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ПУСКАТЬ/ПУСТИТЬ ПО ВЕТРУ (ПО ВЕТРУ) деньги, состояние, имущество и т. п. VP subj: human to spend (money) wastefully, fritter away (one's fortune) to no purpose, senselesslyX пустил деньги по ветру - X threw money to the (four) windsX threw money out the window (down the drain) X squandered (away) money....Через двадцать лет упорных трудов мой старик уже имел всё - и детей, и хозяйство, и огромный загон скота... А теперь что? А теперь всем колхозом они не имеют столько скота, сколько он один тогда имел. Пустомели, всё по ветру пустили! (Искандер 3)....After twenty years of unrelenting labor my old man had it all - children, a farm, and a huge pen of stock....And now what? Now they don't have as much stock in the whole kolkhoz as he alone had then. Big talk, but they've thrown it all to the winds! (3a).«Ваши брильянты! - закричал он, пугаясь силы своего голоса. - В стул! Кто вас надоумил? Почему вы не дали их мне?» - «Как же было дать вам брильянты, когда вы пустили по ветру имение моей дочери?» - спокойно и зло молвила старуха (Ильф и Петров 1). "Your jewels!" he cried, startled at the loudness of his own voice. "In a chair? Who induced you to do that? Why didn't you give them to me?" "Why should I have given them to you when you squandered away my daughter's estate?" said the old woman quietly and viciously (1a). -
102 Г-90
ПРОТЕРЕТЬ ГЛАЗА VP subj: human1. highly collusu. imper(to begin) to see things as they are, think clearly: протри глаза! - open your eyes!wake up (to reality)! come to your senses!2. - чему, usu. деньгам, денежкам obs, substand. Also: ПРОТЕРЕТЬ ГЛАЗКИ to waste money, spend money senselesslyX протёр глаза деньгам - X squandered the moneyX blew the money (a fortune).3. \Г-90 кому obs, substand. Also: ПРОТЕРЕТЬ ГЛАЗКИ to prove one's superiority over s.o. in sth., outdo s.o.: X протёр глаза Y-y - X showed Y upX got the better (the best) of Y. -
103 пускать по ветру
• ПУСКАТЬ/ПУСТИТЬ ПО ВЕТРУ < ПО ВЕТРУ> деньги, состояние, имущество и т.п.[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ to spend (money) wastefiilly, fritter away (one's fortune) to no purpose, senselessly:- X squandered (away) money.♦...Через двадцать лет упорных трудов мой старик уже имел всё - и детей, и хозяйство, и огромный загон скота... А теперь что? А теперь всем колхозом они не имеют столько скота, сколько он один тогда имел. Пустомели, всё по ветру пустили! (Искандер 3)....After twenty years of unrelenting labor my old man had it all - children, a farm, and a huge pen of stock....And now what? Now they don't have as much stock in the whole kolkhoz as he alone had then. Big talk, but they've thrown it all to the winds! (3a).♦ "Ваши брильянты! - закричал он, пугаясь силы своего голоса. - В стул! Кто вас надоумил? Почему вы не дали их мне?" - "Как же было дать вам брильянты, когда вы пустили по ветру имение моей дочери?" - спокойно и зло молвила старуха (Ильф и Петров 1). "Your jewels!" he cried, startled at the loudness of his own voice. MIn a chair? Who induced you to do that? Why didn't you give them to me?" "Why should I have given them to you when you squandered away my daughter's estate?" said the old woman quietly and viciously (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > пускать по ветру
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104 пустить по ветру
• ПУСКАТЬ/ПУСТИТЬ ПО ВЕТРУ < ПО ВЕТРУ> деньги, состояние, имущество и т.п.[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ to spend (money) wastefiilly, fritter away (one's fortune) to no purpose, senselessly:- X squandered (away) money.♦...Через двадцать лет упорных трудов мой старик уже имел всё - и детей, и хозяйство, и огромный загон скота... А теперь что? А теперь всем колхозом они не имеют столько скота, сколько он один тогда имел. Пустомели, всё по ветру пустили! (Искандер 3)....After twenty years of unrelenting labor my old man had it all - children, a farm, and a huge pen of stock....And now what? Now they don't have as much stock in the whole kolkhoz as he alone had then. Big talk, but they've thrown it all to the winds! (3a).♦ "Ваши брильянты! - закричал он, пугаясь силы своего голоса. - В стул! Кто вас надоумил? Почему вы не дали их мне?" - "Как же было дать вам брильянты, когда вы пустили по ветру имение моей дочери?" - спокойно и зло молвила старуха (Ильф и Петров 1). "Your jewels!" he cried, startled at the loudness of his own voice. MIn a chair? Who induced you to do that? Why didn't you give them to me?" "Why should I have given them to you when you squandered away my daughter's estate?" said the old woman quietly and viciously (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > пустить по ветру
