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1 breathe down someone’s neck
Breathe down someone’s neckдышать в шею; преследоватьI have to finish my taxes today. The tax collector is breathing down my neck.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > breathe down someone’s neck
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2 breathe down someone's neck
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3 breathe down someone's neck
expr infmlI don't want him breathing down my neck all the time — Я не желаю, чтобы он все время стоял у меня над душой
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > breathe down someone's neck
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4 breathe down smb.'s neck
разг.1) догонять кого-л., гнаться за кем-л.He followed me at once. I could hear his footsteps pattering after me. He was practically breathing down my neck. (J. Wain, ‘Strike the Father Dead’, part II, ‘Jeremy’) — Ленни сразу же пошел за мной. Я слышал его шаги. Он почти нагнал меня.
2) погонять кого-л.; ≈ стоять над душой у кого-л.And now that she is here, I hope she'll be left alone long enough to do some work - not have someone eternally breathing down her neck about a new product. (J. Deiss, ‘The Blue Chips’, ch. 5) — Теперь, когда доктор Паркер приехала сюда, ее оставят в покое и она сможет работать. Никто не будет вечно стоять у нее над душой и требовать результатов.
We ought to be landing tomorrow morning or the next day. I don't know. The French are breathing down our necks to get going and we're doing nothing. We can't hold off much longer, though. (J. Aldridge, ‘The Last Exile’, ch. LXXIX) — Мы должны высадиться не то завтра утром, не то послезавтра. Точно не скажу. Французы нам жить не дают, требуют, чтобы мы торопились, а мы сидим сложа руки. Но долго тянуть нам не удастся.
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5 breathe down smb.'s neck
paзг.1) дышaть кoму-л. в cпину, дoгoнять кoгo-л., гнaтьcя зa кeм-л.He followed me at once. I could hear his footsteps pattering after me. He was practically breathing down my neck (J. Wain)2) пoгoнять кoгo-л.; cтoять нaд душoй у кoгo-л.And now that she is here, I hope she'll be left alone long enough to do some work - not have someone eternally breathing down her neck about a new product (J. Deiss). Now ordinarily Mack and 'the boys would have strung out the ticket sales over weeks, but time was breathing down their necks (J. Steinbeck)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > breathe down smb.'s neck
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6 breathe down somebody's neck
стоять над душой (постоянно контролировать)Our company was accused of tax evasion, and now we've got audition from the Inland Revenue breathing down our neck.
It's awful having to work with a boss who's breathing down your neck the whole time.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > breathe down somebody's neck
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7 breathe down someone's neck
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > breathe down someone's neck
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8 breathe down (one's) neck
Идиоматическое выражение: дышать (кому-л.) в спину (напр., участник соревнования, идущий вторым, дышит в спину лидеру)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > breathe down (one's) neck
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9 breathe down (smb.'s) neck
Общая лексика: стоять над душойУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > breathe down (smb.'s) neck
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10 breathe down neck
1) Общая лексика: (smb.'s) стоять над душой, подгонять (кого-л.), глаз не спускать2) Жаргон: стоять (у кого-л.) над душой3) Сленг: стоять (у кого-л.) над душой, дышать в спину4) Идиоматическое выражение: (one's) дышать (кому-л.) в спину (напр., участник соревнования, идущий вторым, дышит в спину лидеру) -
11 breathe down someone's neck
Фразеологизм: дышать в затылок (To follow someone too closely, making it uncomfortable for them.)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > breathe down someone's neck
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12 breathe down the enemy neck
Военный термин: преследовать противника по пятамУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > breathe down the enemy neck
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13 breathe down someone's neck
стоять у кого-либо над душойАнгло-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > breathe down someone's neck
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14 breathe down one's neck
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18 breathe down someone's neck
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19 breathe down the enemy neck
English-Russian military dictionary > breathe down the enemy neck
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20 Breathe down somebody's neck
Стоять над душойDifficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > Breathe down somebody's neck
См. также в других словарях:
breathe down someone's neck — To keep too insistently close to someone, esp by way of supervision • • • Main Entry: ↑breathe * * * breathe down someone’s neck phrase to watch closely what someone is doing, in a way that annoys them Go away, I can’t work with you breathing… … Useful english dictionary
breathe down someone's neck — ► breathe down someone s neck 1) follow closely behind someone. 2) constantly check up on someone. Main Entry: ↑breathe … English terms dictionary
breathe down someone's neck — breathe down (someone s) neck to pay very close attention to what someone does in a way that annoys or worries them. It s awful having to work with a boss who s breathing down your neck the whole time … New idioms dictionary
breathe down neck — breathe down (someone s) neck to pay very close attention to what someone does in a way that annoys or worries them. It s awful having to work with a boss who s breathing down your neck the whole time … New idioms dictionary
breathe down your neck — breathe down (your) neck to watch too closely what you do. The supervisor breathes down my neck all the time, trying to make sure I m working hard enough … New idioms dictionary
breathe down neck — breathe down (your) neck to watch too closely what you do. The supervisor breathes down my neck all the time, trying to make sure I m working hard enough … New idioms dictionary
breathe down your neck — If someone follows you or examines what you re doing very closely, they are breathing down your neck … The small dictionary of idiomes
breathe down somebody's neck — breathe down sb s ˈneck idiom (informal) to watch closely what sb is doing in a way that makes them feel anxious and/or annoyed • I can t get any work done with you breathing down my neck. Main entry: ↑breatheidiom … Useful english dictionary
breathe down someone's neck — idi breathe down someone s neck a) to follow someone closely in pursuit b) to watch someone closely so as to supervise or control … From formal English to slang
breathe down someone's neck — follow closely behind. ↘constantly check up on someone. → breathe … English new terms dictionary
breathe down one's neck — {v. phr.}, {informal} To follow closely; threaten from behind; watch every action. * /Too many creditors were breathing down his neck./ * /The carpenter didn t like to work for Mr. Jones, who was always breathing down his neck./ … Dictionary of American idioms
