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  • 121 impale oneself upon

    Англо-русский синонимический словарь > impale oneself upon

  • 122 trim oneself up

    Англо-русский синонимический словарь > trim oneself up

  • 123 fence oneself in

    Англо-русский синонимический словарь > fence oneself in

  • 124 do oneself well

    разг.
    (do oneself well (тж. do well for oneself))
    неплохо устроиться; жить припеваючи, в своё удовольствие; см. тж. do well 2)

    Mamma... always says you have done very well for yourself in marriage. (E. Gaskell I, ‘Wives and Daughters’, ch. XXXII) — Мама считает, что вы составили удачную партию.

    You can trust him to do himself well wherever he goes. (SPI) — Можете быть уверены, куда бы он ни поехал, он сумеет позаботиться о своих удобствах.

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  • 125 give oneself a pat on the back

    (give oneself (или smb.) a pat on the back (тж. pat oneself или smb. on the back))
    хвалить себя (или кого-л.); см. тж. a pat on the back

    Yes, I gave myself a pat on the back. These scones are not half bad. (DEI) — Да, можно и похвалить себя. Ведь лепешки недурны.

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  • 126 give smb. enough rope to hang oneself

    (give smb. enough rope (to hang oneself; тж. give smb. plenty of rope (to hang oneself)))
    предоставить кому-л. свободу действий (для того, чтобы его погубить, скомпрометировать и т. п.) [происходит от выражения give smb. enough rope and he'll hang himself; см. give smb. enough rope and he'll hang himself]

    ...he upheld-nay, was responsible for the Council's decision that his first and supreme object should be an attack upon Tyrone in Ulster. The very anxiety with which the Privy Council worked to meet his legitimate demands was disconcerting: it was as though they were determined to give him rope enough to hang himself. (J. E. Neale, ‘Queen Elizabeth’, ch. XXI) —...Эссекс поддержал решение тайного совета, а вернее, взял на себя ответственность за него. Суть решения заключалась в том, что важнейшей задачей Эссекса являлось нападение на Тайрона в Ольстере. Та горячность, которую проявил тайный совет, удовлетворяя законные требования Эссекса, вызывала опасение: не собирался ли тайный совет предоставить Эссексу свободу погубить себя?

    Quite abruptly he ended and sat down... Boon, still upon his feet, gazed at Manson with mixed feelings. Then, reflecting vengefully that he had at least given this upstart doctor enough rope to hang himself with, he bowed to the President and took his chair. (A. J. Cronin, ‘The Citadel’, ch. 22) — Он резко оборвал речь и сел... Бун все еще стоял и смотрел на Мэнсона со смешанным чувством. Затем, злорадно подумав, что он во всяком случае довел этого выскочку до того, что тот сам сломал себе голову, он поклонился председателю и сел на место.

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  • 127 make a nuisance of oneself

    (make a nuisance of oneself (тж. make oneself a nuisance))
    надоедать, досаждать, докучать (кому-л.)

    ‘These are not normal times,’ said Soames. ‘To be quite plain, unless I have that information I must tender my resignation.’ He saw very well what was passing in their minds. A newcomer making himself a nuisance - they would take his resignation readily - only it would look awkward just before a general meeting... (J. Galsworthy, ‘The White Monkey’, part I, ch. VII) — - Сейчас ненормальное время, - сказал Сомс, - короче говоря, если я не получу точной информации, я буду вынужден подать в отставку. Он прекрасно видел, что они думают: "Новичок - и подымает такой шум", - они охотно приняли бы его отставку - только это было не совсем удобно перед общим собранием...

    If he's the sort of man that isn't happy unless he's making a nuisance of himself, I'm well rid of him. (J. Lindsay, ‘Runaway’, ch. IX) — Если он принадлежит к людям, которые только тогда счастливы, когда становятся кому-нибудь поперек горла, то я удачно избавился от него.

    Giotti had ordered Charley off the premises because he was making a damned nuisance of himself. (K. S. Prichard, ‘The Roaring Nineties’, ch. 31) — Джиотти запретил Чарли показываться в трактире, потому что от него просто житья не стало.

