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  • 81 Л-152

    НАВОСТРИТЬ ЛЫЖИ (куда, откуда) highly coll VP subj: human to run away (or be about to run to or from some place)
    X навострил лыжи - X took (was ready to take) to his heels
    X skipped out X took (was about to take) off (for some place).
    «Дело известное, что мужик: на новой земле, да заняться ещё хлебопашеством, да ничего у него нет, ни избы, ни двора, убежит, как дважды два, навострит так лыжи, что и следа не отыщешь» (Гоголь 3). "You know perfectly well what a Russian peasant is like: settle him on new land and set him to till it, with nothing prepared for him, neither cottage nor farmstead, and, well, he'll run away, as sure as twice two makes four. He'll take to his heels and you won't find a trace of him" (3a).

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  • 82 навострить лыжи

    [VP; subj: human]
    =====
    to run away (or be about to run to or from some place):
    - X навострил лыжи X took < was ready to take> to his heels;
    - X took < was about to take> off (for some place).
         ♦ "Дело известное, что мужик: на новой земле, да заняться ещё хлебопашеством, да ничего у него нет, ни избы, ни двора, убежит, как дважды два, навострит так лыжи, что и следа не отыщешь" (Гоголь 3). "You know perfectly well what a Russian peasant is like: settle him on new land and set him to till it, with nothing prepared for him, neither cottage nor farmstead, and, well, he'll run away, as sure as twice two makes four. He'll take to his heels and you won't find a trace of him" (3a).

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  • 83 disparado

    adj.
    1 shot.
    2 disproportionate.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: disparar.
    * * *
    1 familiar in a hurry
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=con prisa)

    salir disparado — to shoot out, be off like a shot

    2) Caribe ** randy *, horny **
    * * *
    - da adjetivo (fam)

    salir disparado — ( irse de prisa) to shoot off (colloq)

    pasó disparadohe shot by like greased lightning

    * * *
    = sharply rising, raging, galloping, soaring.
    Ex. The end of the eighteenth century saw a sharply rising demand for cheap print, associated with increases in population and in literacy which occurred all over Europe.
    Ex. This problem is unlikely to be solved during a period of raging inflation and cutbacks in education spending = Es poco probable que este problema se resuelva durante un período de inflación disparada y recortes en los gastos en la educación.
    Ex. But the introduction of market economics, galloping inflation and the breakdown of old administrative structures are causing problems, especially over funding..
    Ex. And to make matters worse, retirees on fixed incomes have recently presented the mayor with a petition deploring the soaring property taxes.
    ----
    * coste disparado = escalating cost.
    * costes disparados = spiralling costs, soaring cost.
    * inflación disparada = rampant inflation, soaring inflation, runaway inflation.
    * precios disparados = spiralling prices.
    * salir disparado = bolt, make + a bolt for, shoot off, dash off, take to + Posesivo + heels, run off.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo (fam)

    salir disparado — ( irse de prisa) to shoot off (colloq)

    pasó disparadohe shot by like greased lightning

    * * *
    = sharply rising, raging, galloping, soaring.

    Ex: The end of the eighteenth century saw a sharply rising demand for cheap print, associated with increases in population and in literacy which occurred all over Europe.

    Ex: This problem is unlikely to be solved during a period of raging inflation and cutbacks in education spending = Es poco probable que este problema se resuelva durante un período de inflación disparada y recortes en los gastos en la educación.
    Ex: But the introduction of market economics, galloping inflation and the breakdown of old administrative structures are causing problems, especially over funding..
    Ex: And to make matters worse, retirees on fixed incomes have recently presented the mayor with a petition deploring the soaring property taxes.
    * coste disparado = escalating cost.
    * costes disparados = spiralling costs, soaring cost.
    * inflación disparada = rampant inflation, soaring inflation, runaway inflation.
    * precios disparados = spiralling prices.
    * salir disparado = bolt, make + a bolt for, shoot off, dash off, take to + Posesivo + heels, run off.

    * * *
    ( fam):
    salir disparado «objeto» to shoot out;
    «persona» (irse de prisa) to shoot off ( colloq)
    (salir lanzado): con el choque salió disparado del asiento the impact catapulted him from his seat
    iba disparado y ni me saludó he was in a tremendous hurry and didn't even say hello to me ( colloq)
    * * *

    Del verbo disparar: ( conjugate disparar)

    disparado es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    disparado    
    disparar
    disparado
    ◊ -da adjetivo (fam): salir disparado ( irse de prisa) to shoot off (colloq);

    con el choque salió disparado del asiento the impact catapulted him from his seat;
    ver tb disparar
    disparar ( conjugate disparar) verbo intransitivo

    disparado al aire to fire o shoot into the air;

    disparado a matar to shoot to kill;
    le disparó por la espalda he shot him in the back;
    disparado a quemarropa or a bocajarro to fire at point-blank range;
    disparado contra algn to shoot o fire at sb
    b) (Dep) to shoot

    verbo transitivo
    1
    a)arma/flecha to shoot, fire;

    tiro/proyectil to fire;

    b) (Dep):


    2 (Méx fam) ( pagar) to buy
    dispararse verbo pronominal
    1

    b) ( refl):


    2 (fam) [ precio] to shoot up, rocket
    disparado,-a adj loc salimos disparados de allí, we shot out of there
    disparar verbo transitivo
    1 (un arma de fuego) to fire
    (un proyectil) to shoot: le dispararon en el hombro, he was shot in the shoulder
    2 Ftb to shoot
    disparar a puerta, to shoot at goal
    ' disparado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    disparada
    English:
    balloon
    - dash out
    - shoot
    - shoot out
    - spiral up
    - tear off
    - bolt
    - scurry
    * * *
    disparado, -a adj
    salir/entrar disparado to shoot out/in;
    todos los días sale disparado de casa he leaves the house in a rush every day
    * * *
    adj
    :
    salir disparado rush off; de un edificio etc rush out
    * * *
    disparado, -da adj
    salir disparado fam : to take off in a hurry, to rush away

