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1 drop a bomb(shell) / explode a bombshell/ drop a brick
Drop a bomb(shell) / explode a bombshell/ drop a brickсообщить шокирующую новостьThey really dropped a bombshell when they announced that the mayor had cancer.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > drop a bomb(shell) / explode a bombshell/ drop a brick
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2 drop a bomb(shell) / explode a bombshell/ drop a brick
Drop a bomb(shell) / explode a bombshell/ drop a brickсообщить шокирующую новостьThey really dropped a bombshell when they announced that the mayor had cancer.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > drop a bomb(shell) / explode a bombshell/ drop a brick
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3 drop a brick
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4 drop a brick
drop a brick/a clanger ляпнуть; допустить бестактностьBranka dropped a clanger at work with her criticism of Americans; she didn't know that the boss's wife is American.
I was dismissed from my job because I had dropped a few bricks in front of some important customers.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > drop a brick
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5 drop a brick
1) Общая лексика: допустить бестактность, сделать ляпсус, лопухнуться2) Разговорное выражение: "ляпнуть", сделать промах3) Сленг: сделать ляпсус сл, совершить ошибку, совершить промах, сообщать поразительные сведения (Molly came in and drophed a brick that scared us all. Пришла Молли и сообщила поразительную новость, которая всех нас напугала.) -
6 drop a brick
expr sl1) BrEHe was sacked because he had dropped a few bricks in front of the top brass — Его уволили за то, что он ляпал не то, что надо в присутствии начальства
2) AmEHe didn't realize what a brick he had dropped when he told the news — Он и не подозревал, какой переполох вызовет эта новость
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7 drop a brick
разг.допустить бестактность, промах, ляпсус‘Was it by intuition that you disliked Mr. Muskham?’ Then looking at his face, she thought: ‘I'm dropping a brick.’ (J. Galsworthy, ‘Flowering Wilderness’, ch. I) — - Отчего вы сразу невзлюбили мистера Маскема? Тоже чутье? - поинтересовалась Динни. Но, поглядев на лицо Дезерта, подумала: "Я что-то не то говорю, это бестактно с моей стороны"
You know, notice is always taken of Ted Hill for the bricks he drops; but no one ever sings his praises when he does something good... (‘Labour Monthly’) — Ляпсусы Теда Хилла, знаете ли, всегда замечают, но никто не похвалит его, когда он сделает что-нибудь хорошее...
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8 drop a brick
paзг.дoпуcтить бecтaктнocть, пpoмax, ляпcуc 'Was it by intuition that you disliked Mr. Muskham?' Then looking at his face, she thought: 'I'm dropping a brick (J. Galsworthy) -
9 drop a brick / drop a clanger
(unknowingly to say or do something extremely tactless.) lave en brøler; træde i spinaten* * *(unknowingly to say or do something extremely tactless.) lave en brøler; træde i spinaten -
10 drop a brick / drop a clanger
(unknowingly to say or do something extremely tactless.) meter la pata -
11 drop a brick / drop a clanger
(unknowingly to say or do something extremely tactless.) segja e-ð óviðeigandiEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > drop a brick / drop a clanger
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12 drop a brick / drop a clanger
(unknowingly to say or do something extremely tactless.) tapintatlan megjegyzést teszEnglish-Hungarian dictionary > drop a brick / drop a clanger
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13 drop a brick / drop a clanger
(unknowingly to say or do something extremely tactless.) cometer uma gafeEnglish-Portuguese dictionary > drop a brick / drop a clanger
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14 drop a brick / drop a clanger
(unknowingly to say or do something extremely tactless.) gaf yapmak, çam devirmek -
15 drop a brick / drop a clanger
(unknowingly to say or do something extremely tactless.) kozla ustrelitiEnglish-Slovenian dictionary > drop a brick / drop a clanger
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16 drop a brick / drop a clanger
(unknowingly to say or do something extremely tactless.) möhlätä -
17 drop a brick / drop a clanger
(unknowingly to say or do something extremely tactless.) gjøre en brøler, tråkke i salatenEnglish-Norwegian dictionary > drop a brick / drop a clanger
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18 drop a brick / drop a clanger
(unknowingly to say or do something extremely tactless.) fare una gaffe -
19 drop a brick / drop a clanger
(unknowingly to say or do something extremely tactless.) ins Fettnäpfchen treten -
20 drop a brick / drop a clanger
(unknowingly to say or do something extremely tactless.) popełnić gafę
См. также в других словарях:
drop a brick Brit. — drop a brick Brit. informal make an indiscreet or embarrassing remark. → drop … English new terms dictionary
drop a brick — phrasal slang : to do or say something indiscreet : make a blunder * * * drop a brick To say or do something horrifyingly tactless or indiscreet • • • Main Entry: ↑brick drop a brick see under ↑brick • • • Main Entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
drop a brick — AND drop a bomb(shell) tv. o reveal startling information. □ Tracy came in and dropped a brick that scared us all. □ You really dropped a bombshell! … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
drop a brick — (Slang) err, make a mistake … English contemporary dictionary
drop a brick — idi to make a social blunder, esp. an indiscreet remark … From formal English to slang
drop a brick — Behave tactlessly. Make an error … A concise dictionary of English slang
drop a clanger — (informal) 1. To say something tactless 2. To make a stupid blunder • • • Main Entry: ↑clang * * * drop a ˈbrick/ˈclanger idiom (BrE, inform … Useful english dictionary
brick — 1 /brIk/ noun 1 (C, U) a hard block of baked clay used for building walls, houses etc: a brick wall 2 (C) BrE a small square block of wood, plastic etc used as a toy 3 (C) old fashioned a good person who you can depend on when you are in trouble … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
brick — /brɪk / (say brik) noun 1. a block of clay, usually rectangular, hardened by drying in the sun or burning in a kiln, and used for building, paving, etc. 2. such blocks collectively. 3. the material. 4. any similar block, especially a small one of …
drop — n. & v. n. 1 a a small round or pear shaped portion of liquid that hangs or falls or adheres to a surface (drops of dew; tears fell in large drops). b a very small amount of usu. drinkable liquid (just a drop left in the glass). c a glass etc. of … Useful english dictionary
brick — brick1 W3S2 [brık] n [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: brique, from Middle Dutch bricke] 1.) [U and C] a hard block of baked clay used for building walls, houses etc ▪ a brick wall ▪ a house made of brick ▪ Protesters attacked the police with… … Dictionary of contemporary English