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105 протереть глаза
I• ПРОДИРАТЬ/ПРОДРАТЬ ГЛАЗА highly coll; ПРОТИРАТЬ/ПРОТЕРЕТЬ ГЛАЗА coll; ПРОДИРАТЬ/ПРОДРАТЬ ЗЕНКИ <ГЛАЗЕНАПА obs> substand, rude[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ to awaken from sleep:- X woke up;- [in limited contexts] X rubbed the sleep out of his eyes.♦ [Кухарка:] Только, господи благослови, глаза продерут, сейчас самовар... Только самовара два отопьют, уж третий ставь (Толстой 3). [Woman Cook:] God bless us, as soon as they open their eyes, they have to have their samovar....No sooner have they finished two samovars than they need a third (За).♦ "Я и сегодня пришёл в камеру только в третьем часу ночи. И заснул не сразу... Утром еле глаза продрал..." (Копелев 1). "I only got in last night from working after two in the morning And I couldn't fall asleep right away....I could barely open my eyes in the morning... (1a).♦ Едва продирал я глаза по утрам - тянуло меня не к роману, а Предупреждение ещё раз переписать, это было сильней меня, так во мне и ходило (Солженицын 2). As soon as I rubbed the sleep out of my eyes in the morning I longed to get to my novel, but the urge to rewrite my Warning just once more would be too strong for me, I was so worked up about it (2a).II[VP; subj: human]=====1. highly coll [usu. imper]⇒ (to begin) to see things as they are, think clearly:- протри глаза! - open your eyes!;- wake up (to reality)!;- come to your senses!2. протереть глаза чему, usu. деньгам, денежкам obs, substand. Also: ПРОТЕРЕТЬ ГЛАЗКИ to waste money, spend money senselessly:- X blew the money < a fortune>.3. протереть глаза кому obs, substand. Also: ПРОТЕРЕТЬ ГЛАЗКИ to prove one's superiority over s.o. in sth., outdo s.o.:- X got the better (the best) of Y.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > протереть глаза
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106 протереть глазки
[VP; subj: human]=====1. highly coll [usu. imper]⇒ (to begin) to see things as they are, think clearly:- протри глаза! - open your eyes!;- wake up (to reality)!;- come to your senses!2. протереть глазки чему, usu. деньгам, денежкам obs, substand. Also: ПРОТЕРЕТЬ ГЛАЗКИ to waste money, spend money senselessly:- X blew the money < a fortune>.3. протереть глазки кому obs, substand. Also: ПРОТЕРЕТЬ ГЛАЗКИ to prove one's superiority over s.o. in sth., outdo s.o.:- X got the better (the best) of Y.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > протереть глазки
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107 a arunca banii pe fereastră
fig. to play ducks and drakes with one's moneyto squander one's moneyto buy a white horseto throw one's money aboutto spend money like water.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a arunca banii pe fereastră
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108 despilfarrar el dinero
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109 hava
"1. air, atmosphere. 2. weather. 3. climate. 4. the sky. 5. law air rights. 6. wind, breeze. 7. melody, tune, air. 8. mus. pitch of a note. 9. one´s pleasure, whim; mood, humor, state of mind. 10. atmosphere, prevailing emotional state. 11. style, style of expression. 12. environment, social environment. 13. nothing, bosh. 14. airs, affectation. -dan 1. free, for nothing, without any effort, as a windfall, out of the blue. 2. empty, worthless. -ya 1. upward, up. 2. uselessly, to no avail, in vain. - açmak/açılmak for the sky to clear. - akımı draft, draught, current of air in an enclosed space. - akını air raid, air attack. - almak 1. to breathe fresh air. 2. to absorb air, take in air. 3. slang to end up getting nothing, go home empty-handed. - atışı basketball jump ball. - atmak slang 1. to put on airs. 2. to speak claptrap. - basıncı atmospheric pressure. - basmak 1. /a/ to blow up, inflate. 2. slang to give oneself airs, blow oneself up. 3. slang to speak claptrap. - boşaltma makinesi vacuum pump. - boşluğu 1. air pocket, air hole, downdraft (as felt in an airplane). 