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121 bedeuten
v/t1. (heißen, bezeichnen) mean; Symbol etc.: auch stand for, signify; was bedeuten diese Schriftzeichen? what do these characters mean ( oder say)?; was soll das bedeuten? what does it mean?; was soll das denn bedeuten!, was hat das zu bedeuten! what’s the idea?, what’s the meaning of this?, what’s that supposed to mean?; das hat was zu bedeuten! that says something2. (zur Folge haben) mean; das bedeutet nichts Gutes that’s a bad sign, that doesn’t augur (Am. bode) too well, that’s rather ominous; dieser Wind bedeutet einen Wetterwechsel this wind means ( oder is a sign) that the weather is going to change; es bedeutet eine erhöhte Gefahr it means ( oder implies) an increased risk3. (wichtig sein): jemandem viel / nichts bedeuten mean a lot / nothing to s.o.; sie bedeutet mir alles she’s ( oder she means) everything ( oder the world) to me; dieser Name bedeutet etwas in Fachkreisen he ( oder she) is well known in the field; es hat nichts zu bedeuten it doesn’t mean a thing; (es macht nichts) it doesn’t matter4. altm. (zu verstehen geben): jemandem etw. bedeuten indicate s.th. to s.o.; jemandem bedeuten, dass give s.o. to understand that* * *to imply; to signify; to mean; to connote; to denote* * *be|deu|ten ptp bedeutetvt1) (= gleichzusetzen sein mit, heißen, bezeichnen) to mean; (MATH, LING) to stand for, to denote; (= versinnbildlichen) to signify, to symbolizewas bedeutet dieses Wort? — what does this word mean?, what's the meaning of this word?
was soll das bedéúten? — what does that mean?
was soll denn das bedéúten? — what's the meaning of that?
das hat nichts zu bedéúten — it doesn't mean anything
2) (= ankündigen, zur Folge haben) to meandiese Wolken bedéúten schlechtes Wetter — these clouds mean or spell bad weather
3) (= gelten) to mean (+dat, für to)sein Name bedeutet etwas in der Medizin — his name means something in the field of medicine, he is a name in the field of medicine
4) (geh = einen Hinweis geben) to indicate, to intimate; (mit Geste) to indicate, to gesture; Abneigung, Zustimmung to indicateich bedeutete ihm, das zu tun — I indicated or intimated that he should do that
man bedeutete mir, dass... — I was given to understand that...
* * *1) (to be the sign of or to mean: Do you think his silence denotes guilt?) denote2) (to mean (something) to be understood in a particular way: His remarks were intended to be a compliment.) intend3) (to be a sign of; to mean: His frown signified disapproval.) signify4) (to mean or amount to: This spells disaster.) spell5) (to be an abbreviation for: HQ stands for Headquarters.) stand for* * *be·deu·ten *vt1. (auf bestimmte Weise definiert sein)▪ etw \bedeuten to signify [or mean] sth2. (besagen)▪ etw \bedeuten to mean [or represent] sthwas bedeutet dieses Symbol? what does this symbol signify?ihr Schweigen dürfte wohl Desinteresse \bedeuten her silence seems to indicate a lack of interest▪ \bedeuten, dass to indicate thatdas hat nichts zu \bedeuten that doesn't mean anythingwas hat das zu \bedeuten? what does that mean?, what's all that about?▪ etw \bedeuten to symbolize sth4. (ankündigen, zur Folge haben)▪ etw \bedeuten to mean sthdas bedeutet nichts Gutes für uns that spells trouble for us5. (wichtig sein für jdn)[jdm] etwas/nichts/wenig \bedeuten to mean sth/nothing/little [to sb]du bedeutest mir sehr viel you mean a lot to me▪ jdm \bedeuten, dass to indicate to sb that▪ jdm \bedeuten, etw zu tun to indicate to sb that they should do sth* * *transitives Verb1) mean‘Ph. D.’ bedeutet Doktor der Philosophie — ‘Ph.D.’ stands for Doctor of Philosophy
