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1 go round in circles
expr infml1)Later he went round in circles to correct his error — Позже он приложил невероятные усилия, чтобы исправить свою ошибку
2)My dad always goes round in circles trying to show me how to do my homework — Когда мой предок помогает мне решать задачи, то он это делает чуть ли не с помощью интегралов
3)4)I'm so busy I go round in circles — У меня столько дел, что голова идет кругом
I'm so tired that I'm going round in circles — Я так устал, что уже ничего не соображаю
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2 go round in small circles
(go (или run) round (амер. around) in small circles)попусту терять время; ≈ хлопот много, толку мало [первонач. о кошке, ловящей собственный хвост]‘...She knew just how John's illness was going to develop, and she knew just what to do for him to make him comfortable.’ ‘Then for heaven's sake,’ said Oliver, ‘why not let her get on with it, instead of wearing yourself running round John in small circles?’ (M. Dickens, ‘The Happy Prisoner’, ch. 8) — -...Элизабет знает, как будет развиваться болезнь Джона и все, что надо сделать, чтобы Джон чувствовал себя лучше. - Тогда, ради всего святого, - сказал Оливер, - пусть она и ухаживает за Джоном вместо тебя. Ты совсем измучилась с ним, а пользы от тебя мало.
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3 conversation
[ˌkɔnvə'seɪʃ(ə)n]nразговор, беседаHis convincing conversation. — Его убедительный разговор.
The conversation turned upon/fell upon/drifted to smth — Разговор перешёл на что-либо.
- friendly conversation- merry conversation
- animated conversation
- light easy conversation
- rapid conversation
- stupid conversation
- following conversation
- private conversation
- long polite conversation
- one-sided conversation
- entertaining conversation
- dinner conversation
- round-table conversation
- street-corner conversation
- telephone conversation
- polite conversation
- conversation with smb
- conversation about smb, smth
- conversation about the matter
- conversation among the guests
- general conversation at dinner
- conversation in a bus
- conversations on the problems of the day
- conversation with friends
- lull in conversation
- buzz of conversation
- his flow of conversation
- topic of universal conversation
- engaged in conversation
- after a brief conversation with smb
- gossipy conversation
- avoid frivolous conversations
- bring conversation to a close
- bug a conversation
- carry out the simplest conversation in a foreign language- draw out conversation agreeable to the party- hear an unfamiliar word in conversation
- enjoy an intellectual conversation
- follow his conversation with difficulty
- hold conversation
- hold conversations by telephone
- indulge in a pleasant conversation
- interrupt a conversation
- join in open a conversation
- keep the conversation off that matter
- make conversation
- make a conversation
- hold a conversation
- make a lively conversation
- overhear smb's conversation
- overhear fragments of conversation
- start a conversation
- stimulate a conversation
- turn a conversation to other mattersASSOCIATIONS AND IMAGERY:Существительное conversation ассоциируется с путешествием, поездкой или передвижением говорящих с одного места на другое. Этот, лежащий в основе значений conversation, образ прослеживается в ряде словосочетаний, используемых в ходе любого разговора: I'm listening, go on, please я вас слушаю, продолжайте дальше; I don't think you are on the right track мне кажется обсуждение идет по неверному пути; we have covered a lot of ground but could not arrive at any decision мы затронули много вопросов, но не смогли принять никакого решения; the conversation drifted to less important problems разговор постепенно/незаметно перешел к менее важным вопросам; let's return to the point, we have started давайте вернемся к вопросу, с которого мы начали; I can quite see where you are heading я хорошо понимаю, куда вы ведете/на что вы намекаете; the conversation took an unexpected turn/direction разговор принял неожиданный оборот; I was just coming to that я как раз сейчас к этому подхожу; we eventually arrived at a conclusion мы в конце концов пришли к решению; we wandered off the topic мы отклонились от темы разговора; we kept going round and round in circles мы все время кружим в одном и том же месте
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