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1 more than one
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2 more than one can shake a stick at
преим.; амер.(more than one can shake a stick at (австрал. more than one can poke a stick at)) разг. очень много, уйма, сколько угодно; ≈ конца-краю не видно...slavery has never really been abolished. More people are enslaved to different things than you can shake a stick at. (S. Bellow, ‘Henderson the Rain King’, ch. X) — С рабством фактически никогда не было покончено. Имеется предостаточно людей, которых иначе как рабами вещей не назовешь.
They've got more money than you could poke a stick at, but we never get a smell of it. (M. Westt ‘The Devil's Advocate’, ch. IX) — У Ватикана уйма денег. Но нам оттуда ничего не перепадет.
More of us have been hit by police lube than you can shake a stick at. — Столько пострадало от полицейских дубинок, что вы и представить себе не можете.
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3 more than one (or you) can shake a stick at
paзг. пpeим. aмep.oчeнь мнoгo, уймa, cкoлькo угoднo, пpeдocтaтoчнoThere were lots of flowers In the field - more than one can shake a stick at. 'Can you rent me a room?' 'Sure can. I got more vacancies than you can shake a stick at' (R. Macdonald)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > more than one (or you) can shake a stick at
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4 more than one can chew
(it's) more than one can chew (оре́шек) не по зуба́мThe Americanisms. English-Russian dictionary. > more than one can chew
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5 more than one can do
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6 more than one has bargained for
разг.больше, чем можно было надеятьсяIrene within three miles of him - and again in flight! He stood with a very queer smile on his lips. This was more than he had bargained for! (J. Galsworthy, ‘In Chancery’, part III, ch. III) — Ирен в трех милях от него! И опять спасается бегством! Молодой Джолион стоял, и губы у него расплывались в какую-то очень странную улыбку. Это больше того, на что он мог надеяться.
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7 more than one has bargained for
paзг.бoльшe, чeм мoжнo былo нaдeятьcяIrene within three miles of him - and again in night! He stood with a very queer smile on his lips. This was more than he had bargained for (J. Galsworthy)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > more than one has bargained for
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8 more than one bargained for
Сленг: (получить) больше, чем ожидалосьУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > more than one bargained for
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9 more than one can poke a stick at
Австралийский сленг: много, большое количество (чего-л.)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > more than one can poke a stick at
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10 more than one can shake a stick at
Общая лексика: конца краю не видноУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > more than one can shake a stick at
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11 more than one day
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12 more than one knows what to do with
Общая лексика: хоть отбавляйУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > more than one knows what to do with
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13 more than one time
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14 more than one can poke a stick at
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15 more than one can poke a stick at
много, большое количество (чего-либо)English-Russian australian expression > more than one can poke a stick at
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16 bite off more than one can chew
try to do more than one can переоценить свои силыI couldn’t handle two jobs and family. I really bit off more than I could chew.
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17 bite off more than one can chew
брать на себя больше, чем можешь сделатьAnn is exhausted again. She’s always biting off more than she can chew.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > bite off more than one can chew
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18 bite off more than one can chew
"откусить больше, чем можешь проглотить", взяться за непосильное дело, за непосильную работу; зарваться, не рассчитать своих сил, переоценить свои силы; ≈ орешек не по зубам; дело не по плечу [первонач. амер.]Billy: "...He's going to come a cropper I'm afraid. And pretty soon too. He's bitten off more than he can chew." (J. Osborne, ‘The Entertainer’, sc. I) — Билли: "...Боюсь, что твой отец потерпит фиаско, и притом скоро. Он явно взялся за дело, которое ему не но плечу."
Don't bite off more than you can chew. — Руби дерево по себе.
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19 get more than one bargained for
разг.просчитаться, ошибиться в расчётах, предположениях‘You keep a quiet tongue in your head, my girl,’ he warned her, ‘or you'll get more than you bargain for.’ (D. Cusack and F. James, ‘Come in Spinner’, ‘Monday V’) — - Ты, девушка, попридержала бы язык, - предупредил ее полицейский, - а то и не заметишь, как влипнешь в историю.
...I'm sure that she got more than she had bargained for, too. (S. Bellow, ‘Henderson the Rain King’, ch. III) —...Я уверен, что для Лили прелести супружеской жизни оказались полным сюрпризом.
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20 bite off more than one can chew
взять на себя слишком много; переоценить свои силыHe's bitten off more than he can chew, trying to renovate his house.
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more than one can tell — index innumerable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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