2. air shaft, air well (in a building). - bozmak for the weather to turn stormy or rainy. -yı bozmak to dampen the spirits of a group. - bulanmak for the weather to turn rainy. -sını bulmak to begin to feel happy, get into a good mood. - cereyanı draft, draught, current of air in an enclosed space. - çarpmak /ı/ for the wind or weather to affect (someone), cause (someone) discomfort. - çekici pneumatic hammer, air hammer. - değişimi 1. change of air, moving to another climate for medical reasons. 2. change in the weather; climatic change. - değiştirmek to move to another climate for medical reasons. - deliği 1. ventilation hole. 2. ventilation conduit (in a building). - durumu weather conditions. - düzenleyicisi air conditioner. - filosu air fleet. - freni air brake, pneumatic brake. - geçirmez airtight, airproof, hermetically sealed. - gemisi airship, dirigible. -ya gitmek to be in vain, be wasted. -nın gözü yaşlı olmak to threaten rain. - haznesi mech. air chamber. (birine göre) - hoş olmak (for something) not to matter (to someone). - hukuku air law. - iyi/fena esmek for things to be going well/badly. - kabarcığı air bubble, bubble. - kaçırmak to lose air. -da kalmak 1. to be up too high. 2. to be up in the air, be left in suspense, not to come to a conclusion. 3. to be left unsupported or unproved. - kanalı air conduit. - kapağı air valve. - kapanmak for the sky to be overcast. - kararmak 1. for night to fall; to get dark. 2. for the sky to become heavily overcast, get dark. - kesesi zool. 1. air bladder, gas bladder, swim bladder. 2. air sac (in birds and insects). - keşfi mil. air reconnaissance. - kırılmak for cold weather to break; for weather to begin to warm up. - kirliliği/kirlenmesi air pollution. - korsanı skyjacker, air pirate. - köprüsü airlift. - kuvvetleri air force. - meydanı airfield, landing field; airport. -sı olmak (for someone) to have a warm, attractive personality. (birinde bir kimsenin) -sı olmak to have something about (her/him) which reminds one of (someone else), resemble (someone). - oyunu futures, speculative trading in futures. -ya pala/kılıç sallamak to waste one´s energy. - parası 1. key money, cash payment demanded of a new renter before he takes possession. 2. money paid beyond what can be shown on a receipt. - patlamak for a storm to break. - payı margin of safety. - raporu weather report. -ya savurmak /ı/ 1. to throw (something) up into the air. 2. to spend (money) foolishly, throw (money) to the winds. - sıkmak slang to be a bore; to be a pain. -dan sudan 1. at random, randomly, of this and that. 2. random, of a random nature. - tahmini weather forecast. - tahmin raporu weather report. - tebdili change of climate (necessitated by ill health). -ya uçmak to be blown up, be blown sky-high. -ya uçurmak /ı/ to blow (something) up. -sına uymak /ın/ to adap -
110 Н-26
НАПРАВО И НАЛЕВО coll AdvP Invar adv usu. this WO1. indiscriminately, (to) absolutely everyoneright and leftleft and right (in limited contexts) on every side on all sides....К сирени Петр Александрович относился почему-то не так бережно и ревниво, как ко многим цветам, разрешал ломать ее, отсаживал кустами, дарил направо и налево... (Трифонов 1). For some reason...Pyotr Alexandrovich was less jealous and protective of his lilacs than of his many other flowers. He would transplant them from one place to another, allow others to cut off branches, and would himself give them away right and left... (1a).Многие до сих пор спрашивают меня, почему О. Мандельштам) это сделал, то есть вступился за незнакомого человека в дни, когда расстреливали направо и налево (Мандельштам 1)....I am still always being asked why Mfandelstam) did it-that is, why he intervened for a stranger at a time when people were being shot on every side (1a)2. сорить деньгами, швырять деньгами и т. п. - (to spend money) recklessly, extravagantly: (throw money around) right and left (left and right)).(Иванов:) Веровал я не так, как все, женился не так, как все, горячился, рисковал, деньги свои, сам знаешь, бросал направо и налево... (Чехов 4). II..) My ideas were different from everyone else's, I married differently, I was hotheaded, took risks, threw my money around right and left.. (4a). -
111 направо и налево
