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1 play smb.'s game
(play smb.'s game (тж. play the game of smb.))действовать в чьих-л. интересах; ≈ играть на руку кому-л.; плясать под чью-л. дудку‘Can you beat it?’ Dinny began to eat too, still worrying about Alf. ‘Young Paddy givin' orders to Alf Brierly, and Alf so up against it, he's got to play Paddy's game, or throw in his hand, he says.’ (K. S. Prichard, ‘The Roaring Nineties’, ch. 67) — - Нет, каково? - Динни тоже придвинул себе тарелку, продолжая сокрушаться из-за этой истории с Альфом. - Мальчишка Пэдди отдает распоряжения Альфу Брайрли, и Альфу некуда податься. Он говорит, либо он должен покрывать Пэдди, либо совсем выходить из игры.
‘But it didn't take her very long to see... that you'd play her game...’ ‘You're mad because I don't always play yours.’ (S. Bellow, ‘The Adventures of Augie March’, ch. XVIII) — - Но эта особа быстро поняла... что ты будешь плясать под ее дудку... - Ты сердишься потому, что я не всегда пляшу под твою.
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2 play a waiting game
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3 play a winning game
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4 play a losing game
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5 play a winning game
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6 play a winning game
general sum game — игра с накопленной суммой; ненулевая игра
tic-tac-toe game — игра тик-так-тоу; игра в крестики-нолики
round game — игра в карты, в которой каждый играет за себя
to play a safe game — вести верную игру, играть наверняка
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7 play smb.'s game
(the game of smb. или the same game)1) "вecти ту жe игpу"; дeлaть вид, чтo пoдыгpывaeшь кoму-л., игpaeшь кoму-л. нa pуку; бить пpoтивникa eгo жe opужиeмThere is no doubt when ITV [Independent Television Authority] first appeared it quickly took the larger share of the audience and was pushing up to percent when the BBC decided to play the same game and fought back (The Scotsman)2) "вecти ту жe игpу", пoддepживaть (или дeлaть вид, чтo пoддepживaeшь) кoгo-л., coтpудничaть c кeм-л.Until recently opposition politicians mostly played the king's game in exchange for privileges... The political truce has begun to collapse (The Economist) -
8 play a lone game
дeйcтвoвaть в oдинoчку [этим. кapт.]This girl... was one of those real deep ones, out to play a lone game and play the innocent and stop at nothing. Hard as nails (R. Lehmanri). But instead of rushing to fetch a policeman... Albert had elected to play a lone hand (A. Christie) -
9 play a lone game
This girl... was one of those real deep ones, out to play a lone game and play the innocent and stop at nothing. Hard as nails. (R. Lehmann, ‘The Echoing Grove’, ‘Morning’) — Эта девушка себе на уме, она из тех, кто... всегда действует по-своему, изображая из себя наивного ребенка. Она ни перед чем не остановится, сочувствия от нее не жди.
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10 play the same game
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11 play a double game
двурушничать; вести двойную игруball game — игра с мячом; игра в мяч
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12 play a double game
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13 play a waiting game
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14 play a winning game
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15 play a double game
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > play a double game
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16 play a winning game
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > play a winning game
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17 play a double game
двурушничать, вести двойную игруАнгло-русский словарь экономических терминов > play a double game
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18 play a winning game
играть навернякаАнгло-русский словарь экономических терминов > play a winning game
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19 play (smb.'s) game
Общая лексика: плясать под (чью-л.) дудку -
20 play a deep game
1) Общая лексика: вести сложную игру, играть по большой (карты)2) Макаров: играть по большой
См. также в других словарях:
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Play 'n' the Game — Infobox Album | Name = Play N the Game Type = Album Artist = Nazareth Released = 1977 Recorded = Genre = Hard rock Length = 37:34 Label = A M Producer = Manny Charlton Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|2.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg sql … Wikipedia
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