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1 жить как на вулкане
sit on a volcano; sit on a barrel of gun-powderРусско-английский фразеологический словарь > жить как на вулкане
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2 сидеть на пороховой бочке
General subject: sit on a powderkeg, sleep on a volcano, sit on a volcano, sit on a barrel of gunpowder, sit on a powder kegУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > сидеть на пороховой бочке
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3 жить как на вулкане
General subject: sleep on a volcano, sit on a volcano, sit on a powder keg, live under precarious conditionsУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > жить как на вулкане
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4 жить как на вулкане
[zhit' kak na vulkan'e]
To live as on a volcano.
To be in constant anticipation of trouble.
Cf. To sit on a powder-keg; to be living on the edge of a volcano; to be sitting on a volcano. Русские фразеологизмы в картинках (русско-английский словарь) > жить как на вулкане
См. также в других словарях:
sit on a volcano — {v.}, {informal} 1. To be in a place where trouble may start or danger may come suddenly. * /Bob was in that part of South America before the revolution began. He knew he was sitting on a volcano./ * /The policemen who patrolled the big city slum … Dictionary of American idioms
sit on a volcano — {v.}, {informal} 1. To be in a place where trouble may start or danger may come suddenly. * /Bob was in that part of South America before the revolution began. He knew he was sitting on a volcano./ * /The policemen who patrolled the big city slum … Dictionary of American idioms
sit\ on\ a\ volcano — v informal 1. To be in a place where trouble may start or danger may come suddenly. Bob was in that part of South America before the revolution began. He knew he was sitting on a volcano. The policemen who patrolled the big city slum area that… … Словарь американских идиом
volcano — See: SIT ON A VOLCANO … Dictionary of American idioms
volcano — See: SIT ON A VOLCANO … Dictionary of American idioms
volcano — See: sit on a volcano … Словарь американских идиом
on a volcano — See: SIT ON A VOLCANO … Dictionary of American idioms
on a volcano — See: SIT ON A VOLCANO … Dictionary of American idioms
on\ a\ volcano — See: sit on a volcano … Словарь американских идиом
Mud volcano — A series of mud volcanoes in Gobustan, Azerbaijan … Wikipedia
Tajumulco Volcano — Volcanic mountain, western Guatemala. Part of a mountain range that extends into Guatemala from southern Mexico, it is the highest peak in Central America, 13,845 ft (4,220 m) high. It is thought to sit atop the remains of an older volcano. * * * … Universalium
