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121 off the bat
adv infmlSpeaking off the bat I'd say you were right — Я сразу могу сказать, что ты прав
When he was learning to ride a bicycle he fell on his head right off the bat — Когда он учился кататься на велосипеде, то первым делом свалился с него вниз головой
The other chick told us right off the bat she wouldn't go all the way — Другая чувиха с самого начала заявила, что она ни с кем спать не будет
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122 irons in the fire
дела, заботы; см. тж. have many irons in the fireErnest is as fond of music as ever, perhaps more so, and of late years has added musical composition to the other irons in his fire. (S. Butler, ‘The Way of All Flesh’, ch. LXXXVI) — Эрнест по-прежнему увлечен музыкой, пожалуй, даже больше, чем раньше. В последние годы, помимо всего прочего, он стал заниматься сочинением музыкальных произведений.
...Meyricke must have a large income, but light come, light go, like most of those big counsel with irons in many fires and the certainty of a judgeship. (J. Galsworthy, ‘The White Monkey’, part II, ch. I) — У Мейрика, верно, большие доходы, но при больших доходах и расходы большие, как у всех этих крупных адвокатов, которые ведут сразу несколько дел и уверены, что их ждет должность судьи.
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123 room at the top
верхняя ступенька общественной лестницы; ≈ место на Олимпе, наверхуYou mustn't say those things, L. E. You mustn't even think them. There's always room at the top and people like you and me ought to help each other. (C. P. Snow, ‘Homecomings’, ch. 43) — Вы не должны так говорить, Л. Э., не должны даже так думать. Наверху всегда найдется место, и такие люди, как мы с вами, обязаны помогать друг другу.
Q: "I have submitted my short stories to all the leading magazines, but I still haven't been able to get one published. I'm beginning to be discouraged. What should I do?" A: "There's always room for one more good writer at the top, and the best way to get there is to start at the bottom." (E. Caldwell, ‘Call It Experience’, ‘Epilogue’) — Вопрос: "Я послал мои рассказы во все ведущие журналы, но ни один еще не опубликован. Что теперь делать? Я начинаю терять веру в себя." Ответ: "Для талантливого писателя место на Олимпе всегда найдется. Но путь наверх начинается у подножья."
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124 be at the end of one's rope
(или tether; тж. come to the end of one's tether)зaйти в тупик, быть в бeзвыxoднoм пoлoжeнии, дoйти дo пocлeднeй чepты; дoйти дo pучки'What were the special circumstances of Patio's suicide?' 'He was at the end of his rope.' 'Financially you mean?' 'And every other way' (R. Macdonald). Dr. Andlin, you must do something for me. I'm at the end of my tether (W. S. Maugham). It was a very exhausting affair. Finally I came to the end of my tether (5. Howatch)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > be at the end of one's rope
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125 room at the top
вepxняя cтупeнькa oбщecтвeннoй лecтницы; мecтo нa Oлимпe, нaвepxуThere's always room at the top and people like you and me ought to help each other (C. P. Snow). Q. I have submitted my short stories to all the leading magazines, but I still haven't been able to get one published. I'm beginning to be discouraged. What should I do? A. There's always room for one more good writer at the top, and the best way to get there is to start at the bottom (E. Caldwell) -
126 (to) have a dog in the fight
идиом.делать ставку (на что-л., обычно связанное с риском)иметь интерес в какой-л областиввязываться во что-л.Now it takes lawyers who don't have a dog in the fight one way or the other to step in. — Теперь это заставит адвокатов, которые никак в этом не заинтересованы, так или иначе вмешаться.
Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > (to) have a dog in the fight
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127 (to) have a dog in the race
идиом.делать ставку (на что-л., обычно связанное с риском)иметь интерес в какой-л областиввязываться во что-л.Now it takes lawyers who don't have a dog in the fight one way or the other to step in. — Теперь это заставит адвокатов, которые никак в этом не заинтересованы, так или иначе вмешаться.
Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > (to) have a dog in the race
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128 (to) have a dog in the fight
идиом.делать ставку (на что-л., обычно связанное с риском)иметь интерес в какой-л областиввязываться во что-л.Now it takes lawyers who don't have a dog in the fight one way or the other to step in. — Теперь это заставит адвокатов, которые никак в этом не заинтересованы, так или иначе вмешаться.
Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > (to) have a dog in the fight
См. также в других словарях:
the other way around — {adv. phr.} See: JUST THE OTHER WAY … Dictionary of American idioms
the other way around — {adv. phr.} See: JUST THE OTHER WAY … Dictionary of American idioms
just the other way — or[the other way around] {adv. phr.} Just the opposite. * /One would have thought that Goliath would defeat David, but it was the other way around./ … Dictionary of American idioms
just the other way — or[the other way around] {adv. phr.} Just the opposite. * /One would have thought that Goliath would defeat David, but it was the other way around./ … Dictionary of American idioms
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