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1 beat someone down (to size) /knock someone down (to size)
Beat someone down (to size) /knock someone down (to size)усмирить кого-либоIf you keep acting so arrogant, someone is going to beat you down to size.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > beat someone down (to size) /knock someone down (to size)
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2 beat someone down (to size) /knock someone down (to size)
Beat someone down (to size) /knock someone down (to size)усмирить кого-либоIf you keep acting so arrogant, someone is going to beat you down to size.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > beat someone down (to size) /knock someone down (to size)
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3 beat someone down (to size) /knock someone down (to size)
Beat someone down (to size) /knock someone down (to size)усмирить кого-либоIf you keep acting so arrogant, someone is going to beat you down to size.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > beat someone down (to size) /knock someone down (to size)
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4 beat someone down (to size) /knock someone down (to size)
Beat someone down (to size) /knock someone down (to size)усмирить кого-либоIf you keep acting so arrogant, someone is going to beat you down to size.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > beat someone down (to size) /knock someone down (to size)
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5 cut someone down (to size) / take someone down (to size)
Cut someone down (to size) / take someone down (to size)поставить кого-либо на местоJane is too conceited. I think her new boss will cut her down to size.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > cut someone down (to size) / take someone down (to size)
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6 cut someone down (to size) / take someone down (to size)
Cut someone down (to size) / take someone down (to size)поставить кого-либо на местоJane is too conceited. I think her new boss will cut her down to size.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > cut someone down (to size) / take someone down (to size)
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7 cut someone down (to size) / take someone down (to size)
Cut someone down (to size) / take someone down (to size)поставить кого-либо на местоJane is too conceited. I think her new boss will cut her down to size.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > cut someone down (to size) / take someone down (to size)
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8 cut someone down (to size) / take someone down (to size)
Cut someone down (to size) / take someone down (to size)поставить кого-либо на местоJane is too conceited. I think her new boss will cut her down to size.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > cut someone down (to size) / take someone down (to size)
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9 call someone down
English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > call someone down
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10 cut someone down to size
expr infmlThe new dictionary of modern spoken language > cut someone down to size
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11 lead someone down etc the garden path
expr infmlEverything went fine at first, then she started to lead me down the garden path again — Сначала все было нормально, а потом она снова стала гулять налево
Someone posing as a television reporter has been leading us up the garden path — Один тип, выдававший себя за репортера с телевидения, откровенно водил нас за нос
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > lead someone down etc the garden path
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12 shake someone down for something
expr AmE slShe shook him down for five hundred dollars — Эта вымогательница заставила его заплатить пятьсот баксов
We tried to shake him down for a few hundred but no deal — Мы хотели расколоть его на несколько сотен, но бесполезно
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > shake someone down for something
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13 bring someone down
Сленг: угнетать кого-либо (The failure of the businees brought down the staff. Провал в бизнесе угнетал персонал.), прекратить приём наркотиков -
14 let someone down
идиом.подводить кого-л.|| At that critical moment, he let me down. — В этот ответственный момент он меня подвел.
Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > let someone down
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15 sell someone down the river
expr infml esp AmEThe official leadership was accused of selling the rank and file down the river — Официальное руководство обвинили в предательстве интересов рядовых членов
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > sell someone down the river
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16 [bring] someone down
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17 keep someone down
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18 let someone down
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19 put (something or someone) down
Сленг: "оборвать", сконфузить, унизить, критиковать, отвергать, ругать, усыпить (животное)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > put (something or someone) down
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20 put (something or someone) down for
Сленг: отнести к чему-то, принять за кого-тоУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > put (something or someone) down for
См. также в других словарях:
sell someone down the river — (informal).See double cross. → river (informal).See double cross. → sell * * * sell someone down the river informal … Useful english dictionary
lead someone down/up the garden path — see ↑lead, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑garden lead someone down/up the garden path informal : to deceive someone : to cause someone to go, think, or proceed wrongly He believes the average consumer is being led down the garden path by the promises in… … Useful english dictionary
weigh (someone) down — 1. to be very heavy for someone to carry. She checked her bags because she knew they would weigh her down. The number of keys he carried would have weighed down a band of sturdy men. 2. to make someone feel tired and weak. He was weighed down by… … New idioms dictionary
keep (someone) down — 1. to make someone discouraged. The loss of his job has really kept him down. 2. to not advance someone. Why would someone so capable be kept down by his superiors? … New idioms dictionary
have (someone) down on (you) like a ton of bricks — informal be/come down on (someone) like a ton of bricks to punish someone very quickly and severely. If she starts drinking again she ll have the family down on her like a ton of bricks … New idioms dictionary
beat someone down — beat (someone) down to make someone tired or unable to continue doing something. I like the work, but the schedule just beats me down and wears on me. Usage notes: often used in the form be beaten down: Paul was so beaten down by his debts that… … New idioms dictionary
tie someone down — tie (someone) down to limit someone s freedom. We were tied down by an impossible schedule and had to put off all vacations. He always thought marriage would tie him down and said it was too bad he was so stupid for so long. Etymology: based on… … New idioms dictionary
pin someone down — force someone to be specific about their intentions. → pin pin someone down restrict the actions of an enemy by firing at them. → pin … English new terms dictionary
lead someone down the garden path — lead (someone) down the garden path to deceive someone. Our country has been led down the garden path by the politicians in office. Etymology: based on the idea that a path in a garden is very pleasant, so someone who is brought along it can be… … New idioms dictionary
sell someone down the river — sell (someone) down the river to do something that hurts someone who trusted you. Workers complained that their leaders sold them down the river in the latest contract negotiations. Related vocabulary: sell out someone/something … New idioms dictionary
take someone down a peg (or two) — take/bring/someone down a peg (or two) phrase to make someone realize they are not as important as they think they are I think he needs taking down a peg or two. Thesaurus: to have an effect on someone s emotions or attitudessynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary