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1 one's back is up
он (она и т. д.) сердится, злится, вышел, вышла из себя [этим. см. get smb.'s back up]You don't know what Freddy can be when his back is up. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Complete Short Stories’, ‘The Alien Corn’) — Вы не знаете, каким может быть Фредди, если его разозлить.
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2 one-pair back
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3 one's back is broad
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4 one-arm back arch support
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5 one-arm back arch support
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6 one's back ackes
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7 one-web-back mining system
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8 one-web-back system
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9 with one arm behind one's back
In scientific debate the unprepared speaker may find that he is fighting with one arm tied behind his back. — Выступая неподготовленным в научной дискуссии, можно оказаться в весьма невыгодном положении.
2) без всякого труда, легко, запросто; см. тж. with one hand behind one's backThe machine is so easy to operate that one can use it with one arm tied behind one's back. — Этой машиной так легко управлять, что ее можно вести одной рукой.
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10 behind one's back
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11 be on one's back
(be (down) on one's back (тж. lie on one's back))1) быть положенным на обе лопатки; быть беспомощным (тж. be flat или thrown on one's back) [этим. спорт.]He's flat on his back after a long succession of failures. (RHD) — Бесконечные неудачи подкосили его.
I am still "on my back" awaiting a decision from Washington. (DAE) — Я ничего не могу предпринять, пока не придет решение из Вашингтона.
2) заболеть, слечь (в постель)He had shot his bolt, and shot it hard, and now he was down on his back. If he hadn't starved himself, he wouldn't have been caught by la grippe. (J. London, ‘Martin Eden’, ch. XXVI) — Он слишком сильно натягивал тетиву, и она в конце концов лопнула. Если б он не изнурял себя так голодом и лишениями, болезнь не одолела бы его.
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12 with one hand behind one's back
без всякого труда, легко; см. тж. with one arm behind one's back 2)I can run this pub with one hand tied behind my back. (M. Dickens, ‘The Angel in the Corner’, ch. 12) — я шутя управляюсь с этой пивной.
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13 the black dog is on one's back
(the black dog is on one's back (тж. have the black dog on one's back))хандрить, находиться в состоянии уныния, меланхолииHe did not seem to be enjoying his luck... The black dog was on his back. (R. L. Stevenson, ‘New Arabian Nights’, ch. II) — Казалось, удача не радовала его... Он впал в меланхолию.
In the morning, Raymond went off to the sales without any breakfast. He looked as if he had "a black dog on his back". (K. S. Prichard, ‘N'Goola and Other Stories’, ‘The Prayer Meeting’) — Утром Раймонд отправился на торги не позавтракав. Вид у него был мрачный.
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14 to have one's back to the wall
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15 have one's back against the wall
have one's back to/against the wall загнанный в угол; припертый к стенкеHe certainly has his back to the wall as he has lost his job and cannot find another one.
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16 have one's back to the wall
have one's back to/against the wall загнанный в угол; припертый к стенкеHe certainly has his back to the wall as he has lost his job and cannot find another one.
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17 have one's back to the wall
(have one's back to the wall (тж. with one's back to the wall))быть припёртым к стенке, находиться в отчаянном положенииJust imagine the position of a general commanding an army of men with their backs to the wall, and daring to tell them in the supreme hour of battle that their defeat was inevitable! What would happen to him? He would be shot at dawn for treachery and cowardice... (H. Pollitt, ‘Selected Articles and Speeches’, ‘What Margate Means’) — Представьте себе положение генерала, командующего армией солдат, зажатых в кольцо наступающим врагом, который осмелился бы в критический момент сражения заявить солдатам, что их поражение неизбежно! Что произойдет с ним после этого? Он будет расстрелян за измену и трусость...
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18 turn one's back on smb.
(turn one's back on (или upon) smb. (или smth.))отвернуться, отказаться от кого-л. (или от чего-л.); покинуть, бросить кого-л. (или что-л.)But there is one thing that can never be laid at the door of Francis Burke: he never turned his back on a friend... (R. L. Stevenson, ‘The Master of Ballantrae’, ch. VII) — Но одного упрека никто не может сделать Фрэнсису Берку: он никогда не оставлял товарища в беде...
