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1 bell the cat
oтвaжитьcя, pиcкнуть, взять нa ceбя инициaтиву (ocoб. в зaщитe людeй oт oпacнoгo чeлoвeкa) [в cpeднeвeкoвoй бacнe мышь пpeдлoжилa пoвecить кoлoкoльчик нa шeю кoшкe, чтoбы знaть o eё пpиближeнии]Washburne krew that for over a year Lincoln had been doing his best to woo James Gordon Bennett the publisher of New York Herald... a singularly coarse and repellent man. To the extent that he was at all political, he was a pro-Southern Democrat... Washburne had advised him to write Bennett off. But Lincoln was stubborn. 'I must bell that cat, somehow,' he said (G. Vida[). The nations trembled and said, what will he [Гитлep] do now? Who will be the next victim? Which of us dare bell this wild cat? (G. B. Shaw) -
2 bell the cat
отважиться, взять на себя инициативу в опасном деле, рискнуть [мышь в средневековой басне предложила повесить колокольчик на шею кошке, чтобы знать о её приближении]The nations trembled and said, ‘What will he do now? Who will be the next victim? Which of us dare bell this wild cat?’ (B. Shaw, ‘Platform and Pulpit’, ‘The Unavoidable Subject’) — Народы в страхе спрашивали: "А что теперь Гитлер сделает? Кто будет следующей жертвой? Кто из нас отважится обуздать этого дикого зверя?"
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3 bell the cat
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > bell the cat
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4 bell the cat
Общая лексика: брать на себя ответственность в риске, взять на себя инициативу в опасном деле, взять на себя инициативу в рискованном деле, отважиться, поставить себя под удар, рисковать ( чем-л.) ради других -
5 bell the cat
брать на себя ответственность в рискованном предприятии, добровольно заниматься самым опасным деломАнгло-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > bell the cat
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6 bell the cat
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7 bell the cat
kendini ateşe atmak, başkası için riske girmek!* * *tehlikeli işi üzerine al -
8 bell the cat
прави нешто ризично, презема ризик -
9 bell the cat
• obesiti zvono mački; poduhvatiti se opasna posla; rika u vreme parenja; rikati; uzeti opasnost na sebe -
10 bell the cat
• risknout něco -
11 bell the cat
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12 bell\ the\ cat
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13 Bell the cat
Подставить себя под удар. Взять на себя ответственностьDifficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > Bell the cat
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14 bell\ the\ cat
veszélyes dologra vállalkozik, nehéz dologba fog -
15 bell the cat
tehlikeli işi üzerine al -
16 to bell the cat
to bell the cata) amarrar um guizo em um gato. b) tomar iniciativa arrojada. with bell, book and candle com todas as cerimônias necessárias.————————to bell the catpôr guizos no gato, desempenhar um papel perigoso, arriscar-se. -
17 to bell the cat
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18 to bell the cat
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19 to bell the cat
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20 hang the bell about the cat's neck
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > hang the bell about the cat's neck
См. также в других словарях:
bell the cat — ► bell the cat take the danger of a shared enterprise upon oneself. [ORIGIN: an allusion to a fable in which the mice suggest hanging a bell around the cat s neck to have warning of its approach.] Main Entry: ↑bell … English terms dictionary
bell the cat — To bell the cat is to perform a difficult or impossible task … The small dictionary of idiomes
Bell the cat — Belling the cat or to bell the cat is an English colloquialism that means to suggest or attempt to perform a difficult or impossible task. [ [http://www.thefreedictionary.com/To+bell+the+cat To Bell the Cat ] thefreedictionary.com. Accessed… … Wikipedia
bell the cat — verb take a risk; perform a daring act Who is going to bell the cat? • Hypernyms: ↑risk, ↑put on the line, ↑lay on the line • Verb Frames: Somebody s * * * phrasal … Useful english dictionary
To bell the cat — cat cat (k[a^]t), n. [AS. cat; akin to D. & Dan. kat, Sw. katt, Icel. k[ o]ttr, G. katze, kater, Ir. cat, W. cath, Armor. kaz, LL. catus, Bisc. catua, NGr. ga ta, ga tos, Russ. & Pol. kot, Turk. kedi, Ar. qitt; of unknown origin. Cf. {Kitten}.] 1 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bell the cat — take the danger of a shared enterprise upon oneself. [an allusion to a fable in which the mice suggest hanging a bell around the cat s neck to have warning of its approach.] → bell … English new terms dictionary
bell the cat — Synonyms and related words: affront, beard, bite the bullet, brave, brazen, brazen out, confront, court danger, defy danger, face, face the music, face up, face up to, flirt with death, front, go for broke, meet, meet boldly, meet head on, play… … Moby Thesaurus
bell the cat — do the dangerous thing, take the risk, face the danger with bravery … English contemporary dictionary
bell the cat — verb To undertake a dangerous action in the service of a group … Wiktionary
BELL-THE-CAT — Archibald Douglas, Earl of Arran, so called from his offer to dispose by main force of an obnoxious favourite of the king, James III … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
bell the cat — phrasal to do a daring or risky deed … New Collegiate Dictionary