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(приходить, являться и т. п.)разг., ирон.come when the show (party) is over; arrive at the last moment; cf. come after the feast (fair); miss the boat (the bus)- Подумайте, нам ещё три года до производства... Мы не попадём на неё [войну] даже к шапочному разбору! (Л. Соболев, Капитальный ремонт) — 'Just think, three years to wait for promotion. We'll miss the boat, it'll all be over by that time.'
Дубов ждал с минуты на минуту, что Левинсон скажет: - Вот, например, Дубов - он пришёл сегодня к шапочному разбору, а ведь я надеялся на него больше всех, - срам! (А. Фадеев, Разгром) — Every moment Dubov expected Levinson to say, 'Here's Dubov, for example - he turned up tonight after the feast, and I was counting on him more than on anybody else. Shame!'
Засмеют нас теперь пожарные дружины, приехавшие раньше нас: "Глядите, мол, люди добрые, оленинские пожаловали! К шапочному разбору. К головешкам..." (В. Солоухин, Закон набата) — The brigades that had got to the fire before us would mock us with words like: 'Look, fellows; look who's come! Now when the party's over. To pour water on the ashes...'
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > к шапочному разбору
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1) General subject: blunder away one's chance, let slip the chance, let the opportunity slip, lose an opportunity, miss the boat, pass up an opportunity, let an opportunity slip, lose an opportunity, make a muff of a catch, let the opportunity go by2) Economy: miss an opportunity3) Jargon: muff a chance, miss the bus -
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1) General subject: let the opportunity slip, miss an opportunity, pass over an opportunity, throw away an advantage, to baulk an opportunity, waste an opportunity, balk an opportunity, let an opportunity slip, lose an opportunity, lose an opportunity, lose opportunity, lose the chance, miss cue, miss the bus2) Construction: blow our chance3) Mathematics: loose an opportunity4) Jargon: miss the boat5) Mass media: overlook an opportunity, squander an opportunity6) Makarov: let slip an occasionУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > упустить возможность
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miss the boat (or bus) — informal be too slow to take advantage of something. → miss … English new terms dictionary
miss the boat — phrasal : to blunder badly by failing to grasp an opportunity in time or by making a false judgment waiting until after the candidates are nominated is waiting until you have missed the boat Marguerite J. Fisher & D.G.Bishop * * * miss the boat… … Useful english dictionary
miss the boat — also[miss the bus] {v. phr.}, {informal} To fail through slowness; to put something off until too late; do the wrong thing and lose the chance. * /Mr. Brown missed the boat when he decided not to buy the house./ * /In college he didn t study… … Dictionary of American idioms
miss the boat — also[miss the bus] {v. phr.}, {informal} To fail through slowness; to put something off until too late; do the wrong thing and lose the chance. * /Mr. Brown missed the boat when he decided not to buy the house./ * /In college he didn t study… … Dictionary of American idioms
miss\ the\ boat — • miss the boat • miss the bus v. phr. informal To fail through slowness; to put something off until too late; do the wrong thing and lose the chance. Mr. Brown missed the boat when he decided not to buy the house. In college he didn t study… … Словарь американских идиом
miss\ the\ bus — • miss the boat • miss the bus v. phr. informal To fail through slowness; to put something off until too late; do the wrong thing and lose the chance. Mr. Brown missed the boat when he decided not to buy the house. In college he didn t study… … Словарь американских идиом
Miss — 1. v. & n. v. 1 tr. (also absol.) fail to hit, reach, find, catch, etc. (an object or goal). 2 tr. fail to catch (a bus, train, etc.). 3 tr. fail to experience, see, or attend (an occurrence or event). 4 tr. fail to meet (a person); fail to keep… … Useful english dictionary
miss — 1. v. & n. v. 1 tr. (also absol.) fail to hit, reach, find, catch, etc. (an object or goal). 2 tr. fail to catch (a bus, train, etc.). 3 tr. fail to experience, see, or attend (an occurrence or event). 4 tr. fail to meet (a person); fail to keep… … Useful english dictionary
miss — I. /mɪs / (say mis) verb (t) 1. to fail to hit, light upon, meet, catch, receive, obtain, attain, accomplish, see, hear, etc.: to miss a train. 2. to fail to perform, attend to, be present at, etc.: to miss an appointment. 3. to perceive the… …
miss — miss1 verb 1》 fail to hit, reach, or come into contact with. 2》 fail to notice, hear, or understand. ↘fail to attend, watch, or participate in. ↘be too late to catch (a passenger vehicle). ↘avoid or escape. 3》 (miss someone/something… … English new terms dictionary
miss — miss1 W2S1 [mıs] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not do something/fail to do something)¦ 2¦(not hit/catch)¦ 3¦(feel sad about somebody)¦ 4¦(feel sad about something)¦ 5¦(too late)¦ 6 miss a chance/opportunity 7¦(not see/hear)¦ 8 miss the point 9 something is not to … Dictionary of contemporary English