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1 play into smb.'s hands
(play into smb.'s hands (или into the hands of smb.))играть на руку кому-л.; ≈ лить воду на чью-л. мельницу‘No,’ he said: ‘It's just playing into your hands to lose temper with you. Make me angry if you can...’ (B. Shaw, ‘Cashel Byron's Profession’, ch. XIV) — - Нет, - сказал он. - Рассердиться на вас - значит лить воду на вашу мельницу. Попробуйте рассердить меня, если сумеете...
...then, unexpectedly, fortune played into her hands. Miss Tinto offered her two tickets for the Empire. (A. J. Cronin, ‘Three Loves’, book II, ch. 22) —...судьба неожиданно улыбнулась Люси: мисс Тинто предложила ей два билета в театр "Эмпайр"
The luck was playing into Martin's hand. (C. P. Snow, ‘The New Men’, part IV, ch. 34) — Удача явно сопутствовала Мартину.
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2 play into somebody's hands
играть на́ руку кому-либо; лить воду на чью-либо мельницу; подыгратьBy accepting the money he has played right into my hands.
The senator played right into the hands of her opponents when she backed that unpopular amendment to the tax bill.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > play into somebody's hands
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3 play into smb.'s hands
(или into the hands of smb.)игpaть нa pуку кoму-л.; " лить вoду нa чью-л. мeльницу'No,' he said. 'It's just playing into your hands to lose temper with you. Make me angry if you can' (C. B. Shaw) -
4 play into (smb.'s) hands
Макаров: лить воду на чью-л. мельницу, играть на руку (кому-л.)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > play into (smb.'s) hands
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5 play into hands
1) Общая лексика: играть на руку (кому-л.) -
6 play into one's hands
Общая лексика: лить воду на чью-либо мельницу -
7 play into smb's hands
Разговорное выражение: быть на руку -
8 play into somebody's hands
Поговорка: лить воду на чью-либо мельницуУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > play into somebody's hands
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9 play into the hand's of (smb.)
1) Общая лексика: лить воду на (чью-л.) мельницу2) Макаров: лить воду на чью-л. мельницу, играть на руку (кому-л.)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > play into the hand's of (smb.)
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10 play into the hands
Общая лексика: играть на руку, сыграть на руку -
11 play into the hands of
1) Общая лексика: сыграть (кому-л.) на руку, оказаться на руку (кому-нибудь)2) Дипломатический термин: играть (кому-л.) на руку, подыгрывать (кому-л.)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > play into the hands of
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12 play into the hand's of
1) Общая лексика: (smb.) лить воду на (чью-л.) мельницуУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > play into the hand's of
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13 play into the hands of someone
Новый англо-русский словарь > play into the hands of someone
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14 play into the hands of
• играть (кому-л.) на рукуАнгло-русский дипломатический словарь > play into the hands of
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15 Play into somebody's hands
Играть кому-либо на рукуDifficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > Play into somebody's hands
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16 play into smb's hands
сыгра́ть на́ руку кому-л.The Americanisms. English-Russian dictionary. > play into smb's hands
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17 play into the hands of
English-Russian big medical dictionary > play into the hands of
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18 put a play into rehearsal
1) Общая лексика: (начать) репетировать пьесу2) Макаров: начать репетировать пьесу, репетировать пьесуУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > put a play into rehearsal
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19 to play into the hands of smb.
играть кому-л. на руку; подыгрывать кому-л.English-russian dctionary of diplomacy > to play into the hands of smb.
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20 to play into smb's hand
English-Russian combinatory dictionary > to play into smb's hand
См. также в других словарях:
play into — [phrasal verb] play into (something) : to help support (something, such as an idea) This new evidence plays into their theory quite nicely. Her methods play into the stereotype that lawyers are dishonest. • • • Main Entry: ↑play … Useful english dictionary
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play into the hands of — (someone) to give someone an advantage. If this information is made public, it will play into the hands of people who are demanding an investigation of the police. Usage notes: usually an advantage one person believes another should not have … New idioms dictionary
play into someone's hands — If you play into someone s hands, you do what they were expecting you to do and take advantage of this … The small dictionary of idiomes
play into someone's hands — ► play into someone s hands act in such a way as unintentionally to give someone an advantage. Main Entry: ↑play … English terms dictionary
play into the hands of — To act so as to give, usu unintentionally, an advantage to • • • Main Entry: ↑play … Useful english dictionary
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play into hands — play into (someone s) hands to do something that gives someone else an advantage over you, although this was not your intention. If we allow terrorists to disrupt our lives to that extent we re just playing into their hands … New idioms dictionary
play into somebody's hands — ˌplay into sb s ˈhands idiom to do exactly what an enemy, opponent, etc. wants so that they gain the advantage in a particular situation • If we get the police involved, we ll be playing right into the protesters hands. Main entry: ↑handidiom … Useful english dictionary
play into someone's hands — act in such a way as unintentionally to give someone an advantage * * * play into someone s hands see ↑play, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑hand play into someone s hands (or play into the hands of someone) : to do something that you do not realize will… … Useful english dictionary
play into someone's hands — If you play into someone s hands, you do what they were expecting you to do and take advantage of this. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If you play into someone s hands, you do exactly what your opponent or enemy wants you to do, so… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions