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81 pull smb.'s leg
разг.подшучивать над кем-л., поддразнивать, разыгрывать кого-л.; сыграть шутку с кем-л., надуть, одурачить кого-л.; ≈ морочить голову кому-л.; водить кого-л. за нос ( отсюда leg-pull(ing) попытка одурачить)Lubin: "...You don't suppose, do you that our friends here are in earnest... They have just been pulling our legs very wittily." (B. Shaw, ‘Back to Methuselah’, part II) — Лубин: "...Не думаете же вы, что наши здешние друзья говорили серьезно... Они просто подшучивали над нами с присущим им остроумием."
‘I came from England to try to understand the colored people. I want to write a book about them.’ Fieta looked at the man to see whether he was pulling her leg. White people didn't write books about colored people. (P. Abrahams, ‘The Path of Thunder’, book II, ch. 3) — - Я нарочно приехал сюда из Англии, чтобы изучить жизнь цветных. Я хочу написать о них книгу. Фиета покосилась на молодого человека: не вздумал ли он морочить ей голову? Белые не пишут книг о цветных.
His face lost a little of its buoyant epression; he was not sure whether his leg was being pulled... (J. Wain, ‘Hurry On Down’, ch. III) — Лицо Хатчинса несколько омрачилось: он не был уверен, что тут нет подвоха...
I shall endeavour to pull their legs and shall certainly give away nothing about Margaret. (R. Aldington, ‘All Men Are Enemies’, part IV, ch. I) — Я попытаюсь втереть им очки и, конечно, ничего не скажу о Маргарет.
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82 to give a leg up
to give a leg updar uma ajuda, dar uma mão. -
83 get a leg in
разг.иметь, получить доступ, попасть куда-л.; завоевать (чьё-л.) довериеA: "Will you give me a personal introduction to the General manager?" B: "Why, what d'you want?" A: "I want him to give my firm his Advertising business. I'm certain that if I could only get a leg in I could persuade him, but at present I can't get an interview." (SPI) — А: "Не могли бы вы дать мне рекомендательное письмо к управляющему?" Б: "А зачем оно вам?" А: "Я хочу, чтобы он доверил всю рекламу моей фирме. Я уверен, что если я встречусь с ним, то завоюю его доверие. Но до сих пор встретиться мне не удавалось."
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84 tell tall tales, pull someone's leg, feed or give someone BS, pull the wool over someone's eyes, yank someone's chain, give someone a song and dance
Общая лексика: ве (Expression: he's feeding you a bunch of BS and you're lapping it all up!)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > tell tall tales, pull someone's leg, feed or give someone BS, pull the wool over someone's eyes, yank someone's chain, give someone a song and dance
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85 to give leg
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86 to give leg bail
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87 to give leg-bail
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88 yardım etmek
give a leg up, give a hand, lend a hand, give smb. a leg up* * *1. aid 2. help -
89 uit de verlegenheid helpen
give smb. a leg up, give him a leg up -
90 legbail
leg-bail
1> _разг. бегство, побег
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91 courte échelle
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92 atlamasına yardım etmek
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93 남을 부축하여 말 따위에 태우다
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94 помогать преодолевать препятствия кому-либо
Literal: give somebody a leg upУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > помогать преодолевать препятствия кому-либо
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95 помогать преодолевать трудности
Literal: give somebody a leg upУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > помогать преодолевать трудности
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96 помочь преодолеть препятствие
Literal: give somebody a leg upУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > помочь преодолеть препятствие
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97 ساعده في الصعود
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98 hóna alá nyúl vkinek
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99 megsegít vkit
to give sy a leg up -
100 nyeregbe segít vkit
to give sy a leg up
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