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21 turn the tables
поменяться ролями/местами (изменить ситуацию); отплатить той же монетойIn their first game John beat Peter, but in the next game Peter turned the tables and won easily.
In his response, Kissinger sought to turn the tables on his critics.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > turn the tables
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22 turn the tables on (or upon) smb.
oдepжaть вepx нaд кeм-л. пocлe пopaжeния, взять peвaнш; пoмeнятьcя poлями c кeм-л.; oтплaтить кoму-л. тoй жe мoнeтoй, бить пpoтивникa eгo жe opужиeм [этим. спорт.. пoмeнятьcя c coпepникoм мecтaми или дocкaми]'Essex had to act quickly and drastically.' Asquith said, 'Don't get mad with him. He had to turn the tables on you to save himself (J. Aldridge). Once when John Maynard Keynes, the great British economist was rebuked for changing his mind on some issue, he turned the tables on his accuser with a sharp retort: 'Sir, when I learn new facts, I sometimes change my opinion. What do you do?' (Business Week International)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > turn the tables on (or upon) smb.
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23 turn the other cheek
подставить другую щеку (не отвечать на оскорбления и обиды)Jane must learn to turn the other cheek, no matter what the provocation.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > turn the other cheek
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24 turn the collar
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25 turn the other cheek
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26 turn the tide
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27 turn the tip
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28 turn the other cheek
подставить другую щёку [этим. библ. Matthew V, 39]They declared that Africans will not ‘Turn the other cheek’, and that ‘if you hit us, we may hit back.’ (‘New World Review’) — Африканцы, собравшиеся в Аккре, заявили, что они не станут "подставлять другую щеку" и что если их ударят, то они нанесут ответный удар.
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29 turn the tables on sb
durumu birinin aleyhine çevirmek--------turn the tables (on sb)kendi kazdigi kuyuya düsürmek -
30 turn the mortar
English-German dictionary of Architecture and Construction > turn the mortar
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31 turn the steps
English-German dictionary of Architecture and Construction > turn the steps
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32 turn the tide
But her answer turned the tide of their acquaintance. (U. Sinclair, ‘King Coal’, book I, ch. 7) — Но ответ девушки внес совершенно новую ноту в их разговор.
The offensive turned the tide of the war. — Наступление изменило ход войны.
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33 turn the half-circle
English-Russian big polytechnic dictionary > turn the half-circle
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34 turn the corner
выйти из затруднительного или опасного положения, оставить трудности позади; начать поправляться (ср. дело идёт на поправку)For the present this young man (although he certainly had turned the corner), lay still in a very precarious state. (R. Blackmore, ‘Cripps, the Carrier’, ch. XXXII) — Хотя критический период болезни прошел, состояние молодого человека все еще было тяжелое.
...at last they had turned the corner of their lives and were in smooth water. (J. Galsworthy, ‘Caravan’, ‘Expectations’) —...наконец трудности остались позади, и началась спокойная жизнь.
Hilary began sending funny little notes the moment she had turned the corner. (J. Galsworthy, ‘Over the River’, ch. XXIV) — Как только дело пошло на поправку, Хилари начал посылать Динни смешные записочки.
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35 turn the corner
выйти или выxoдить из кpитичecкoгo пoлoжeния; ocтaвить тpуднocти пoзaди; нaчaть пoпpaвлятьcя; дeлo идёт нa лaдIn the clearest warning that his first Budget on March will be even tougher than expected, Mr John Major said the economy was only "turning the corner" and had by no means fully recovered (The Times). For the present this young man (although he certainly had turned the corner) lay still in a very precarious state (R. Blackmare) -
36 turn the tide
создать перелом; изменить ход событийIt looked like the team was going to lose, but near the end of the game, our star player turned the tide.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > turn the tide
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37 turn the tide
reverse the course of events повернуть вспять ход событийThe new evidence turned the tide, and the defendant was acquitted of charges.
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38 turn the tide
измeнить xoд, тeчeниe coбытий, coздaть пepeлoмBut her answer turned the tide of their acquaintance (V. Sinclair). We were losing the battle, but the arrival of some extra reinforcements turned the tide in our favour -
39 turn the day against smb.
воен.уменьшить чьи-л. шансы на успех, изменить соотношение сил не в чью-л. пользу; решить исход бояThe arrival of reinforcements turned the day against the enemy. — Прибытие подкреплений решило исход боя в нашу пользу.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > turn the day against smb.
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40 turn the grip
holding the grip, — держась за рукоятку,
pistol grip — рукоятка, ручка в форме пистолетной рукоятки
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