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121 under one's own steam
(by one's own efforts, without help from others: John gave me a lift in his car, but Mary arrived under her own steam.) vlastnými silami -
122 to push one's luck
«Подталкивать своё счастье». To push one's luck значит действовать опрометчиво, необдуманно, надеясь на постоянный успех. Это выражение часто употребляется как предостережение:You asked me to lend you £1,000 and I agreed. You asked me if you could borrow my car for two weeks and I agreed. Now you are asking me to accommodate your parents for a month. Don't push your luck! — Ты попросил одолжить тебе 1000 фунтов, и я согласился. Ты попросил попользоваться моей машиной в течение двух недель, и я согласился. Сейчас ты просишь меня приютить твоих родителей на месяц! Имей совесть!
English-Russian dictionary of expressions > to push one's luck
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123 to leave one's things on the bank
to leave one's things on the bank (in the car) оставлять свою одежду на берегу (в машине)English-Russian combinatory dictionary > to leave one's things on the bank
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124 worth one's while
стоить затраченного времени или трудаI’d rather you didn’t repair your car by yourself; it is not worth your while.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > worth one's while
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125 did one fall or was one pushed
expr interrog infmlI was lying half under the car trying to spot an oil leak when my cousin arrived. "Did you fall or were you pushed?" he asked me jocularly — Я лежал наполовину забравшись под машину и пытался установить, где у меня течет масло, когда появился мой кузен. "Кто тебя туда засунул?" - спросил он в шутку
"I hear the fellow has moved in with Emma at last" "Poor girl! Did she fall or was she pushed I wonder?" — "Этот парень наконец-то переселился к Эмме" - "Бедняжка! Она сама с ним легла в постель или как?"
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126 take one's life in one's hands
expr infmlEvery time you get in the car with him you're taking your life in your hands — Каждый раз, когда садишься к нему в машину, ты рискуешь жизнью
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127 cock one's ears
1) настораживать уши ( о животном)Whenever our dog hears someone coming he pricks up his ears. (HAI) — Наш пес настораживает уши, заслышав чьи-либо шаги.
2) навострить уши, насторожитьсяThen will you please tell Sevringham, my husband, the gentleman who's trying to talk to your pretty little wife but has an ear cocked to our conversation - will you please tell him that he simply cannot take the sleeping-car and expect to be in Portland next morning. (J. O'Hara, ‘From the Terrace’) — В таком случае не будете ли вы любезны сказать Севрингаму, моему мужу - джентльмену, который пытается сейчас заговорить с вашей хорошенькой женушкой, а сам тем временем навострил уши, стараясь уловить наш разговор, - так вот, не можете ли вы объяснить ему, что, заняв спальное место, еще не обязательно будешь в Портленде на следующее утро.
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128 feel one's way
действовать осторожно, осмотрительно; ≈ нащупывать почву [букв. пробираться ощупью]I won't ask him directly to lend me his car. I'll feel my way first. (HAI) — Я не собираюсь сразу же обращаться к нему с просьбой одолжить мне машину. Сперва позондирую почву.
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