• НАПРАВО И НАЛЕВО coll[AdvP; Invar; adv; usu. this WO]=====⇒ I. indiscriminately, (to) absolutely everyone:- [in limited contexts] on every side;- on all sides.♦...К сирени Петр Александрович относился почему-то не так бережно и ревниво, как ко многим цветам, разрешал ломать ее, отсаживал кустами, дарил направо и налево... (Трифонов 1). For some reason...Pyotr Alexandrovich was less jealous and protective of his lilacs than of his many other flowers. He would transplant them from one place to another, allow others to cut off branches, and would himself give them away right and left... (1a).♦ Многие до сих пор спрашивают меня, почему О. М[андельштам] это сделал, то есть вступился за незнакомого человека в дни, когда расстреливали направо и налево (Мандельштам 1)....I am still always being asked why M[andelstam] did it - that is, why he intervened for a stranger at a time when people were being shot on every side (1a)2. сорить деньгами, швырять деньгами и т.п. направо и налево (to spend money) recklessly, extravagantly:- (throw money around) right and left (left and right).♦ [Иванов:] Веровал я не так, как все, женился не так, как все, горячился, рисковал, деньги свои, сам знаешь, бросал направо и налево... (Чехов 4). [I..] My ideas were different from everyone else's, I married differently, I was hotheaded, took risks, threw my money around right and left.. (4a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > направо и налево
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112 hariji
------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -hariji[English Word] contribute to[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -hariji[English Word] donate[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -hariji[English Word] squander (money),[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] haraja------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -hariji[English Word] spend (money)[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] haraja------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -hariji[English Word] waste (money),[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] haraja------------------------------------------------------------ -
113 freizügig
I Adj.3. WIRTS. unrestrictedII Adv.2. freizügig leben lead a nomadic life, move from place to place* * *permissive* * *frei|zü|gig1. adj2) (in moralischer Hinsicht) permissive3) (= den Wohnort frei wählen könnend) free to move2. adv1) (= reichlich) freely, liberallyfréízügig Geld ausgeben — to spend money freely or liberally
2)fréízügig gekleidet — provocatively dressed
* * *frei·zü·gig1. (großzügig) liberal, generous\freizügiger Ausschnitt a revealing[ly low] [or daring] neckline3. (frei in der Wahl des Wohnsitzes) free to move [or roam]* * *1.1) (großzügig) generous, liberal <dosage, spending>; liberal, flexible < interpretation of rule etc.>2.Geld freizügig ausgeben — be generous with one's money
ein Gesetz freizügig auslegen — interpret a law flexibly
* * *A. adj3. WIRTSCH unrestrictedB. adv2.freizügig leben lead a nomadic life, move from place to place* * *1.1) (großzügig) generous, liberal <dosage, spending>; liberal, flexible <interpretation of rule etc.>2.* * *adj.generous adj. -
114 øse
* * *I. (en -r)(mar) baler, scoop;( øseske) ladle.II. * scoop,(mar) bale;(af brønd og fig) draw ( fx he drew water from the well; we drew on his extensive experience);[ øse læns] bale out;[ øse op] ladle out; dish up;[ øse penge ud] squander money;T spend money like water;[ øse penge ud til] squander money on,T lash (el. splash) out on;[ øsende regn] pouring rain. -
115 смітити
to litterr; to make dirty; to make a messсмітити грошима — to squander money, to throw one's money around, to spend money like water
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116 tort
tort [tɔʀ]masculine nouna. ( = action, attitude blâmable) fault• il a un tort, c'est de trop parler his one fault is that he talks too much• vous avez refusé ? c'est un tort did you refuse? - you shouldn't haveb. ( = dommage, préjudice) wrong• faire or causer du tort à qn to harm sbc. (locutions)• se mettre dans son tort to put o.s. in the wrong• il venait de ma droite, j'étais dans mon tort (en voiture) he was coming from the right, I was at fault► avoir tort to be wrong• il n'a pas tout à fait tort de dire que... he's not altogether wrong in saying that...• tu aurais bien tort de ne pas le faire ! you'd be crazy not to do it!► donner tort à qn ( = blâmer) to lay the blame on sb ; ( = ne pas être d'accord avec) to disagree with sb* * *tɔʀ
