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1 (чего) непочатый край (used as pred .; only sing.) (usu . of work, business)
Set phrase: no end of (smth.)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > (чего) непочатый край (used as pred .; only sing.) (usu . of work, business)
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2 давать голову на отсечение (imp .; not used with neg.; usu. 1st pers. sing. in obj. clause)
Set phrase: stake one's head (life)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > давать голову на отсечение (imp .; not used with neg.; usu. 1st pers. sing. in obj. clause)
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КРАЕУГОЛЬНЫЙ КАМЕНЬ чего lit NP usu. sing usu. subj-compl with copula, nom or instrum ( subj: usu. abstr), obj-compl with считать etc obj: usu. abstr), or obj of положить, заложить fixed WOthe fundamental basis of sth., the most important partcornerstone.Он обнял совокупность явлений, лежавших в районе его духовного ока, и вынужден был согласиться, что весь мир стоит на этом краеугольном камне (Салтыков-Щедрин 2). With his mind's eye he encompassed the interdependence of every event within the circumference of his own experience and he was driven to admit that the whole world was balanced on that cornerstone (2a). -
4 краеугольный камень
• КРАЕУГОЛЬНЫЙ КАМЕНЬ чего lit[NP; usu. sing; usu. subj-compl with copula, nom or instrum (subj: usu. abstr), obj-compl with считать etc (obj: usu. abstr), or obj of положить, заложить; fixed WO]=====⇒ the fundamental basis of sth., the most important part:- cornerstone.♦ Он обнял совокупность явлений, лежавших в районе его духовного ока, и вынужден был согласиться, что весь мир стоит на этом краеугольном камне (Салтыков-Щедрин 2). With his mind's eye he encompassed the interdependence of every event within the circumference of his own experience and he was driven to admit that the whole world was balanced on that cornerstone (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > краеугольный камень
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5 Bärlauch
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6 К-213
ВЕЛИКИЙ КОМБИНАТОР coll, usu. humor or iron NP usu. sing fixed WOa clever (and usu. likable) swindlergreat schemersmooth (shrewd) operator.(source) Великий комбинатор не любил ксендзов (Ильф и Петров 2). The great schemer did not like Catholic priests (2b)The appellation of Ostap Bender, hero of the novels The Twelve Chairs («Двенадцать стульев»), 1928, and The Golden Сд//(«Золотой телёнок»), 1931, by Ilya Ilf and Evgeny Petrov. -
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РАБ БОЖИЙ obs NP, usu. sing usu. this WO1. a person as a subject of God: God's creatureGod's servant servant of God (of our Lord).«Помянем раба Божия Фому. Царство ему Небесное!» (Максимов 3). "Lets drink to the memory of God's servant Foma. May he rest in peace!" (3a).«Человек не раб Божий, но и не царь природы - обе формулировки одинаково нелепы...» (Горенштейн 1). "Man is not a servant of God, but neither is he the lord of nature. The two formulas are equally absurd." (1a).2. iron or humor simply a human being ( usu. used in refer, to a person who has to submit to s.o. 's will, to some circumstances etc): God's servant.(Расплюев:) Свезут тебя... в Преображенскую и посадят тебя, раба божия, на цепуру (Сухово-Кобылин 2). (R..) They'll take you..to the madhouse and keep you, God's servant, on a chain.. (2a) -
8 великий комбинатор
• ВЕЛИКИЙ КОМБИНАТОР coll. usu. humor or iron[NP; usu. sing; fixed WO]=====⇒ a clever (and usu. likable) swindler:- smooth (shrewd) operator.♦ [source] Великий комбинатор не любил ксендзов (Ильф и Петров 2). The great schemer did not like Catholic priests (2b)—————← The appellation of Ostap Bender, hero of the novels The Twelve Chairs ("Двенадцать стульев"), 1928, and The Golden Calf("Золотой телёнок"), 1931, by Ilya Ilf and Evgeny Petrov.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > великий комбинатор
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9 раб божий
• РАБ БОЖИЙ obs[NP, usu. sing; usu. this WO]=====1. a person as a subject of God:- servant of God < of our Lord>.♦ "Помянем раба Божия Фому. Царство ему Небесное!" (Максимов 3). "Lets drink to the memory of God's servant Foma. May he rest in peace!" (3a).♦ "Человек не раб Божий, но и не царь природы - обе формулировки одинаково нелепы..." (Горенштейн 1). "Man is not a servant of God, but neither is he the lord of nature. The two formulas are equally absurd." (1a).2. iron or humor simply a human being (usu. used in refer, to a person who has to submit to s.o.'s will, to some circumstances etc):- God's servant.♦ [Расплюев:] Свезут тебя... в Преображенскую и посадят тебя, раба божия, нацепуру (Сухово-Кобылин 2). [R..] They'll take you..to the madhouse and keep you, God's servant, on a chain.. (2a)Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > раб божий
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10 Б-61
ПРОДУВНАЯ БЕСТИЯ (ШЁЛЬМА) coll, disap-prov NP usu. sing usu. subj-compl with copula, nom or instrum (subj: human fixed WOa sly, sneaky person, a swindleran out-and-out roguea sly fox a slippery character....Вошла чиновная особа - Самосвистов, эпикуреец, собой лихач... отличный товарищ, кутила и продувная бестия, как выражались о нём сами товарищи (Гоголь 3)....In walked а certain official—one Samosvistov, an epicure, a daredevil, a capital companion, a rake, and an out-and-out rogue, as his own friends spoke of him (3c). -
