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61 take the short view of something
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62 pull somebody up short
pull somebody/something up short останавливать на полном скаку; одернуть (заставить бросить что-либо)Our business in the country was doing very well until the political troubles pulled us up short and we had to leave.
The doctor also knew that people need to have a spade called a spade — to be pulled up short by people who care when they are not behaving well.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > pull somebody up short
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63 have someone or something by the short hairs
expr AmE slHe acts as if he's got the fucken world by the short hairs — Он ведет себя так, будто все в мире принадлежит ему
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > have someone or something by the short hairs
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64 go short
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65 have someone or something by the short and curly
expr slHe acts like he's got the fucking world by the short and curlies — Он ведет себя так, будто все тут его
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > have someone or something by the short and curly
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66 make short work of someone or something
expr infmlTry it again and I'll make short work of you — Попробуй только, и я быстро с тобой разделаюсь
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > make short work of someone or something
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67 to be shy of something
SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (lacking, short) andar escaso,-a de algo, faltar algo -
68 beat something into someone’s head
Beat something into someone’s headвбить в головуI studied for hours. I have never beat so much stuff into my head in such a short time.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > beat something into someone’s head
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69 go short
(to cause oneself not to have enough of something: Save this carton for tomorrow, or else we'll go short (of milk).) faltar -
70 go short
(to cause oneself not to have enough of something: Save this carton for tomorrow, or else we'll go short (of milk).) verða uppiskroppa -
71 go short
(to cause oneself not to have enough of something: Save this carton for tomorrow, or else we'll go short (of milk).) kifogy vmije -
72 go short
(to cause oneself not to have enough of something: Save this carton for tomorrow, or else we'll go short (of milk).) ter falta de -
73 go short
(to cause oneself not to have enough of something: Save this carton for tomorrow, or else we'll go short (of milk).)...-siz olmak/kalmak -
74 go short
(to cause oneself not to have enough of something: Save this carton for tomorrow, or else we'll go short (of milk).) ne imeti -
75 go short
(to cause oneself not to have enough of something: Save this carton for tomorrow, or else we'll go short (of milk).) jäädä vähille -
76 go short
(to cause oneself not to have enough of something: Save this carton for tomorrow, or else we'll go short (of milk).) slippe opp for, gå tom -
77 go short
(to cause oneself not to have enough of something: Save this carton for tomorrow, or else we'll go short (of milk).) (restare a corto di) -
78 go short
(to cause oneself not to have enough of something: Save this carton for tomorrow, or else we'll go short (of milk).) zabraknąć komuś -
79 go short
(to cause oneself not to have enough of something: Save this carton for tomorrow, or else we'll go short (of milk).) pietrūkt -
80 go short
(to cause oneself not to have enough of something: Save this carton for tomorrow, or else we'll go short (of milk).) pristigti
См. также в других словарях:
short on something and long on something else — short on (something) (and long on (something else)) having too little of one thing and a lot of another. The opposing team was short on athleticism. Her dresses, made of cotton, were short on style and long on wear. Related vocabulary: long on… … New idioms dictionary
short on something and long on — short on (something) (and long on (something else)) having too little of one thing and a lot of another. The opposing team was short on athleticism. Her dresses, made of cotton, were short on style and long on wear. Related vocabulary: long on… … New idioms dictionary
short on something — short on (something) (and long on (something else)) having too little of one thing and a lot of another. The opposing team was short on athleticism. Her dresses, made of cotton, were short on style and long on wear. Related vocabulary: long on… … New idioms dictionary
short of (something) — 1. not having enough of something. Men, women, and children were forced from their homes and were desperately short of food and water. 2. not including something. There has to be some sort of punishment, short of execution … New idioms dictionary
short of something — phrase except for, or unless I don’t see any answer, short of selling the house. Short of winning the lottery, I don’t know how we’ll pay for this. Thesaurus: only, except and not includingsynonym Main entry: short … Useful english dictionary
short for something — short for (something) as a less long form of a word or name. They call their baby Libby, short for Elizabeth. The group is known as MADD, short for Mothers Against Drunk Driving … New idioms dictionary
short of something — except for, or unless I don t see any answer, short of selling the house. Short of winning the lottery, I don t know how we ll pay for this … English dictionary
long on something and short on something else — long on (something) (and short on (something else)) having a lot of one quality and not enough of another. The story is a slow moving mystery that s long on atmosphere and short on tension. Related vocabulary: short on something and long on… … New idioms dictionary
long on and short on something else — long on (something) (and short on (something else)) having a lot of one quality and not enough of another. The story is a slow moving mystery that s long on atmosphere and short on tension. Related vocabulary: short on something and long on… … New idioms dictionary
go short (of something) — british phrase to have less than you need of something such as food, clothing, or shelter As long as I have a job my children will never go short. They were very poor and often went short of food. Thesaurus: not enoughsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
long on (something) and short on (something) — having too much of one quality and not enough of another. I ve always found his films long on style and short on content … New idioms dictionary