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nom masculin1) ( défaut de raison)être en tort, être dans son tort — to be in the wrong
donner tort à quelqu'un — [arbitre, juge] to blame somebody; [faits] to prove somebody wrong
2) ( faute) faultprendre tous les torts à son compte — to take all the blame ou all responsibility
le jugement a été prononcé à leurs torts — Droit the case went against them
3) ( erreur) mistakemon tort, c'est d'être trop impulsif — my trouble is that I am too impulsive
4) ( préjudice) wrongfaire du or porter tort à quelqu'un/quelque chose — to harm somebody/something
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à tort locution adverbiale [accuser] wronglyà tort et à travers — [dépenser] wildly
* * *tɔʀ1. nm1) (= défaut)donner tort à qn (= désapprouver) — to say that sb is wrong, (= montrer que qn a tort) to prove sb wrong
en tort — in the wrong, at fault
2) (= préjudice)causer du tort à — to harm, (= desservir) to be harmful to, to be detrimental to
2. torts nmplaux torts de qn; rupture de contrat de travail aux torts de l'employeur — breach of contract of employment by the fault of the employer
* * *A nm1 ( défaut de raison) avoir tort to be wrong (de faire to do); il a eu tort de les licencier he was wrong to fire ou dismiss them; on aurait tort de croire que c'est facile it would be wrong ou a mistake to think it's easy; il n'a pas tout à fait tort de dire ça he's not entirely wrong in saying that; tu n'as pas tort de les laisser tomber! I don't blame you for dropping them!; j'aurais bien tort de m'inquiéter ! it would be silly of me to worry!; être en tort, être dans son tort to be in the wrong; se mettre/mettre qn en tort to put oneself/sb in the wrong; donner tort à qn [arbitre, juge] to blame sb; [faits, réalité] to prove sb wrong; ⇒ absent;2 ( faute) fault; les torts sont partagés there are faults on both sides; tous les torts sont de leur côté it's all their fault, they're entirely to blame; prendre tous les torts à son compte to take all the blame ou all responsibility; reconnaître ses torts to acknowledge that one has done wrong; avoir des torts envers qn to have wronged sb; le jugement a été prononcé à leurs torts Jur the case went against them; divorce prononcé aux torts du mari Jur divorce granted against the husband;3 ( erreur) mistake; c'est un tort de s'imaginer que… it's a mistake to think that…; j'ai eu le tort de le croire I made the mistake of believing him; c'est le grand tort que tu as eu that's where you went wrong, that was your big mistake; mon tort, c'est d'être trop impulsif my trouble is that I am too impulsive;4 ( préjudice) wrong; demander réparation d'un tort to demand compensation for a wrong; faire du or porter tort à qn/qch to harm sb/sth; ça ne fait de tort à personne it doesn't do anybody any harm, it doesn't hurt anybody.B à tort loc adv [accuser] wrongly; à tort ou à raison rightly or wrongly; à tort et à travers [dépenser] wildly; parler à tort et à travers to talk a lot of nonsense.[tɔr] nom masculinavoir tort [se tromper] to be wrongtu as tort de ne pas la prendre au sérieux you're making a mistake in not taking her seriously, you're wrong not to take her seriouslytu n'avais pas tout à fait tort/pas tort de te méfier you weren't entirely wrong/you were quite right to be suspiciousdonner tort à quelqu'un [désapprouver] to disagree with somebodyles faits lui ont donné tort events proved her (to be) wrong ou showed that she was (in the) wrongelle a le tort d'être trop franche the trouble ou problem with her is (that) she's too direct3. [dommage] wrongréparer le tort qu'on a causé to right the wrong one has caused, to make good the wrong one has donefaire du tort à quelqu'un to do harm to somebody, to wrong somebody, to harm somebodya. [personne] to harm a causeb. [initiative] to be detrimental to a cause4. [part de responsabilité] faulta. [généralement] to be entirely to blameb. [dans un accident] to be fully responsiblec. [dans un divorce] to be the guilty party————————à tort locution adverbialecroire/affirmer quelque chose à tort to believe/to state something wrongly2. [injustement] wronglyà tort ou à raison