    ‘You ought to have gone to the authorities,’ he said. ‘Just what I did do, my dear fellow. Made a positive nuisance of myself pestering the police.’ (A. Christie, ‘N or M?’, ch. V) — - Вам следовало бы обратиться к властям, - сказал Блетчли. - Я это и сделал, мой дорогой. Буквально обивал пороги и осточертел полиции.

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  • 128 make an exhibition of oneself

    (make an exhibition (a spectacle, амер. a show) of oneself)
    выставлять себя на посмешище, ставить себя в смешное положение; попасть в дурацкое положение; см. тж. make a sight of oneself

    ‘I refused,’ his wife said, ‘To make a spectacle of myself by arguing with such a contemptible envious creature.’ (D. Carter, ‘Tomorrow Is with Us’, ch. VIII) — - я не желала выставлять себя на посмешище, - сказала его жена, - и унизиться до того, чтобы вступить в спор с этим завистливым ничтожеством.

    Mary: "...Really, he ought to have more pride than to make such a show of himself." (E. O'Neill, ‘Long Day's Journey into Night’, act 1) — Мэри: "...Ну как можно ставить себя в такое смешное положение?! Где у Джейми гордость?"

    Clancy: "...you're plain high. You'd better go home before you make a show of yourself." (D. Cusack, ‘Shoulder the Sky’, act III) — Клэси: "...вы напились. Идите-ка лучше домой, пока не влипли в какую-нибудь дурацкую историю."

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См. также в других словарях:

  • oneself — [wun΄self′, wunz΄self′] pron. a person s own self: also one s self be oneself 1. to function physically and mentally as one normally does 2. to be natural or sincere by oneself alone; unaccompanied; withdrawn come to oneself 1 …   English World dictionary

  • Oneself — One self (w[u^]n s[e^]lf ), pron. A reflexive form of the indefinite pronoun one. Commonly written as two words, one s self. [1913 Webster] One s self (or more properly oneself), is quite a modern form. In Elizabethan English we find a man s self …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • oneself — 1540s, one s self. Hyphenated 18c.; written as one word from c.1827, on model of himself, itself, etc …   Etymology dictionary

  • oneself — ► PRONOUN (third person sing. ) 1) (reflexive ) used as the object of a verb or preposition when this is the same as the subject of the clause and the subject is ‘one’. 2) (emphatic ) used to emphasize that one does something individually or… …   English terms dictionary

  • oneself — [[t]wʌnse̱lf[/t]] (Oneself is a third person singular reflexive pronoun.) 1) PRON REFL A speaker or writer uses oneself as the object of a verb or preposition in a clause where oneself meaning me or any person in general refers to the same person …   English dictionary

  • oneself */ — UK [wʌnˈself] / US pronoun formal Summary: Oneself is a reflexive pronoun, which can be used in the following ways: as an object that refers back to the pronoun one when it is the subject of the sentence: One should be careful not to hurt oneself …   English dictionary

  • oneself — one|self [ wʌn self ] pronoun MAINLY BRITISH FORMAL Oneself is a reflexive pronoun, which can be used in the following ways: as an object that refers back to the pronoun one when it is the subject of the sentence: One should be careful not to… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • oneself — /wun self , wunz /, pron. 1. a person s self (used for emphasis or reflexively): One often hurts oneself accidentally. 2. be oneself, a. to be in one s normal state of mind or physical condition. b. to be unaffected and sincere: One makes more… …   Universalium

  • oneself — one•self or one s self [[t]wʌnˈsɛlf, wʌnz [/t]] pron. a person s self (used as a reflexive or emphatic form of one): One should be able to laugh at oneself[/ex] • be oneself by oneself Etymology: 1540–50 …   From formal English to slang

  • oneself — [wʌnˈself] pronoun British formal 1) the REFLEXIVE form of ‘one , used for showing that people in general, including yourself, are affected by something that they do One has to think of oneself in these matters.[/ex] 2) used for emphasizing that… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • oneself — pron. the reflexive and (in apposition) emphatic form of one (kill oneself; one has to do it oneself) …   Useful english dictionary

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