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121 cut a figure
игpaть poль, пpoизвoдить (кaкoe-л.) впeчaтлeниe (чacтo cut a comic, dashing, fine, poor, sorry etc., figure)His early anticipations that he would cut a figure at the University had hardly been realised (A. J. Cronin). He was too clear sighted not to see that in this abortive affair with Aurelia he cut a comic figure (W. S. Maugham) -
122 cut out
تَرَكَ (إلى غير رَجْعَةٍ) \ abandon: to leave sth. or sb., not intending to return: The thieves abandoned the stolen car. cut out: to leave out: You can cut out the last sentence. Cut out that silly talking!. forsake: to leave for ever; give up completely: She forsook the religion of her family in favour of that of her husband. leave: to go away from, for ever: He left school when he was 14. I left my job because I wanted more money, to let sb. or sth. remain (in a certain place or condition) I left my daughter in his care (on purpose). Why did you leave the door open? She left her handbag in the bus (by mistake). \ See Also هجر (هَجَرَ)، تَخَلَّى عن، حذف (حَذَفَ)، غادر (غادَرَ) -
123 cut away
n. cutawaycoat, formele jas die kort is aan de voorzijde en lange flappen heeft aan de achterzijde; model of illustratie met het buitenste gedeelte verwijderd om het binnengedeelte te laten zien--------v. afknippen (bv. "Ik vroeg mijn zoon de takken af te knippen die uit de boom staken"); snel verplaatsen naar een andere scène of op iets anders concentreren gedurende het filmen (bv. "While filming the warscene, the director shouted "cut away now" when the soldier was wounded")cut awaywegsnijden/hakken/knippen; snoeien -
124 cut in
перебить, вмешаться, прервать, встрятьWe were talking quietly when she cut in.
I was enjoying the dance until that rude man cut in.
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125 cut the Gordian knot
разрубить гордиев узел (радикально решить проблему)The Gordian knot had been cut, and the peace talks could begin.
The way to socialism and democracy was a Gordian knot which could not be cut.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > cut the Gordian knot
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126 cut and come again
разг.гостеприимство, пир горойAlways happy to see a friend in our plain way... sherry, old port, and cut and come again. (W. Thackeray, ‘The Great Hoggarty Diamond’, ch. IV) — Всегда рады видеть друга и угостить его чем только можем... херес, выдержанный портвейн. Пейте на здоровье.
Cut and come again was the order of the evening. — В этот вечер был пир горой.
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127 cut it fine
рассчитать в обрез, свести к минимуму (обыкн. о времени)He was going to cut this interview as fine as possible ; no point whatsoever in prolonging the agony. (R. Lehmann, ‘The Echoing Grove’, ‘Morning’) — Он решил сделать эту встречу максимально короткой. Не было никакого смысла продлевать агонию.
The clock in the tower struck two o'clock as I entered the University Hall. ‘Cutting it a bit fine, aren't you?’ the man at the desk said as he ticked my name off on the list. (A. J. Cronin, ‘A Song of Sixpence’, ch. XXXIV) — Башенные часы пробили два, когда я вошел в университетский зал. - В последнюю минуту приходите, а? - сказал контролер, ставя галочку против моей фамилии.
...I... have to cut this exceedingly fine. Would you mind if I just began talking and... well, sort of skipped all the preliminaries? (J. S. Gardner, ‘The Case of the Ice-Cold Hands’, ch. 1) —...у меня... времени в обрез. Вы не будете возражать, если я сразу перейду к делу, без всяких предисловий?
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128 cut loose
1) вырваться, оторваться; освободиться, избавитьсяHer husband's suffering and dangers, and the danger of her child, all blended in her mind, with a confused and stunning sense of the risk she was running, in leaving the only home she had ever known, and cutting loose from the protection of a friend whom she loved and revered. (H. Beecher Stowe, ‘Uncle Tom's Cabin’, ch. VII) — Страдания мужа и опасность, подстерегавшая его ежеминутно, опасность, грозившая ребенку, - все это слилось в ее сознании с гнетущим ощущением риска, которому подвергалась она сама, покидая родное гнездо и лишаясь защиты любимой и уважаемой покровительницы.
‘...he's in with some Irish boys now. A very bad crowd. Burglars and things. He'll be taken up any day, I should think.’ ‘Well, since he's cut loose from my family, it's hardly my affair,’ Gerald answered. (A. Wilson, ‘Anglo-Saxon Attitudes’, part II, ch. II) — -...Ларри Рурк связался с какими-то ирландскими парнями. Темные личности. Воры, взломщики. Думаю, что Ларри в любую минуту могут арестовать. - Но ведь он порвал с моей семьей, и все это теперь меня не касается, - ответил Джералд.
2) амер. держать себя свободно, "разойтись"The speaker suddenly cut loose with a violent attack upon the President. (DAS) — Оратор вдруг разошелся и начал резко критиковать президента.
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Cut Nyak Meutia — (1870 1910) is a Indonesian national hero from Aceh. Contents 1 Life 2 Against the Dutch 3 See also 4 External links … Wikipedia
Cut — (k[u^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cut}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cutting}.] [OE. cutten, kitten, ketten; prob. of Celtic origin; cf. W. cwtau to shorten, curtail, dock, cwta bobtailed, cwt tail, skirt, Gael. cutaich to shorten, curtail, dock, cutach short,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cut — (k[u^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cut}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cutting}.] [OE. cutten, kitten, ketten; prob. of Celtic origin; cf. W. cwtau to shorten, curtail, dock, cwta bobtailed, cwt tail, skirt, Gael. cutaich to shorten, curtail, dock, cutach short,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cut off — {v.} 1. To separate or block. * /The flood cut the townspeople off from the rest of the world./ * /The woods cut off the view./ * /His rudeness cuts him off from friends he might have./ 2. To interrupt or stop. * /The television show was cut off… … Dictionary of American idioms
cut off — {v.} 1. To separate or block. * /The flood cut the townspeople off from the rest of the world./ * /The woods cut off the view./ * /His rudeness cuts him off from friends he might have./ 2. To interrupt or stop. * /The television show was cut off… … Dictionary of American idioms
Cut to the chase — is a saying that means to get to the point without wasting time (originally, cut to the chaff). The phrase originated from early silent films. It was a favorite of and thought to have been coined by Hal Roach Sr (January 14, 1892 – November 2,… … Wikipedia
cut something off from something — ˌcut sb/sth ˈoff (from sb/sth) derived often passive to prevent sb/sth from leaving or reaching a place or communicating with people outside a place • The army was cut off from its base. • She feels very cut off living in the country. • … Useful english dictionary
cut somebody off from something — ˌcut sb/sth ˈoff (from sb/sth) derived often passive to prevent sb/sth from leaving or reaching a place or communicating with people outside a place • The army was cut off from its base. • She feels very cut off living in the country. • … Useful english dictionary
cut something off from somebody — ˌcut sb/sth ˈoff (from sb/sth) derived often passive to prevent sb/sth from leaving or reaching a place or communicating with people outside a place • The army was cut off from its base. • She feels very cut off living in the country. • … Useful english dictionary
cut somebody off from somebody — ˌcut sb/sth ˈoff (from sb/sth) derived often passive to prevent sb/sth from leaving or reaching a place or communicating with people outside a place • The army was cut off from its base. • She feels very cut off living in the country. • … Useful english dictionary
cut someone to the quick — cut (someone) to the quick old fashioned to upset someone by criticizing them. I was cut to the quick by her harsh remarks. (usually passive) … New idioms dictionary
