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to turn geese into swans

  • 1 turn geese into swans

    разг.
    приукрашивать, преувеличивать; см. тж. all one's geese are swans

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  • 2 turn geese into swans

    Идиоматическое выражение: преувеличивать, приукрашивать

    Универсальный англо-русский словарь > turn geese into swans

  • 3 to turn geese into swans

    to turn geese into swans
    exagerar.

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  • 4 all one's geese are swans

    он (она и т. д.) всё приукрашивает, преувеличивает; см. тж. turn geese into swans

    ‘Yes,’ said Soames, ‘I daresay, you think all your geese are swans - never met a painter who didn't.’ (J. Galsworthy, ‘Swan Song’, part III, ch. III) — - Да, - сказал Сомс. - Конечно, вы думаете, что все ваши картины - верх совершенства. В жизни не встречал художника, который держался бы иного мнения.

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  • 5 goose

    {gu:s}
    I. n (pl geese) зоол. гъска (Anser) (и прен.)
    to chase the wild GOOSE гоня празни мечти
    all his geese are swans много се хвали
    II. v sl. ръгам в слабините/задника
    III. n (pl gooses) вид шивашка ютия
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    {gu:s} n (pl geese {gi:s}) зоол. гъска (Anser) (и прен.); to (2) {gu:s} v sl. ръгам в слабините/задника.{3} n (pl gooses {'gu:siz}) вид шивашка ютия.
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    (pl geese) n гъска;your GOOSE is cooked свършено е с тебе;all his geese are swans той много обича да преувеличава;goose; n (pl geese;{gi:s}) зоол. гъска (Anser) (и прен.); to chase the wild goose гоня празни
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    1. all his geese are swans много се хвали 2. i. n (pl geese) зоол. гъска (anser) (и прен.) 3. ii. v sl. ръгам в слабините/задника 4. iii. n (pl gooses) вид шивашка ютия 5. to chase the wild goose гоня празни мечти
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    goose [gu:s] I. n (pl geese [gi:s]) 1. гъска (и прен.); 2. гъше месо; what is sauce for the \goose is sauce for the gander това, което е справедливо за един, е справедливо и за друг; един закон за всички; to turn geese into swans разг. разкрасявам, преувеличавам; all his geese are swans много се хвали; he can't say bo ( boh, boo) to a \goose и на мравката път прави; to chase the wild \goose гоня празни мечти; to send on a wild \goose chase пращам за зелен хайвер; to cook s.o.'s \goose прен. погубвам някого; насаждам на пачи яйца; to cook o.'s own \goose сам си навреждам (се погубвам); cooked ( gone) \goose изгубен (пропаднал) човек; to kill the \goose that lays the golden eggs убивам кокошката, която снася златните яйца, унищожавам източник на доход (богатство); everything is lovely and the \goose hangs high ост., разг. всичко е наред, всичко върви по мед и масло. II. n шивашка ютия. III. v sl ръчкам, мушкам отзад; стимулирам, насърчавам, поощрявам; the ad \goosed sales рекламата увеличи продажбите; IV. n ръчкане, мушкане отзад.

    English-Bulgarian dictionary > goose

  • 6 goose

    [ɡu:s]
    plural - geese; noun
    (a web-footed animal like a duck, but larger: The farmer's wife keeps geese.) ganso
    - he wouldn't say boo to a goose
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    [gu:s] n (pl geese) 1 ganso. 2 pessoa afetada, simplório. 3 gooses ferro de engomar de alfaiate. all his geese are swans ele superestima o que tem. the goose hangs high Amer as expectativas são boas. to cook someone’s goose arruinar os planos de alguém. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs matar a galinha dos ovos de ouro, perder uma grande chance. to turn geese into swans exagerar.

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  • 7 goose

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  • 8 goose

    s [pl geese] 1. guska ([fig]) 2. (krojačko) glačalo ([pl] gooses) / every man thinks his own geese are swan = svaki cigo svoga konja hvali; to turn geese into swans = pretjerivati, precjenjivati; to kill the # that lays the golden eggs = žrtvovati busući probitak sadaš- njoj manjoj koristi; to cook a p's # = udesiti koga, zasoliti komu, pokazati komu; he can't say boo to a # = veoma je plah, bojažljiv; sauce for # is sauce for gander = što je dobro za jednoga mora biti dobro i za drugoga; fox and geese = vrsta društvene igre na ploči
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    gusak
    gusan
    guska

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