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121 make a silk purse out of a sow's ear
≈ сделать человека из кого-л., перевоспитать кого-л. [часть пословицы one или you cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear; см. one cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear]But nothing she said made any effect on Gyp... Opposition seemed to harden her resolution. And the good lady's natural optimism began to persuade her that Gyp would make a silk purse out of that sow's ear yet. After all, the man was a celebrity in his way. (J. Galsworthy, ‘Beyond’, part I, ch. VI) — Но никакие аргументы тети Розамунды не производили ни малейшего впечатления на Джип... Противодействие, видимо, только укрепляло принятое ею решение. И природный оптимизм тетушки, этой добрейшей женщины, начал подсказывать ей, что Джип сумеет сделать человека из Фиорсена. В конце концов, он же был своего рода знаменитостью.
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122 make or break
(тж. make or mar)вoзвeличить или пoгубитьSoon word went around that he was a cold-blooded son of a bitch whose nod could make or break a man (J. Susann). Certain critics are so influential that they can make or mar a book (W. S. Maugham) -
123 make a hit with
(to make oneself liked or approved of by: That young man has made a hit with your daughter.) causar sensación, tener éxito con alguienexpr.• quedar bien con expr. -
124 make a night of it
бурно провести ночь, прокутить ночь напролёт...Martin... noted the puffed and discolored face, handsome and weak, and knew that he had been making a night of it. (J. London, ‘Martin Eden’, ch. XVI) —...Мартин... увидел довольно красивое лицо, но бледное и помятое, как бывает после бурно проведенной ночи.
Sally had to drink with the boys celebrating Frisco's luck. They went off to McSweeney's afterwards to make a night of it... (K. S. Prichard, ‘The Roaring Nineties’, ch. 37) — Салли тоже должна была выпить шампанского со старателями, которые праздновали удачу Фриско. Потом мужчины отправились к Мак-Суини, где гуляли всю ночь напролет...
‘Can't you wait five minutes, Wormold?’ ‘Say you'll be back by one - unless you decide to make a night of it.’ (Gr. Greene, ‘Our Man in Havana’, part V, ch. 2) — - Давайте посидим еще минут пять. - Скажите портье, что в час ночи будете дома, если, конечно, не войдете во вкус и не загуляете до утра.
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125 make
make [˅mɑːkə] (-n; -ar)1. der (die, das) andere; Gegenstück n;maken till denna handske der andere Handschuh;det finns inte hans make er hat nicht seinesgleichen;har du upplevt maken till storm? hast du je so einen Sturm erlebt?;jag har då aldrig hört på maken! das ist ja unerhört!;har man sett på maken! nein, so was!2. Ehemann m, Gatte m;äkta makar Pl Eheleute Pl -
126 make up one’s mind
قَرَّرَ \ affirm: to declare that sth. is true: He affirmed that his friend had not left the house at the time of the murder. choose, (chose, chosen): to decide: I chose to stay at home rather than to travel. decide: to determine; make up one’s mind: I’ve decided to get a new car. determine: to decide; be the cause of; control: We must determine the rights and wrongs of the case. The weather determines the size of the crop. fix: to settle; decide: Have you fixed the time and place of your meeting?. judge: to examine facts about (sb. or sth.) and come to a decision; to consider (in court, in a competition, etc.): He judged the man (to be) guilty. They judged him (to be) the winner. I was invited to judge the cattle at the show. lay down: to fix (a rule): The price of oil is laid down by the government. make up one’s mind: to decide after much thought: He made up his mind to tell them everything. resolve: to decide after careful thought. rule: give an official decision: The judge ruled that the prisoner was wrongly charged. \ See Also أكد (أَكَّدَ)، عزم (عَزَمَ)، حَدَّدَ، حكم (حَكَمَ) -
127 make out
اِسْتَنْتَجَ \ conclude: to arrive at an opinion (after thought): As we knocked on your door and no one opened it, we concluded that you were out. deduce: to reason out an idea from a limited number of facts: The dead man had two thousand pounds in his pockets: from this the police deduced that he had not been murdered for his money. gather: (with a clause as the object) to understand: I gather from your son that he has left school. make out: to understand: I can’t make out what this means. take: to understand; believe: I took him to be your son. \ See Also استدل (اِسْتَدَلَّ)، اِنْتَهى إلى، أدرك (أَدْرَكَ) -
128 make a racket
1) Общая лексика: поднимать скандал, поднимать шум, грохотать, орать, поднять скандал, поднять шум, шуметь, галдеть (о пьяной компании и т. п.), галдеть (о пьяной компании и т.п.), греметь (посудой и т.п.)2) Разговорное выражение: поднять галдёж (These birds are named "Noisy Betty" birds, and man, do they deserve that title - when they get going they make an amazing racket! - как заведутся, поднимают страшный галдёж)
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