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101 lick one's chops
облизываться, смаковать, предвкушать удовольствие; ≈ слюнки текутHe had got his fun in the gamble, in the hilarious excitement of being in the race with the horse he was backing. What did it matter if the bookies went away licking their chops? A goldfields' crowd always meant easy money for them. (K. S. Prichard, ‘The Roaring Nineties’, ch. 65) — Мужа захватывал азарт скачек, он сильно волновался, ставя на ту или иную лошадь. Разве для него имело какое-нибудь значение, что букмекеры заранее облизывались, предвкушая барыши? Они всегда легко наживались на золотоискателях.
I want to warn you... that while I don't think he's had much chance to fool with this conceited young woman of yours, Miss Lomond, he's certainly licking his chops. (S. Lewis, ‘World So Wide’, ch. 18) — Я хочу предупредить вас... Ландегард предвкушает победу, хотя пока между ним и этой заносчивой молодой особой, мисс Ломонд, еще ничего не было.
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102 long chance
риск; сомнительный шансSometimes one must take long chances. — Иногда следует рисковать.
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103 shake in one's shoes
трястись, дрожать от страха (ср. у него от страха поджилки трясутся)Putting by every year, at compound interest, he had doubled his capital in forty years without having once known what it was like to shake in his shoes over money matters. (J. Galsworthy, ‘In Chancery’, part II, ch. XI) — Откладывая из года в год и наращивая проценты на проценты, Тимоти за сорок лет удвоил свой капитал, ни разу не испытав, что значит дрожать за судьбу своих денег.
‘We all who were preparing to pass.’ he said, ‘used to shake in our shoes at the idea of going before him’. (J. Conrad, ‘Chance’, part I, ch. I) — - Все мы, экзаменующиеся, - продолжал наш новый знакомый, - дрожали как лист, когда нам предстояло явиться пред светлые очи капитана Р.
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104 have had one's day
уcтapeть, oтcлужить cвoё, выйти из упoтpeблeния; oтжить cвoй вeк, знaвaть лучшиe вpeмeнa Mrs. Appleby....I've had my day and I've enjoyed it. It's only fair to give others a chance now (W. S. Maugham). It was a room that had seen better days. The paint was old and soiled, the rugs threadbare (J. Shaw) -
105 keep one's nose clean
paзг.пpoявлять ocтopoжнocть; дepжaтьcя oт гpexa пoдaльшe'Keep your nose clean,' Drake warned. Mason laughed. 'When you're working at high speed you have to take a chance once in a while' (E. S. Gardner). What we're offering you is - well, influence... How you manage there, provided you keep your nose clean, is really up to you (C. Maclnnes) -
106 show what one is made of
Concise English-Russian phrasebook > show what one is made of
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107 try one's hand at smth.
взятьcя, пpинятьcя зa чтo-л., зaнятьcя чём-л., пpoбoвaть cвoи cилы, пoпытaть cчacтья в чём-л. 'I want you to lend me some money.' 'So that you could try your hand at not paying it back, I suppose' (J. Murdoch). Each year hundreds of college students at participating schools compete for a chance to spend nine weeks in the Time and Life Building watching how we practise our editorial skills and trying their hands at big-time journalism (Time)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > try one's hand at smth.
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108 to chance one's arm or one's luck
English-spanish dictionary > to chance one's arm or one's luck
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109 blunder away one's chance
Общая лексика: пропустить удобный случай, упустить случайУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > blunder away one's chance
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110 his chance of success is one to ten
Общая лексика: у него один шанс из десятиУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > his chance of success is one to ten
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111 take (one's) chance
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112 take a chance with one's life
Общая лексика: рисковать своей жизньюУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > take a chance with one's life
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113 take one's chance
Общая лексика: решиться (на что-либо), рискнуть (на что-либо) -
114 the chance of (one's) lifetime
Общая лексика: возможность, которая бывает раз в жизниУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > the chance of (one's) lifetime
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115 take one's chance
risk almak, şansını denemek, şansını kullanmak, işi şansa bırakmamak -
116 take one's chance
risk almak, şansını denemek, şansını kullanmak, işi şansa bırakmamak -
117 to blunder away one's chance
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118 to chance one's arm
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119 take one's chance
• skúsit štastie• risknút to -
120 blunder away one's chance
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