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101 talk out of (or through) the back of one's neck
paзг.нecти вздop, пopoть чушьThat sort of statement just shows that you're talking out of the top of your head. I did not get her drift. The impression I received was that of an Aunt talking through the back of her neck (G. P. Wodehouse)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > talk out of (or through) the back of one's neck
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102 break the back of smth.
(break the back (уст. the neck) of smth.)1) уничтожить, погубить что-л.; сокрушить, сломить сопротивление; ≈ сломать хребет чему-лWhen I broke the back of knight-errantry that time, I no longer felt obligee to work in secret. (M. Twain, ‘A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court’, ch. 40) — После того как я расправился со странствующими рыцарями, я больше не считал нужным работать втайне.
Thus the arms production... is breaking Britain's economic back. (‘Labour Monthly’) — Таким образом, производство вооружения... подрывает экономические основы Англии.
2) одолеть самую трудную часть чего-л.; суметь пережить тяжёлое, трудное времяHe must get an opening before dinner. If he could just break its back he would be right. (A. Marshall, ‘How's Andy Going?’, ‘Out of the Way, Mug’) — До обеда он должен начать статью. Если он справится с началом - а это самая трудная часть работы, - дальше все пойдёт хорошо.
Marigold and Judy and I have barely broken the back of the knitting pages. (M. Dickens, ‘The Angel in the Corner’, ch. II) — Мэригоулд, Джуди и я не без труда научились новому способу вязанья, который был помещен в журнале для женщин.
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103 talk through the back of one's neck
разг.пороть чушь, нести вздор...you are talking, if you will forgive me saying so, through the back of you neck. (P. G. Wodehouse, ‘Plum Pie’, ch. 3) —...простите меня, но вы городите чушь.
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104 break the back
1) Общая лексика: закончить самую трудную часть работы, погубить, уничтожить, to break the neck, изнурять работой, перегружать2) Сленг: завершить наиболее трудную часть работы -
105 talk through the back of one's neck
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106 talk through the back of one's neck
см. talk out of the back of one's neckConcise English-Russian phrasebook > talk through the back of one's neck
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107 send a (cold) shiver (cold shivers or shivers) down (up or up and down) one's back
(или spine)paзг. нaгнaть cтpax (у) нa кoгo-л., пpивecти кoгo-л. в тpeпeт, зacтaвить кoгo-л. coдpoгнутьcя; мopoз пo кoжe пoдиpaeт, муpaшки пo cпинe (или пo тeлу) бeгaют It was curious that it should send a cold shiver down her back to think that people were talking about her (W. S. Maugham). Now once again she had the giddy feeling of a myriad eyes concentrated on the nape of her neck and sending shivers down her spine (J. Lindsay)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > send a (cold) shiver (cold shivers or shivers) down (up or up and down) one's back
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108 be out of the picture
1) нe cooтвeтcтвoвaть; диcгapмoниpoвaть, выпaдaть из oбщeгo тoнaThey no longer thought so much that their own dress was picturesque; they merely thought that his dress was out of the picture (C. K. Chesterton). "Old Forsyte" was sitting precisely as if alone in the world... he seemed to Michael quite fascinatingly detached; and yet not out of the picture (J. Galsworthy)2) пepecтaть aктивнo дeйcтвoвaть; нe пpинимaть учacтия; нe cooтвeтcтвoвaть cвoeму нaзнaчeнию; - coйти co cцeныThe reason for my not going back to research is that I've lost confidence; I feel I'm out of the picture (J. Lindsay). I'm sorry I've been out of the picture, but I've been up to my neck... Haven't had a bloody minute (K. Amis). Certain preventive measures will be taken. If they're effective, Trevayne will be out of the picture (R. Ludlam) -
109 speak through the back of (one's) neck
Сленг: нести чепуху, пороть чушьУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > speak through the back of (one's) neck
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110 talk out of the back of one's neck
Общая лексика: молоть чепуху, нести вздор, пороть чушьУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > talk out of the back of one's neck
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111 talk through the back of (one's) neck
1) Австралийский сленг: говорить бессмыслицу, говорить ерунду2) Сленг: нести чепуху, пороть чушь3) Макаров: говорить вздор, нести чушь, пороть чепухуУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > talk through the back of (one's) neck
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112 talk through the back of one's neck
Общая лексика: молоть чепуху, нести вздор, пороть чушь, городить вздор, молоть вздор, нести ахинею, пороть дичьУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > talk through the back of one's neck
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113 speak through the back of neck
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > speak through the back of neck
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114 talk through the back of neck
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115 talk through the back of one's neck
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116 talk through the back of one's neck
нести чепуху; говорить ерунду, бессмыслицуEnglish-Russian australian expression > talk through the back of one's neck
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117 cogote
• back of the neck• nap-like• napalm• nape of the neck• naphtha• scruff -
118 nuca
• back of the neck• nap-like• napalm• nape of the neck• naphtha• scruff -
119 затылок
back of the head; nape (of the neck); occiput анат.* * ** * *back of the head; nape; occiput анат.* * *napeocciput -
120 nakki
back of the neck, nape
См. также в других словарях:
back of the neck — nape of the neck, area behind the neck … English contemporary dictionary
To tread on the neck of — Neck Neck (n[e^]k), n. [OE. necke, AS. hnecca; akin to D. nek the nape of the neck, G. nacken, OHG. nacch, hnacch, Icel. hnakki, Sw. nacke, Dan. nakke.] 1. The part of an animal which connects the head and the trunk, and which, in man and many… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
On the neck of — Neck Neck (n[e^]k), n. [OE. necke, AS. hnecca; akin to D. nek the nape of the neck, G. nacken, OHG. nacch, hnacch, Icel. hnakki, Sw. nacke, Dan. nakke.] 1. The part of an animal which connects the head and the trunk, and which, in man and many… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To break the neck of — Neck Neck (n[e^]k), n. [OE. necke, AS. hnecca; akin to D. nek the nape of the neck, G. nacken, OHG. nacch, hnacch, Icel. hnakki, Sw. nacke, Dan. nakke.] 1. The part of an animal which connects the head and the trunk, and which, in man and many… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To harden the neck — Neck Neck (n[e^]k), n. [OE. necke, AS. hnecca; akin to D. nek the nape of the neck, G. nacken, OHG. nacch, hnacch, Icel. hnakki, Sw. nacke, Dan. nakke.] 1. The part of an animal which connects the head and the trunk, and which, in man and many… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
skuft (of the neck) — the cuff or back of the neck. N … A glossary of provincial and local words used in England
by the scruff of the neck — by the scruff of the/someone’s/neck phrase by the back of the neck He grabbed the boy by the scruff of his neck. Thesaurus: instances of touching, holding and physical contactsynonym Main entry: scruff * * * … Useful english dictionary
To break the neck — Break Break (br[=a]k), v. t. [imp. {broke} (br[=o]k), (Obs. {Brake}); p. p. {Broken} (br[=o] k n), (Obs. {Broke}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Breaking}.] [OE. breken, AS. brecan; akin to OS. brekan, D. breken, OHG. brehhan, G. brechen, Icel. braka to creak … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Deeper muscles of the neck and back (cat) — Deeper muscles of the neck and back in the cat includes the following: Rhomboideus, Rhomboideus Capitis, Splenius, Serratus Ventralis, Serratus Dorsalis, and the Intercostals.RhomboideusThe Rhomboideus is a thick, large muscle below the Trapezius … Wikipedia
devil on the neck — An instrument of torture, formerly used to extort confessions, etc. It was made of several irons, which were fastened to the neck and legs, and wrenched together so as to break the back … Black's law dictionary
devil on the neck — An instrument of torture, formerly used to extort confessions, etc. It was made of several irons, which were fastened to the neck and legs, and wrenched together so as to break the back … Black's law dictionary