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ГОЛОВА ЕЛОВАЯ highly coll, rude NP usu. sing usu. vocative) a stupid, senseless personnumskulldumbbell nitwit. -
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ГОЛОВА САДОВАЯ highly coll, disapprov, occas. humor NP usu. sing usu. vocative fixed WOa slow-witted, inattentive, doltish personcabbagehead (cabbage-head)blockhead dimwit numskull (numbskull) dummy lummox.«Иди, собирайся, голова садовая!» (Максимов 2). "Go on, pack your things, cabbage-head" (2a).«У всех ребятишки. A заём-то зачем, голова садова(я)? Чтобы этим самым ребятишкам хорошую жизнь устроить. Так?» (Абрамов 1). "Everyone has kids. What's the point of the Loan, numbskull? To give these very kids a good life. Right?" (1a). -
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ДАМА СЕРДЦА usu. humor NP usu. sing fixed WOa beloved woman, sweetheartlady (queen) of one's ( s.o. fc) heartladylove....А утром Абрамов, истёртый молодой человек тридцати двух лет, осторожненько выходил на зорьке, дабы не скомпрометировать даму сердца перед соседями (Попов 1). The next morning, Abramov, a worn-looking man of thirty-two, was (i6i) leaving the house at dawn, ever so cautiously, so as not to compromise the lady of his heart in the eyes of her neighbors (1a). -
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ЗНАМЕНИЕ ВРЕМЕНИ lit |NP, usu. sing usu. obj or subj-compl with copula ( subj: abstr) fixed WOa phenomenon typical of a certain perioda sign (a symbol) of the times.«Анкет перестали бояться, - ядовито заключил Мити-шатьев, - вот знамение времени, так сказать... Вот и хвастают». - «Почему же хвастают? - с трудом разлепив губы, сказал Готтих. - Вот я, например, барон, а не хвастаюсь же?» (Битов 2). "People have stopped being afraid of the origin question on official forms," Mitishatyev concluded venomously. "A sign of the times, as it were. So they boast." "But why boast?" Gottich said, prying open his lips with difficulty. "Take me, for example, I'm a baron and I don't boast, do I?" (2a). -
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ВОЛЬНЫЙ КАЗАК coll NP usu. sing subj-compl with бытье (subj: human, nom only, usu. pres fixed WOa completely independent person, free to act as he choosesX вольный казак - X is his (her) own master (man, mistress, woman, agent)X is the master of his fate X is a free man (woman, agent) X is as free as a bird.«Вы мужчина, вы - вольный казак... Сумасбродствовать, играть своей жизнью ваше священное право. Но Лариса Федоровна человек несвободный. Она мать» (Пастернак 1). "...You are a man, Yurii Andreievich, you are your own master, and you have a perfect right to gamble with your life if you feel like it. But Larisa Feodorovna is not a free agent. She is a mother..." (1a).(Борис:) He говори, пожалуйста, таких слов, не печаль меня... (Катерина:) Да, тебе хорошо, ты вольный казак, а я!.. (Борис:) Никто и не узнает про нашу любовь (Островский 6). (В.:) Don't say such things, please, don't make me sad.. (K.:) It's easy for you, you're a free man, but me! (B.:) No one will ever know about our love (6a)Теперь ты вольный казак: можешь выступать, можешь не выступать, как хочешь. Хозяин - барин» (Трифонов 2). "Now you're a free agent: you may speak or not speak-suit yourself. The decision is yours" (2a). -
17 К-309
ДОЙНАЯ КОРОВА coll, usu. disapprov NP usu. sing) a person, organization etc continuously used by s.o. as a source of material goods, exploited shamelesslymilk (milch) cowcash cow meal ticket (in limited contexts) (one is) milking s.o. sth. for all he (it) is worth....На нас... смотрели как на дойных коров, и отношение к нам то улучшалось, то ухудшалось в зависимости от количества и качества удоя, который давал начальству каждый из нас. По прибытии нашем в роту нас медленно ощупывали, заранее стараясь определить, какое количество жизненных благ можно от нас получить... (Лившиц 1).... We were regarded as milch cows, and attitudes to us got better or worse depending on the quantity and quality of the milk yield which each of us presented to the authorities. When one of us arrived in the company, they mentally felt us over, trying to predetermine the number of earthly blessings which they could extract from us... (1a). -
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СЛЕПАЯ КУРИЦА coll, usu. derogorcondes NP usu. sing fixed WOa shortsighted person, a person with poor eyesight: (as) blind as a bat (an owl)(in limited contexts) gravel-blind (said ironically) eagle eye. -
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ЛАКОМЫЙ КУСОК (КУСОЧЕК) o)// NP usu. sing usu. this WO s.o. or sth. tempting, alluring, attractivedainty (tempting, mouth-watering) morseltasty (little) morsel.(author's usage) (Варравин:) Этих случаев, сударь, веками дожидаются. Это всякому лакомый кус. Тут награды, кресты, чины (Сухово-Кобылин 3). (V:) My God, man, people wait ages for just such opportunities. That'd be a dainty morsel for anyone. Think of the rewards, the medals, the honors (3a).Ведь если, положим, этой девушке да придать тысчонок двести приданого, из нее бы мог выйти очень, очень лакомый кусочек (Гоголь 3). Why, supposing the girl has a nice little dowry of two hundred thousand! That would certainly make her a very tasty little morsel (3a). -
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