2) (darstellen) representeinen Eingriff in die Pressefreiheit bedeuten — amount to or represent an attack on press freedom
3) (hindeuten auf) meandas bedeutet nichts Gutes — that bodes ill; that's a bad sign
4) (wert sein) mean5) (geh.)jemandem bedeuten, etwas zu tun — intimate or indicate to somebody that he/she should do something
* * *bedeuten v/t1. (heißen, bezeichnen) mean; Symbol etc: auch stand for, signify;was bedeuten diese Schriftzeichen? what do these characters mean ( oder say)?;was soll das bedeuten? what does it mean?;was soll das denn bedeuten!, was hat das zu bedeuten! what’s the idea?, what’s the meaning of this?, what’s that supposed to mean?;das hat was zu bedeuten! that says something2. (zur Folge haben) mean;das bedeutet nichts Gutes that’s a bad sign, that doesn’t augur (US bode) too well, that’s rather ominous;dieser Wind bedeutet einen Wetterwechsel this wind means ( oder is a sign) that the weather is going to change;es bedeutet eine erhöhte Gefahr it means ( oder implies) an increased risk3. (wichtig sein):jemandem viel/nichts bedeuten mean a lot/nothing to sb;dieser Name bedeutet etwas in Fachkreisen he ( oder she) is well known in the field;4. obs (zu verstehen geben):jemandem etwas bedeuten indicate sth to sb;jemandem bedeuten, dass give sb to understand that* * *transitives Verb1) mean‘Ph. D.’ bedeutet Doktor der Philosophie — ‘Ph.D.’ stands for Doctor of Philosophy
2) (darstellen) representeinen Eingriff in die Pressefreiheit bedeuten — amount to or represent an attack on press freedom
3) (hindeuten auf) meandas bedeutet nichts Gutes — that bodes ill; that's a bad sign
4) (wert sein) mean5) (geh.)jemandem bedeuten, etwas zu tun — intimate or indicate to somebody that he/she should do something
* * *v.to connote v.to imply v.to involve v.to mean v.(§ p.,p.p.: meant)to signify v.to stand for v. -
122 ressembler
ressembler [ʀ(ə)sɑ̃ble]➭ TABLE 1• ressembler à ( = être semblable à) [personne] (physiquement) to look like ; (moralement, psychologiquement) to be like ; [choses] (visuellement) to look like ; (par la composition) to resemble to be like ; [faits, événements] to be like• il me ressemble beaucoup physiquement/moralement he is very like me in looks/in character• à quoi ressemble-t-il ? (inf) what does he look like?• ça ne ressemble à rien ! (inf) it makes no sense at all!2. reflexive verb► se ressembler (physiquement, visuellement) to look alike ; (moralement, par ses éléments) to be alike* * *ʀ(ə)sɑ̃ble
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ressembler à verbe transitif indirect1) ( en parlant de personnes) ( physiquement)ressembler à — to look like, to resemble [personne, animal]; ( psychologiquement)
ressembler à — to be like [personne]
2) ( en parlant de choses) ( par l'aspect) to look like; ( par le contenu) to be like, to resemblecela ne ressemble à rien — (spectacle, robe) it's like nothing on earth; ( n'avoir aucun sens) it makes no sense
à quoi ça ressemble de dire cela? — (colloq) what a thing to say!
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se ressembler verbe pronominal1) [personnes] ( physiquement) to look alike; ( psychologiquement) to be alike2) [choses] to be alike••* * *ʀ(ə)sɑ̃ble vi1) (= avoir des similarités)Ça ressemble à un conte de fées. — It's like a fairy tale.
2) (= avoir les mêmes traits physiques)Elle ne ressemble pas à sa sœur. — She doesn't look like her sister.
