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(rough and ready (тж. rough-and-ready))1) сделанный кое-как, небрежно, наспех, на скорую руку‘If you'll forgive my saying so, sir,’ he began, ‘your proposal seems to me very rough and ready justice.’ (J. Galsworthy, ‘The White Monkey’, part III, ch. XII) — - Вы меня извините, сэр, - начал он, - но ваше предложение кажется мне непродуманным и несправедливым.
Mrs. Fogarty was at her wit's end where to put all the men and a few women, who demanded the best her rough and ready accommodation could afford. (K. S. Prichard, ‘The Roaring Nineties’, ch. 10) — Миссис Фогарти пустила в ход всю свою изобретательность, чтобы как-нибудь разместить всех этих мужчин, а также нескольких женщин, требовавших, чтобы им предоставили все удобства, которые имелись в сколоченном на скорую руку "Отеле Фогарти".
He was familiar now with... every rough and ready device for hauling and crushing ore. (K. S. Prichard. ‘The Roaring Nineties’, ch. 62) — Он знал теперь на память... каждое нехитрое приспособление для откатки и дробления руды.
2) грубоватый, но энергичный...he is too shy, too reserved... for these rough and ready people. (H. R. Haggard, ‘Stella Fregelius’, ch. XX) —...он слишком застенчив, слишком сдержан... для грубоватой, энергичной этой публики.
3) грубоватый, грубый, настойчивый, решительный (о стиле, манере и т. п.)It was ludicrous to watch Paddy's efforts of polite behavior, and to hear him stumble into the rough and ready speech of the fields when he was excited or at a loss for a word. (K. S. Prichard, ‘The Golden Miles’, ch. IV) — Забавно было видеть, как Пэдди старался казаться вежливым и воспитанным, а грубоватые, простонародные словечки так и лезли ему на язык, особенно когда он волновался или не мог подыскать нужного слова.
Divorce is expensive, and they usually settle those little problems in a rough and ready way. (R. Aldington, ‘The Colonel's Daughter’, part I, ch. 2) — Развод слишком дорог, к тому же эти маленькие трагедии суд разбирает наспех и бесцеремонно.
I was coming to appreciate Austin's rough and ready methods in the chair. (C. P. Snow, ‘The Search’, part III, ch. VI) — Я начал понимать цену грубовато-решительным действиям Остина в качестве председателя.
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