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121 (to) fall back upon smb
гл.прибегнуть к чему-либоиспользовать (кого-либо / что-либо) как крайнее средствоShe fell back on her usual excuse of having no time.
син. have recourse to, resort to, make use of, avail oneself of, turn to, call on, look to, fall back onАнгло-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > (to) fall back upon smb
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122 when smb will
1. (in nonrestrictive relative (adjective) clauses)She's looking forward to Friday, when he will arrive.
(when = the day on which …)I look forward to the day when we will all be brothers and sisters again.
(when = the day on which …)Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > when smb will
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123 exchange a look
Общая лексика: (with smb.) обменяться взглядом (с кем-л.) -
124 make look funny
Общая лексика: (smb) придавать (кому-л.) забавный вид -
125 to be unable to look in the face
Общая лексика: (smb.) стыдиться взглянуть в лицо (кому-л.)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > to be unable to look in the face
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126 be in smb.'s pocket
быть в руках у кого-л.‘Will this Mr. Quinsey confirm you?’ ‘Philip Quinsey? Oh! rather! He's in my pocket.’ (J. Galsworthy, ‘The Silver Spoon’, part I, ch. XII) — - А мистер Куинси подтвердит ваши слова? - Филип Куинси? Ну конечно. Он у меня в руках.
Edwards, the last man called, was absent a long, a very long time. He came out smiling broadly, his look plainly saying: ‘Sorry for you, fellows. This is in my pocket.’ (A. J. Cronin, ‘The Citadel’, book I, ch. 13) — Эдвардс, вызванный последним, отсутствовал долго, очень долго. И вышел широко ухмыляясь, как бы говоря всем своим видом: "Жаль мне вас, друзья. Место уже у меня в кармане".
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127 drink smb. under the table
перепить кого-л.Martha (swinging around): "Look, sweetheart, I can drink you under any goddamn table you want... So don't worry about me!" (E. Albee, ‘Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?’, act 1) — Марта (покачиваясь): "Послушай, дорогой. Я всегда сумею тебя перепить, черт побери! Можешь обо мне не беспокоиться."
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128 eat smb. out of house and home
разорить кого-л. [шекспировское выражение; см. цитату]Hostess: "...I am a poor widow of Eastcheap, and he is arrested at my suit." Chief Justice: "For which sum?" Hostess: "It is more than for some, my lord; it is for all, all I have. He hath eaten me out of house and home: he hath put all my substance into that fat belly of his..." (W. Shakespeare, ‘King Henry IV’, part II, act II, sc. 1) — Хозяйка: "...я бедная вдова из Истчипа, и он арестован по моей жалобе." Верховный судья: "Какую сумму он вам должен?" Хозяйка: "Какую там сумму, милорд? Да я сама из-за него скоро с сумой по миру пойду. Он все сожрал у меня, не оставил ни кола ни двора; все мое достояние упрятал в свое толстое брюхо..." (перевод под ред. А. Смирнова)
A man has to look sharp or they'll eat him out of house and home. (E. O'Connor, ‘The Edge of Sadness’, part I, ch. I) — Тут нужно глядеть в оба. А то из-за птиц можешь и по миру пойти.
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