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1 утомить многословием
talk the hind leg off a donkey словосочетание:Русско-английский синонимический словарь > утомить многословием
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2 заговорить
talk глагол:out-talk (заговорить, не дать сказать слова)словосочетание:talk the hind leg off a donkey (заговорить, утомить многословием)open one's face (заговорить, перестать отмалчиваться) -
3 заговорить
1) General subject: accost (с кем-либо), begin to speak, begin to talk, fall into conversation, lift up one's voice, out-talk (кого-либо), outtalk (кого-л.), pipe up (высоким голосом), spake (об орудиях), speak (об орудиях), start speaking, start talking, take the word, talk (о допрашиваемом), open mouth, pipe up, talk head off (кого-л.), wear out with talk (smb.), reach the talking stage (о ребёнке), engage in conversation, (smth - о чем-то) broach2) Colloquial: talk the hind leg off a donkey3) American: open face, open one's face4) Jargon: talk down (в смысле утомить разговором) -
4 у него язык хорошо подвешен
1) General subject: he has the gift of the gab2) Makarov: he would talk the hind leg off a donkeyУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > у него язык хорошо подвешен
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5 куры не клюют
( чего)(о деньгах, золоте и т. п.) разг.cf. have more gold (money) than one can count; be flush of coin (money); be made of money; have money to burn; roll (wallow) in money (riches, wealth); stink of (with) money (brass); be in the gravyМедведенко.
У меня теперь в доме шестеро. А мука семь гривен пуд. Дорн. Вот тут и вертись. Медведенко. Вам хорошо смеяться. Денег у вас куры не клюют. (А. Чехов, Чайка) — Medvedenko. I have six of them at home now. And flour is two kopecks per pound. Dorn. You've got to look sharp to make both ends meet. Medvedenko. It's all very well for you to laugh. You've got more money than you know what to do with.- Вот этот молодой человек тоже, верно, мечтает: мол, помрёт в некий срок папенька, и будут у него куры не клевать золота! А куры-то и впрямь не будут клевать, потому что клевать будет нечего. (И. Бунин, Ворон) — 'Now this young man here probably has his dreams too. He's thinking his dear papa will die one day and then he'll have more gold than he can count. And, indeed, he won't be able to count it, for there will be nothing for him to count!'
"Он бы прямо на митингах мог деньги зарабатывать,... - первоклассный деляга. Впрочем, у него и так, по-видимому, денег куры не клюют". (М. Булгаков, Собачье сердце) — 'He could make money as a speaker at meetings... Talk the hind leg off a donkey, he would. Still, he seems to be made of money as it is.'
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6 он переговорит кого хочешь
Универсальный русско-английский словарь > он переговорит кого хочешь
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7 утомить многословием
Colloquial: talk the hind leg off a donkeyУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > утомить многословием
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8 с три короба
(наговорить, наобещать, наврать и т. п.)прост., неодобр.cf. talk nineteen to the dozen; spin a long yarn; give it to smb. hot and strong; talk a dog's (a donkey's, a horse's) hind leg off; talk smb.'s head off; talk the bark off a tree Amer.Устинья Наумовна.
Ну, ты сам рассуди, с каким я рылом покажусь к Самсону-то Силычу? - Наговорила им с три короба, что и богат-то, и красавец-то, и влюблён-то так, что и жить не может: а теперь что скажу? (А. Островский, Свои люди - сочтёмся) — Ustinya Naumovna. But just consider yourself, how'll I have the nerve to show my face before Samson Silych? I gave it to him hot and heavy: that the fellow is rich, and handsome, and so much in love that he is half dead; and now what'll I say?"Всё Евдокия виновата. Наговорила с три короба - бессонницу накликала", с досадой подумала Катерина. (А. Мусатов, Стожары) — 'It's all Yevdokia's fault. It's the yarns she spun that have brought on this sleeplessness,' Katerina thought with annoyance.
- Ну, хватит, Нечаев, чепуху молоть! Наговорили тут с три короба! При чём здесь гостиница, чёрт возьми!.. (Ю. Бондарев, Горячий снег) — 'Cut it out, Nechayev! You've talked enough for three men already! All this nonsense about hotels!..'
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9 сорок бочек арестантов
(наговорить, намолоть и т. п.)прост.cf. talk (clack, click, go, run) nineteen (sixteen) to the dozen; talk a dog's (a donkey's, a horse's) hind leg off; talk smb. blind- А ты, сынок, не слушай его. Он тебе наговорит сорок бочек арестантов. (П. Вишневский, Перед грозой) — 'Well, don't listen to him, sonny. He can talk you blind.'
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > сорок бочек арестантов
См. также в других словарях:
talk the hind leg off a donkey — ► talk the hind leg off a donkey Brit. informal talk incessantly. Main Entry: ↑donkey … English terms dictionary
talk the hind leg off a donkey — Brit., informal talk incessantly * * * talk the hind leg(s) off a donkey Brit informal : to talk for a long time She rarely spoke, but her brother could talk the hind legs off a donkey. [=he was very talkative] • • • Main Entry: ↑talk * * * talk… … Useful english dictionary
talk the hind leg off a donkey — This expression is used to describe a very talkative person. It s difficult to end a conversation with Betty. She could talk the hind leg off a donkey! … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
talk the hind leg off a donkey Brit. — talk the hind leg off a donkey Brit. informal talk incessantly. → talk … English new terms dictionary
can talk the hind leg off a donkey — can talk the hind leg(s) off a donkey British, humorous if you say that someone can talk the hind leg off a donkey, you mean that they talk a lot. His father could talk the hind leg off a donkey … New idioms dictionary
talk the hind legs off a donkey — talk the hind leg(s) off a donkey Brit informal : to talk for a long time She rarely spoke, but her brother could talk the hind legs off a donkey. [=he was very talkative] • • • Main Entry: ↑talk … Useful english dictionary
talk the hind leg off a donkey — Vrb phrs. To talk incessantly. Informal … English slang and colloquialisms
can talk the hind legs off a donkey — can talk the hind leg(s) off a donkey British, humorous if you say that someone can talk the hind leg off a donkey, you mean that they talk a lot. His father could talk the hind leg off a donkey … New idioms dictionary
talk the hind (or back) leg(s) off a donkey — Talk excessively or very fluently … A concise dictionary of English slang
donkey — ► NOUN (pl. donkeys) 1) a domesticated hoofed mammal of the horse family with long ears and a braying call. 2) informal a foolish person. ● donkey s years Cf. ↑donkey s years ● talk the hind leg off a donkey Cf. ↑ … English terms dictionary
Donkey — For other uses, see Donkey (disambiguation). Donkey Conservation status Domesticated Scientific classific … Wikipedia
