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101 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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102 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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103 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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104 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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105 lookers-on see more than players
посл.(lookers-on see more than players (тж. lookers-on see most of the game))≈ со стороны виднее; см. тж. the onlookers see more than playersHe was a keen observer of human nature, and if it is true that the looker-on knows most of the game, Mr. Satterthwaite knew a good deal. (A. Christie, ‘Dead Man's Mirror’) — Любимым занятием мистера Саттертуэйта было изучение человеческой натуры, и если верно, что зрителю виднее, чем игроку, то мистер Саттертуэйт видел и знал многое.
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106 not exchange more than a few words
(not exchange more than a few (или half a dozen) words (with smb.))обменяться (с кем-л.) всего двумя-тремя словами, и парой слов не обмолвиться (с кем-л.); почти совсем не знать кого-л.I'm ashamed to say that I haven't exchenged more than half a dozen words with the chap who lives next door since last Christmas. (ODCIE) — Стыдно признаться, но с прошлого Рождества мое знакомство с соседом не продвинулось ни на йоту.
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107 the onlookers see more than players
посл.(the onlookers see more than players (тж. the onlookers see most of the game))со стороны виднее; см. тж. lookers-on see more than playersI've led him out by the hand; I have paraded him before you. Were my commonplace fears unjust? I won't say - not even now. You may be able to tell better, since the proverb has it that the onlookers see most of the game. (J. Conrad, ‘Lord Jim’, ch. 21) — Вот я вывел к вам Джима; посмотрите на него и скажите, справедливы ли были мои страхи. Я ведь человек простой и даже сейчас не знаю, прав ли я был. Быть может, вы рассудите лучше, недаром пословица говорит, что зрителям игра виднее.
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108 delayed telephone call service more than fixed time probability
- вероятность ожидания обслуживания задержанного телефонного вызова свыше заданного времени
вероятность ожидания обслуживания задержанного телефонного вызова свыше заданного времени
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[ ГОСТ 19472-88]Тематики
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213. Вероятность ожидания обслуживания задержанного телефонного вызова свыше заданного времени
Delayed telephone call service more than fixed time probability
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Источник: ГОСТ 19472-88: Система автоматизированной телефонной связи общегосударственная. Термины и определения оригинал документа
Англо-русский словарь нормативно-технической терминологии > delayed telephone call service more than fixed time probability
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109 a little more than ... into one's job
Общая лексика: проработав чуть (Проработав чуть больше года на должности... - A little more than a year into his job as operations manager, Mike was promoted to the position of assistant gener)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > a little more than ... into one's job
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110 been around the block more than sb.
Общая лексика: опытнее (First time it was embarassing, fortunately Jay knew what was going on. He'd been around the block more than me at that point. - опытнее меня)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > been around the block more than sb.
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111 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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112 any more than
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113 little more than
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114 no more than
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115 not more than
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116 take more than
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117 with more than
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118 words cut more than swords
посл.≈ злые языки - острый меч; не ножа бойся, а языка (ср. слово пуще стрелы разит; ах, злые языки страшнее пистолета! (Грибоедов))Large English-Russian phrasebook > words cut more than swords
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119 fouled-up more than usual
FUMTU, fouled-up more than usualразг "поврежден более, чем обычно"English-Russian dictionary of planing, cross-planing and slotting machines > fouled-up more than usual
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120 no more than
NMT, no more thanEnglish-Russian dictionary of program "Mir-Shuttle" > no more than
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