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1 эквилибристика
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2 эквилибристика
прям. и перен.
tightrope-walking, tightrope walking; balancing act* * ** * *и tightrope-walking, tightrope walking -
3 эквилибристика
ж.tightrope-walking (тж. перен.) -
4 эквилибр
м.equilibration; ( в цирке) balancing (act), tightrope walking -
5 эквилибристика
ж.••эквилибри́стика на гра́ни фанта́стики ирон. — an unbelievable act
слове́сная эквилибри́стика — word juggling
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ХОДИТЬ ПО ОСТРИЮ (ПО ЛЕЗВИЮ) НОЖА VP subj: human the verb may take the final position, otherwise fixed WOto take a great risk, do sth. that might have dangerous consequences for o.s.: X ходит по острию ножа X is walking a tightropeX is living (sitting) on a razors edge X is (skating) on thin ice.Работая одновременно на две разведки, он ходил по острию ножа: каждую минуту боялся разоблачения. Working simultaneously for two intelligence agencies, he was walking a tightrope: he lived in constant fear of exposure. -
7 ходить по лезвию ножа
[VP; subj: human; the verb may take the final position, otherwise fixed WO]=====⇒ to take a great risk, do sth. that might have dangerous consequences for o.s.:- X is (skating) on thin ice.♦ Работая одновременно на две разведки, он ходил по острию ножа: каждую минуту боялся разоблачения. Working simultaneously for two intelligence agencies, he was walking a tightrope: he lived in constant fear of exposure.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > ходить по лезвию ножа
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8 ходить по острию ножа
[VP; subj: human; the verb may take the final position, otherwise fixed WO]=====⇒ to take a great risk, do sth. that might have dangerous consequences for o.s.:- X is (skating) on thin ice.♦ Работая одновременно на две разведки, он ходил по острию ножа: каждую минуту боялся разоблачения. Working simultaneously for two intelligence agencies, he was walking a tightrope: he lived in constant fear of exposure.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > ходить по острию ножа
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9 ходить по краю пропасти
1) General subject: be on the razor-edge, be on thin ice, sit on a barrel of gunpowder, to be on the razor-edge, sail close to the wind, sail near to the wind, skate on thin ice, skate over thin ice, to be walking a tightrope, walk a tightrope2) Makarov: razor-edgeУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > ходить по краю пропасти
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10 ходить по острию ножа
General subject: to be walking a tightrope, walk a tightropeУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > ходить по острию ножа
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11 фол
м. спорт••на гра́ни фола — 1) ( почти нарушая правила) on the brink / verge of breaking the rules 2) ( подвергая себя опасности) precariously; on thin ice; on slippery ground; like walking a tightrope
См. также в других словарях:
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walk a tightrope — To follow a narrow and difficult route beset with dangers, as if on a tightrope • • • Main Entry: ↑walk * * * walk a tightrope phrase to be in a difficult situation in which a very small mistake could have very bad results He was walking a… … Useful english dictionary
walk a tightrope — {v. phr.} To be in a dangerous or awkward situation where one cannot afford to make a single mistake. * / When we landed on the moon in 1969, Armstrong explained, we were walking a tightrope till the very end. / … Dictionary of American idioms