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19 do behind one’s back
• do something behind one’s back do (harmful) things secretively делать (вредные) дела за спинойI hate people who do things behind my back. He did it behind my back again.
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20 have one's back against (or to) the wall
быть пpипёpтым к cтeнe, нaxoдитьcя в oтчaяннoм пoлoжeнииAs for the dances and the fetish worship, the missionaries have not the power to stop them if they wished to: Christianity here has its back to the wall (Gr. Greene). I'm in the position of a man with his back to the wall. I'm fighting for my life (Th. Dreiser)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > have one's back against (or to) the wall
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Behind one's back — Back Back (b[a^]k), n. [AS. b[ae]c, bac; akin to Icel., Sw., & LG. bak, Dan. bag; cf. OHG. bahho ham, Skr. bhaj to turn, OSlav. b[=e]g[u^] flight. Cf. {Bacon}.] 1. In human beings, the hinder part of the body, extending from the neck to the end… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To be on one's back — Back Back (b[a^]k), n. [AS. b[ae]c, bac; akin to Icel., Sw., & LG. bak, Dan. bag; cf. OHG. bahho ham, Skr. bhaj to turn, OSlav. b[=e]g[u^] flight. Cf. {Bacon}.] 1. In human beings, the hinder part of the body, extending from the neck to the end… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
to get one's back up — Back Back (b[a^]k), n. [AS. b[ae]c, bac; akin to Icel., Sw., & LG. bak, Dan. bag; cf. OHG. bahho ham, Skr. bhaj to turn, OSlav. b[=e]g[u^] flight. Cf. {Bacon}.] 1. In human beings, the hinder part of the body, extending from the neck to the end… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To lie on one's back — Back Back (b[a^]k), n. [AS. b[ae]c, bac; akin to Icel., Sw., & LG. bak, Dan. bag; cf. OHG. bahho ham, Skr. bhaj to turn, OSlav. b[=e]g[u^] flight. Cf. {Bacon}.] 1. In human beings, the hinder part of the body, extending from the neck to the end… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To put one's back up — Back Back (b[a^]k), n. [AS. b[ae]c, bac; akin to Icel., Sw., & LG. bak, Dan. bag; cf. OHG. bahho ham, Skr. bhaj to turn, OSlav. b[=e]g[u^] flight. Cf. {Bacon}.] 1. In human beings, the hinder part of the body, extending from the neck to the end… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Two steps forward one step back — For the book written by Lenin, see One Step Forward, Two Steps Back. Two steps forward one step back... is a catchphrase reflecting on an anecdote about a frog trying to climb out of a water well; for every two steps the frog climbs, it falls… … Wikipedia
turn one's back on — phrasal or turn one s back upon 1. : to put behind one : depart from with this month of March we turn our backs on winter Faith Baldwin Eskimo turn their backs abruptly on the sea … up a valley from the shore C.D.Forde 2 … Useful english dictionary
with one hand behind one's back — with one hand (tied) behind one s back with serious limitations or restrictions at the moment, the police are tackling record crime rates with one hand tied behind their back ■ used to indicate that one could do something without any difficulty I … Useful english dictionary
off one's back — {adj. phr.} 1. {informal} Stopped from bothering one; removed as an annoyance or pest. * / Having a kid brother always following me is a nuisance, Mary told her mother. Can t you get him off my back? / * /The singer was so popular with teenagers… … Dictionary of American idioms
off one's back — {adj. phr.} 1. {informal} Stopped from bothering one; removed as an annoyance or pest. * / Having a kid brother always following me is a nuisance, Mary told her mother. Can t you get him off my back? / * /The singer was so popular with teenagers… … Dictionary of American idioms
off\ one's\ back — adj. phr. 1. informal Stopped from bothering one; removed as an annoyance or pest. Having a kid brother always following me is a nuisance, Mary told her mother. Can t you get him off my back? The singer was so popular with teenagers that he took… … Словарь американских идиом
