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1 drive to the wall
drive to the wall припереть к стенке; поставить в безвыходное положение -
2 drive to the wall
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > drive to the wall
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3 drive up the wall
[draiv ap dhë wo:l in] tërboj, luaj nga mendtësend up the wall [send ap dhë wo:l in] tërboj, luaj nga mendtë -
4 drive to the wall
1) Общая лексика: поставить (кого-л.) в безвыходное положение, припереть ( кого-л.) к стенке, довести до критического состояния, ставить в безвыходное положение2) Сленг: припереть к стене, разорять3) Макаров: поставить (кого-л.) в безвыходное положение, прижать ( кого-л.) к стенке, припереть (кого-л.) к стенке -
5 drive up the wall
1) Общая лексика: бесить -
6 drive to the wall
<05> припереть к стене; разорятьАнгло-русский словарь цитат, пословиц, поговорок и идиом > drive to the wall
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7 drive to the wall
идиом. фраз. гл.припереть к стенеразорятьАнгло-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > drive to the wall
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8 drive to the wall
припереть к стенке; поставить в безвыходное положениеАнгло-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > drive to the wall
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9 drive to the wall
לדחוק אל הקיר; להכריע* * *◙ עירכהל ;ריקה לא קוחדל◄ -
10 drive up the wall
לשגע, לטרף, לגרום לאבדן שפיות הדעת, לעשות למשוגע* * *◙ עגושמל תושעל,תעדה תויפש ןדבאל םורגל,ףרטל,עגשל◄ -
11 drive up the wall
iemand gek maken, iemand krankzinnig maken, iemand in de war brengen, iemand irriteren -
12 drive to the wall
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13 drive to the wall
поставить в безвыходное положение* * *припереть к стенке; поставить в безвыходное положение -
14 drive up the wall
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15 drive\ up\ the\ wall
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16 drive\ to\ the\ wall
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17 drive to the wall
(v.phr.) припереть к стене; разорятьConversation vocabulary and slang. English-Russian dictionary > drive to the wall
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18 to drive up the wall
to drive up the wallfazer subir as paredes, deixar muito irritado. -
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20 drive smb. to the wall
(drive (force, put или push) smb. to the wall)припереть кого-л. к стене, довести кого-л. до крайности; вытеснить, разорить кого-л.He bragged about Arthur at his Clubs, and introduced him with pleasure unto his conversation; saying, that, Egad, the young fellows were putting the old ones to the wall... (W. Thackeray, ‘Pendennis’, vol. I, ch. XX) — Майор расхваливал Артура в своих клубах, охотно заводя о нем разговор: вот, дескать, какая теперь пошла молодежь, того гляди заткнет стариков за пояс...
The one thing that seemed eventually to have saved him was the fact that quite all of his creditors were fully aware that should he be broken and driven to the wall, there would be no cash for anyone. (Th. Dreiser, ‘A Gallery of Women’, ‘Albertine’) — В конце концов спасло его только то, что все кредиторы прекрасно понимали: если его припереть к стене и объявить банкротом, никто не получит ни одного пенни.
См. также в других словарях:
drive up the wall — ► drive up the wall informal make very irritated. Main Entry: ↑wall … English terms dictionary
drive to the wall — To push to extremities • • • Main Entry: ↑wall … Useful english dictionary
To drive to the wall — Wall Wall, n. [AS. weall, from L. vallum a wall, vallus a stake, pale, palisade; akin to Gr. ? a nail. Cf. {Interval}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A work or structure of stone, brick, or other materials, raised to some height, and intended for defense or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
drive up the wall — drive (you) up the wall to make you very unhappy and full of anxiety or anger. Working in front of a computer screen all day drives me up the wall. Related vocabulary: drive you to distraction … New idioms dictionary
drive up the wall — drive (someone) up the wall informal to make someone very angry or very bored. I was being driven up the wall by their silly chatter. Working in a factory would have driven me up the wall … New idioms dictionary
drive\ to\ the\ wall — v. phr. To defeat someone completely; to ruin someone. Poor Uncle Jack was driven to the wall by his angry creditors when his business failed. Bill had to sell his five Great Danes. the high cost of feeding them was driving him to the wall. See:… … Словарь американских идиом
drive up the wall — If somebody or something drives you up the wall, they do something that greatly annoys or irritates you. I can t concentrate with all the noise it s driving me up the wall … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
drive to the wall — {v. phr.} To defeat someone completely; to ruin someone. * /Poor Uncle Jack was driven to the wall by his angry creditors when his business failed./ Compare: GO TO THE WALL … Dictionary of American idioms
drive to the wall — {v. phr.} To defeat someone completely; to ruin someone. * /Poor Uncle Jack was driven to the wall by his angry creditors when his business failed./ Compare: GO TO THE WALL … Dictionary of American idioms
drive up the wall — Synonyms and related words: aggravate, annoy, badger, bait, be at, bedevil, beset, bother, bristle, brown off, bug, bullyrag, burn up, chivy, devil, discompose, distemper, disturb, dog, exasperate, exercise, fash, get, gripe, harass, harry,… … Moby Thesaurus
go or drive to the wall — See: TO THE WALL … Dictionary of American idioms