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1 kiss something better
expr infmlDid you bump your knee when you fell? Come here and I'll kiss it better — Ты ушиб коленку когда падал? Подойди сюда. Я подую, и все пройдет
Who wouldn't have a sore head after a night like that? What does he expect me to do about it - kiss it better? — А у кого, простите, после такой ночи не будет болеть голова? Я его что, как маленького должна жалеть?
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2 See if you can hit on something better
Общая лексика: Посмотри, может, тебе удастся напасть на что-нибудь получшеУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > See if you can hit on something better
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3 have you something better than this?
Общая лексика: есть ли у вас что-нибудь получше?Универсальный англо-русский словарь > have you something better than this?
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4 it's the end - the fucking end (temporary solution in search of something better)
Американский английский: пипет (Russian slang)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > it's the end - the fucking end (temporary solution in search of something better)
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5 That man is idle who can do something better.
<01> Ленив тот, кто мог бы что-то сделать лучше. Emerson (Эмерсон).Англо-русский словарь цитат, пословиц, поговорок и идиом > That man is idle who can do something better.
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6 What is defeat? Nothing but education, nothing but the first step to something better.
<01> Что есть поражение? Не что иное, как урок, не что иное, как первый шаг к чему-то лучшему. Phillips (Филлипс).Англо-русский словарь цитат, пословиц, поговорок и идиом > What is defeat? Nothing but education, nothing but the first step to something better.
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7 For want of something better
За неимением лучшегоDifficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > For want of something better
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8 something like
I adj infml1)This programme is on something like the scale required — Объем программы приблизительно соответствует требованиям
A wave of something like alarm went through the junior staff — Что-то похожее на тревогу охватило младший персонал
I detected something very like insolence in his manner — В его манере вести себя сквозила едва прикрытая наглость
Our proposal has met with something like approval — Наше предложение встретило что-то вроде поддержки
Grandad has so few wants now that I usually end up giving him something like a pair of socks for his birthday — Моему деду сейчас мало что нужно, так что я обычно дарю ему что-то вроде пары носков на день рождения и все
Isn't there something like a detective or adventure story I can read in bed? — У вас не найдется что-нибудь вроде детектива, чтобы почитать в постели?
2)Now, that's something like it — Это уже другое дело
II adv infmlMy word, that's something like! — Да ну! Вот это я понимаю!
1) esp BrEThere must have been something like a dozen pills left in the bottle — В пузырьке должно остаться с десяток таблеток
2)It sounds something like Beethhoven — Это, кажется, Бетховен
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9 better a small fish than an empty dish
Пословица: на безрыбье и рак рыба (used to mean: something is better than nothing, a little is better than none)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > better a small fish than an empty dish
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10 something is better than nothing
Поговорка: на безрыбье и рак рыбаУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > something is better than nothing
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11 give something a miss
expr infmlYou should give the sweets a miss if you don't want to get fatter — Если не хочешь толстеть, не ешь сладости
If you're on a reducing bender you should give the pastries a miss — Если вы решили похудеть, то следует избегать мучного
Give this one a miss if you have something better to do — Не стоит ходить на это мероприятие, если у вас есть более интересное занятие
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12 know better than to do something
expr infmlYou ought to know better than to expect help from her — Вам-то следовало бы знать, что от нее нечего ожидать помощи
I know better than to believe him — Я не так глуп, чтобы верить ему
You ought to know better than to go out without an overcoat on such a cold day — Надо совсем ничего не соображать, чтобы выйти в такой холод без пальто
He knew better than to interfere with the local punks — Он не такой дурак, чтобы связываться с местной шпаной
I know better than to say something like that — Что я, дурак такое говорить?!
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13 do better to do something
expr infmlYou'd do better to work instead of nattering — Ты бы лучше занялся делом вместо того, чтобы болтать
You'd do better to wait until we get to the States — Тебе лучше подождать, когда мы доберемся до Америки
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14 start something
expr infmlAre you trying to start something, pal? — Ты хочешь нарваться на неприятности, друг?
Don't start anything. Tony! — Только без драки, Тони!
I don't want to start anything but I just can't put up with this kind of behaviour on his part — Я не хочу никакого скандала, но я просто не могу мириться с таким поведением с его стороны
Hey, buddy, better be careful unless you want to start something — Ты поосторожней, приятель, а то как бы чего не вышло
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15 even better
Общая лексика: или даже лучше... (Put a goal in front of me - or even better, tell me I can't get something done - and I'll work twice as hard to do it.) -
16 go one better
expr infmlThe urge to go one better than the next man is something I just haven't built into me — Мне просто не свойственно желание переплюнуть ближнего
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17 back down (from someone or something)
отказываться, отступатьIt’s probably better to back down from someone than to have an argumentEnglish-Russian small dictionary of idioms > back down (from someone or something)
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18 back down (from someone or something)
отказываться, отступатьIt’s probably better to back down from someone than to have an argumentEnglish-Russian small dictionary of idioms > back down (from someone or something)
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19 down on someone or something
быть против чего-либоI’ve been down on red meat lately. It’s better to eat chicken or fish.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > down on someone or something
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20 get stuck into something
expr infmlThere is no holding him once he gets stuck into something — Если уж он чем-нибудь загорится, то его не остановить
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