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1 лить воду на мельницу
1) General subject: (чью-л.) play into the hand's of (smb.), (чью-л.) bring grist to the mill2) Set phrase: (чью) bring grist to millУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > лить воду на мельницу
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2 приносить доход
1) General subject: bring grist to the mill, fetch, payer, realize, pay3) Economy: bring in returns (прибыль), bring income, bring profits (прибыль), leave a profit, produce a profit, yield a return, produce income4) Accounting: bring5) Finances: carry6) Mass media: generate revenue7) Business: bring a return, return interest -
3 лить воду на (чью-л.) мельницу
General subject: play into the hand's of (smb.), bring grist to the millУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > лить воду на (чью-л.) мельницу
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4 лить воду на чью-л. мельницу
Makarov: bring grist to the mill, play into ( smb.'s) hands, play into the hand's of (smb.)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > лить воду на чью-л. мельницу
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5 быть выгодным
1) General subject: avail, be of advantage, boot, inure to benefit (кому-л.), pay, pay its way, payer2) Economy: pay one's way3) Business: be profitable4) Makarov: bring grist to the mill -
6 приносить доход
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7 быть выгодным
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8 дуть в дудку
(кого, чью)прост., неодобр.cf. draw water to smb.'s mill; bring grist to smb.'s mill- Если мы сами будем уничтожать свой флот, то этим, мы, значит, будем дуть в дудку союзников! (С. Сергеев-Ценский, Севастопольская страда) — 'If we destroy our fleet ourselves, it will mean drawing water to the Allies' mill.'
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9 лить воду на мельницу
(кого, чью)разг., часто неодобр.cf. play into smb.'s hands; play the game of smb.; add fuel to the fire; bring grist to smb.'s millОбъективно план Лобанова "лил воду на мельницу" оппозиции внутри техотдела. (Д. Гранин, Искатели) — Looked at objectively, Lobanov's plan added fuel to the fire of the opposition inside the technical department
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > лить воду на мельницу
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