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  • 84 pie1

    1 = foot [feet, -pl.], tail, toe.
    Ex. She was tapping with her foot on the carpet.
    Ex. The top and bottom of the book are known as the head and tail respectively, and the front is the fore-edge (rhymes with porridge); similarly the margins round the type on each page are called the head, tail, outer (at the fore-edge), and inner margins.
    Ex. The platen was lashed up tight to the toe of the spindle by cords which connected hooks at its four corners to another set of hooks at the four lower corners of the hose.
    ----
    * alfombra de pie de cama = bedside rug.
    * al pie (de) = at the bottom (of), at the foot (of).
    * al pie de la letra = to the letter.
    * andar con pies de plomo = tread + warily.
    * andarse con pies de plomo = walk on + eggshells.
    * apagar un fuego con los pies = stomp out + fire.
    * a pie = on foot, afoot, dismounted.
    * a poca distancia a pie = within an easy walk, within walking distance.
    * a pocos minutos a pie = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.
    * apoyo para los pies = footrest.
    * arrastrando los pies = shuffling.
    * arrastrar los pies = drag + Posesivo + feet, drag + Posesivo + heels.
    * arreglarse los pies = pedicure.
    * atar de pies y manos = hogtie.
    * bajo los pies = underfoot.
    * baño de pies = footbath.
    * bomba de pie = foot pump.
    * buscarle cinco pies al gato = split + hairs.
    * buscarle los tres pies al gato = nitpick.
    * buscarle tres pies al gato = split + hairs.
    * caer de pie = land on + Posesivo + (own two) feet.
    * carrera a pie = foot race.
    * comenzar Algo con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.
    * comenzar con buen pie = start + Nombre + on the right footing.
    * con el pie deformado = clubfooted.
    * con la punta de los pies mirando hacia dentro = pigeon-toed.
    * con los pies sobre la tierra = down-to-earth.
    * con notas a pie de página = footnoted.
    * con pie firme = sure-footed.
    * con un pie en la tumba = over the hill.
    * cuidado de los pies = footcare.
    * dar pie a = spark off, give + rise to, bring about, lead to, cause, open + the door to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.
    * dedo del pie = toe.
    * dedo gordo del pie, el = big toe, the.
    * dedo meñique del pie = pinkie toe.
    * de dos pies = two-legged.
    * dejar de pie = leave + standing.
    * de la cabeza a los pies = from head to foot, from head to toe.
    * de nuevo en pie = up and about.
    * de pies a cabeza = from head to toe, from head to foot.
    * de pies ligeros = swift-footed.
    * de pies planos = flat-footed.
    * desde la cabeza hasta los pies = head to toe, from head to toe, from head to foot.
    * distancia a pie = walking distance.
    * el ciudadano de a pie = the average Joe.
    * el mundo está a sus pies = the world is + Posesivo + oyster.
    * empezar Algo con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.
    * empezar con buen pie = start + Nombre + on the right footing, hit + the ground running.
    * en pie = up and about.
    * en pie de guerra = on the warpath.
    * entrar con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.
    * estar de pie = stand.
    * estar de pie por encima de = stand over.
    * freno de pie = foot brake [footbrake].
    * gente de a pie = ordinary people.
    * hombre de a pie, el = man-on-the-street, man in the street, the.
    * ir a pie = leg it.
    * la ciudadana de a pie = the average Jane.
    * la gente se puso de pie para aplaudir = standing ovation.
    * lámpara de pie = standing lamp, floor lamp.
    * levantarse con el pie izquierdo = wake up on + the wrong side of the bed, get up on + the wrong side of the bed.
    * mantenerse en pie = hold + Posesivo + own.
    * no creerse Algo al pie de la letra = take + Nombre + with a pinch of salt.
    * no encontrar ni el pie ni la cabeza = can't make head(s) or tail(s) of.
    * nota a pie de página = footnote.
    * no tener ni pies ni cabeza = can't make head(s) or tail(s) of, be pointless.
    * no tenerse en pie = Negativo + hold + water.
    * parte anterior del pie = ball of + Posesivo + foot.
    * perchero de pie = coat-stand.
    * perder el pie = lose + Posesivo + footing.
    * pie de atleta = athlete's foot.
    * pie de imprenta = edition imprint, imprint statement, imprint.
    * pie de obra = building site.
    * pie de página = footer.
    * pie de página repetido = running foot, footline.
    * pie de pie = standing.
    * Pie Grande = Bigfoot, Sasquatch.
    * pies planos = flat feet, pes planus, fallen arches.
    * pies sobre la tierra = feet on the ground.
    * planta del pie = sole.
    * poner de pie = stand + upright.
    * poner los pies en alto = put + Posesivo + feet up.
    * poner los pies en + Posesivo + casa = darken + Posesivo + door.
    * poner los pies sobre la tierra = come down + to earth.
    * poner pie en = set + foot (inside/in/on).
    * ponerse de pie = rise, stand up, get to + Posesivo + feet, rise to + Posesivo + feet.
    * ponerse en pie de guerra = dig up + the tomahawk, dig up + the hatchet, dig up + the war axe.
    * retrete de pie = squat toilet, squatty potty, squat loo.
    * sacar los pies del plato = break out of + the box.
    * sacar los pies del tiesto = break out of + the box.
    * salir por pies = take off + running, leg it, take to + Posesivo + heels, run off.
    * seguir Algo al pie de la letra = follow + Nombre + to the letter.
    * seguir al pie de la letra = keep + strictly to the letter.
    * seguir al pie del cañón = soldier on.
    * seguir en pie = hold + Posesivo + own, hold up.
    * sin pies ni cabeza = without rhyme or reason.
    * tener los pies firmemente en el suelo = feet + be + firmly planted on the ground.
    * tiña del pie = tinea pedis.
    * uña del pie = toenail.
    * visita a pie = walking tour.

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  • 85 pes

    pēs, pĕdis, m. [kindr. with Sanscr. pād, foot, from root pad, ire; Gr. pod-, pous; Goth. fōt; old Germ. vuoz; Engl. foot], a foot of man or beast.
    I.
    Lit.:

    si pes condoluit,

    Cic. Tusc. 2, 22, 52:

    calcei apti ad pedem,

    id. de Or. 1, 54, 231:

    nec manus, nec pedes, nec alia membra,

    id. Univ. 6:

    pede tellurem pulsare,

    i. e. to dance, Hor. C. 1, 37, 1; cf.:

    alterno pede terram quatere,

    id. ib. 1, 4, 7;

    4, 1, 27: pedis aptissima forma,

    Ov. Am. 3, 3, 7:

    aves omnes in pedes nascuntur,

    are born feet first, Plin. 10, 53, 74, § 149:

    cycnum pedibus Jovis armiger uncis Sustulit,

    Verg. A. 9, 564; cf. id. ib. 11, 723: pedem ferre, to go or come, id. G. 1, 11:

    si in fundo pedem posuisses,

    set foot, Cic. Caecin. 11, 31: pedem efferre, to step or go out, Plaut. Bacch. 3, 3, 19:

    qui pedem portā non extulit,

    Cic. Att. 8, 2, 4; 6, 8, 5:

    pedem portā non plus extulit quam domo suā,

    id. ib. 8, 2, 4: pedem limine efferre, id. Cael. 14, 34: pedem referre, revocare, retrahere, to go or come back, to return:

    profugum referre pedem,

    Ov. H. 15, 186; id. M. 2, 439.—Said even of streams:

    revocatque pedem Tiberinus ab alto,

    Verg. A. 9, 125:

    retrahitque pedes simul unda relabens,

    id. ib. 10, 307; cf. infra, II. H.: pedibus, on foot, afoot:

    cum ingressus iter pedibus sit,

    Cic. Sen. 10, 34; Suet. Aug. 53.—

    Esp. in phrase: pedibus ire, venire, etc.: pedibus proficisci,

    Liv. 26, 19:

    pedibus iter conficere,

    id. 44, 5:

    quod flumen uno omnino loco pedibus transire potest,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 18:

    (Caesar) pedibus Narbonem pervenit,

    id. B. C. 2, 21:

    ut neque pedibus aditum haberent,

    id. B. G. 3, 12 init. —Rarely pede ire ( poet. and late Lat.):

    quo bene coepisti, sic pede semper eas,

    Ov. Tr. 1, 9, 66:

    Jordanem transmiserunt pede,

    Ambros. in Psa. 118, 165, n. 16.— Trop.:

    Bacchus flueret pede suo,

    i. e. wine unmixed with water, Auct. Aetn. 13; cf.:

    musta sub adducto si pede nulla fluant,

    Ov. P. 2, 9, 32, and II. H. infra.—Pregn., by land:

    cum illud iter Hispaniense pedibus fere confici soleat: aut si quis navigare velit, etc.,

    Cic. Vatin. 5, 12:

    seu pedibus Parthos sequimur, seu classe Britannos,

    Prop. 2, 20, 63 (3, 23, 5):

    ego me in pedes (conicio),

    take to my heels, make off, Ter. Eun. 5, 2, 5.— Esp.: ad pedes alicui or alicujus, accidere, procidere, jacere, se abicere, se proicere, procumbere, etc., to approach as a suppliant, to fall at one's feet:

    ad pedes omnium singillatim accidente Clodio,

    Cic. Att. 1, 14, 5:

    abjectā togā se ad generi pedes abiecit,

    id. ib. 4, 2, 4:

    rex procidit ad pedes Achillei,

    Hor. Epod. 17, 14:

    vos ad pedes lenonis proiecistis,

    Cic. Sest. 11, 26:

    filius se ad pedes meos prosternens,

    id. Phil. 2, 18, 45:

    tibi sum supplex, Nec moror ante tuos procubuisse pedes,

    Ov. H. 12, 186:

    cui cum se moesta turba ad pedes provolvisset,

    Liv. 6, 3, 4:

    ad pedes Caesaris provoluta regina,

    Flor. 4, 11, 9:

    (mater una) mihi ad pedes misera jacuit,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 49, § 129; cf.:

    amplecti pedes potui,

    Ov. M. 9, 605:

    complector, regina, pedes,

    Luc. 10, 89:

    servus a pedibus,

    a footman, lackey, Cic. Att. 8, 5, 1: sub pedibus, under one's feet, i. e. in one's power, Verg. A. 7, 100; Liv. 34, 32: sub pedibus esse or jacere, to be or lie under one's feet, i. e. to be disregarded ( poet.):

    sors ubi pessima rerum, Sub pedibus timor est,

    Ov. M. 14, 490:

    amicitiae nomen Re tibi pro vili sub pedibusque jacet,

    id. Tr. 1, 8, 16: pedem opponere, to put one's foot against, i. e. to withstand, resist, oppose ( poet.), id. P. 4, 6, 8: pedem trahere, to drag one's foot, i. e. to halt, limp; said of scazontic verse, id. R. Am. 378: trahantur haec pedibus, may be dragged by the heels, i. e. may go to the dogs (class.):

    fratrem mecum et te si habebo, per me ista pedibus trahantur,

    Cic. Att. 4, 16, 10; id. Fam. 7, 32, 2: ante pedes esse or ante pedes posita esse, to lie before one's feet, i. e. before one's eyes, to be evident, palpable, glaring:

    istuc est sapere, non quod ante pedes modo est, Videre, sed etiam illa, quae futura sunt, Prospicere,

    Ter. Ad. 3, 3, 32:

    transilire ante pedes posita, et alia longe repetita sumere,

    Cic. de Or. 3, 40, 160:

    omni pede stare,

    i. e. to use every effort, make every exertion, Quint. 12, 9, 18: nec caput nec pes, neither head nor foot, beginning nor end, no part:

    nec caput nec pes sermonum apparet,

    Plaut. As. 3, 3, 139:

    garriet quoi neque pes neque caput conpareat,

    id. Capt. 3, 4, 81: tuas res ita contractas, ut, quemadmodum scribis, nec caput nec pedes, Curio ap. Cic. Fam. 7, 31, 2:

    ut nec pes nec caput uni Reddatur formae,

    Hor. A. P. 8:

    dixit Cato, eam legationem nec caput, nec pedes, nec cor habere,

    Liv. Epit. 50: pes felix, secundus, i. e. a happy or fortunate arrival:

    adi pede secundo,

    Verg. A. 8, 302:

    felix,

    Ov. F. 1, 514; cf.:

    boni pedis homo, id est cujus adventus afferat aliquid felicitatis,

    Aug. Ep. ad Max. Gram. 44.—So esp. pes dexter, because it was of good omen to move the right foot first;

    temples had an uneven number of steps, that the same foot might touch the first step and first enter the temple,

    Vitr. 3, 3; cf. Petr. 30:

    quove pede ingressi?

    Prop. 3 (4), 1, 6.—So the left foot was associated with bad omens; cf. Suet. Aug. 92 init.:

    pessimo pede domum nostram accessit,

    App. M. 6, 26, p. 184, 1; hence, dextro pede, auspiciously: quid tam dextro [p. 1363] pede concipis, etc., Juv. 10, 5: pedibus pecunia compensatur, said proverbially of distant lands purchased at a cheap rate, but which it costs a great deal to reach, Cato ap. Cic. Fl. 29, 72: a pedibus usque ad caput, from head to foot, all over (late Lat.; cf.:

    ab imis unguibus usque ad verticem summum,

    Cic. Rosc. Com. 7, 20), Aug. in Psa. 55, 20; 90, 1, 2 et saep.; cf.:

    a vestigio pedis usque ad verticem,

    Ambros. Offic. Min. 2, 22, 114.—
    B.
    In partic.
    1.
    Milit. t. t.: descendere ad pedes, to alight, dismount, of cavalry, Liv. 9, 22:

    pedibus merere,

    to serve on foot, as a foot-soldier, id. 24, 18:

    ad pedes pugna ierat,

    they fought on foot, id. 21, 46: pedem conferre, to come to close quarters:

    collato pede rem gerere,

    id. 26, 39; Cic. Planc. 19, 48.—
    2.
    Publicist's t. t.: pedibus ire in sententiam alicujus, to adopt one's opinion, take sides with one:

    cum omnes in sententiam ejus pedibus irent,

    Liv. 9, 8, 13; 5, 9, 2.—
    3.
    In mal. part.:

    pedem or pedes tollere, extollere (ad concubitum),

    Mart. 10, 81, 4; 11, 71, 8;

    hence the lusus verbb. with pedem dare and tollere,

    Cic. Att. 2, 1, 5. —
    II.
    Transf.
    A.
    A foot of a table, stool, bench, etc., Ter. Ad. 4, 2, 46:

    mensae sed erat pes tertius impar,

    Ov. M. 8, 661; cf.:

    pedem et nostrum dicimus, et lecti, et veli, ut carminis (v. in the foll.),

    Sen. Ben. 2, 34, 2:

    tricliniorum,

    Plin. 34, 2, 4, § 9:

    subsellii,

    Auct. Her. 4, 55, 68:

    pes argenteus (mensae),

    Juv. 11, 128.—
    B.
    Pes veli, a rope attached to a sail for the purpose of setting it to the wind, a sheet:

    sive utrumque Juppiter Simul secundus incidisset in pedem,

    Cat. 4, 19:

    pede labitur aequo,

    i. e. before the wind, with the wind right aft, Ov. F. 3, 565:

    pedibus aequis,

    Cic. Att. 16, 6 init.; cf. also the passage quoted above from Sen. Ben. 2, 34, 2; and:

    prolato pede, transversos captare Notos,

    id. Med. 322.— Hence, facere pedem, to veer out one sheet, to take advantage of a side wind, to haul the wind: una omnes fecere pedem;

    pariterque sinistros, Nunc dextros solvere sinus,

    Verg. A. 5, 830:

    prolatis pedibus,

    Plin. 2, 47, 48, § 128.—
    C.
    The foot of a mountain (post-class.):

    Orontes imos pedes Casii montis praetermeans,

    Amm. 14, 8, 10 al. —
    D.
    Ground, soil, territory (post-class.):

    in Caesariensis pede,

    Sol. 3, 2:

    omnis Africa Zeugitano pede incipit,

    id. 27, 1; cf.:

    quamvis angustum pedem dispositio fecit habitabilem,

    Sen. Tranq. An. 10, 4.—
    E.
    The stalk or pedicle of a fruit, esp. of the grape, together with the husk:

    vinaceorum pes proruitur,

    Col. 12, 43; so id. 12, 36.—Of the olive, Plin. 15, 1, 2, § 5: pes milvinus or milvi, the stalk or stem of the plant batis, Col. 12, 7.—Hence, as a name for several plants: pedes gallinacei, a plant:

    Capnos trunca, quam pedes gallinaceos vocant,

    Plin. 25, 13, 98, § 155:

    pedes betacei,

    beetroots, Varr. R. R. 1, 27.—
    F.
    Pedes navales, rowers, sailors, Plaut. Men. 2, 2, 75.—
    G.
    The barrow of a litter, Cat. 10, 22.—
    H.
    Poet., of fountains and rivers: inde super terras fluit agmine dulci, Quā via secta semel liquido pede detulit undas, Lucr, 5, 272;

    6, 638: crepante lympha desilit pede,

    Hor. Epod. 16, 47:

    liquido pede labitur unda,

    Verg. Cul. 17:

    lento pede sulcat harenas Bagrada,

    Sil. 6, 140.—
    K.
    A metrical foot:

    ad heroum nos dactyli et anapaesti et spondei pedem invitas,

    Cic. de Or. 3, 47, 82:

    pedibus claudere verba,

    to make verses, Hor. S. 2, 1, 28:

    musa per undenos emodulanda pedes,

    in hexameters and pentameters, Ov. Am. 1, 1, 30:

    inque suos volui cogere verba pedes,

    id. Tr. 5, 12, 34.—
    2.
    A kind of verse, measure:

    et pede, quo debent fortia bella geri,

    Ov. Ib. 646:

    Lesbius,

    Hor. C. 4, 6, 35.—
    L.
    In music, time (postAug.), Plin. 29, 1, 5, § 6.—
    M.
    A foot, as a measure of length (class.):

    ne iste hercle ab istā non pedem discedat,

    Plaut. As. 3, 3, 13:

    ab aliquo pedem discessisse,

    Cic. Deiot. 15, 42:

    pedem e villā adhuc egressi non sumus,

    id. Att. 13, 16, 1:

    pes justus,

    Plin. 18, 31, 74, § 317.—Hence, transf.: pede suo se metiri, to measure one's self by one's own foot-rule, i. e. by one's own powers or abilities, Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 98.—
    N.
    Pedes, lice; v. pedis.—
    O.
    The leg (late Lat.), in phrase: pedem frangere, Aug. Civ. Dei, 22, 22, 3; id. Serm. 273, 7.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > pes

