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1 use one's head etc
expr usu imper infmlYou know the answer. Use your head — Ты знаешь ответ, только нужно слегка пошевелить мозгами
Use your noggin. It's there for more than hanging your hat on — Шевели ушами. У тебя что, голова или кочан капусты
Oh, use you loaf, for Christ's sake! — Башкой надо шевелить, твою мать!
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2 draw down upon one's head
(draw down (anger, scorn, etc.) upon one's head)вызвать (чей-л. гнев); заслужить (чьё-л. презрение)Don't prop your feet on the Old Man's desk. You'll draw down the wrath of God upon your head. (ODCIE) — Не клади ноги на стол Старика, а то тебе несдобровать.
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3 get etc it into one's head that
expr infml1)I wish you would get it into your head once and for all that I'm not made of money — Я хотел, чтобы ты раз и навсегда понял, что я не дойная корова
2)He got it into his head that he is a great judge of men's character — Он втемяшил себе в голову, что он хорошо разбирается в людях
Why did she take it into her head that I was to blame? — С чего она взяла, что это я виноват?
Somehow he'd taken it into his head that his wife was trying to poison him — Он вбил себе в голову, что его жена пытается отравить его
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4 have one's head examined etc
expr infmlI think you ought to have your head examined — Мне кажется, что у тебя не все дома
That guy should have his head seen to — Мне кажется, что этот парень совсем спятил
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5 talk etc one's head off
expr infmlDon't waste time talking your head off to them — Не трать зря время, с ними бесполезно говорить
I talked my head off trying to convince them — Я уже охрип, стараясь убедить их
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6 get it into one's or someone's thick head etc
expr infmlCan't you get it into your thick head that we can't afford it? — Почему ты никак не поймешь, что мы не можем позволить себе это?
When will you get it into your thick head that you can't beat the system? — Когда ты поймешь своей тупой головой, что против системы бороться бесполезно?
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > get it into one's or someone's thick head etc
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7 get it through one's thick head etc
expr infmlI never could get it through my thick head how a car engine works — Я никогда не мог понять, как работает автомобильный двигатель
Can't you get it through your thick skull that she doesn't give a fuck about you? — Неужели ты не можешь понять, что ей на тебя наплевать?
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8 keep one's head
(to remain calm and sensible in a crisis etc.) holde hovedet koldt* * *(to remain calm and sensible in a crisis etc.) holde hovedet koldt -
9 keep one's head
(to remain calm and sensible in a crisis etc.) mantener la cabeza fría, mantener la calma -
10 keep one's head
(to remain calm and sensible in a crisis etc.) halda höfði/ró sinni -
11 keep one's head
(to remain calm and sensible in a crisis etc.) nem veszti el a fejét -
12 keep one's head
(to remain calm and sensible in a crisis etc.) manter a calma -
13 keep one's head
paniğe kapılmamak, soğukkanlılığını korumak* * *(to remain calm and sensible in a crisis etc.) soğukkanlılığını korumak -
14 keep one's head
(to remain calm and sensible in a crisis etc.) obdržati trezno glavo -
15 keep one's head
• pysyä rauhallisena* * *(to remain calm and sensible in a crisis etc.) pitää päänsä kylmänä -
16 keep one's head
(to remain calm and sensible in a crisis etc.) holde hodet kaldt -
17 keep one's head
(to remain calm and sensible in a crisis etc.) non perdere la testa -
18 keep one's head
(to remain calm and sensible in a crisis etc.) einen kühlen Kopf behalten* * *expr.die Ruhe bewahren ausdr. -
19 keep one's head
(to remain calm and sensible in a crisis etc.) nie tracić głowy -
20 keep one's head
(to remain calm and sensible in a crisis etc.) saglabāt mieru
См. также в других словарях:
one's head off — ► one s head off informal talk, laugh, shout, etc. unrestrainedly. Main Entry: ↑head … English terms dictionary
one's head against a brick wall — Said of a laborious but unrewarding attempt, eg to persuade, inform, etc ● brick … Useful english dictionary
To be out of one's head — Head Head (h[e^]d), n. [OE. hed, heved, heaved, AS. he[ a]fod; akin to D. hoofd, OHG. houbit, G. haupt, Icel. h[ o]fu[eth], Sw. hufvud, Dan. hoved, Goth. haubi[thorn]. The word does not correspond regularly to L. caput head (cf. E. {Chief},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To give one the head — Head Head (h[e^]d), n. [OE. hed, heved, heaved, AS. he[ a]fod; akin to D. hoofd, OHG. houbit, G. haupt, Icel. h[ o]fu[eth], Sw. hufvud, Dan. hoved, Goth. haubi[thorn]. The word does not correspond regularly to L. caput head (cf. E. {Chief},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To lose one's head — Head Head (h[e^]d), n. [OE. hed, heved, heaved, AS. he[ a]fod; akin to D. hoofd, OHG. houbit, G. haupt, Icel. h[ o]fu[eth], Sw. hufvud, Dan. hoved, Goth. haubi[thorn]. The word does not correspond regularly to L. caput head (cf. E. {Chief},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To show one's head — Head Head (h[e^]d), n. [OE. hed, heved, heaved, AS. he[ a]fod; akin to D. hoofd, OHG. houbit, G. haupt, Icel. h[ o]fu[eth], Sw. hufvud, Dan. hoved, Goth. haubi[thorn]. The word does not correspond regularly to L. caput head (cf. E. {Chief},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
—— one's head off — informal talk, laugh, shout, etc. unrestrainedly: he was yelling his head off. → head … English new terms dictionary
- one's head off — talk, laugh, etc., unrestrainedly he was drunk as a skunk and singing his head off … Useful english dictionary
Out of one's head — Out Out (out), adv. [OE. out, ut, oute, ute, AS. [=u]t, and [=u]te, [=u]tan, fr. [=u]t; akin to D. uit, OS. [=u]t, G. aus, OHG. [=u]z, Icel. [=u]t, Sw. ut, Dan. ud, Goth. ut, Skr. ud. [root]198. Cf. {About}, {But}, prep., {Carouse}, {Utter}, a.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To keep one's head above water — Water Wa ter (w[add] t[ e]r), n. [AS. w[ae]ter; akin to OS. watar, OFries. wetir, weter, LG. & D. water, G. wasser, OHG. wazzar, Icel. vatn, Sw. vatten, Dan. vand, Goth. wat[=o], O. Slav. & Russ. voda, Gr. y dwr, Skr. udan water, ud to wet, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Over one's head — Over O ver ([=o] v[ e]r), prep. [AS. ofer; akin to D. over, G. [ u]ber, OHG. ubir, ubar, Dan. over, Sw. [ o]fver, Icel. yfir, Goth. ufar, L. super, Gr. ype r, Skr. upari. [root]199. Cf. {Above}, {Eaves}, {Hyper }, {Orlop}, {Super }, {Sovereign},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
