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41 too many cooks spoil the broth
посл.≈ у семи нянек дитя без глазу‘Tyre gone!’ said Fleur... She brought the car to a standstill, and they all got out. The off hind tyre was right down. ‘Pipe to!’ said Hilary, taking his coat off. ‘Jack her up, Adrian. I'll get the spare wheel off.’ Fleur's head was lost in the toolbox, but her voice was heard saying: ‘Too many cooks, better let me!’ (J. Galsworthy, ‘Maid in Waiting’, ch. XXVII) — - Камера лопнула, - сказала Флер... Она остановила машину, и все вышли. Правая задняя шина совсем спустила. - Аврал, - сказал Хилари, снимая пиджак. - Подними-ка ее домкратом, Адриан. Я достану запасное колесо. - Голова Флер скрылась в ящике с инструментами, и оттуда донесся ее голос: - У семи нянек... дайте-ка лучше я сама!
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42 too much water drowned the miller
уст.≈ хорошенького понемножкуA jug of home-brewed ale... was warranted... as excellent; ‘for,’ said she, ‘we know by practice that too much water drowns the miller, and we spare it on our malt...’ (W. Scott, ‘Peveril’, ch. XXI) — На стол был поставлен кувшин с домашним элем "самого отменного качества", как его отрекомендовала миссис Уайткрафт; "ибо, - сказала она, - известно, что и мельник может утонуть, если воды много, вот мы и бережем ее, наливая в чан с солодом..."
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43 too
kk. terlalu. t. many terlalu banyak. 2 sekali. 3 juga.She's hungry t. Dia juga lapar. 4 -pun. We t. are going Kamipun akan pergi. -
44 She is much too cultured, he quipped to his friend
Общая лексика: "Она для этого чересчур культурна", - язвительно заметил он своему другуУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > She is much too cultured, he quipped to his friend
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45 She's got legs up to her bum, too
Табуированная лексика: женщина тоже человекУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > She's got legs up to her bum, too
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46 she loved him too well
Общая лексика: она слишком его любила, она чересчур его любилаУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > she loved him too well
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47 she was pitching her hopes too high
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > she was pitching her hopes too high
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48 she works her servants too hard
Макаров: она совсем загоняла прислугуУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > she works her servants too hard
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49 she had us all laughing too
English-German idiom dictionary > she had us all laughing too
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50 be too much for smb.
разг.быть более сильным или искусным противником, оказаться не по силам кому-л.She's staying here now while She's getting a divorce. Married to some fellow down in Boston, but I guess she was too much for him. She'd be too much for me, I'll say that. (J. O'Hara, ‘The instrument’, ch. II) — Шейла Данем пока находится здесь. Она хлопочет о разводе. Вышла замуж за какого-то парня в Бостоне, а он, я думаю, не выдержал. я бы на его месте тоже не выдержал.
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51 do too
expr infml esp AmEShe did too, I saw her do it — Нет, она сделала, я видела, как она это сделала
"I didn't do it" "You did too!" — "Это не я сделал" - "Нет, ты!"
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52 be one too many
быть лишним [шекспировское выражение; см. цитату]Dromio of Syracuse: "...Either get thee from the door, or sit down at the hatch: Dost thou conjure for wenches, that thou call'st for such store, When one is one too many? Go, get thee from the door. " (W. Shakespeare, ‘The Comedy of Errors’, act III, sc. 1) — Дромио Сиракузский: "...Прочь от двери отойди Иль у порога там смирнехонько сиди. Ишь, сколько вызвал баб, как сущий заклинатель! Тут много и одной, проваливай, приятель!" (перевод П. Вейнберга)
The Marquise was, therefore, left planted as one too many; a situation to which she, the spoiled child of society, was so unaccustomed, that she could have cried with vexation... (G. Whyte-Melville, ‘Cerise’, ch. XV) — Таким образом, маркиза оказалась лишней. Для нее, избалованной вниманием света, это было столь непривычно, что она готова была расплакаться от огорчения.
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53 be too funny for words
разг.(be too funny (sweet, etc.) for words)быть необычайно смешным (приятным и т. п.)‘Oh! look at that jersey!’ she said. ‘My! I'm crazy over that. Isn't it just too cunning for words? I wonder if it's dear.’ (D. du Maurier, ‘I'll Never Be Young Again’, part I, ch. 7) — - Посмотри на этот вязаный жакет, - сказала Керри. - Боже, как он мне нравится! Чудесная вещь! И, вероятно, дорогая.
Aren't these two little children just too cute for words? (A. Christie, ‘They Came to Baghdad’, ch. 7) — Разве это не прелестные детишки?
Dwight wouldn't do that to me, he's too sweet for words. (D. Cusack and F. James, ‘Come in Spinner’, ‘Saturday I’) — Дуайт не поступит так со мной. Он ведь удивительно милый человек.
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54 be too big for one's boots
разг.(be (get или grow) too big for one's boots (breeches, амер. britches; shoes или trousers, амер. pants))зазнаваться, важничать, быть слишком высокого мнения о себе; ≈ задирать нос‘What she is really doing is making you all too big for your britches,’ said Grace. (J. O'Hara, ‘A Rage to Live’, book IV) — - В действительности же мисс Такерман воспитывает в вас всех самонадеянность, - сказала Грейс.
Don't get too big for your boots, my girl, because I won't stand for it. (P. H. Johnson, ‘The Humbler Creation’, ch. 45) — Ты слишком много себе позволяешь, моя дорогая. Я этого не потерплю.
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55 be one too many for someone
expr infmlThe new dictionary of modern spoken language > be one too many for someone
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56 go too far
зaйти cлишкoм дaлeкo, пepeйти гpaницыAfter all, even a sense of humour can go too far. It can become mere cynicism (J. Lindsay). Of course, Caroline liked to have Meredith on a string more or less - the devoted, platonic friend who would never, never go too far. She was that kind of woman (A. Christie) -
57 not to put too fine a point on it
paзг.гoвopя нaпpямик, oткpoвeннo гoвopя, пoпpocту гoвopя, ecли нaзывaть вeщи cвoими имeнaмиAnd with advancing years she has, not to put too fine a point upon it, got fat (J. Murdoch). All today there have been persistent rumours that all was not well with your firm, in fact, not to put too fine a point on it, it is said that an immediate crash is inevitable (F. W. Crofts)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > not to put too fine a point on it
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58 be over and done with You've come too late forthe game it's
be over and done with быть полностью законченным You've come too late forthe game, it's all over and done with. it's all over with someone имярек умерIt's all over with Mother, I'm afraid she died this morning. е) тратить многовремени на что-л. Will you be long over that report? Don't be all night overfinishing your book.Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > be over and done with You've come too late forthe game it's
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59 have a drop too many
слегка перебрать; выпить лишнегоWhen Gitte has had a drop too many, she would tell her life story to a complete stranger.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > have a drop too many
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60 it is never too late to mend
посл.‘It seems rather late in the day for your reunion,’ she heard herself say to Edward, in a voice of ice. ‘It's never too late to mend,’ said Eva, with a little titter... (A. J. Cronin, ‘Three Loves’, book II, ch. 27) — - Поздновато встречаться с родными и налаживать отношения, - сказала Люси Эдуарду ледяным тоном. - Исправиться никогда не поздно, - с усмешкой сказала Ева...
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