* * *ressembler verb table: aimerA ressembler à vtr ind1 ( en parlant de personnes) ( physiquement) ressembler à to look like, to resemble [personne, animal]; ( psychiquement) to be like [personne]; à quoi ressemble-t-il? ( physiquement) what does he look like?; ( de caractère) what is he like?; tu as vu à quoi tu ressembles? have you any idea what you look like?; il ne ressemble pas à l'image que j'en avais he's not how I imagined him; cela ne te ressemble pas de perdre patience it's not like you to get impatient;2 ( en parlant de choses) ( d'apparence visuelle) to look like; ( par le contenu) to be like, to resemble; ça ressemble à de la lavande mais ça n'en est pas it looks like lavender but it isn't; ressembler fort à qch to be very like sth; ressembler un peu à qch to be a bit like sth; cela ressemblait à un coup monté it all looked like a put-up job; cela ne ressemble à rien [spectacle, robe] it's like nothing on earth; ( n'avoir aucun sens) it makes no sense; à quoi ça ressemble de dire cela? what a thing to say!B se ressembler vpr1 ( parlant de personnes) ( physiquement) to look alike, to look like each other; ( psychiquement) to be alike; vous ne vous ressemblez pas beaucoup ( physiquement) you don't really look alike; ils se ressemblent trop pour s'entendre they are too (much) alike to get on;2 ( parlant de choses) [lieux, soirées, méthodes, techniques] to be alike; toutes les villes se ressemblent all towns are alike ou the same; ⇒ assembler, goutte.les jours se suivent et ne se ressemblent pas no two days are the same.[rəsɑ̃ble]ressembler à verbe plus préposition3. (locution)à quoi ça ressemble de quitter la réunion sans même s'excuser? (familier) what's the idea ou meaning of leaving the meeting without even apologizing?cela ne me/te/leur ressemble pas that's not like me/you/them————————se ressembler verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)————————se ressembler verbe pronominal intransitifdepuis sa maladie, il ne se ressemble plus he's not been himself since his illness -
123 tanke
fuel, opinion, thought* * *I. (en -r) thought;( forestilling, indfald) idea;( hensigt) intention, idea;[ det var ikke min tanke at gøre det] I did not mean (el. intend) to do it, I had no intention of doing it;[ med vb:][ falde i tanker], se ndf;[ gøre sig tanker om], se ndf;[ kødet har en tanke] the meat has gone off (el. is a bit off), the meat is high;[ have tanke for, have tanker om], se ndf;[ komme i tanker om] etc, se ndf;[ læse éns tanker] read somebody's thoughts (el. mind);[ optage éns tanker] occupy somebody's thoughts (el. mind);[ jeg skænkede det ikke en tanke] I did not give it a thought;[ vække tanken om], se ndf;[ med præp:][ han har ikke tanke for andet] he cannot think of anything else;[ jeg havde overhovedet ikke tanke for det] I never gave it a thought;[ i tanken, i tankerne] in one's thoughts, mentally;[ i tanke, ord og handling] in thought, word and deed;[ i den tanke at] thinking that ( fx thinking that it might be useful, he put it in his pocket);[ i dybe tanker] deep in (el. absorbed in) thought;[ gå i sine egne tanker] be lost in thought;[ være en stor mand i sine egne tanker] be a great man in one's own opinion;[ falde i tanker] become lost in thought;[ jeg gjorde det i tanker] I did it in a fit of absence of mind;[ have en i tankerne] have somebody in mind;[ hvad er tanken med det?] what is the idea of it? what is intended by it?[ med tanke på] with a view (el. an eye) to;( i forventning om) in expectation of;[ tanken om] the thought of ( fx death);[ alene tanken om det] the mere idea (el. thought) of it;...?[ jeg gør mig (el. har) mine egne tanker om det] I have my own ideas about that;[ have store tanker om sig selv] have a sense of one's own importance;[ komme i tanke om] remember (about), (come to) think of;[ han kom i tanke om at] it struck him (el. occurred to him) that;[ jeg kan ikke komme i tanker om] I can't think (of) ( fx I can't think of the name; I can't think what his name is);[ vække tanken om] suggest,F be suggestive of;[ bringe en på andre tanker] make somebody change his mind,T change somebody's mind for him;[ hvordan kommer du på den tanke?] where have you got that idea from?[ komme på andre tanker] change one's mind;[ komme på bedre tanker] think better of it;[ jeg kom på den tanke at] it struck (el. occurred to) me that;[ det blev ved tanken] it was never realized; it never came off; nothing came of it;[ ved tanken om] at the thought of.II. vb,[ tanke op] fill up (with petrol etc), refuel. -
124 skulle
