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21 like a house on fire
(пoзднee afire)быcтpo и лeгкo; энepгичнo, c энтузиaзмoм [пepвoнaч. aмep.]And I'll bet you'll learn Italian like a house on fire (S. Lewis). 'There is a lesson here somewhere,' said Lincoln, putting down the folder. 'Where I pick the generals and have them here in my own front yard, nothing goes right. But out west, where I don't do much of anything, things go like a house on fire. I shall ponder the moral of this' (G. Vidal). Weeds grow like a house afire. Can't keep even with 'em (A. Christie) -
22 a condemned house
дом, предназначенный на сносIn 1912, when I was seven, we got a house of our own. It was in a court of condemned houses, and it had four rooms and only one door - the street door. (J. Walsh, ‘Not Like This’, ‘Childhood’) — В 1912 году, когда мне было семь лет, мы поселились в отдельном домике из четырех комнат с одной единственной дверью, которая вела во двор. Все дома в тупичке вокруг нас доживали свои последние дни.
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23 set one's (own) house in order
Concise English-Russian phrasebook > set one's (own) house in order
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24 countess in her own right
пол., брит. графиня в своем праве (титул, с 1963 г. позволяющий быть членом палаты лордов)See:Англо-русский экономический словарь > countess in her own right
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25 (to) break one's own back
сломать себе (или кому-либо) (свою) спинусломать себе (или кому-либо) (свою) шеюпогубить себя (или кого-либо)гнуть спинуIf you want to build such a big house you must break your back.
Will she still believe it when he’s dead
(Beatles – Girl)
Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > (to) break one's own back
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26 (to) break one's own back
сломать себе (или кому-либо) (свою) спинусломать себе (или кому-либо) (свою) шеюпогубить себя (или кого-либо)гнуть спинуIf you want to build such a big house you must break your back.
Will she still believe it when he’s dead
(Beatles – Girl)
Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > (to) break one's own back
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27 line one's (own) pockets
нaбивaть ceбe кapмaн, oбoгaщaтьcя, нaживaтьcя; " нaгpeть pуки (cпocoбcтвoвaть oбoгaщeнию кoгo-л.)They say that when he was Commissioner of Police, he lined his pockets with bribes from criminals. Some provincial man, doing well, with a comfortable wife and children in a suburban house. Just the type who lines the pockets of the vice racketeers on his business trips to the metropolis (J. Wain)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > line one's (own) pockets
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28 a house of one's own
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > a house of one's own
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29 a snail carries its own house
Общая лексика: улитка несёт свой дом на спинеУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > a snail carries its own house
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30 be master in (one's) own house
Макаров: быть хозяином в собственном домеУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > be master in (one's) own house
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31 be master in own house
1) Общая лексика: быть хозяином в собственном доме2) Макаров: (one's) быть хозяином в собственном доме, не допускать вмешательства посторонних в свои делаУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > be master in own house
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32 gets one's own house in order
Общая лексика: навести у себя порядокУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > gets one's own house in order
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33 one's own house
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34 out on its own - like a country shit-house
Табуированная лексика: великолепный, неподражаемый, уникальныйУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > out on its own - like a country shit-house
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35 she was no longer mistress in her own house
Общая лексика: она уже не была хозяйкой в собственном домеУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > she was no longer mistress in her own house
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36 snail carries its own house
Макаров: улитка несёт свой дом на спинеУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > snail carries its own house
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37 this house is entirely his own
Макаров: этот дом целиком принадлежит емуУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > this house is entirely his own
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38 to be master in (one's) own house
Общая лексика: быть хозяином в собственном доме, не допускать вмешательства посторонних в свои делаУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > to be master in (one's) own house
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39 to be master in own house
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > to be master in own house
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40 to have a house of one's own
English-Russian combinatory dictionary > to have a house of one's own
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