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1 blot one's copybook
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2 blot one's copybook
разг.испортить свою репутацию, запятнать своё имя (каким-л. проступком); проштрафитьсяI didn't want to risk making myself unpleasant to everyone who counts for anything here. I just didn't want to blot my copybook. (C. P. Snow, ‘The Affair’, ch. 13) — Я не хотел портить отношения с людьми, имеющими здесь вес. Попросту не хотел портить свою репутацию.
A sharp old war-horse called Miss Chadwick keeps a wary eye on me, so I'm careful not to blot my copybook. (A. Christie, ‘Cat Among The Pigeons’, ch. 6) — С меня не спускает глаз мисс Чадуик - умная и проницательная старуха. Вот я и стараюсь не оплошать.
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3 blot one's copybook
(to make a bad mistake: He has really blotted his copybook by being late for the interview.) dumme sig* * *(to make a bad mistake: He has really blotted his copybook by being late for the interview.) dumme sig -
4 blot one's copybook
expr infml esp BrEHe blotted his copybook when he was brought to the police station on the charge of being drunk and disorderly — Он подмочил свою репутацию, когда его арестовали за нарушение общественного порядка и появление в общественном месте в нетрезвом виде
Though it has blotted its copybook a little of late, the weather so far this year has been quite extraordinarily docile — Хотя в последнее время погода немного испортилась, в целом в этом году она была без сюрпризов
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > blot one's copybook
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5 blot one's copybook
(to make a bad mistake: He has really blotted his copybook by being late for the interview.) meter la pata -
6 blot one's copybook
(to make a bad mistake: He has really blotted his copybook by being late for the interview.) koma sér illa -
7 blot one's copybook
(to make a bad mistake: He has really blotted his copybook by being late for the interview.) foltot ejt jó hírnevén -
8 blot one's copybook
(to make a bad mistake: He has really blotted his copybook by being late for the interview.) estragar tudo -
9 blot one's copybook
sicilini lekelemek, sicilini bozmak* * *(to make a bad mistake: He has really blotted his copybook by being late for the interview.) ciddi bir kusur işlemek, sicilini bozmak -
10 blot one's copybook
(to make a bad mistake: He has really blotted his copybook by being late for the interview.) škoditi svojemu ugledu -
11 blot one's copybook
(to make a bad mistake: He has really blotted his copybook by being late for the interview.) joutua huonoon huutoon -
12 blot one's copybook
(to make a bad mistake: He has really blotted his copybook by being late for the interview.) få en plett på seg/dårlig rykte -
13 blot one's copybook
(to make a bad mistake: He has really blotted his copybook by being late for the interview.) macchiare/sporcare il proprio nome -
14 blot one's copybook
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15 blot one's copybook
(to make a bad mistake: He has really blotted his copybook by being late for the interview.) splamić się -
16 blot one's copybook
(to make a bad mistake: He has really blotted his copybook by being late for the interview.) sabojāt reputāciju -
17 blot one's copybook
(to make a bad mistake: He has really blotted his copybook by being late for the interview.) susigadinti reputaciją -
18 blot one's copybook
(to make a bad mistake: He has really blotted his copybook by being late for the interview.) -
19 blot one's copybook
(to make a bad mistake: He has really blotted his copybook by being late for the interview.) a face o gafă -
20 blot one's copybook
(to make a bad mistake: He has really blotted his copybook by being late for the interview.) χαλώ το καλό μου όνομα, κηλιδώνω, αμαυρώνω την εικόνα μου
См. также в других словарях:
blot one's copybook — ► blot one s copybook Brit. tarnish one s good reputation. Main Entry: ↑blot … English terms dictionary
blot one's copybook — phrasal : to do something that spoils one s record (as for probity or good sense) * * * blot one s copybook To blemish one s record, esp by an indiscretion • • • Main Entry: ↑blot … Useful english dictionary
blot one's copybook — Brit. tarnish one s good reputation. → blot … English new terms dictionary
blot — ► NOUN 1) a dark mark or stain, especially one made by ink. 2) a thing that mars something that is otherwise good. ► VERB (blotted, blotting) 1) dry with an absorbent material. 2) mark, stain, or mar. 3) … English terms dictionary
copybook — n. (BE) to blot one s copybook ( to ruin one s reputation ) * * * (BE) to blot one s copybook ( to ruin one s reputation ) … Combinatory dictionary
blot — noun 1》 a dark mark or stain, especially one made by ink. 2》 a thing that mars something that is otherwise good. 3》 Biochemistry a procedure in which proteins or nucleic acids separated on a gel are transferred directly to an immobilizing medium… … English new terms dictionary
blot — n. & v. n. 1 a spot or stain of ink etc. 2 a moral defect in an otherwise good character; a disgraceful act or quality. 3 any disfigurement or blemish. v. (blotted, blotting) 1 a tr. spot or stain with ink; smudge. b intr. (of a pen, ink, etc.)… … Useful english dictionary
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