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21 shoot the works
амер.; жарг.доводить дело до конца, ни перед чем не останавливаться, идти напропалую, идти на всёIf Bertha is going to gamble, she may as well shoot the works. (E. S. Gardner, ‘Pass the Gravy’, ch. 16) — Если уж Берта решила вести крупную игру, то ей надо держать марку.
The Greens shot the works on their daughter's wedding reception. (DAI) — Грины не жалели ни трудов, ни расходов, чтобы как следует отпраздновать свадьбу дочери.
The motor of Tom's boat was dangerously hot, but he decided to shoot the works and try to win the race. (DAI) — Мотор лодки сильно перегрелся, и участвовать в гонке было опасно; но Том решил рискнуть, уверенный, что выиграет.
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22 gum etc up the works
expr infmlWe were doing well until that fellow jammed up the works — Дела у нас шли хорошо, пока этот парень не испортил всю малину
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23 get the works
амер.; разг.1) подвергаться грубому, жестокому обращению; быть избитым; ≈ попасть в переплёт‘If he comes here he'll get the works,’ Bill told them. (K. S. Prichard, ‘Winged Seeds’, ch. XXII) — - Пусть только сунется к нам, - сказал Билл. - Ему не поздоровится.
So far as Calvin Finley and Patricia Dunn were concerned, they were expendable. They'd get the works. (D. Carter, ‘Tomorrow Is with Us’, ch. XXV) — Что касается Кэлвина Финли и Патриции Данн, то с этими легко справиться. Этих обработают.
2) быть убитымJoe was going to get the works if he ever came back to that neighborhood again. (DAI) — Джо укокошат, если он снова появится в этом районе.
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24 throw a spanner in the works
(throw a spanner in (или into) the works ( позднее into smth.))мешать, чинить препятствия; ≈ вставлять палки в колёсаWe've got everything set and ready. Don't start throwing spanners in the works. (J. Aldridge ‘I Wish He Would Not Die’, part I, ch. 2) — Ведь у нас все готово. Зачем же вставлять палки в колеса?
At the moment of writing, it is clear that the people of Britain feel that the National Government has thrown a spanner into theimachinery of peace. (H. Pollit, ‘Selected Articles and Speeches’, ‘A Threat to World Peace’) — Сейчас, когда пишутся эти строки, английский народ уже понял, что "национальное" правительство всячески мешает достижению мира.
...if anything can be done to throw a spanner into the Eskine plans, Ritter intends to do it. (‘Daily Worker’) —...Риттер сделает все, чтобы сорвать планы Эскина.
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25 in the works
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26 be in the works
1) Общая лексика: разрабатываться, готовиться (It's in the works, it takes a little while to be built.)2) Деловая лексика: планироваться (The new project is in the works.) -
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28 shoot the works
получить либо отдать сполна: — Billy shot the works when he bought his bike; he got a bell, a light, a basket, and chrome trimmings on it too.— Билли получил все, что только можно: там и звонок, и фонарь, и корзинка, и хромовая отделка. Повезло ему,— говорит Джон Мику об удачной покупке велосипеда. получить либо отдать сполна: — Billy shot the works when he bought his bike; he got a bell, a light, a basket, and chrome trimmings on it too.— Билли получил все, что только можно: там и звонок, и фонарь, и корзинка, и хромовая отделка. Повезло ему,— говорит Джон Мику об удачной покупке велосипеда.English-Russian slang from the book M. Goldenkova "Caution, hot dog" > shoot the works
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29 gum up the works
жарг.испортить, вывести из строя; погубить всё дело [первонач. амер.]When I want a statement from you, Mason, I'll ask for it. Right now I want a statement from your client... I don't want some smooth lawyer gumming up the works and tipping his client off to the answers she's supposed to make. (E. S. Gardner, ‘The Case of the Ice-Cold Hands’, ch. 7) — Когда мне понадобится, чтобы вы сделали заявление, Мейсон, я попрошу вас об этом. Сейчас же мне нужно, чтобы заявление сделала ваша клиентка... Я не хочу, чтобы искушенный юрист испортил все дело, подсказав ей ответ.
Jimmy has gummed up the typewriter. (DAI) — Джимми испортил пишущую машинку.
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30 handing-over of the works
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31 to gum up the works
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32 authority on or student of the works of Lope de Vega
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33 throw a wrench in the works
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34 to put/throw a spanner in the works
to put/throw a spanner in the worksmeter un palo en la rueda, sabotearlo todoEnglish-spanish dictionary > to put/throw a spanner in the works
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35 a spanner in the works
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36 clerk of (the) works
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40 throw a spanner into the works
een spaak/stok in het wiel steken
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