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1 one's knees are shaking
Образное выражение: поджилки трясутсяУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > one's knees are shaking
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2 on one's knees
на коленях, униженно, пресмыкаясьThe Orsini have begged me almost on their bended knees to attack Florence. I bear your city no ill will and I have refused. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Then and now’, ch. V) — Орсини почти на коленях умоляли меня напасть на Флоренцию. Но я ничего не имею против вашего города, и я не согласился.
...Japan was already on her knees when the first A-bomb was dropped. (R. E. Lapp, ‘Atoms and People’, ch. IV) —...атомную бомбу сбросили на Японию, когда эта страна уже была поставлена на колени.
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3 nurse (one's) knees
Макаров: сидеть, обхватив руками колени -
4 on (one's) knees
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5 on one's knees
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6 on one's knees
زنوزنان،زانوزننده،نمازكنان،درحال خضوع -
7 on one's knees
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8 On one's knees
Униженно. ПресмыкаясьDifficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > On one's knees
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9 on one's knees
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10 to fall to one's knees
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11 to get down on one's knees
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12 to go down on one's knees
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13 down on one’s knees
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14 to sink to one’s knees
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15 be on one's knees
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16 fall to one's knees
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18 go down on one's knees
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19 to get up rise from one's knees
to get up/to rise/to rise up from one's knees подниматься/вставать с коленEnglish-Russian combinatory dictionary > to get up rise from one's knees
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20 to go in to one's knees in the water
to go in (to stand up) to one's knees in the water войти в воду (стоять в воде) по коленоEnglish-Russian combinatory dictionary > to go in to one's knees in the water
См. также в других словарях:
fall to one's knees — fall (or drop, sink, etc.) to one s knees assume a kneeling position … Useful english dictionary
on one's knees — {adj. phr.} 1. Pleading; begging very hard. * /The boys were on their knees for hours before their parents agreed to their camping plans./ * /The Jacksons won t contribute to the Red Cross unless you get on your knees./ 2. In a very weak… … Dictionary of American idioms
on one's knees — {adj. phr.} 1. Pleading; begging very hard. * /The boys were on their knees for hours before their parents agreed to their camping plans./ * /The Jacksons won t contribute to the Red Cross unless you get on your knees./ 2. In a very weak… … Dictionary of American idioms
on\ one's\ knees — adj. phr. 1. Pleading; begging very hard. The boys were on their knees for hours before their parents agreed to their camping plans. The Jacksons won t contribute to the Red Cross unless you get on your knees. 2. In a very weak condition; near… … Словарь американских идиом
on one's knees — phrasal : in a state of serious or irremediable defeat or failure a great nation economically on its knees * * * in a kneeling position ■ figurative on the verge of collapse when they took over, the newspaper was on its knees … Useful english dictionary
to one's knees — phrasal : into a state of submission or defeat forced to his knees by competition … Useful english dictionary
up to one’s knees — mod. deep in something, such as paperwork or water. (See also knee deep in something.) □ We’re p to our knees with orders and getting more all the time. □ The orders are up to our knees … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
bring to one's knees — {v. phr.} To seriously weaken the power or impair the function of. * /The fuel shortage brought the automobile industry to its knees./ … Dictionary of American idioms
bring to one's knees — {v. phr.} To seriously weaken the power or impair the function of. * /The fuel shortage brought the automobile industry to its knees./ … Dictionary of American idioms
bring\ to\ one's\ knees — v. phr. To seriously weaken the power or impair the function of. The fuel shortage brought the automobile industry to its knees … Словарь американских идиом
to one's knees — phrasal into a state of submission or defeat … New Collegiate Dictionary