be, go, be meant to, must, need, should* * *vb (skal, skulle, skullet)(især F) shall;( i direkte ordre) will, is (, are) to ( fx you will (el. are to)report at headquarters at once; you must (el. shall el. are to) do what you are told);b) ( om nødvendighed) have (got) to,( skal: også om personlig opfattelse) must ( fx I have (got) to buy a new car, I smashed up the old one; I must buy a new car soon);[du ` skal ikke gøre det] you don't have to do it; you need not do it;[han skulle bruge $1000] he needed $1000;c) ( om pligt: burde) should, ought to ( fx I should (el. ought to) have been more careful; should I open the door? you ought to know better; it ought not to be allowed; you should not speak so loud; you should have seen him);(i 2. og 3. person) will,F shall;[ hvis du er artig skal du få bogen] if you are a good boy, I'll give you the book (, F: you shall have the book);e) ( om bestemmelse, besked, aftale) be to ( fx I am to inform you that...; we are to meet at 5 o'clock);f) ( om hensigt) be meant to ( fx this was meant to make it easier for you);g) ( om bestemmelsessted) be going ( fx I am going home; he is going to London (, to school));( være på vej til) be bound (for) ( fx he (, the ship) is bound for England);h) ( om det umiddelbart forestående) be about to, be going to ( fx I was just about to (el. going to) begin), be on the point of -ing ( fx he was on the point of leaving);i) ( om forlydende: siges at) be said to, be supposed to ( fx he is said(el. supposed) to be rich); be reported to;[ du skal altid kritisere] you are always criticizing; you have always got to criticize;[ hvorfor skal du altid kritisere?] why must you always criticize?[ det skulle gøre mig ondt hvis] I should be sorry if;[ skal jeg gøre det?] shall I do it? would you like me to do it?[ skulle have], se II. have;[ hvad skal jeg gøre?] what am I to (el. shall I) do?T what do I do (now)?[ hvad vil du have jeg skal gøre?] what do you want me to do?[ jeg vidste ikke hvad jeg skulle gøre] I did not know what to do;[ hvis jeg skulle forklare hvad det er] if I was (, F: were) asked to explain what it is;[ hvis vi skulle tabe (el. skulle vi tabe)] if we should be defeated,F should we be defeated;[ for at hun ikke skulle høre det] in order that she should not hear it;[ det skal du ikke være sikker på] don't be too sure of that;[ skal du noget i aften?] are you doing anything (el. have you anything on) this evening? are you going out tonight?[ det skal jeg ikke kunne sige] I couldn't tell (el. say);[ alt gik som det skulle] everything went right;[ så skulle da også!] oh bother![ skulle tro], se II. tro;[ du skulle vel ikke have (, vide etc)] do you by any chance have (, know etc);that he would turn up);[ hvad det skal være] anything;( i butik) what can I do for you, sir (, madam)? yes please?[ hvis det skal være] if necessary; if need be;[ hvor det skal være] anywhere;[ nu skal jeg være der!] coming![` når det skal være] any time;[ det skulle ikke så være] it was not to be;[ det skulle da være i Kina] except perhaps in China;[ skulle det være en anden gang] any other time you like;[ det skulle være en vittighed] it was meant for a joke;[ med præp & adv:][ jeg skal af her] I want to get off here, this is where I get off;[ hvad skal jeg der?] what am I to do there?[ hvor skal du hen?] where are you going? where are you off to?[ hvad skal du her?] what are you doing here?[ jeg skal med] I am going with them (, him etc);[ jeg skal med toget] I am going by train,( om bestemt tog) I am going on that train (, on the 8.15 etc);[ hvad skal du med det?] what do you want with that?[ hvad skal jeg med det?] what am I to do with that? what do you want me to do with that?[ skulle op til], se op;( behøves) be required, be necessary;T that is just what the doctor ordered!( hvad nytter det?) what is the good of that?( hvad skal det gøre godt for) what's the idea?T what's that in aid of?[ der skal så lidt til at glæde et barn] it takes so little to make a child happy;[ der skulle 4 mand til at holde ham] it took 4 men to hold him;[ jeg skal ud i aften] I'm going out tonight;[ jeg skal ud at gå en tur] I am going out for a walk. -
125 Р-298