locution adverbialeà tort et à travers locution adverbialeelle dépense son argent à tort et à travers money burns a hole in her pocket, she spends money like water————————dans mon tort locution adverbiale,dans son tort etc. locution adverbiale————————en tort locution adverbialedans cet accident, c'est lui qui est en tort he is to blame for the accidentI'm sorry, but you're wrong. Je regrette, mais vous avez tortYou've got it all wrong. Vous vous trompez complètementYou're completely missing the point. Vous n'y êtes pas du toutWith all due respect, I think you're mistaken. Si je peux me permettre, je pense que vous vous trompezThat can't be right, surely. Ça ne peut pas être ça, si?Actually, that's not strictly true. En fait, ce n'est pas tout à fait exactI think you'll find it's French, not Spanish. Je pense que c'est du français, et pas de l'espagnolNo, that's not what I meant at all. Non, ce n'est pas du tout ce que je voulais direThat's nonsense ou rubbish familier! N'importe quoi! -
117 разоряться
несов. - разоря́ться, сов. - разори́ться1) ( лишаться достатка) ruin oneself; ( приходить в упадок) come to ruinот тако́й поку́пки не разори́шься — such a purchase won't ruin you
2) разг. (на вн.; тратить деньги вынужденно) spend money (on); fork out money (for)им пришло́сь разори́ться на образова́ние ма́льчика — they had to fork out money for the boy's education
3) тк. несов. прост. (кричать, скандалить) shout, clamor, make a din; (говорить нечто нудное, несуразное) drone on, drivel on; (на вн.; пилить, ругать) nag (at), carp (at)опя́ть э́тот поли́тик разоря́ется! — that politician is drivelling on again!
хва́тит на меня́ разоря́ться! — stop nagging / shouting at me!
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118 бросаться деньгами
to squander money, to throw one's money around, to spend money like waterРусско-английский словарь по общей лексике > бросаться деньгами
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119 сорить
несовер. - сорить; совер. - насорить(что-л. чем-л.)litter; make dirty; make a mess••сорить деньгами — to squander money, to throw one's money around, to spend money like water
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120 сорить деньгами
to squander money, to throw one's money around, to spend money like waterРусско-английский словарь по общей лексике > сорить деньгами
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spend money like water — informal phrase to spend too much money in a careless way Thesaurus: to spend or to pay moneysynonym Main entry: money … Useful english dictionary
spend money hand over fist — ► make (or lose or spend) money hand over fist informal make (or lose or spend) money very rapidly. Main Entry: ↑hand … English terms dictionary
spend money like water — of someone spends money like water, they spend too much. Carol spends money like water no wonder she s always broke … New idioms dictionary
spend money — waste money, spend extravagantly … English contemporary dictionary
spend money like water — informal to spend too much money in a careless way … English dictionary
spend money like water — waste money, squander money … English contemporary dictionary
make (or lose or spend) money hand over fist — informal make (or lose or spend) money very rapidly. → hand … English new terms dictionary
lose/spend money hand over fist — ► make (or lose or spend) money hand over fist informal make (or lose or spend) money very rapidly. Main Entry: ↑hand … English terms dictionary
Spend management — is the way in which companies control and optimize the money they spend. It involves cutting operating and other costs associated with doing business. These costs typically show up as operating costs or SG A (Selling, General and Administrative)… … Wikipedia
spend — /spend/ past tense and past participle spent /spent/ verb 1 MONEY (I, T) to use your money to buy or pay for things: spend money/ 5/$10/a lot: I spent so much money this weekend! | spend money etc on sth: More money should be spent on health and… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
spend — /spend/, v., spent, spending. v.t. 1. to pay out, disburse, or expend; dispose of (money, wealth, resources, etc.): resisting the temptation to spend one s money. 2. to employ (labor, thought, words, time, etc.), as on some object or in some… … Universalium