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1 после дождичка в четверг
1) General subject: at latter Lammas, in a month of Sundays, on (at) the Greek calends, on (at) the Greek kalends, till the cows come home, tomorrow come never, when two Sundays come together, when the cows come home, when it's Christmas in July, when hell freezes over (They will pay us when hell freezes over. Они нам заплатят после дождичка в четверг.)2) Colloquial: a cold day in hell (= никогда)3) Jocular: at the Greek calends, on the Greek calends, on/at the greek calends4) Jargon: until kingdom come, when two friday come together5) Set phrase: when pigs fly, when pigs fly (дословно: Когда свиньи полетят), when the devil is blind (дословно: Когда чёрт ослепнет (т.е. никогда))6) Makarov: once in a blue moon7) Saying: not in a month of Sundays8) Idiomatic expression: tomorrow never comesУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > после дождичка в четверг
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2 когда рак свистнет
1) General subject: till the cows come home, (на горе) tomorrow come never, when two Sundays come together2) American: in a pig's eye3) Jargon: until kingdom come4) Graphic expression: on a cold day in hell, when hell freezes over5) Set phrase: when pigs fly (дословно: Когда свиньи полетят)6) Makarov: when the devil is blindУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > когда рак свистнет
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3 до морковкина заговенья
разг., шутл.cf. till (to, until) doomsday; till the crack of doom; till Kingdom Come; till (until) the cows come home; till the hay comes home- А то копаетесь как жуки, - презрительно сказал шофёр. - До морковкина заговенья землю вам не перевозить. (Е. Катерли, Дальняя дорога) — 'You'll not shift that earth with spades before the hay comes home,' said the lorry-driver. 'Like a lot of beetles digging, you are.'
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > до морковкина заговенья
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4 до второго пришествия
Универсальный русско-английский словарь > до второго пришествия
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5 П-558
ДО ВТОРОГО ПРИШЕСТВИЯ PrepP Invar adv fixed WOfor a very long time, endlessly, foreveruntil the Second Comingtill doomsday till kingdom come.«Ты... будешь в этой очереди стоять до второго пришествия или до тех пор, пока какому-нибудь нужному человеку на лапу не дашь» (Войнович 1). "You'll be on that waiting list until the Second Coming or until you grease the right person's palm" (1a).From the Christian doctrine of Christ's future return to earth. -
6 до второго пришествия
[PrepP; Invar; adv; fixed WO]=====⇒ for a very long time, endlessly, forever:- till kingdom come.♦ " Ты... будешь в этой очереди стоять до второго пришествия или до тех пор, пока какому-нибудь нужному человеку на лапу не дашь" (Войнович 1). "You'll be on that waiting list until the Second Coming or until you grease the right person's palm" (1a).—————← From the Christian doctrine of Christ's future return to earth.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > до второго пришествия
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7 до трубного гласа
уст.till (to, until) doomsday; till (to) Kingdom Come; till (to) the crack of doomРусско-английский фразеологический словарь > до трубного гласа
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till kingdom come — till/until kingdom come for a very long time. I don t want to wait until kingdom come for you to decide what you re doing … New idioms dictionary
till kingdom come — ► till (or until) kingdom come informal forever. Main Entry: ↑kingdom … English terms dictionary
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