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1 the train jumped the rails
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2 (the) bite of an engine's wheels on the rails
the bite of/out an engine's wheels on the rails сила сцепления колёс и рельсEnglish-Russian combinatory dictionary > (the) bite of an engine's wheels on the rails
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3 go etc off the rails
expr infml esp BrE1)David thought he was going off the rails when he saw a strange animal sitting in the middle of the road — Дэвид подумал, что он сходит с ума, когда увидел это странное существо, сидящее посередине дороги
2)I would never have guessed that Mary of all people would go off the rails and here she is seeing another man on the side — Уж про кого, а про Мэри я бы никогда не подумал, что она станет ходить "налево", но вот, пожалуйста, она тайком встречается с другим мужчиной
Ever since she went to art college she's run completely off the rails dressing like a gypsy and coming home at all hours — С тех пор, как она поступила в училище искусств, она бросила вызов общепринятым нормам поведения. Стала одеваться как цыганка и приходить домой за полночь
3)The new dictionary of modern spoken language > go etc off the rails
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4 off the rails
...I have a heart-sinking impression that Georgina is going off the rails again. Her last letter was full of somebody called Martin - very flippant allusions, but persistent. Poor Clem! He does live a knife-edgy life, and she treats him abominably. (P. H. Johnson, ‘The Survival of the Fittest’, part III, ch. I) —...хотя мне тяжело говорить об этом, но у меня создается впечатление, что Джорджина опять сбилась с пути истинного. В ее последнем письме только и говорится о каком-то Мартине. Причем весьма легкомысленно. Бедный Клем! Живет как на краю пропасти. Джорджина безобразно к нему относится.
They were not what they were, especially up Gottingham Park way, which was getting such a notorious name, because it was a respectable neighbourhood gone a bit off the rails... (M. Dickens, ‘The Heart of London’, part II) — Улицы, особенно около Готтингемского парка, пользуются дурной славой. Этот некогда респектабельный район сейчас сошел со стези добродетели.
2) выбитый из колеи; дезорганизованныйAt the arrival of a general election England therefore may be considered as "off the rails". (OED) — Начинаются всеобщие выборы, и можно считать, что Англия "выбита из колеи".
3) разг. не в своём уме, не все домаHe was always a highly-strung fellow, and ever since the war when he got shell-shock, he has been quite off the rails, poor chap. (SPI) — У него и раньше нервы никуда не годились, а после контузии на войне он, бедняга, стал совсем не в себе.
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5 go off the rails
свихнуться; сбиться с пути истинногоHe went off the rails in his twenties and started living on the street.
When his wife left him, Steve went completely off the rails. He stopped coming to work and joined a weird sect.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > go off the rails
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6 keep on the rails
expr infml esp BrEIt's hard for a former prisoner to keep on the rails — Для бывшего заключенного совсем нелегко вести честный образ жизни
We have all kept on the rails. None of us have appeared in the police courts or gone to prison — Мы никогда не нарушали законов. Никого из нас не таскали в полицию и не сажали в тюрьму
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > keep on the rails
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7 off the rails
off the railsa) desorganizado, desarranjado. b) louco, demente. c) degenerado (moralmente). to get, go/run off the rails a) descarrilhar. b) fig rebelar-se. -
8 put back on the rails or on the right track
English-spanish dictionary > put back on the rails or on the right track
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9 go off the rails
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10 keep on the rails
соблюдать нормы поведения, приличия; не нарушать законовWe have all kept on the rails. There have been no scandals in the family: none of us have appeared in police-courts or gone to prison.... (ODCIE) — Мы всегда вели самую благопристойную жизнь. В нашей семье никогда не бывало скандальных историй, никто не попадал на скамью подсудимых, не сидел в тюрьме...
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11 off the rails
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > off the rails
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12 off the rails
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13 to go off the rails
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14 to jump the rails
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15 to jump the rails
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16 to run off the rails
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17 go/get/run off the rails
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18 run off the rails
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19 off the rails
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20 get someone on the rails
expr infml esp BrEWe tried to get him back on the rails after his wife left him — Мы попытались помочь ему наладить жизнь, когда от него ушла жена
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > get someone on the rails
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on the rails — phrasal 1. : progressing satisfactorily or rapidly : well under way got the joint European defense effort on the rails Christian Science Monitor 2. : on the proper course weak men would apparently take to crime who had previously been kept on the … Useful english dictionary
back on the rails — phrase working or happening normally again The peace process seems to be finally back on the rails. Thesaurus: useful and effective and working correctlysynonym Main entry: rail … Useful english dictionary
get back on the rails — get back on the ˈrails idiom (informal) to become successful again after a period of failure, or to begin functioning normally again • He has helped get the company back on the rails again. Main entry: ↑railidiom … Useful english dictionary