  • 86 Д-304

    давать/дать (задавать/задать) драпа (драпу, драпакА, дрАла, тягу, ТЕКУ, ЛАТАТЫ) substand VP subj: human or animal more often pfv) to run away quickly ( usu. in order to escape danger, pursuit etc)
    X дал драпа - X made off
    X made tracks X turned tail X hightailed (beat) it X cut and ran X bolted (from some place) person X took to his heels (out of some place) person X split (in limited contexts) person X flew the coop.
    (Гаттерас:) Катера нет! Всё ясно! Сэр! Черти дали тягу в вашем катере! (Булгаков 1). (G.:) The launch is gone! Everything's clear! Sir! The devils have made off in your launch! (1a).
    (Шер-винский:) Слушайте, Алексей Васильевич, внимательно: гетман драпу дал... Драпанул!.. Серьёзно говорю... (Булгаков4). (Sh.:) Listen, Aleksei Vasilyevich, carefully: the Hetman's turned tail...Beat it!...I'm telling you seriously... (4b). (Sh.:) Listen carefully, Alexei Vasilievich: the Hetman has flown the coop....Flown the coop!...Yes I'm serious... (4a).
    Ну нет, думаю, надо рвать когти, пока армяне меня не застукали в этом доме. Беру кружку, потихоньку прихватываю ружьё и как будто на кухню, а сам даю драпака» (Искандер 2). "Well, no, I think, I'd better get the hell out before the Armenians find me in this house. I take the cup, quietly pick up my rifle, and as if I am going to the kitchen, I take to my heels out of there" (2a).

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  • 87 давать драла

    ДАВАТЬ/ДАТЬ <ЗАДАВАТЬ/ЗАДАТЬ> ДРАПА <ДРАПУ, ДРАПАКА, ДРАЛА, ТЯГУ, ТЕКУ, ЛАТАТЫ> substand
    [VP; subj: human or animal; more often pfv]
    =====
    to run away quickly (usu. in order to escape danger, pursuit etc):
    - X дал драпа X made off;
    - [in limited contexts] person X flew the coop.
         ♦ [Гаттерас:] Катера нет! Всё ясно! Сэр! Черти дали тягу в вашем катере! (Булгаков 1). [G.:] The launch is gone! Everything's clear! Sir! The devils have made off in your launch! (1a).
         ♦ [Шервинский:] Слушайте, Алексей Васильевич, внимательно: гетман драпу дал... Драпанул!.. Серьёзно говорю... (Булгаков 4). [Sh.:] Listen, Aleksei Vasilyevich, carefully: the Hetman's turned tail...Beat it!...I'm telling you seriously... (4b). [Sh.:] Listen carefully, Alexei Vasilievich: the Hetman has flown the coop....Flown the coop!...Yes I'm serious... (4a).
         ♦ "Ну нет, думаю, надо рвать когти, пока армяне меня не застукали в этом доме. Беру кружку, потихоньку прихватываю ружьё и как будто на кухню, а сам даю драпака" (Искандер 2). "Well, no, I think, I'd better get the hell out before the Armenians find me in this house. I take the cup, quietly pick up my rifle, and as if I am going to the kitchen, I take to my heels out of there" (2a).

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  • 88 давать драпа

    ДАВАТЬ/ДАТЬ <ЗАДАВАТЬ/ЗАДАТЬ> ДРАПА <ДРАПУ, ДРАПАКА, ДРАЛА, ТЯГУ, ТЕКУ, ЛАТАТЫ> substand
    [VP; subj: human or animal; more often pfv]
    =====
    to run away quickly (usu. in order to escape danger, pursuit etc):
    - X дал драпа X made off;
    - [in limited contexts] person X flew the coop.
         ♦ [Гаттерас:] Катера нет! Всё ясно! Сэр! Черти дали тягу в вашем катере! (Булгаков 1). [G.:] The launch is gone! Everything's clear! Sir! The devils have made off in your launch! (1a).
         ♦ [Шервинский:] Слушайте, Алексей Васильевич, внимательно: гетман драпу дал... Драпанул!.. Серьёзно говорю... (Булгаков 4). [Sh.:] Listen, Aleksei Vasilyevich, carefully: the Hetman's turned tail...Beat it!...I'm telling you seriously... (4b). [Sh.:] Listen carefully, Alexei Vasilievich: the Hetman has flown the coop....Flown the coop!...Yes I'm serious... (4a).
         ♦ "Ну нет, думаю, надо рвать когти, пока армяне меня не застукали в этом доме. Беру кружку, потихоньку прихватываю ружьё и как будто на кухню, а сам даю драпака" (Искандер 2). "Well, no, I think, I'd better get the hell out before the Armenians find me in this house. I take the cup, quietly pick up my rifle, and as if I am going to the kitchen, I take to my heels out of there" (2a).

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  • 89 давать драпака

    ДАВАТЬ/ДАТЬ <ЗАДАВАТЬ/ЗАДАТЬ> ДРАПА <ДРАПУ, ДРАПАКА, ДРАЛА, ТЯГУ, ТЕКУ, ЛАТАТЫ> substand
    [VP; subj: human or animal; more often pfv]
    =====
    to run away quickly (usu. in order to escape danger, pursuit etc):
    - X дал драпа X made off;
    - [in limited contexts] person X flew the coop.
         ♦ [Гаттерас:] Катера нет! Всё ясно! Сэр! Черти дали тягу в вашем катере! (Булгаков 1). [G.:] The launch is gone! Everything's clear! Sir! The devils have made off in your launch! (1a).
         ♦ [Шервинский:] Слушайте, Алексей Васильевич, внимательно: гетман драпу дал... Драпанул!.. Серьёзно говорю... (Булгаков 4). [Sh.:] Listen, Aleksei Vasilyevich, carefully: the Hetman's turned tail...Beat it!...I'm telling you seriously... (4b). [Sh.:] Listen carefully, Alexei Vasilievich: the Hetman has flown the coop....Flown the coop!...Yes I'm serious... (4a).
         ♦ "Ну нет, думаю, надо рвать когти, пока армяне меня не застукали в этом доме. Беру кружку, потихоньку прихватываю ружьё и как будто на кухню, а сам даю драпака" (Искандер 2). "Well, no, I think, I'd better get the hell out before the Armenians find me in this house. I take the cup, quietly pick up my rifle, and as if I am going to the kitchen, I take to my heels out of there" (2a).

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  • 90 давать драпу

    ДАВАТЬ/ДАТЬ <ЗАДАВАТЬ/ЗАДАТЬ> ДРАПА <ДРАПУ, ДРАПАКА, ДРАЛА, ТЯГУ, ТЕКУ, ЛАТАТЫ> substand
    [VP; subj: human or animal; more often pfv]
    =====
    to run away quickly (usu. in order to escape danger, pursuit etc):
    - X дал драпа X made off;
    - [in limited contexts] person X flew the coop.
         ♦ [Гаттерас:] Катера нет! Всё ясно! Сэр! Черти дали тягу в вашем катере! (Булгаков 1). [G.:] The launch is gone! Everything's clear! Sir! The devils have made off in your launch! (1a).
         ♦ [Шервинский:] Слушайте, Алексей Васильевич, внимательно: гетман драпу дал... Драпанул!.. Серьёзно говорю... (Булгаков 4). [Sh.:] Listen, Aleksei Vasilyevich, carefully: the Hetman's turned tail...Beat it!...I'm telling you seriously... (4b). [Sh.:] Listen carefully, Alexei Vasilievich: the Hetman has flown the coop....Flown the coop!...Yes I'm serious... (4a).
         ♦ "Ну нет, думаю, надо рвать когти, пока армяне меня не застукали в этом доме. Беру кружку, потихоньку прихватываю ружьё и как будто на кухню, а сам даю драпака" (Искандер 2). "Well, no, I think, I'd better get the hell out before the Armenians find me in this house. I take the cup, quietly pick up my rifle, and as if I am going to the kitchen, I take to my heels out of there" (2a).

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  • 91 давать лататы

    ДАВАТЬ/ДАТЬ <ЗАДАВАТЬ/ЗАДАТЬ> ДРАПА <ДРАПУ, ДРАПАКА, ДРАЛА, ТЯГУ, ТЕКУ, ЛАТАТЫ> substand
    [VP; subj: human or animal; more often pfv]
    =====
    to run away quickly (usu. in order to escape danger, pursuit etc):
    - X дал драпа X made off;
    - [in limited contexts] person X flew the coop.
         ♦ [Гаттерас:] Катера нет! Всё ясно! Сэр! Черти дали тягу в вашем катере! (Булгаков 1). [G.:] The launch is gone! Everything's clear! Sir! The devils have made off in your launch! (1a).
         ♦ [Шервинский:] Слушайте, Алексей Васильевич, внимательно: гетман драпу дал... Драпанул!.. Серьёзно говорю... (Булгаков 4). [Sh.:] Listen, Aleksei Vasilyevich, carefully: the Hetman's turned tail...Beat it!...I'm telling you seriously... (4b). [Sh.:] Listen carefully, Alexei Vasilievich: the Hetman has flown the coop....Flown the coop!...Yes I'm serious... (4a).
         ♦ "Ну нет, думаю, надо рвать когти, пока армяне меня не застукали в этом доме. Беру кружку, потихоньку прихватываю ружьё и как будто на кухню, а сам даю драпака" (Искандер 2). "Well, no, I think, I'd better get the hell out before the Armenians find me in this house. I take the cup, quietly pick up my rifle, and as if I am going to the kitchen, I take to my heels out of there" (2a).

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  • 92 давать теку

    ДАВАТЬ/ДАТЬ <ЗАДАВАТЬ/ЗАДАТЬ> ДРАПА <ДРАПУ, ДРАПАКА, ДРАЛА, ТЯГУ, ТЕКУ, ЛАТАТЫ> substand
    [VP; subj: human or animal; more often pfv]
    =====
    to run away quickly (usu. in order to escape danger, pursuit etc):
    - X дал драпа X made off;
    - [in limited contexts] person X flew the coop.
         ♦ [Гаттерас:] Катера нет! Всё ясно! Сэр! Черти дали тягу в вашем катере! (Булгаков 1). [G.:] The launch is gone! Everything's clear! Sir! The devils have made off in your launch! (1a).
         ♦ [Шервинский:] Слушайте, Алексей Васильевич, внимательно: гетман драпу дал... Драпанул!.. Серьёзно говорю... (Булгаков 4). [Sh.:] Listen, Aleksei Vasilyevich, carefully: the Hetman's turned tail...Beat it!...I'm telling you seriously... (4b). [Sh.:] Listen carefully, Alexei Vasilievich: the Hetman has flown the coop....Flown the coop!...Yes I'm serious... (4a).
         ♦ "Ну нет, думаю, надо рвать когти, пока армяне меня не застукали в этом доме. Беру кружку, потихоньку прихватываю ружьё и как будто на кухню, а сам даю драпака" (Искандер 2). "Well, no, I think, I'd better get the hell out before the Armenians find me in this house. I take the cup, quietly pick up my rifle, and as if I am going to the kitchen, I take to my heels out of there" (2a).

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  • 93 давать тягу

    ДАВАТЬ/ДАТЬ <ЗАДАВАТЬ/ЗАДАТЬ> ДРАПА <ДРАПУ, ДРАПАКА, ДРАЛА, ТЯГУ, ТЕКУ, ЛАТАТЫ> substand
    [VP; subj: human or animal; more often pfv]
    =====
    to run away quickly (usu. in order to escape danger, pursuit etc):
    - X дал драпа X made off;
    - [in limited contexts] person X flew the coop.
         ♦ [Гаттерас:] Катера нет! Всё ясно! Сэр! Черти дали тягу в вашем катере! (Булгаков 1). [G.:] The launch is gone! Everything's clear! Sir! The devils have made off in your launch! (1a).
         ♦ [Шервинский:] Слушайте, Алексей Васильевич, внимательно: гетман драпу дал... Драпанул!.. Серьёзно говорю... (Булгаков 4). [Sh.:] Listen, Aleksei Vasilyevich, carefully: the Hetman's turned tail...Beat it!...I'm telling you seriously... (4b). [Sh.:] Listen carefully, Alexei Vasilievich: the Hetman has flown the coop....Flown the coop!...Yes I'm serious... (4a).
         ♦ "Ну нет, думаю, надо рвать когти, пока армяне меня не застукали в этом доме. Беру кружку, потихоньку прихватываю ружьё и как будто на кухню, а сам даю драпака" (Искандер 2). "Well, no, I think, I'd better get the hell out before the Armenians find me in this house. I take the cup, quietly pick up my rifle, and as if I am going to the kitchen, I take to my heels out of there" (2a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > давать тягу

  • 94 дать драла

    ДАВАТЬ/ДАТЬ <ЗАДАВАТЬ/ЗАДАТЬ> ДРАПА <ДРАПУ, ДРАПАКА, ДРАЛА, ТЯГУ, ТЕКУ, ЛАТАТЫ> substand
    [VP; subj: human or animal; more often pfv]
    =====
    to run away quickly (usu. in order to escape danger, pursuit etc):
    - X дал драпа X made off;
    - [in limited contexts] person X flew the coop.
         ♦ [Гаттерас:] Катера нет! Всё ясно! Сэр! Черти дали тягу в вашем катере! (Булгаков 1). [G.:] The launch is gone! Everything's clear! Sir! The devils have made off in your launch! (1a).
         ♦ [Шервинский:] Слушайте, Алексей Васильевич, внимательно: гетман драпу дал... Драпанул!.. Серьёзно говорю... (Булгаков 4). [Sh.:] Listen, Aleksei Vasilyevich, carefully: the Hetman's turned tail...Beat it!...I'm telling you seriously... (4b). [Sh.:] Listen carefully, Alexei Vasilievich: the Hetman has flown the coop....Flown the coop!...Yes I'm serious... (4a).
         ♦ "Ну нет, думаю, надо рвать когти, пока армяне меня не застукали в этом доме. Беру кружку, потихоньку прихватываю ружьё и как будто на кухню, а сам даю драпака" (Искандер 2). "Well, no, I think, I'd better get the hell out before the Armenians find me in this house. I take the cup, quietly pick up my rifle, and as if I am going to the kitchen, I take to my heels out of there" (2a).

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  • 95 дать драпа

    ДАВАТЬ/ДАТЬ <ЗАДАВАТЬ/ЗАДАТЬ> ДРАПА <ДРАПУ, ДРАПАКА, ДРАЛА, ТЯГУ, ТЕКУ, ЛАТАТЫ> substand
    [VP; subj: human or animal; more often pfv]
    =====
    to run away quickly (usu. in order to escape danger, pursuit etc):
    - X дал драпа X made off;
    - [in limited contexts] person X flew the coop.
         ♦ [Гаттерас:] Катера нет! Всё ясно! Сэр! Черти дали тягу в вашем катере! (Булгаков 1). [G.:] The launch is gone! Everything's clear! Sir! The devils have made off in your launch! (1a).
         ♦ [Шервинский:] Слушайте, Алексей Васильевич, внимательно: гетман драпу дал... Драпанул!.. Серьёзно говорю... (Булгаков 4). [Sh.:] Listen, Aleksei Vasilyevich, carefully: the Hetman's turned tail...Beat it!...I'm telling you seriously... (4b). [Sh.:] Listen carefully, Alexei Vasilievich: the Hetman has flown the coop....Flown the coop!...Yes I'm serious... (4a).
         ♦ "Ну нет, думаю, надо рвать когти, пока армяне меня не застукали в этом доме. Беру кружку, потихоньку прихватываю ружьё и как будто на кухню, а сам даю драпака" (Искандер 2). "Well, no, I think, I'd better get the hell out before the Armenians find me in this house. I take the cup, quietly pick up my rifle, and as if I am going to the kitchen, I take to my heels out of there" (2a).

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  • 96 дать драпака

    ДАВАТЬ/ДАТЬ <ЗАДАВАТЬ/ЗАДАТЬ> ДРАПА <ДРАПУ, ДРАПАКА, ДРАЛА, ТЯГУ, ТЕКУ, ЛАТАТЫ> substand
    [VP; subj: human or animal; more often pfv]
    =====
    to run away quickly (usu. in order to escape danger, pursuit etc):
    - X дал драпа X made off;
    - [in limited contexts] person X flew the coop.
         ♦ [Гаттерас:] Катера нет! Всё ясно! Сэр! Черти дали тягу в вашем катере! (Булгаков 1). [G.:] The launch is gone! Everything's clear! Sir! The devils have made off in your launch! (1a).
         ♦ [Шервинский:] Слушайте, Алексей Васильевич, внимательно: гетман драпу дал... Драпанул!.. Серьёзно говорю... (Булгаков 4). [Sh.:] Listen, Aleksei Vasilyevich, carefully: the Hetman's turned tail...Beat it!...I'm telling you seriously... (4b). [Sh.:] Listen carefully, Alexei Vasilievich: the Hetman has flown the coop....Flown the coop!...Yes I'm serious... (4a).
         ♦ "Ну нет, думаю, надо рвать когти, пока армяне меня не застукали в этом доме. Беру кружку, потихоньку прихватываю ружьё и как будто на кухню, а сам даю драпака" (Искандер 2). "Well, no, I think, I'd better get the hell out before the Armenians find me in this house. I take the cup, quietly pick up my rifle, and as if I am going to the kitchen, I take to my heels out of there" (2a).

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  • 97 дать драпу

    ДАВАТЬ/ДАТЬ <ЗАДАВАТЬ/ЗАДАТЬ> ДРАПА <ДРАПУ, ДРАПАКА, ДРАЛА, ТЯГУ, ТЕКУ, ЛАТАТЫ> substand
    [VP; subj: human or animal; more often pfv]
    =====
    to run away quickly (usu. in order to escape danger, pursuit etc):
    - X дал драпа X made off;
    - [in limited contexts] person X flew the coop.
         ♦ [Гаттерас:] Катера нет! Всё ясно! Сэр! Черти дали тягу в вашем катере! (Булгаков 1). [G.:] The launch is gone! Everything's clear! Sir! The devils have made off in your launch! (1a).
         ♦ [Шервинский:] Слушайте, Алексей Васильевич, внимательно: гетман драпу дал... Драпанул!.. Серьёзно говорю... (Булгаков 4). [Sh.:] Listen, Aleksei Vasilyevich, carefully: the Hetman's turned tail...Beat it!...I'm telling you seriously... (4b). [Sh.:] Listen carefully, Alexei Vasilievich: the Hetman has flown the coop....Flown the coop!...Yes I'm serious... (4a).
         ♦ "Ну нет, думаю, надо рвать когти, пока армяне меня не застукали в этом доме. Беру кружку, потихоньку прихватываю ружьё и как будто на кухню, а сам даю драпака" (Искандер 2). "Well, no, I think, I'd better get the hell out before the Armenians find me in this house. I take the cup, quietly pick up my rifle, and as if I am going to the kitchen, I take to my heels out of there" (2a).

