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41 one's cup of tea
разг.1) тот, кто нравится, в чьём-л. вкусе; то, что нравится; см. тж. one's dish of tea‘Got anything for me to read?’ I said. ‘What's that?’ ‘Oh, I don't think that's your cup of tea,’ he said. ‘It's poetry.’ (W. S. Maugham, ‘Complete Short Stories’, ‘The Colonel's Lady’) — - Нет ли у вас чего-нибудь почитать? - спросила я. - Это что за книга? - Не думаю, что это вам понравится, - ответил он. - Это стихи.
...he's quite your cup of tea, isn't he? He's been everywhere and knows a lot about everything. (A. Wilson, ‘A Bit off the Map and Other Stories’, ‘More Friend than Lodger’) —...Родни вполне в твоем вкусе. Везде бывал и много знает.
A lot of things now that don't suit oher people are just your cup of tea. (J. B. Priestley, ‘Festival’, part I, ch. 1) — Многое из того, что не подходит другим, тебя вполне устраивает.
2) судьба, предназначениеHe has a sad life, but that's his cup of tea. (RHD) — Невесело ему живется. Такая уж у него судьба.
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42 more than one has bargained for
разг.больше, чем можно было надеятьсяIrene within three miles of him - and again in flight! He stood with a very queer smile on his lips. This was more than he had bargained for! (J. Galsworthy, ‘In Chancery’, part III, ch. III) — Ирен в трех милях от него! И опять спасается бегством! Молодой Джолион стоял, и губы у него расплывались в какую-то очень странную улыбку. Это больше того, на что он мог надеяться.
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43 more than one has bargained for
paзг.бoльшe, чeм мoжнo былo нaдeятьcяIrene within three miles of him - and again in night! He stood with a very queer smile on his lips. This was more than he had bargained for (J. Galsworthy)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > more than one has bargained for
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44 (one's) heads will roll
гoлoвы пoлeтят, кoму-тo нe пoздopoвитcяYou think Defense spends millions more than it has to... and you're going to spell it all out with a subcommittee, and our heads will roll (R. Ludlum)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > (one's) heads will roll
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45 one's native soil
родная земля, родинаI'm looking forward to going back to France and standing once more on my native soil. (DEI) — Я с нетерпением ожидаю поездки во Францию, чтобы побывать еще раз на родной земле.
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46 one's hat is off (or hats off) to smb.
(или smth.) paзг.«cнять шляпу пepeд кeм-л. (или чём-л.)», чecть и cлaвa кoму-л. (или чeму-л.)My hat Is off to Mrs. King and Ebony magazine two great awareness forces for our people In a time when the media pays more attention to a beached whale than It does to the homeless (Ebony)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > one's hat is off (or hats off) to smb.
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47 one's salad days
юныe гoды, юнocть; пopa юнoшecкoй нeoпытнocти (cp. мoлoдo-зeлeнo) [шeкcпиpoвcкoe выpaжeниe]And he remembered... that fellow in his salad days (J. Galsworthy). Hollywood will relive its salad days this summer as old favorites return to the screens of flamboyant movie houses built more than years ago (Time) -
48 one more fight and you'll be out for good
Макаров: ещё одна драка, и тебя выгонят навсегдаУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > one more fight and you'll be out for good
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49 one more point and I am done
Макаров: ещё один пункт, и я кончаюУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > one more point and I am done
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50 one more point and I have done
Макаров: ещё один пункт, и я кончаюУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > one more point and I have done
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51 one more point and I'm done!
Дипломатический термин: ещё одно соображение и я закругляюсьУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > one more point and I'm done!
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52 one more pull - and it's in the bag
Макаров: ещё одно усилие - и дело в шляпеУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > one more pull - and it's in the bag
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53 and mind one more thing ...
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54 and one more example
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55 there are more ways than one to kill a cat
амер.есть много способов добиться своего; ≈ свет не клином сошёлсяBut then the Church came to the front... she was wise, subtle, and knew more than one way to skin a cat - or a nation... (M. Twain, ‘A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court’, ch. 8) — Но затем появилась церковь... она была мудра, ловка и знала много способов, как сдирать шкуру с кошки - то есть с народа...