HE С РУКИ кому PrepP Invar subj-compl with бытье used without negation to convey the opposite meaning)1. ( subj: infin) (in refer, to actions that require the use of a tool, instrument, weapon etc) it is difficult or impossible for s.o. to do sth. (because he is holding the tool etc that he is using in an uncomfortable position): делать X Y-y не с руки = it is uncomfortable (difficult) for Y to do XY cannot do X (in limited contexts) Y is out of position (Y isn't positioned right) to do (for) X.Опусти пилу пониже, мне не с руки держать её так высоко. Lower the saw a little bit. It's uncomfortable for me to hold it up so high.Австриец бежал вдоль решётки, Григорию не с руки было рубить, он, перевесившись с седла, косо держа шашку, опустил её на висок австрийца (Шолохов 2). The Austrian was keeping close to the railing and Grigory was out of position for a slash. Leaning out of his saddle he held the sabre at an angle and let it fall on the Austrian's temple (2a).2. ( subj: infin or abstr, often это) the given time or circumstances are not appropriate, convenient etc for s.o. to do sth.: делать X Y-y не с руки — it is inconvenient for Y to do Xit's not a good idea for Y to do X (in refer, to an inopportune moment) X is coming at the wrong time (at a bad time) it's not the right (a good) time for Y to do X (in limited contexts) Y cannot spare the time to do X.Так было с Францией - вдруг (Сергей) сказал, что исчезло всякое желание ехать: «Мне сейчас не с руки» (Трифонов 3)....He (Sergei) had decided against the trip to France. He suddenly announced that he had lost all desire to go: "I can't spare the time right now" (3a)3. ( subj: usu. abstr or infin) sth. is not acceptable or agreeable to s.o.: X (делать X) Y-y не с руки - X (doing X) doesn't suit (appeal to) Yit doesn't suit (appeal to) Y to do X. "Я не поеду», - решительно заявил Митька. «Ты что? -Христоня нахмурился... - Отбиваешься от своих? Не с руки?» (Шолохов 3). "I won't go," Mitka said decidedly. "What's the idea?" Khristonya frowned...."Are you breaking away from your own pals? Don't they suit you now?" (3a).«Меня и в город зовут, да не с руки мне там, и соблазна много» (Максимов 3). ( context transl) "I've had offers in the town, but it isn't really what I'm looking for, and there would be too many temptations" (3a). -
126 не с руки
[PrepP; Invar; subj-compl with быть; used without negation to convey the opposite meaning]=====1. [subj: infin]⇒ (in refer, to actions that require the use of a tool, instrument, weapon etc) it is difficult or impossible for s.o. to do sth. (because he is holding the tool etc that he is using in an uncomfortable position):- [in limited contexts] Y is out of position < Y isn't positioned right> to do < for> X.♦ Опусти пилу пониже, мне не с руки держать её так высоко. Lower the saw a little bit. It's uncomfortable for me to hold it up so high.♦ Австриец бежал вдоль решётки, Григорию не с руки было рубить, он, перевесившись с седла, косо держа шашку, опустил её на висок австрийца (Шолохов 2). The Austrian was keeping close to the railing and Grigory was out of position for a slash. Leaning out of his saddle he held the sabre at an angle and let it fall on the Austrian's temple (2a).2. [subj: infin or abstr, often это]⇒ the given time or circumstances are not appropriate, convenient etc for s.o. to do sth.:- [in refer, to an inopportune moment] X is coming at the wrong time < at a bad time>;- vVs not the right < a good> time for Y to do X;- [in limited contexts] Y cannot spare the time to do X.♦ Так было с Францией - вдруг [Сергей] сказал, что исчезло всякое желание ехать: "Мне сейчас не с руки" (Трифонов 3).... Не [Sergei] had decided against the trip to France. He suddenly announced that he had lost all desire to go: "I can't spare the time right now" (3a)3. [subj: usu. abstr or infin]⇒ sth. is not acceptable or agreeable to s.o.:- it doesn't suit (appeal to) Y to do X.♦ "Я не поеду", - решительно заявил Митька. "Ты что? - Христоня нахмурился... - Отбиваешься от своих? Не с руки?" (Шолохов 3). "I won't go," Mitka said decidedly. "What's the idea?" Khristonya frowned...."Are you breaking away from your own pals? Don't they suit you now?" (3a).♦ "Меня и в город зовут, да не с руки мне там, и соблазна много" (Максимов 3). [context transl] "I've had offers in the town, but it isn't really what I'm looking for, and there would be too many temptations" (3a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > не с руки
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127 с какой радости?
прост.what on earth for?; what is the point in..?; why should I (we, etc.)..?; what next?; the idea!; what's come over you?- Ну вот, девка, и невестой ты стала. Хочется замуж-то? - Она только головой помотала: - Нет, дядя Евсей, никогда не пойду. - Это с какой же радости? - спросил Евсей и даже трубку изо рта вынул. (И. Бунин, Суходол) — 'Well, lass, you're old enough to marry now. I suppose you want to get married, eh?' She only shook her head and said: 'No, Uncle Yevsei, I'll never marry.' 'What's come over you?' Yevsei took his pipe out of his mouth in amazement.
