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21 put one's finger on
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22 put one's finger on
(to point out or describe exactly; to identify: She put her finger on the cause of our financial trouble.) pôr o dedo emEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > put one's finger on
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23 put one's finger on
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26 put one's finger in smb.'s pie
(put one's finger in (или into) smb.'s (или the) pie)вмешиваться (во что-л.); распоряжаться (где-л.); см. тж. have a finger in smth.He's the damnedest person for putting his finger in other people's pies. (J. P. Marquand, ‘Wickford Point’, ch. XXXII) — Этот человек, черт бы его побрал, любит вмешиваться в чужие дела.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > put one's finger in smb.'s pie
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27 put one's finger in the fire
напрашиваться на неприятности, лезть на рожон, рисковать; ≈ обжечь крылышкиBut since you will needs put your finger in the fire, truth must be spoken. (W. Scott, ‘The Fair Maid of Perth’, ch. VII) — Вы сами любите играть с огнем. Ну так извольте, я скажу вам правду.
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28 put one's finger on sth.
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29 put one's finger on smth.
Concise English-Russian phrasebook > put one's finger on smth.
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30 put (one's) finger to (one's) lips
Общая лексика: приложить палец к губам (заставляя замолчать)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > put (one's) finger to (one's) lips
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31 put one's finger on smth.
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > put one's finger on smth.
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32 put (one's) finger on (smth)
Идиоматическое выражение: войти в суть (чего-л.), сразу понять, уловить (суть)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > put (one's) finger on (smth)
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33 put one's finger on the crux
Общая лексика: попасть в самую точкуУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > put one's finger on the crux
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34 put one's finger on smth
точно указать что-либопопасть в точку; правильно понять, установить что-либоАнгло-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > put one's finger on smth
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35 put one's finger on something
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37 to put one's finger on something
dar en el clavo, poner el dedo en la llagaEnglish-spanish dictionary > to put one's finger on something
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38 to put one's finger to one's lips
поднести/приложить палец к губам (призывая к тишине)English-Russian combinatory dictionary > to put one's finger to one's lips
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39 to put one's finger on smb's weak spot
English-Russian combinatory dictionary > to put one's finger on smb's weak spot
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40 put a/one's finger to one's lips
put a/one's finger to one's lipsde vinger voor de lippen/mond leggen 〈 als aanmaning tot zwijgen〉
См. также в других словарях:
put\ one's\ finger\ on — • put one s finger on • lay one s finger on v. phr. To find exactly. The engineers couldn t put their fingers on the reason for the rocket s failure to orbit. We called in an electrician hoping he could put a finger on the cause of the short… … Словарь американских идиом
put one's finger on — ► put one s finger on identify exactly. Main Entry: ↑finger … English terms dictionary
put one's finger on — also[lay one s finger on] {v. phr.} To find exactly. * /The engineers couldn t put their fingers on the reason for the rocket s failure to orbit./ * /We called in an electrician hoping he could put a finger on the cause of the short circuit./ … Dictionary of American idioms
put one's finger on — also[lay one s finger on] {v. phr.} To find exactly. * /The engineers couldn t put their fingers on the reason for the rocket s failure to orbit./ * /We called in an electrician hoping he could put a finger on the cause of the short circuit./ … Dictionary of American idioms
put one's finger on — phrasal identify < put his finger on the cause of the trouble > … New Collegiate Dictionary
put one's finger on — verb To identify, specify, name or pick out (usually negative) There’s something wrong, but I can’t put my finger on it … Wiktionary
put one's finger on — phrasal : discover, identify put his finger on the cause of the trouble … Useful english dictionary
put one's finger on — identify (something) exactly. → finger … English new terms dictionary
put one's finger on smth — locate precisely, remember exactly I was unable to put my finger on the exact date of his arrival … Idioms and examples
put one's finger on something — identify something exactly he cannot put his finger on what has gone wrong … Useful english dictionary
put one's finger in the dike — attempt to stem the advance of something undesirable Origin: from a story of a small Dutch boy who saved his community from a flood by placing his finger in a hole in a dike … Useful english dictionary