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81 like something
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82 look like something the cat brought in
look like something the cat brought/dragged in inf выглядеть как чучело гороховоеAfter running around in the rain for hours, I looked like something the cat dragged in.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > look like something the cat brought in
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83 look like something the cat dragged in
look like something the cat brought/dragged in inf выглядеть как чучело гороховоеAfter running around in the rain for hours, I looked like something the cat dragged in.
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84 feel like
1)a) to be inclined, willing or anxious to (do or have something):يَشْعُرُ بِمَيْلٍ إلى، يُحِبُّ أنI expect he feels like a cup of tea.
b) to have the feelings that one would have if one were:يَشْعُر مِثْلHe felt like an idiot (= He felt very foolish).
2) to feel that one would like to (have, do etc):يَرغَبُ، يَشْعُر بِمَيْلٍDo you feel like going to the cinema?
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85 take something lying down
expr infmlYou don't expect me to take that lying down, do you? — Ты ведь не думаешь, что я смирюсь с этим, правда?
I'm not the kind of person who'll take something like that lying down — Я не из тех, кто будет молча терпеть подобное
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86 have something going
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87 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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88 look like the cat after it had eaten the canary
(look like the cat after it had eaten (that ate или who swallowed) the canary)иметь довольный вид, сиятьMrs. Tabret: "...they came in looking like a pair of cats who'd swallowed a canary and said they were engaged." (W. S. Maugham, ‘The Sacred Flame’, act I) — Миссис Табрет: "...когда они вошли в комнату, вид у них был счастливый и довольный. Они объявили мне, что обручились."
She looked at it with an affection in which there was something... selfcomplacent. I thought her stupid and common. ‘You look like a cat that's swallowed a canary...’ (W. S. Maugham, ‘Cakes and Ale’, ch. XVII) — Рози разглядывала муфту с нежностью... и не без самодовольства. Я считал Рози особой весьма заурядной и к тому же глупой. - У вас вид как у кошки, съевшей канарейку...
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89 the like of something
n infmlI guess you've never seen the like of this before — Я думаю, что ты такого еще в жизни не видел
Did you ever hear the like of the cheek that girl gave her mother? — Вы слышали, как она разговаривает со своей матерью, нахалка?
You never saw the like of what I was seeing — Вы даже представить себе не можете, что я видел
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90 keep tabs on something
keep tabs on somebody/something держать в поле зрения; следитьI like to keep tabs on my bank balance so that I don't get overdrawn.
Customs officers discovered that the lorry was transporting drugs, and kept tabs on it after it left the docks.
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91 (to) be like a red rag to a bull
(быть) как красная тряпка для быкаThe mention of that man's name to him is like a red rag to a bull (= something that causes violent anger).
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92 (to) be like a red rag to a bull
(быть) как красная тряпка для быкаThe mention of that man's name to him is like a red rag to a bull (= something that causes violent anger).
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93 start something on the right etc foot
expr infmlThat makes me think that we are starting the day on the right foot — Это наводит меня на мысль, что мы удачно начинаем день
It looks like we are starting that business on the wrong foot — Мне кажется, что мы начинаем это дело не с того конца
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94 what one is doing with something
expr infml usu interrogWhat was that little boy doing with a book on chemistry? — Зачем этому мальчику понадобилась книга по химии?
I don't know what she is doing with a gun — Ума не приложу, зачем ей нужен пистолет
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95 be hip to something
expr slI didn't feel like consoling her though, I'm hip to the kind of mess consoling arty girls like that can get you into — Но у меня не было никакого желания ее утешать, потому что я знал, в какую историю можно влипнуть, если начнешь утешать девушек с претензией на артистичность
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96 I'd like to do something
expr infmlI'd like to knew what he means by that — Хотел бы я знать, что он имеет в виду
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97 not begin to do something
expr AmE infmlShe knew she couldn't begin to compete with a woman like that — Она понимала, что с такой женщиной она просто не могла тягаться
I couldn't even begin to count the mistakes — Ошибок в этой работе столько, что не сосчитать
I can't begin to think what would have happened — Я боюсь даже думать о том, что могло бы случиться
I can't begin to imagine what it'll be like — Я даже не представляю, что это будет
The machine doesn't begin to meet the specifications — Это оборудование ни в коей мере не отвечает техническим условиям
I can never begin to thank you for all your kindness — Я уж и не знаю, как вас благодарить
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98 takes someone to do something
expr impers infmlIt'd take a giant to lift it off the ground — Нужно быть человеком небывалой силы, чтобы поднять это с земли
She said it looked like a high class tart's boudoir, I wonder how she knew, takes one to know one I suppose — Она сказала, что это был будуар настоящей великосветской шлюхи. Откуда ей было знать? Наверное, сама была такая
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99 be etc done with something
expr infml1)If you've done with the sugar, may I have it please? — Если Вам сахар больше не нужен, передайте его мне, пожалуйста
2)If you have an old banger like that you will never have done with repairs — Это такой старый автомобиль, что вы замучаетесь с ремонтом
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100 shove etc something up one's ass
expr AmE vulg slYou can shove that ingenious idea up your bloody ass — Отстань от меня на хер со своими блестящими идеями, блин
Shove that alibi up your ass — Не надо нам морочить голову своим алиби, блин
"Would you like a nice cup of coffee, honey?" "Stick it up your ass, honey!" — "Ты не выпьешь чашечку кофе, дорогой?" - "Пошла ты знаешь куда со своим кофе?!"
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