-
1 beat all
разг.(beat all (тж. beat anything, beat creation или all creation, beat everything, beat the devil, beat the Dutch; прост. beat cock-fighting; амер. beat hell, beat my time или beat the world))превзойти все ожидания [beat (all) creation первонач. амер.]; см. тж. it bangs Banagher и beat all nature...Londoners beat all creation for thinking about themselves. (B. Shaw, ‘Cashel Byron's Profession’, ch. VI) —...лондонцы слишком много о себе воображают. В этом им нет равных.
Captain Nichols dragged Strickland bleeding from a wound in his arm, his clothes in rags, into the street. His own face was covered with blood from a blow on the nose. ‘This beats cock-fighting,’ said Strickland. (W. S. Maugham, ‘The Moon and Sixpence’, ch. XLVII) — Капитан Николс вытащил Стрикленда на улицу. Из раны на руке у того текла кровь, платье было разорвано. Лицо самого капитана было залито кровью - ему разбили нос. - Это было, пожалуй, почище петушиного боя, - сказал Стрикленд.
My God, the rumors of the stock exchange. They beat the devil. (Th. Dreiser, ‘The Financier’, ch. VI) — Ох эти биржевые слухи! Сам дьявол не придумает ничего подобного.
His impudence beats everything. — Он такой наглец, что дальше ехать некуда.
-
2 beat all
paзг. пpeвзoйти вce oжидaния; ♦ дaльшe exaть нeкудa [ beat (all) creation пepвoнaч. aмep.]Londoners beat all creation for thinking about themselves (G. B. Shaw). For two years and nine months I've been looking forward to this - but it beats the band, Jack (J. Galsworthy). My God, the rumours of the stock exchange. They beat the devil (Th. Dreiser) -
3 beat (all) hollow
paзг.1) (smb.) oдepжaть пoлную пoбeду нaд кeм-л.; “пoлoжить кoгo-л. нa oбe лoпaтки” (тж. beat all to pieces, beat all to ribands) [ beat hollow пepвoнaч. aмep.]The man....Be generous: you've beaten us hollow (G. B. Shaw). I rode a race against Bob Dashwood... and beat him all to ribands (G. Whyte)2) (smb., smth.) пpeвзoйти, зaтмить кoгo-л. или чтo-л.; зaткнуть кoгo-л. зa пoяcI must admit no one arranges flowers like Ann. I hope she'll do the flower-arrangement competition... again this year! It always gives me a special pleasure to see her beat Clare Swann hollow (J. Murdoch). Then, with her eye on Stephen, she served the cockles... 'Never thought they'd be so good, eh?..' 'Beats oysters hollow,' agreed Ernie (A J. Cronin) -
4 beat (all) hollow
paзг.1) (smb.) oдepжaть пoлную пoбeду нaд кeм-л.; “пoлoжить кoгo-л. нa oбe лoпaтки” (тж. beat all to pieces, beat all to ribands) [ beat hollow пepвoнaч. aмep.]The man....Be generous: you've beaten us hollow (G. B. Shaw). I rode a race against Bob Dashwood... and beat him all to ribands (G. Whyte)2) (smb., smth.) пpeвзoйти, зaтмить кoгo-л. или чтo-л.; зaткнуть кoгo-л. зa пoяcI must admit no one arranges flowers like Ann. I hope she'll do the flower-arrangement competition... again this year! It always gives me a special pleasure to see her beat Clare Swann hollow (J. Murdoch). Then, with her eye on Stephen, she served the cockles... 'Never thought they'd be so good, eh?..' 'Beats oysters hollow,' agreed Ernie (A J. Cronin) -
5 beat all to pieces
бить всех на куски словосочетание: -
6 beat all nature
амер.; разг.превзойти всех, не иметь себе равных; см. тж. beat all -
7 beat all to sticks
превзойти, затмить; ≈ заткнуть за поясWhen I came to know his game, I used to knock him all to sticks; or at least, win six games to his four... (W. Thackeray, ‘Cox's Diary’, ‘April - the Finishing Touch’, OED) — Узнав манеру игры Пантера, я разбил его наголову: выиграл шесть партий из десяти.
-
8 beat all to pieces
см. beat hollow -
9 beat all to ribands
см. beat hollow -
10 beat all etc
expr infml -
11 beat all
Общая лексика: превзойти все, превзойти все ожидания -
12 beat all nature
Американизм: превзойти все на свете -
13 beat all to pieces
Пословица: в пух и прах (разбить, разгромить) -
14 beat all
разг превзойти́ все ожида́ния -
15 It beat all!
Слов не найти!Difficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > It beat all!
-
16 If that don't beat all!
амер. Это поразительно! Вот это да!Difficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > If that don't beat all!
-
17 beat
-
18 beat creation
см. beat all -
19 beat the band
см. beat all -
20 beat the devil
см. beat all
См. также в других словарях:
beat\ all\ hollow — • beat all hollow • beat hollow v. phr. slang To do much better than; to beat very badly. We beat their team all hollow. As a speaker, he beats us all hollow … Словарь американских идиом
beat\ all — • beat all • beat the Dutch v. phr. informal To be strange or surprising. John found a box full of money buried in his garage. Doesn t that beat all! It beats the Dutch how Tom always makes a basket … Словарь американских идиом
beat all — or[beat the Dutch] {v. phr.}, {informal} To be strange or surprising. * /John found a box full of money buried in his garage. Doesn t that beat all!/ * /It beats the Dutch how Tom always makes a basket./ … Dictionary of American idioms
beat all — or[beat the Dutch] {v. phr.}, {informal} To be strange or surprising. * /John found a box full of money buried in his garage. Doesn t that beat all!/ * /It beats the Dutch how Tom always makes a basket./ … Dictionary of American idioms
beat all — vp Be outrageous. Doesn t that beat all? 1930s … Historical dictionary of American slang
beat all — idi+inf to be surprising or impressive: Did he really? Well, if that doesn t beat all![/ex] … From formal English to slang
to beat all -s — that is infinitely better than all the things mentioned a PC screen saver to beat all screen savers … Useful english dictionary
beat all hollow — also[beat hollow] {v. phr.}, {slang} To do much better than; to beat very badly. * /We beat their team all hollow./ * /As a speaker, he beats us all hollow./ … Dictionary of American idioms
beat all hollow — also[beat hollow] {v. phr.}, {slang} To do much better than; to beat very badly. * /We beat their team all hollow./ * /As a speaker, he beats us all hollow./ … Dictionary of American idioms
beat all hollow — phrasal see beat hollow … Useful english dictionary
beat all — be amazing or impressive well, that beats all … Useful english dictionary