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1 one's back is up
он (она и т. д.) сердится, злится, вышел, вышла из себя [этим. см. get smb.'s back up]You don't know what Freddy can be when his back is up. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Complete Short Stories’, ‘The Alien Corn’) — Вы не знаете, каким может быть Фредди, если его разозлить.
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2 one's back is broad
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3 one-arm back arch support
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > one-arm back arch support
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4 one-pair back
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5 one-arm back arch support
English-Russian sports dictionary > one-arm back arch support
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6 one's back ackes
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7 one-web-back mining system
Англо-русский словарь промышленной и научной лексики > one-web-back mining system
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8 one-web-back system
система ( передвижки механизированной крепи) с отставанием на одну заходкуАнгло-русский словарь промышленной и научной лексики > one-web-back system
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9 one-web-back mining system
English-Russian mining dictionary > one-web-back mining system
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10 one-web-back system
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11 no skin off one's back
амер.; жарг.≈ плевать хотел, до лампочки‘Well?’ the sheriff said, ‘The hell with it.’ Macomber dried the sweat off his face with a colored handkerchief. ‘It's no skin off my back.’ (I. Shaw, ‘Sailor off Bremen and Other Stories’, ‘The Deputy Sheriff’) — - Ну как? - спросил шериф. - К черту все это, - ответил Макомбер. Он вытер пот с лица цветным платком. - Не мое это дело.
‘I don't care whether he ever gets there,’ she said. ‘It won't be skin off my nose.’ (R. P. Warren, ‘All the King's Men’, ch. II) — - Мне все равно, приедет он на митинг или нет, - ответила Сэди. - Плевать мне с высокой горы.
The place was full of strangers... He felt a little irritated at this, although it was no skin off his nose. Sam Kidd was paying for all the food and drink. (S. Chaplin, ‘The Watchers and the Watched’, ch. 2) — В зале было много незнакомых... что раздражало Тигра, хотя это была не его забота: за все яства и напитки платил Сэм Кидд.
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12 to carry on one's back
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14 to lie on one's back
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15 yellow streak down one's back
n AmE slHe's got a yellow streak down his back a mile wide — То, что он трусливый малый, видно с первого взгляда
I think that he has a yellow streak down his back. That's what's wrong — Я думаю, что у него просто очко играет, и больше ничего
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > yellow streak down one's back
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16 have smb. at one's back
1) спасаться от погони, от преследованияHe had the enemies at his back. — Враги гнались за ним по пятам.
2) пользоваться чьей-л. поддержкойThe national liberation movement in that country has always had the mass of the people at its back. — Национально-освободительное движение в этой стране всегда находило поддержку широких масс.
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17 have smb. on one's back
The people could not have stood it; and, moreover, I should have had the Established Roman Catholic Church on my back in a minute. (M. Twain, ‘A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court’, ch. 10) — Народ не вынес бы внезапности; к тому же на меня тотчас насела бы господствующая римско-католическая церковь.
2) разг. иметь кого-л. на своем иждивении, кормить кого-лHe has a large family on his back. — Ему приходится кормить большую семью.
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18 have someone on one's back
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > have someone on one's back
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19 a monkey on (one's) back
Идиоматическое выражение: серьезная проблема (которая мешает достичь успеха)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > a monkey on (one's) back
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20 be flat on (one's) back
Макаров: быть в безнадежном положении, быть в беспомощном положенииУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > be flat on (one's) back
См. также в других словарях:
To be on one's back — Back Back (b[a^]k), n. [AS. b[ae]c, bac; akin to Icel., Sw., & LG. bak, Dan. bag; cf. OHG. bahho ham, Skr. bhaj to turn, OSlav. b[=e]g[u^] flight. Cf. {Bacon}.] 1. In human beings, the hinder part of the body, extending from the neck to the end… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To lie on one's back — Back Back (b[a^]k), n. [AS. b[ae]c, bac; akin to Icel., Sw., & LG. bak, Dan. bag; cf. OHG. bahho ham, Skr. bhaj to turn, OSlav. b[=e]g[u^] flight. Cf. {Bacon}.] 1. In human beings, the hinder part of the body, extending from the neck to the end… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Two steps forward one step back — For the book written by Lenin, see One Step Forward, Two Steps Back. Two steps forward one step back... is a catchphrase reflecting on an anecdote about a frog trying to climb out of a water well; for every two steps the frog climbs, it falls… … Wikipedia
the shirt off one's back — ► the shirt off one s back informal one s last remaining possessions. Main Entry: ↑shirt … English terms dictionary
be (flat) on one's back — idi be (flat) on one s back, to be ill, helpless, or overcome by circumstances … From formal English to slang
Behind one's back — Back Back (b[a^]k), n. [AS. b[ae]c, bac; akin to Icel., Sw., & LG. bak, Dan. bag; cf. OHG. bahho ham, Skr. bhaj to turn, OSlav. b[=e]g[u^] flight. Cf. {Bacon}.] 1. In human beings, the hinder part of the body, extending from the neck to the end… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
to get one's back up — Back Back (b[a^]k), n. [AS. b[ae]c, bac; akin to Icel., Sw., & LG. bak, Dan. bag; cf. OHG. bahho ham, Skr. bhaj to turn, OSlav. b[=e]g[u^] flight. Cf. {Bacon}.] 1. In human beings, the hinder part of the body, extending from the neck to the end… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To put one's back up — Back Back (b[a^]k), n. [AS. b[ae]c, bac; akin to Icel., Sw., & LG. bak, Dan. bag; cf. OHG. bahho ham, Skr. bhaj to turn, OSlav. b[=e]g[u^] flight. Cf. {Bacon}.] 1. In human beings, the hinder part of the body, extending from the neck to the end… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
turn one's back upon — phrasal see turn one s back on … Useful english dictionary
turn one's back on — phrasal or turn one s back upon 1. : to put behind one : depart from with this month of March we turn our backs on winter Faith Baldwin Eskimo turn their backs abruptly on the sea … up a valley from the shore C.D.Forde 2 … Useful english dictionary
with one hand behind one's back — with one hand (tied) behind one s back with serious limitations or restrictions at the moment, the police are tackling record crime rates with one hand tied behind their back ■ used to indicate that one could do something without any difficulty I … Useful english dictionary
