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1 shanks's mare
[͵ʃæŋksızʹmeə] шутл.свои ногиon shanks's mare - на своих (на) двоих, пешком
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2 shanks's mare, shanks's pony
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > shanks's mare, shanks's pony
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3 shanks's mare
Общая лексика: свои ноги -
4 on shanks's mare
on Shank's/shanks's mare на своих двоих (пешком)If my car won't start I have to get to work on Shank's mare.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > on shanks's mare
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5 on Shanks's mare
on Shanks's mare на своих на двоих, пешком -
6 on Shanks's mare
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > on Shanks's mare
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7 on Shanks's mare
Общая лексика: на своих двоих, на своих на двоих, пешком -
8 on Shanks's mare
на своих на двоих, пешкомАнгло-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > on Shanks's mare
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9 on shanks's mare
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10 shank's (Shanks' or Shanks's) mare
paзг. шутл.нoги (кaк cpeдcтвo пepeдвижeния; oбыкн. упoтp. c гл. to ride идти пёxoм, дoбиpaтьcя нa cвoиx (нa) двoиx)It was such a delightful day that we decided to ride shanks' mare to the fair. It was still a matter for jocularity on the part of middle-aged gentlemen who said Shank's pony was good enough for them (W. S. Maugham)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > shank's (Shanks' or Shanks's) mare
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11 ride shank's (shanks' or shanks's) mare
см. shank's mareConcise English-Russian phrasebook > ride shank's (shanks' or shanks's) mare
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12 go on Shanks's mare
Общая лексика: идти пешком, на своих двоих -
13 ride on shanks's mare
Общая лексика: идти пешком -
14 shanks's pony
[͵ʃæŋksızʹpəʋnı] = shanks's mare -
15 shanks pony
= shanks mareСлово shank означает голень. Выражение to go или to ride on shanks pony означает идти пешком, на своих двоих, ехать на одиннадцатом номере.You seem to want me to take you everywhere by car. Have you never heard of shanks pony? — Ты, как видно, хочешь, чтобы я везде возил тебя на машине. Разве ты никогда не слышала о том, что люди ходят пешком?
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16 shanks mare
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17 shanks'mare
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18 shankss mare shankss pony
shanks's mare, shanks's pony
1> свои ноги
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on shanks's mare, shanks's pony на своих (на) двоих, пешком
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19 Shank's mare
разг.; шутл.(Shank's (Shanks', Shanks's, shank's, shanks' или shanks's) mare (или pony))ноги (как средство передвижения; обыкн. употр. с гл. to ride - идти пёхом, добираться на своих двоих, а тж. с предлогами by или on - пёхом, на своих (на) двоих)‘Shank's mare, eh?’ ‘It's the way our people came into the West,’ she said proudly. (J. London, ‘The Valley of the Moon’, book II, ch. XIX) — - Ноги - вот наши лошади, да? - Этим способом наши предки пришли на Запад, - сказала Сэксон с гордостью.
It was still a matter for jocularity on the part of middleaged gentlemen who said Shank's pony was good enough for them... (W. S. Maugham, ‘Cakes and Ale’, ch. V) — Джентльмены средних лет подсмеивались над велосипедистами и утверждали, что их вполне устраивают их собственные ноги.
‘How are you getting back?’ ‘As I came... on Shanks's mare.’ (A. J. Cronin, ‘The Judas Tree’, part II, ch. VI) — - А как вы вернетесь обратно? - Так же, как и пришел: на своих двоих.
It was such a delightful day that we decided to ride shanks' mare to the fair. (RHD) — День был такой чудесный, что мы решили отправиться на ярмарку пешком.
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20 on Shank's mare
on Shank's/shanks's mare на своих двоих (пешком)If my car won't start I have to get to work on Shank's mare.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > on Shank's mare
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См. также в других словарях:
Shanks's pony — (N. Amer. also Shanks s mare) noun one s own legs as a means of conveyance. Origin C18: first recorded as shanks nag in R. Fergusson s Poems (1785) … English new terms dictionary
shanks's pony — /ʃæŋksəz ˈpoʊni/ (say shangksuhz pohnee) noun Colloquial one s own legs, especially as a means of travelling, as opposed to riding on horseback or in a conveyance: *Do you have a carriage? For me, alas, it is shanks s pony –peter carey, 1988.… …
shanks' mare — shanks ′ (or shank s′) mare′ n. one s own legs … From formal English to slang
shanks' mare — noun you own legs I traveled on shank s mare • Syn: ↑shank s mare, ↑shank s pony, ↑shanks pony • Hypernyms: ↑leg * * * noun also … Useful english dictionary
shanks' mare — noun Ones own legs used for walking; to travel by shanks mare or ride on shanks mare is to walk to your destination. Once they take to Shanks mare, they are all equal See Also: shanks nag, shanks nag, shanks pony … Wiktionary
shanks' mare — 1. one s own legs, esp. as a means of moving from one place to another: The only way we can get there is by shanks mare. 2. ride shanks mare, to go on foot rather than ride; walk: It was such a delightful day that we decided to ride shanks mare… … Universalium
shanks' pony — noun you own legs I traveled on shank s mare • Syn: ↑shank s mare, ↑shanks mare, ↑shank s pony • Hypernyms: ↑leg * * * noun see shanks mare … Useful english dictionary
shanks' pony — noun walking as a means of transport. And the rhythm in my shoes keeps the blues all away See Also: shanks mare, shanks nag, shank nag … Wiktionary
shanks — Shank Shank, n. [OE. shanke, schanke, schonke, AS. scanca, sceanca, sconca, sceonca; akin to D. schonk a bone, G. schenkel thigh, shank, schinken ham, OHG. scincha shank, Dan. & Sw. skank. [root]161. Cf. {Skink}, v.] 1. The part of the leg from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shank's mare — noun you own legs I traveled on shank s mare • Syn: ↑shanks mare, ↑shank s pony, ↑shanks pony • Hypernyms: ↑leg … Useful english dictionary
To ride shank's mare — Shank Shank, n. [OE. shanke, schanke, schonke, AS. scanca, sceanca, sconca, sceonca; akin to D. schonk a bone, G. schenkel thigh, shank, schinken ham, OHG. scincha shank, Dan. & Sw. skank. [root]161. Cf. {Skink}, v.] 1. The part of the leg from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English