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1 which way
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2 which way?
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3 which way
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4 which way someone jumps
expr infmlLet's offer two hundred pounds and see which way they jump — Давай предложим двести фунтов и посмотрим, как они отреагируют
For women are kittle-cattle and nobody knows which way they are going to jump in any emergency — Ибо женщины - ненадежный народ, и никогда не знаешь, как они себя поведут в той или иной чрезвычайной ситуации
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > which way someone jumps
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5 which way the wind blows
what the real situation is какова реальная ситуацияHe knows which way the wind blows and always acts accordingly.
English-Russian mini useful dictionary > which way the wind blows
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6 Which way do you hang?
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > Which way do you hang?
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7 which way shall we go?
Общая лексика: по какой дороге мы пойдём?Универсальный англо-русский словарь > which way shall we go?
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8 which way the wind blows
Общая лексика: откуда ветер дуетУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > which way the wind blows
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9 which way will the decision go?
Макаров: как все решится?Универсальный англо-русский словарь > which way will the decision go?
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10 which way to cast one's ballot
Politics english-russian dictionary > which way to cast one's ballot
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11 Which way to vote?
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12 every which way
1. adv phr амер. разг. в разные стороны2. adv phr амер. разг. в беспорядке; как попалоСинонимический ряд:helter-skelter (other) anyhow; chaotically; confusedly; haphazardly; helter-skelter; indiscriminately; pell-mell; slapdash; topsy-turvy -
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14 every which way
разг.1) во всех направлениях, в разные стороны [первонач. амер.]The fences... leaned every which way... (M. Twain, ‘Huckleberry Finn’, ch. XXI) — Заборы... покосились в разные стороны.
2) любым путём; во всех отношенияхBut you're not going to be able to avoid the war, Grace... It affects us every which way. (J. O'Hara, ‘A Rage to Live’, book II) — Войны не избежать, Грейс... Создавшееся положение влияет на нас во всех отношениях.
You've done... more'n [= more than] any other man would have done, working and contriving every which way. (Suppl) — Трудом и необыкновенной изобретательностью вы добились в своей области больше, чем кто-либо другой.
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15 every which way
1) вo вcex нaпpaвлeнияx, в paзныe cтopoны [пepвoнaч. aмep.]The fences leaned every which way (M. Twain). Harry Lancaster... was fat and worked in suspenders and shirt-sleeves at a desk that was piled every which way with papers (J. Shaw)2) вo вcex oтнoшeнияxBut you're not going to be able to avoid the war, Grace... It affects us every which way (J. O'Hara) -
16 not know where (or which way) to look
(или to turn one's eyes; тж. not know which way to turn)paзг.нe знaть, чтo дeлaть, pacтepятьcя, быть в зaтpуднитeльнoм пoлoжeнииThe child was ashamed of the affectionate fuss his mother was making of him in front of his schoolmates and didn't know where to turn his eyes. Debts there were on every hand. They haunted him, robbed him of his sleep. He himself scarcely knew which way to turn (Th. Dreiser). I had to raise money somehow. I was desperate. I didn't know which way to turn (R. Macdonald)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > not know where (or which way) to look
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17 see how (or which way) the cat jumps (or the wind is blowing)
paзг.зaнять выжидaтeльную пoзицию, ждaть, кaк paзвepнутcя coбытия; дepжaть нoc пo вeтpу, ждaть, oткудa вeтep пoдуeтChaplin wanted to see which way the cat would jump before making any decisions (A Myrer). I've seen which way the wind is blowing, and I know how to turn my sails (Th. Dreiser). He needed to see which way the wind was blowing before he told them his plansConcise English-Russian phrasebook > see how (or which way) the cat jumps (or the wind is blowing)
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18 see which way the cat jumps
посмотреть, как карта ляжет/откуда ветер подует (не спешить с решением)He always waits to see which way the cat is going to jump before committing himself.
I'm going to sit tight and see which way the cat jumps.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > see which way the cat jumps
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19 every which way
English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > every which way
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20 every which way
adv AmE infml1)When the police arrived the crowd started running every which way — Когда прибыла полиция, толпа бросилась врассыпную
2)The new dictionary of modern spoken language > every which way
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