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  • 1 мал золотник, да дорог

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  • 2 С-723

    НА СЧЕТУ1 PrepP Invar
    1. \С-723 (у кого) ( subj-compl with бытыз ( subj: any count noun)
    if subj: sing, it is usu. preceded by каждый) every person (or thing) is taken into consideration, is important, valued, significant: (y Y-a) каждый X на счету = every X counts (for Y) every X is precious (to Y) every X means something (a lot, a great deal) (to Y).
    ...Кто-то выпустил Абдула, он, кажется, не покусал никого, но напугал сильно и одежду порвал. Лёвке-то что, а у Антона всякая тряпочка была на счету (Трифонов 2). One of them let Abdul off the leash, and although he didn't actually bite anyone, he gave the victims a bad fright and tore their clothes. This didn't bother Lev too much, but to Anton every scrap of clothing was precious (2a).
    2. \С-723 (укого) ( subj-compl with бытье (subj: human, often pl, or collect)) a person or group is kept under observation (often by s.o. in a position of authority who believes that that person or group has done sth. illegal, reprehensible etc): все Х-ы на счету (у Y-a) = all Xs are monitored by Y
    Y keeps tab(s) (an eye) on all Xs Y keeps track of all Xs all Xs live (fall) under the watchful eye of Y.
    Мать Лены хотела поскорее выдать дочь замуж, и все потенциальные женихи были у неё на счету. Lena's mother wanted to marry her off as soon as possible and kept track of all eligible young men.
    Городок у нас маленький, все наркоманы на счету у милиции. Our town is small, and all the drug addicts live under the watchful eye of the militia.
    3. - чьёмy (у) кого ( subj-compl with бытье ( subj: count abstr or concr, usu. pi) or obj-compl with иметь ( obj: count abstr or concr, usu. pi)) ( s.o. has the specified achievements or, occas., undesirable actions) as part of his past experience: у X-a на счету много Y-ов = X has many Ys under his belt
    X has many Ys to his name (his credit) X has racked up (accumulated etc) a lot ofYs.
    У Дмитрия на счету больше ста изобретений. Dmitry has more than one hundred inventions under his belt.

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  • 3 на счету

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    1. на счету (у кого) [subj-compl with быть (subj: any count noun); if subj: sing, it is usu. preceded by каждый]
    ⇒ every person (or thing) is taken into consideration, is important, valued, significant:
    - (y Y-a) каждый X на счету≈ every X counts (for Y);
    - every X means something (a lot, a great deal) (to Y).
         ♦...Кто-то выпустил Абдула, он, кажется, не покусал никого, но напугал сильно и одежду порвал. Лёвке-то что, а у Антона всякая тряпочка была на счету (Трифонов 2). One of them let Abdul off the leash, and although he didn't actually bite anyone, he gave the victims a bad fright and tore their clothes. This didn't bother Lev too much, but to Anton every scrap of clothing was precious (2a).
    2. на счету (,у кого) [subj-compl with быть (subj: human, often pi, or collect)]
    ⇒ a person or group is kept under observation (often by s.o. in a position of authority who believes that that person or group has done sth. illegal, reprehensible etc):
    - все Х-ы на счету (у Y-a) ≈ all Xs are monitored by Y;
    - all Xs live (fall) under the watchful eye of Y.
         ♦ Мать Лены хотела поскорее выдать дочь замуж, и все потенциальные женихи были у неё на счету. Lena's mother wanted to marry her off as soon as possible and kept track of all eligible young men.
         ♦ Городок у нас маленький, все наркоманы на счету у милиции. Our town is small, and all the drug addicts live under the watchful eye of the militia.
    3. на счету чьём, (у) кого [subj-compl with быть (subj: count abstr or concr, usu. pl) or obj-compl with иметь (obj: count abstr or concr, usu. pl)]
    ⇒ (s.o. has the specified achievements or, occas., undesirable actions) as part of his past experience:
    - у X-a на счету много Y-ов≈ X has many Ys under his belt;
    - X has racked up (accumulated etc) alot of Ys.
         ♦ У Дмитрия на счету больше ста изобретений. Dmitry has more than one hundred inventions under his belt.
    II
    [PrepP; Invar; the resulting PrepP is subj-compl with copula (subj: human)]
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    ⇒ one is looked upon, perceived in the way specified:
    - X на хорошем <плохом и т.п.> счету( у Y-a) - X is in good <bad etc> standing (with Y);
    - X is in Y's good < bad> books;
    - X is well < ill> thought of (by Y);
    - X has a good <bad etc> reputation.
         ♦ В активистках в университете она не состояла, но была на хорошем счету (Мандельштам 2). Though not an activist at the university, she was nevertheless in good standing (2a).
         ♦ "А ты спроси у отрядного, что надо делать, чтобы быть на хорошем счету" (Марченко 1). "And you ask the company commander what one has to do in order to be in his good books" (1a).
         ♦ Во всё время пребывания в училище был он на отличном счету... (Гоголь 3). All the time he was at school he was well thought of... (3a).

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