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ХОЛОСТОЙ ВЫСТРЕЛ iron NP fixed WOsth. worthless, useless that has not fulfilled or will not fulfill its intended purposelike firing a blank (cartridge)(like) a shot from a stage pistol.Хорошо, что письмо осталось при мне. Иначе получился бы холостой выстрел (Олеша 2). It's lucky that I kept the letter. Otherwise it would have been like firing a blank (2a).Тупо задуманный, занудно подготовленный якировский процесс пролетел холостым выстрелом, никого не поразив, никого не напугав, только позором для ГБ (Солженицын 2). The Yakir trial, a crass idea fumblingly executed, was a shot from a stage pistol, which hit no one, frightened no one, and merely brought disgrace on the KGB (2a). -
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• ХОЛОСТОЙ ВЫСТРЕЛ iron[NP; fixed WO]=====⇒ sth. worthless, useless that has not fulfilled or will not fulfill its intended purpose:- (like) a shot from a stage pistol.♦ Хорошо, что письмо осталось при мне. Иначе получился бы холостой выстрел (Олеша 2). It's lucky that I kept the letter. Otherwise it would have been like firing a blank (2a).♦ Тупо задуманный, занудно подготовленный якировский процесс пролетел холостым выстрелом, никого не поразив, никого не напугав, только позором для ГБ (Солженицын 2). The Yakir trial, a crass idea fumblingly executed, was a shot from a stage pistol, which hit no one, frightened no one, and merely brought disgrace on the KGB (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > холостой выстрел
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