I can marry the person I want, I guess. And if I can't do it here, well, there are more ways than one to kill a cat. (Th. Dreiser, ‘An American Tragedy’, book II, ch. XXXIX) — Надо полагать, я смогу выйти замуж за кого пожелаю. А если не смогу сделать этого здесь - ну что ж, свет не клином сошелся.
The prosecutor said, ‘It's hard to get the evidence from Switzerland in a form we can use.’ ‘Does that mean our hands are tied?’ ‘Not at all. There are lots of ways of skinning a cat.’ (E. S. Gardner, ‘The Case of the Musical Cow’, ch. 24) — - Трудно получить доказательства из Швейцарии в том виде, в каком нам нужно, - заметил обвинитель. - Это значит, что у нас связаны руки? - Отнюдь. Есть много других способов добраться до истины.
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56 a different one
آخَر \ another:: one (or a given number) more: I need another two pounds. I’ve got one and I want another. a different one:: We’ll go there another time. If this hat does not fit, try another. else:: Did you look anywhere else, or only under the bed? Where else did you look?. other:: (instead of the first one); instead: Let’s talk about something else. Peter was ill, so someone else came. other: (in comparisons) a different one: Some smoke; others do not. He likes French cigarettes and won’t smoke any others. This side is dry; the other is wet (in comparison). \ See Also أُخْرَى -
57 be as good as one's word
(be as good as one's word (тж. be better than one's word))держать слово, быть хозяином своего слова; см. тж. be worse than one's wordScrooge was better than his word. He did it all, and infinitely more. (Ch. Dickens, ‘A Christmas Carol’, stave V) — И Скрудж сдержал слово. Он сделал все, что обещал Бобу, и даже больше, куда больше.
He had faithfully promised to stay where he was, and we had not a doubt that he would be as good as his word. (A. C. Doyle, ‘The Lost World’, ch. XIV) — Самбо твердо обещал не бросать нас, и мы верили ему: этот человек - хозяин своего слова.
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58 off one's nut
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59 song and dance
разг.1) шумиха, свистопляска (обыкн. употр. с гл. to make)...you can bet your boots no one's going to make a song and dance about him. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Up at the Villa’, ch. V) —...можете быть уверены, что никто не будет поднимать шум по поводу исчезновения скрипача.
And would old Fakir Carmichael thank him for making a song and dance about the matter? (A. Christie, ‘They Came to Baghdad’, ch. 6) — А поблагодарит ли его старый факир Кармайкл, если он предаст огласке всю эту историю с покушением?
Why, then, has the Chancellor made these tax changes? And even more to the point - why the song and dance in the Press about them? — Зачем же министр финансов снизил налог на предметы роскоши? Правильнее было бы спросить, зачем пресса подняла такую шумиху по этому поводу.
2) амер. пустая болтовня, ерунда, вздорOh, that's it. Giving her a song and dance about me, I suppose. Little bride runs to mother because hubby doesn't like her biscuits. (J. O'Hara, ‘Appointment in Samarra’, ch. VIII) — А, вот в чем дело. Говоришь матери всякую ерунду обо мне. Женушка бегает к матери жаловаться потому, что муженьку не нравится ее печенье.
3) амер. пустые или лживые отговорки, увёртки; вымышленная история, выдумка (особ. бьющая на жалость)When I asked him to repay me the money, he gave me the usual song and dance about his having many crushing expenses. (HAI) — Когда я попросил его вернуть деньги, он отделался обычной отговоркой, что ему предстоят большие расходы.
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60 worth one's while
No one could be more charming than he when it was worth his while... (W. S. Maugham, ‘Then and Now’, ch. XXVIII) — Не было человека обаятельнее Цезаря Борджиа, когда ему это было выгодно...
His scheme was to reach the sea and then get a fisherman to take him across the Channel... He had enough money on him to make it worth a man's while. (W. S. Maugham, ‘The Hour before the Dawn’, ch. XII) — План Роджера заключался в следующем: добраться до моря и нанять какого-нибудь рыбака, чтобы тот перевез его через Ла-Манш. Денег у него было достаточно, он мог предложить ему хорошую сумму.
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