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  • 98 дать лататы

    ДАВАТЬ/ДАТЬ <ЗАДАВАТЬ/ЗАДАТЬ> ДРАПА <ДРАПУ, ДРАПАКА, ДРАЛА, ТЯГУ, ТЕКУ, ЛАТАТЫ> substand
    [VP; subj: human or animal; more often pfv]
    =====
    to run away quickly (usu. in order to escape danger, pursuit etc):
    - X дал драпа X made off;
    - [in limited contexts] person X flew the coop.
         ♦ [Гаттерас:] Катера нет! Всё ясно! Сэр! Черти дали тягу в вашем катере! (Булгаков 1). [G.:] The launch is gone! Everything's clear! Sir! The devils have made off in your launch! (1a).
         ♦ [Шервинский:] Слушайте, Алексей Васильевич, внимательно: гетман драпу дал... Драпанул!.. Серьёзно говорю... (Булгаков 4). [Sh.:] Listen, Aleksei Vasilyevich, carefully: the Hetman's turned tail...Beat it!...I'm telling you seriously... (4b). [Sh.:] Listen carefully, Alexei Vasilievich: the Hetman has flown the coop....Flown the coop!...Yes I'm serious... (4a).
         ♦ "Ну нет, думаю, надо рвать когти, пока армяне меня не застукали в этом доме. Беру кружку, потихоньку прихватываю ружьё и как будто на кухню, а сам даю драпака" (Искандер 2). "Well, no, I think, I'd better get the hell out before the Armenians find me in this house. I take the cup, quietly pick up my rifle, and as if I am going to the kitchen, I take to my heels out of there" (2a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > дать лататы

  • 99 дать теку

    ДАВАТЬ/ДАТЬ <ЗАДАВАТЬ/ЗАДАТЬ> ДРАПА <ДРАПУ, ДРАПАКА, ДРАЛА, ТЯГУ, ТЕКУ, ЛАТАТЫ> substand
    [VP; subj: human or animal; more often pfv]
    =====
    to run away quickly (usu. in order to escape danger, pursuit etc):
    - X дал драпа X made off;
    - [in limited contexts] person X flew the coop.
         ♦ [Гаттерас:] Катера нет! Всё ясно! Сэр! Черти дали тягу в вашем катере! (Булгаков 1). [G.:] The launch is gone! Everything's clear! Sir! The devils have made off in your launch! (1a).
         ♦ [Шервинский:] Слушайте, Алексей Васильевич, внимательно: гетман драпу дал... Драпанул!.. Серьёзно говорю... (Булгаков 4). [Sh.:] Listen, Aleksei Vasilyevich, carefully: the Hetman's turned tail...Beat it!...I'm telling you seriously... (4b). [Sh.:] Listen carefully, Alexei Vasilievich: the Hetman has flown the coop....Flown the coop!...Yes I'm serious... (4a).
         ♦ "Ну нет, думаю, надо рвать когти, пока армяне меня не застукали в этом доме. Беру кружку, потихоньку прихватываю ружьё и как будто на кухню, а сам даю драпака" (Искандер 2). "Well, no, I think, I'd better get the hell out before the Armenians find me in this house. I take the cup, quietly pick up my rifle, and as if I am going to the kitchen, I take to my heels out of there" (2a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > дать теку

  • 100 дать тягу

    ДАВАТЬ/ДАТЬ <ЗАДАВАТЬ/ЗАДАТЬ> ДРАПА <ДРАПУ, ДРАПАКА, ДРАЛА, ТЯГУ, ТЕКУ, ЛАТАТЫ> substand
    [VP; subj: human or animal; more often pfv]
    =====
    to run away quickly (usu. in order to escape danger, pursuit etc):
    - X дал драпа X made off;
    - [in limited contexts] person X flew the coop.
         ♦ [Гаттерас:] Катера нет! Всё ясно! Сэр! Черти дали тягу в вашем катере! (Булгаков 1). [G.:] The launch is gone! Everything's clear! Sir! The devils have made off in your launch! (1a).
         ♦ [Шервинский:] Слушайте, Алексей Васильевич, внимательно: гетман драпу дал... Драпанул!.. Серьёзно говорю... (Булгаков 4). [Sh.:] Listen, Aleksei Vasilyevich, carefully: the Hetman's turned tail...Beat it!...I'm telling you seriously... (4b). [Sh.:] Listen carefully, Alexei Vasilievich: the Hetman has flown the coop....Flown the coop!...Yes I'm serious... (4a).
         ♦ "Ну нет, думаю, надо рвать когти, пока армяне меня не застукали в этом доме. Беру кружку, потихоньку прихватываю ружьё и как будто на кухню, а сам даю драпака" (Искандер 2). "Well, no, I think, I'd better get the hell out before the Armenians find me in this house. I take the cup, quietly pick up my rifle, and as if I am going to the kitchen, I take to my heels out of there" (2a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > дать тягу

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  • take to your heels — If you take to your heels, you run away …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • take to your heels — take to (your) heels to run away quickly. As soon as they saw the soldiers coming, they took to their heels …   New idioms dictionary

  • take one's heels — escape, flee, run away …   English contemporary dictionary

  • take to your heels — mainly literary to run away from someone, especially because you have done something wrong …   English dictionary

  • To take to the heels — Heel Heel, n. [OE. hele, heele, AS. h[=e]la, perh. for h[=o]hila, fr. AS. h[=o]h heel (cf. {Hough}); but cf. D. hiel, OFries. heila, h[=e]la, Icel. h[ae]ll, Dan. h[ae]l, Sw. h[ a]l, and L. calx. [root]12. Cf. {Inculcate}.] 1. The hinder part of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • take to heels — take to (your) heels to run away quickly. As soon as they saw the soldiers coming, they took to their heels …   New idioms dictionary

  • take to one's heels — also[show a clean pair of heels] {v. phr.} To begin to run or run away. * /When he heard the police coming, the thief took to his heels./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

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