- Деникин пишет, что не было у добровольцев лозунга, за которым пошли бы солдаты и прогрессивно мыслящие офицеры... С какой же радости шли бы в Добровольческую армию рабочие и крестьяне? (М. Шолохов, Они сражались за Родину) — 'Denikin himself wrote that the Volunteers didn't have a single slogan that appealed to the soldiers and progressive-minded officers... What was the point in workers and peasants joining the Volunteers?'
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > с какой радости?
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128 П-678
ПО ПЯТАМ PrepP Invar adv1. идти, следовать, гнаться и т. п. \П-678 чьим, кого, за кем (to follow, race after s.o.) closely, persistently: (follow (be» on (at) s.o. Ts heels(follow s.o.) closely (follow) close behind s.o. dog s.o. 's footsteps (in limited contexts) tail s.o.Путь французов был неизвестен, и потому, чем ближе следовали наши войска по пятам французов, тем больше они проходили дороги (Толстой 7). The road the French would take was unknown, and therefore the more closely our troops followed on their heels the more ground they had to cover (7a).«Ваше высокопреосвященство, что же это вы тут богослужение устроили? Драпать надо! Корпус идет за нами по пятам!..» (Булгаков 2). "Your Eminence, what's the idea of this sacred service now9 We've got to clear out! The Reds are on our heels!.." (2a).Левее маршрута 80-й дивизии передвигались 283-й Павлоградский и 284-й Венгровский полки 71-й дивизии. По пятам за ними шел полк уральских казаков... (Шолохов 3). On their (the 80th Division's) left the 283rd Pavlograd and the 284th W(?grow regiments of the 71st Division were also on the march, closely followed by a regiment of Urals Cossacks... (3a).«Я пойду вперед, - продолжала Низа, - но ты не иди по моим пятам, а отделись от меня» (Булгаков 9). "I'll go first," Niza went on, "but don't follow close behind me, go separately" (9b).Какие-то подозрительные личности шли по пятам, куда бы мы ни шли (Ивинская 1)....Wherever we went, our footsteps were dogged by suspicious-looking characters (1a).2. ходить - за кем not to leave s.o., to stay close to s.o. all the time, annoying, irritating him with one's presence: (be (follow)) on (at) s.o.'s heelsfollow s.o. around breathe down s.o. neck.(Макарская:)...Я хочу, чтобы ты меня больше не ждал, не следил за мной, не ходил по пятам. Потому что из этого ничего не выйдет... (Вампилов 4). (М:).. I don't want you to wait for me anymore, or follow me, or be on my heels all the time Because nothing's going to come of all this.. (4b).«Прошлой зимой мы капремонт (капитальный ремонт) пансионата делали, а этот дедуся, как надсмотрщик, за нами по пятам ходил» (Черненок 1). "Last winter we did major repairs on the hotel, and the old man followed us around and 'supervised'" (1a).Сволочь, -любезно сказал Лучников. - Сволочь пайковая. Ты полагаешь, что я должен быть паинькой, когда за мной ходят по пятам ваши псы?!» (Аксенов 7). "Bastard," said Luchnikov affectionately. "Kremlin-bought bastard. So I'm supposed to act like a good little boy while your hit men breathe down my neck!" (7a)
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what's the idea — See: WHAT S THE BIG IDEA … Dictionary of American idioms
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what's the big idea — or[what s the idea] {informal} What is the purpose; what do you have in mind; why did you do that; what are you doing; how dare you. Often used to question someone or something that is not welcome. * /The Smith family painted their house red,… … Dictionary of American idioms
what's the big idea — or[what s the idea] {informal} What is the purpose; what do you have in mind; why did you do that; what are you doing; how dare you. Often used to question someone or something that is not welcome. * /The Smith family painted their house red,… … Dictionary of American idioms
The Idea of Order at Key West — is a poem by Wallace Stevens. It appears in his 1936 book Ideas of Order .Text:She sang beyond the genius of the sea. The water never formed to mind or voice, Like a body wholly body, fluttering Its empty sleeves; and yet its mimic motion Made… … Wikipedia
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idea — See: THE IDEA, WHAT S THE BIG IDEA or WHAT S THE IDEA … Dictionary of American idioms