other like a house on fire.) fint2) (very quickly: I'm getting through this job like a house on fire.) hurtigt -
5 like a house on fire
1) (very well: The two children got on with each other like a house on fire.) às mil maravilhas2) (very quickly: I'm getting through this job like a house on fire.) a todo o gás* * *like a house on firefig com sucesso. -
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(пoзднee afire)быcтpo и лeгкo; энepгичнo, c энтузиaзмoм [пepвoнaч. aмep.]And I'll bet you'll learn Italian like a house on fire (S. Lewis). 'There is a lesson here somewhere,' said Lincoln, putting down the folder. 'Where I pick the generals and have them here in my own front yard, nothing goes right. But out west, where I don't do much of anything, things go like a house on fire. I shall ponder the moral of this' (G. Vidal). Weeds grow like a house afire. Can't keep even with 'em (A. Christie) -
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1) (very well: The two children got on with each other like a house on fire.) llevarse de maravilla, llevarse la mar de bien2) (very quickly: I'm getting through this job like a house on fire.) a toda velocidad, rapidísimamente -
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1) (very well: The two children got on with each other like a house on fire.) einkar vel2) (very quickly: I'm getting through this job like a house on fire.) mjög hratt -
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1) (very well: The two children got on with each other like a house on fire.) nagyon jól2) (very quickly: I'm getting through this job like a house on fire.) nagyon gyorsan -
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1) (very well: The two children got on with each other like a house on fire.) çok iyi2) (very quickly: I'm getting through this job like a house on fire.) hızlı -
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1) (very well: The two children got on with each other like a house on fire.) zelo dobro2) (very quickly: I'm getting through this job like a house on fire.) kot blisk -
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1) (very well: The two children got on with each other like a house on fire.) loistavasti2) (very quickly: I'm getting through this job like a house on fire.) salamavauhtia -
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1) (very well: The two children got on with each other like a house on fire.) (komme) glimrende ut av det med hverandre2) (very quickly: I'm getting through this job like a house on fire.) kjemperaskt -
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1) (very well: The two children got on with each other like a house on fire.) (a gonfie vele)2) (very quickly: I'm getting through this job like a house on fire.) velocemente -
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1) (very well: The two children got on with each other like a house on fire.) znakomicie2) (very quickly: I'm getting through this job like a house on fire.) szybko -
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1) (very well: The two children got on with each other like a house on fire.) draudzīgās attiecībās2) (very quickly: I'm getting through this job like a house on fire.) ļoti ātri -
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1) (very well: The two children got on with each other like a house on fire.) puikiai2) (very quickly: I'm getting through this job like a house on fire.) labai greitai -
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1) (very well: The two children got on with each other like a house on fire.) som smort, som en dans, som ler och långhalm2) (very quickly: I'm getting through this job like a house on fire.) med rasande fart, så det visslar om det -
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1) (very well: The two children got on with each other like a house on fire.) grozav2) (very quickly: I'm getting through this job like a house on fire.) rapid, foarte repede
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like a house on fire — ● house * * * like a house on fire (or afire) informal vigorously; furiously ■ excellently Ben and my aunt got along like a house on fire * * * like a house on fire see ↑ … Useful english dictionary
get on like a house on fire — phrase to become good friends very quickly and have a lot to talk to each other about It was hard at first but now we get on like a house on fire. Thesaurus: to start a friendshipsynonym Main entry: house * * * get on like a ˈhouse on fire idiom … Useful english dictionary
get on like a house on fire — informal if two people get on like a house on fire, they like each other very much and become friends very quickly. I was worried that they wouldn t like each other, but in fact they re getting on like a house on fire … New idioms dictionary
get on like a house on fire — If people get on like a house on fire, they have a very close and good relationship … The small dictionary of idiomes
get along like a house on fire — get on like a ˈhouse on fire idiom (BrE) (NAmE get along like a ˈhouse on fire) (informal) (of people) to become … Useful english dictionary
get on (or along) like a house on fire — informal have a very good and friendly relationship. → house … English new terms dictionary
get on like a house on fire — ► get on like a house on fire informal have a very good and friendly relationship. Main Entry: ↑house … English terms dictionary
get on like a house on fire — verb To immediately start a good relationship with someone Those two met last Saturday at the party, and because they were both into juggling they get on like a house on fire … Wiktionary
get on like a house on fire — If people get on like a house on fire, they have a very close and good relationship. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
get on like a house on fire — to become good friends very quickly and have a lot to talk to each other about It was hard at first but now we get on like a house on fire … English dictionary
Like a house on fire — very well; with great rapidity … Dictionary of Australian slang