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121 feed one's face
разг.-фам.(feed one's (или smb.'s) face)поесть, попитаться (покормить кого-л.)My Dad's E. W. Canterbury and... there's not a family in the district that wouldn't be glad to feed his daughter's face because he's a good man. (C. Mac-Innes, ‘June in Her Spring’, ‘Life As It Was at Cretan Falls’) — Мой отец - Э. У. Кантербери... он очень хороший человек, и ни одна семья в округе не откажется накормить его дочь.
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122 open one's face
амер.; жарг.заговорить, вымолвить слово, открыть рот; см. тж. shut one's mouthNobody as much as opens his face from the time we go in. (DAS) — Стоит нам появиться, как никто не смеет и рта раскрыть.
If you open your face to this lady again tonight, I'll separate you from your breath. (Suppl) — Если ты еще раз посмеешь заговорить с этой дамой сегодня вечером, я из тебя душу вытрясу.
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123 fall flat on one's face
провалиться; не иметь успеха; сесть в лужуThe new scheme fell flat on its face in spite of all the financial support that was given.
It's always amusing to see a newscaster fall flat on his face.
I may fall flat on my face or it may be a glorious end to my career.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > fall flat on one's face
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124 shut one's face
expr AmE slWhen, she asked herself angrily, would she learn to shut her face? — "Когда же я научусь держать язык за зубами," - зло подумала она про себя
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > shut one's face
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125 to cut off one's nose to spite one's face
навредить себе, желая навредить другомуThe manager really cut off his nose to spite his face when he fired his best worker simply because the employee had another job. — Менеджер сам себе сделал хуже, уволив лучшего служащего только потому, что у того было ещё одно место работы.
Англо-русский современный словарь > to cut off one's nose to spite one's face
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126 to keep the flies away from one's face
to keep the flies away from one's/smb's face отгонять мух от лицаEnglish-Russian combinatory dictionary > to keep the flies away from one's face
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127 cut off one's nose to spite one's face
paзг. нeoдoбp.дeйcтвoвaть вo вpeд caмoму ceбe пoд влияниeм гнeвa; c дocaды cдeлaть xужe ceбe [этим. фр.]Still if he refused to make any advantageous deals with Mr. George W. Stener, or any other man influential in local affairs, he was cutting off his nose to spite his face, for other bankers and brokers would and gladly (Th. Dreiser)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > cut off one's nose to spite one's face
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128 laugh on the other side of one's face
oгopчaтьcя, oпeчaлитьcя, пpиуныть пocлe вeceлья; oт cмexa пepeйти к cлeзaм'What's so amusing?' Gibbon snarled... 'You might be laughing on the other side of your face before long' (F. Hardy)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > laugh on the other side of one's face
См. также в других словарях:
shoot\ off\ one's\ face — • shoot off one s mouth • shoot off one s face v. phr. slang To give opinions without knowing all the facts; talk as if you know everything. Tom has never been to Florida, but he s always shooting his mouth off about how superior Florida is to… … Словарь американских идиом
To straighten one's face — Straighten Straight en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Straighted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Straighting}.] 1. To make straight; to reduce from a crooked to a straight form. [1913 Webster] 2. To make right or correct; to reduce to order; as, to straighten one s… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
to spite one's face — See: CUT OFF ONE S NOSE TO SPITE ONE S FACE … Dictionary of American idioms
to spite one's face — See: CUT OFF ONE S NOSE TO SPITE ONE S FACE … Dictionary of American idioms
to\ spite\ one's\ face — See: cut off one s nose to spite one s face … Словарь американских идиом
egg on one's face — idi+inf egg on one s face, conspicuous embarrassment caused by one s own indiscretion or faux pas … From formal English to slang
in\ one's\ face — • in one s face • slam the door in one s face adv. phr. 1. Against your face. The trick cigar blew up in the clown s face. A cold wind was in our faces as we walked to school. 2. In front of you. The maid slammed the door in the salesman s face.… … Словарь американских идиом
slam\ the\ door\ in\ one's\ face — • in one s face • slam the door in one s face adv. phr. 1. Against your face. The trick cigar blew up in the clown s face. A cold wind was in our faces as we walked to school. 2. In front of you. The maid slammed the door in the salesman s face.… … Словарь американских идиом
in one's face — {adv. phr.} 1. Against your face. * /The trick cigar blew up in the clown s face./ * /A cold wind was in our faces as we walked to school./ 2. In front of you. * /The maid slammed the door in the salesman s face./ * /I told the boys that they… … Dictionary of American idioms
in one's face — {adv. phr.} 1. Against your face. * /The trick cigar blew up in the clown s face./ * /A cold wind was in our faces as we walked to school./ 2. In front of you. * /The maid slammed the door in the salesman s face./ * /I told the boys that they… … Dictionary of American idioms
save one's face — To avoid humiliation or appearance of climbing down • • • Main Entry: ↑face save (some)one s bacon, save one s face, save one s neck, save one s skin, save the mark see under ↑bacon, ↑face, ↑neck, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
