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21 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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22 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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23 with one hand (tied) behind one's back
with one hand (tied) behind one's backEnglish-Dutch dictionary > with one hand (tied) behind one's back
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24 break one’s neck (to do something) / break one’s back (to do something)
Break one’s neck (to do something) / break one’s back (to do something)тяжело работатьI broke my neck to get here on time.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > break one’s neck (to do something) / break one’s back (to do something)
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25 break one’s neck (to do something) / break one’s back (to do something)
Break one’s neck (to do something) / break one’s back (to do something)тяжело работатьI broke my neck to get here on time.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > break one’s neck (to do something) / break one’s back (to do something)
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26 break one’s neck (to do something) / break one’s back (to do something)
Break one’s neck (to do something) / break one’s back (to do something)тяжело работатьI broke my neck to get here on time.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > break one’s neck (to do something) / break one’s back (to do something)
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27 break one’s neck (to do something) / break one’s back (to do something)
Break one’s neck (to do something) / break one’s back (to do something)тяжело работатьI broke my neck to get here on time.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > break one’s neck (to do something) / break one’s back (to do something)
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28 behind one's back
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29 have a turkey on one's back
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30 as soon as one's back is turned
за спиной кого-л., в чьё-л. отсутствиеAs soon as his back was turned the air felt lighter. (S. Butler, ‘The Way of All Flesh’, ch. XXIV) — Стоило ему уйти из дому, как становилось легче дышать.
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31 no skin off one's back
амер.; жарг.≈ плевать хотел, до лампочки‘Well?’ the sheriff said, ‘The hell with it.’ Macomber dried the sweat off his face with a colored handkerchief. ‘It's no skin off my back.’ (I. Shaw, ‘Sailor off Bremen and Other Stories’, ‘The Deputy Sheriff’) — - Ну как? - спросил шериф. - К черту все это, - ответил Макомбер. Он вытер пот с лица цветным платком. - Не мое это дело.
‘I don't care whether he ever gets there,’ she said. ‘It won't be skin off my nose.’ (R. P. Warren, ‘All the King's Men’, ch. II) — - Мне все равно, приедет он на митинг или нет, - ответила Сэди. - Плевать мне с высокой горы.
The place was full of strangers... He felt a little irritated at this, although it was no skin off his nose. Sam Kidd was paying for all the food and drink. (S. Chaplin, ‘The Watchers and the Watched’, ch. 2) — В зале было много незнакомых... что раздражало Тигра, хотя это была не его забота: за все яства и напитки платил Сэм Кидд.
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32 to put a load upon one's back
to put/to take a load upon one's back (one's shoulders) взвалить поклажу/ношу себе на спину (на плечи)English-Russian combinatory dictionary > to put a load upon one's back
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33 to stand with one's back to the wind
to stand with one's back (with one's face) to the wind стоять спиной (лицом) к ветруEnglish-Russian combinatory dictionary > to stand with one's back to the wind
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34 behind one's back
зa чьeй-л. cпинoй, тaйкoм, зa глaзaLord Illingworth. It is perfectly monstrous the way people go about nowadays, saying things against one behind one's back that are absolutely and entirely true (O. Wilde) -
35 be on one's back
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36 put one's back into
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37 turn one's back
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38 break one's back
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39 carry on one's back
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40 flat on one's back
flat on one's back*expr.• lánguido, -a adj.
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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