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    ж.

    волше́бная ска́зка — fairy tale

    наро́дные ска́зки — popular tales, folktales

    расска́зывать ска́зки — tell stories / tales

    2) в знач. сказ. (что-л необыкновенное, поразительное) a dream

    э́то был не дом, а ска́зка — the house was a dream; it was a dream house

    3) (обман, выдумка) lie, tall tale

    э́то всё ска́зки! — don't tell me tales!; tell it to the marines! идиом.

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    ска́зка про бе́лого бычка́ — ≈ the same old story

    ска́зки для дурако́в — ≈ muck for mugs

    ба́бьи ска́зки презр.old wives' tales

    ни в ска́зке сказа́ть, ни перо́м описа́ть — more than words can tell

    сде́лать ска́зку бы́лью — make a dream come true

    жить как в ска́зке — live in a dream come true; live in a paradise

    ско́ро ска́зка ска́зывается, да не ско́ро де́ло де́лается погов.things are sooner said than done

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  • 22 В-243

    РВАТЬ (ДРАТЬ substand) НА СЕБЕ ВОЛОСЫ coll VP subj: human often fut or infin with готов, должен) to experience utter despair or become very angry with o.s. (often after having realized that undesirable consequences of sth. could have been avoided)
    X рвёт на себе волосы = X is tearing his hair (out)
    X is tearing out his hair (in limited contexts) X could kick himself.
    (author's usage) Блудов велел, чтоб каждое губернское правление издавало свои «Ведомости» и чтоб каждая «Ведомость» имела свою неофициальную часть для статей исторических, литературных и проч. Сказано - сделано, и вот пятьдесят губернских правлений рвут себе волосы над неофициальной частью (Герцен 1)....Bludov commanded every provincial government to publish its own newspaper, which was to have an unofficial part for articles on historical, literary, and other subjects. No sooner said than done, and the officials in fifty provinces were tearing their hair over this unofficial part (1a).
    Когда два-три часа назад ей сказали, что Митрий лежит у зарода на Марьиных лугах -отощал, идти не может, - Марфа готова была волосы рвать на себе. Господи! За что ей ещё такое наказание? (Абрамов 1). A few hours earlier, when they had told her that Mitry was lying by the hayrick in Mariny Luga, emaciated and unable to walk, Marfa had been ready to tear out her hair. God! Not another cross to bear! (1a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > В-243

  • 23 драть на себе волосы

    РВАТЬ <ДРАТЬ substand> НА СЕБЕ ВОЛОСЫ coll
    [VP; subj: human; often fut or infin with готов, должен]
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    to experience utter despair or become very angry with o.s. (often after having realized that undesirable consequences of sth. could have been avoided):
    - X рвёт на себе волосы X is tearing his hair (out);
    - [in limited contexts] X could kick himself.
         ♦ [author's usage] Блудов велел, чтоб каждое губернское правление издавало свои "Ведомости" и чтоб каждая "Ведомость" имела свою неофициальную часть для статей исторических, литературных и проч. Сказано - сделано, и вот пятьдесят губернских правлений рвут себе волосы над неофициальной частью (Герцен 1)....Bludov commanded every provincial government to publish its own newspaper, which was to have an unofficial part for articles on historical, literary, and other subjects. No sooner said than done, and the officials in fifty provinces were tearing their hair over this unofficial part (1a).
         ♦ Когда два-три часа назад ей сказали, что Митрий лежит у зарода на Марьиных лугах - отощал, идти не может, - Марфа готова была волосы рвать на себе. Господи! За что ей ещё такое наказание? (Абрамов 1). A few hours earlier, when they had told her that Mitry was lying by the hayrick in Mariny Luga, emaciated and unable to walk, Marfa had been ready to tear out her hair. God! Not another cross to bear! (1a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > драть на себе волосы

  • 24 рвать на себе волосы

    РВАТЬ <ДРАТЬ substand> НА СЕБЕ ВОЛОСЫ coll
    [VP; subj: human; often fut or infin with готов, должен]
    =====
    to experience utter despair or become very angry with o.s. (often after having realized that undesirable consequences of sth. could have been avoided):
    - X рвёт на себе волосы X is tearing his hair (out);
    - [in limited contexts] X could kick himself.
         ♦ [author's usage] Блудов велел, чтоб каждое губернское правление издавало свои "Ведомости" и чтоб каждая "Ведомость" имела свою неофициальную часть для статей исторических, литературных и проч. Сказано - сделано, и вот пятьдесят губернских правлений рвут себе волосы над неофициальной частью (Герцен 1)....Bludov commanded every provincial government to publish its own newspaper, which was to have an unofficial part for articles on historical, literary, and other subjects. No sooner said than done, and the officials in fifty provinces were tearing their hair over this unofficial part (1a).
         ♦ Когда два-три часа назад ей сказали, что Митрий лежит у зарода на Марьиных лугах - отощал, идти не может, - Марфа готова была волосы рвать на себе. Господи! За что ей ещё такое наказание? (Абрамов 1). A few hours earlier, when they had told her that Mitry was lying by the hayrick in Mariny Luga, emaciated and unable to walk, Marfa had been ready to tear out her hair. God! Not another cross to bear! (1a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > рвать на себе волосы

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  • 28 что скоро, то не споро

    посл.
    cf. haste makes waste; sooner said than done

    Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > что скоро, то не споро

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  • 30 делать нечего

    разг.
    it can't be helped; there's nothing to be done; there's nothing for it; there's no help for it; there's no way out

    - Жена моя лишилась отличной горничной, но делать было нечего: беспорядок в доме терпеть однако же нельзя. (И. Тургенев, Записки охотника) — 'My wife was deprived of an excellent serving-maid; but there was no help for it: immorality cannot be tolerated in a household.'

    Барин, как услышал про камни, так сейчас же: - Ну-ко, покажи!... Паротина баба видит - делать нечего, - принесла шкатулку. (П. Бажов, Малахитовая шкатулка) — The Master no sooner heard of the gems than he said: 'Get them out, show me them.'... Flogger's dame saw there was no way out, so she brought the casket.

    Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > делать нечего

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