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1 straws
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2 straws
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3 straws
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4 straws
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5 straws
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6 grasp at straws
1) Фразеологизм: сделать что-л наугад (I never met his mother, so I'm grasping at straws for an appropriate gift for her.)2) Идиоматическое выражение: хвататься за соломинку (He's hoping that this new treatment will help him but I think he's grasping at straws) -
7 clutch at straws
хвататься за соломинку, продолжать попытки решить что-либоThat is not a real solution to the problem. You are just clutching at straws.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > clutch at straws
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8 grasp at straws
пытаться что-либо делать без надежды на успех; "хвататься за соломенку"I was grasping at straws, trying to pay back my bank loan.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > grasp at straws
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9 draw straws
But would you believe it... my eyes are gathering straws. (OED) — Можешь себе представить... у меня глаза слипаются.
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10 one's eyes draw straws
уст.его (её и т. д.) глаза слипаютсяAs I had been up since five in the morning... my een were gathering straws. (DEP) — Я встал в пять часов утра... и глаза у меня слипались.
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11 clutch at straws
хвататься за соломинкуThey hoped the operation might save the child's life although they knew they were clutching at straws.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > clutch at straws
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12 grasp at straws
хвататься за соломинкуThis speech was made by a man grasping at straws to gain much-desired publicity.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > grasp at straws
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13 draw lots / draw straws
Draw lots / draw strawsтянуть жребийWe drew lots to decide who would wash the dishes.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > draw lots / draw straws
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14 throw straws against the wind
безуспешно пытаться воспрепятствовать чему-л.You will be throwing straws against the wind if you try to do anything for that youth - he is incurable. (DEI) — Любая ваша попытка помочь этому парню ничего не даст. Он ведь неисправим.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > throw straws against the wind
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15 jack-straws jack-straws-игра
Общая лексика: типа бирюлекУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > jack-straws jack-straws-игра
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16 care two straws about somebody
Разговорное выражение: быть хоть немного привязанным к кому-либоУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > care two straws about somebody
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17 cheese straws
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18 draw straws
1) Общая лексика: глаза слипаются2) Макаров: слипаться (о глазах), тянуть жребий (на длинную или короткую соломинку) -
19 even a bundle of straws can be broken by force
Пословица: сила солому ломитУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > even a bundle of straws can be broken by force
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20 gather straws
Общая лексика: слипаться (о глазах)
См. также в других словарях:
straws tell which way the wind blows — The phrase ‘a straw in the wind’, a sign of the prevailing opinion, action, etc., is also found. a 1654 J. SELDEN Table Talk (1689) 31 Take a straw and throw it up into the Air, you shall see by that which way the Wind is... More solid things do… … Proverbs new dictionary
straws — strÉ”Ë n. dry threshed grain stalks (used for bedding, animal fodder, basket weaving, etc.); single stalk of grain; hollow slender tube used to suck up liquids; something of little importance adj. of or pertaining to straw, made from dried… … English contemporary dictionary
STRAWS — … Useful english dictionary
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grasp at straws — ● straw * * * clutch/grasp/at straws phrase to try to find anything at all that will help you or give you hope in a difficult situation, when it is likely that you will find nothing She knew she was clutching at straws, thinking he might help her … Useful english dictionary
draw straws — phrasal : to draw lots using straws of uneven length for lots * * * draw straws ◇ If you draw straws, you choose a stick from a group of sticks that are different sizes but that are being held in such a way that they look like they are all the… … Useful english dictionary
clutch at straws — clutch/grasp/at straws phrase to try to find anything at all that will help you or give you hope in a difficult situation, when it is likely that you will find nothing She knew she was clutching at straws, thinking he might help her. Thesaurus:… … Useful english dictionary
Drawing straws — is a selection method that is used by a group to choose one member of the group to perform a task after none has volunteered for it. The same practice can be used also to choose one of several volunteers, should an agreement not be reached.… … Wikipedia
Clutching at Straws — Album par Marillion Sortie 1987 Enregistrement Juin 1987, à Londres, aux studios Westside Durée 52 min pour la version originale, 1 h et 48 min pour la version 2 CD de 1999 … Wikipédia en Français
clutch\ at\ straws — • grasp at straws • clutch at straws v. phr. To depend on something that is useless or unable to help in a time of trouble or danger; try something with little hope of succeeding. To depend on your memory without studying for a test is to grasp… … Словарь американских идиом
grasp\ at\ straws — • grasp at straws • clutch at straws v. phr. To depend on something that is useless or unable to help in a time of trouble or danger; try something with little hope of succeeding. To depend on your memory without studying for a test is to grasp… … Словарь американских идиом