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121 look round
[ʹlʋkʹraʋnd] phr v1. оглядываться кругомwhen I looked round for her she was leaving the hall - когда я нашёл её взглядом, она уже выходила из зала
2. осматриваться; обдумывать, взвешивать возможностиdon't make a hurried decision, look round well first - не принимай поспешных решений, сначала всё взвесь хорошенько
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122 all round
кругом, везде вокруг, повсюду вокругThere were smiles all round as he stood up to make his speech. — Когда он встал, чтобы произнести речь, все вокруг улыбались.
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123 go one's round
(go (make, take или walk) one's round(s))совершать обход (напр., о враче, ночном стороже и т. п.); см. тж. go one's roundsIt was visiting time when Wemmick took me in; and a potman was going his rounds with beer... (Ch. Dickens, ‘Great Expectations’, ch. XXXII) — Мы с Веммиком попали как раз ко времени свиданий; по тюремному двору ходил разносчик с пивом...
‘He's making his round now,’ the Sister said. (J. Jones, ‘Some Came Running’, book IV, ch. LIX) — - Доктор сейчас совершает обход, - сказала сестра.
The night watchman made his rounds on the hour and the rest of the time he was at the outer gate of the old Navy Yard. (E. Hemingway, ‘To Have and Have Not’, part III, ch. III) — Ночной сторож делал обход каждый час, а остальное время сидел у ворот бывшего военного порта.
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124 go round in small circles
(go (или run) round (амер. around) in small circles)попусту терять время; ≈ хлопот много, толку мало [первонач. о кошке, ловящей собственный хвост]‘...She knew just how John's illness was going to develop, and she knew just what to do for him to make him comfortable.’ ‘Then for heaven's sake,’ said Oliver, ‘why not let her get on with it, instead of wearing yourself running round John in small circles?’ (M. Dickens, ‘The Happy Prisoner’, ch. 8) — -...Элизабет знает, как будет развиваться болезнь Джона и все, что надо сделать, чтобы Джон чувствовал себя лучше. - Тогда, ради всего святого, - сказал Оливер, - пусть она и ухаживает за Джоном вместо тебя. Ты совсем измучилась с ним, а пользы от тебя мало.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > go round in small circles
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125 to make a pass at smb.
разг. положить глаз на кого-л., начать ухаживать за кем-л.He cast round for ulterior motives. Was she perhaps making a pass at him? — Он искал скрытые мотивы. Может быть она пытается ухаживать за ним?
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126 don't make a hurried decision, look round well first
Общая лексика: не принимай поспешных решений, сначала все взвесь хорошенькоУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > don't make a hurried decision, look round well first
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127 it was necessary to make introductions all round
Общая лексика: нужно было всех представить друг другуУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > it was necessary to make introductions all round
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128 merak
• make the round of one's friend; make the round of ones friends
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