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not mincing (one's) words

  • 1 not to mince matters

    (not to mince (или without mincing) matters (или one's words; тж. not to mince или without mincing the matter))
    говорить напрямик, без обиняков; не стесняться в выражениях

    ‘It's of no use mincing matters, or making secrets, is it?’ added Mrs. Lupin. ‘I know all about it, you see!’ (Ch. Dickens, ‘Martin Chuzzlewit’, ch. XLIII) — - К чему ходить вокруг да около или делать из этого тайну, не правда ли? - прибавила миссис Люпин. - я все знаю, как видите!

    He felt with such a man it was better not to mince matters, and unnecessary to clothe his meaning with flattering euphemisms. (W. S. Maugham, ‘The Merry-Go-Round’, part II) — Фрэк понимал, что в разговоре с этим человеком не надо выбирать слова и прибегать к лести.

    ...you know that I give my opinion straight and that I don't mince words. (S. Heym, ‘Goldsborough’, ch. 7) —...вы все знаете - я привык откровенно высказываться и не стесняться в выражениях.

    ‘Not to mince matters,’ he said gloomily, ‘I'm in the devil of a mess.’ (A. Christie, ‘The Murder of Roger Ackroyd’, ch. III) — - Если называть вещи своими именами, - сказал Шепперд мрачно, - я чертовски запутался.

    Large English-Russian phrasebook > not to mince matters

  • 2 put\ off

    1. III
    1) put off smth. /smth. off/ put off a meeting (an appointment, the production of a play, one's work, one's departure, etc.) отложить собрание и т.д.; put off payments отсрочить платежи; he is always putting things off он всегда все откладывает
    2) put off smth., smb. /smth., smb. off/ put off one's doubts and fears отбросить сомнения и страхи; put smb. off отделаться от кого-л.; put off one's guests отменить [прием] гостей; unfortunately I'll have to put you off к сожалению, я не могу вас [сегодня] принять
    3) put off smb. /smb. off/ the mere smell of that cheese puts me off уже один только запах этого сыра вызывает у меня отвращение; his stern look put me off его суровый взгляд остановил меня; these interruptions put me off бесконечные замечания /вопросы и т.п./ мешали мне; his manner puts me off мне неприятна его манера вести себя; stop watching me, you're putting me off не смотри на меня, ты меня смущаешь
    4) put off smth. /smth. off/ put off the light (the radio, the tape-recorder, etc.) выключить свет и т.д.
    2. IV
    1) put off smth. /smth. off/ in some manner he put off the conference unexpectedly (arbitrarily, etc.) он неожиданно и т.д. отложил конференцию; put off smth., smb. /smth., smb. off/ at (for) some time we are sorry to put the meeting (their talks, the deal, etc.) off today к сожалению, мы должны сегодня отложить наше совещание и т.д.; we have to put you off today мы вынуждены отложить нашу сегодняшнюю встречу
    2) put off smb. /smb. off/ in some manner rudely put off the visitors грубо отмахнуться от посетителей
    3. XI
    1) be put off the sale has been put off распродажу отложили; be put off for some time the meeting was put off till Saturday собрание было отложено до субботы
    2) be put off for some time I will not be put off any longer от меня вы больше не отделаетесь; be put off with smth. be put off with promises (with excuses, with lies, with prevarications, etc.) отделываться обещаниями и т.д.
    3) be put off by smth. don't be put off by his behaviour пусть вас не смущает его поведение
    4. XIV
    put off doing smth. put off going to the dentist (announcing their engagement, visiting aunt Sally, etc.) отложить посещение зубного врача и т.д.; he wants to put off paying me till next week он попросил меня подождать с деньгами до следующей недели
    5. XVI
    put off on smth. put off on a long journey (on a trip, on a pilgrimage, etc.) отправиться в далекое путешествие и т.д.; put off from smth. put off from the pier (from the shore, from the bank, etc.) отчаливать /отплывать/ от пристани и т.д.; put off in smth. put off in a boat отплыть в лодке
    6. XXI1
    1) put off smb. /smb. off/ at (in) some place put me off at the corner (in the village, etc.) высадите меня на углу и т.д.
    2) put off smth. /smth. off/ till /until/ some time let's put off our journey (this business, the discussion, the reception, etc.) till next week (till tomorrow, till another time, till the last moment, etc.) давайте отложим наше путешествие и т.д. до следующей недели и т.д.; don't /never/ put off till /until/ tomorrow what you can do today не откладывай на завтра того, что можешь сделать сегодня
    3) put off smb. /smb. off/ with (by) smth. put smb. off with fine words (with more promises, with a jest, etc.) отделаться /отвязаться/ от кого-л. красивыми словами и т.д.; he tried to put me off with a lame excuse он попытался отделаться от меня под каким-то ничтожным предлогом; put off people by lies (by a mincing manner, by lordly airs, etc.) отталкивать /вызывать отвращение у/ людей ложью и т.д.
    4) put smth. /smth. off/ to some place put off smth. /smth. off/ to sea отправлять что-л. в море; put a fleet off to sea вывести флот в море; put off a boat into the stormy sea отправить лодку в бурное море
    7. XXVI
    put off smb., smth. /smb., smth. off/ till /until/ smth. is done put him off until I have time to think it over (till I come, till we get information, etc.) отложите мою встречу с ним до тех пор, пока я все не обдумаю и т.д.

    English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > put\ off

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