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1 have the last laugh
(have the last laugh (on smb.))"смеяться последним", торжествовать (над кем-л.) [происходит от пословицы he laughs best who laughs last; см. he laughs best who laughs last]She smiled slyly, because she knew she would yet have the last laugh on them. (RHD) — Она хитро улыбалась, поглядывая на них. Она знала: хорошо смеется тот, кто смеется последним.
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2 have the wall
1) держаться у стены, ближе к стене [чтобы не упасть в сточную канаву - в старину, когда тротуаров не было, сточные канавы тянулись по обочинам дороги]...the parlour window... is so close upon the foot-way that the passenger who takes the wall brushes the dim glass with his coat sleeve. (Ch. Dickens, ‘The Old Curiosity Shop’, ch. XXXIII) —...домишко... выдвинулся на самый тротуар, так что прохожие, державшиеся ближе к стене, задевали мутное стекло окна рукавом.
2) (of smb.) не уступать кому-л. дороги, иметь преимущество перед кем-л., взять верх над кем-л.Sampson: "A dog of that house shall move me to stand. I will take the wall of any man or maid of Montague's." (W. Shakespeare, ‘Romeo and Juliet’, act I, sc. 1) — Самсон: "Нет уж, ни от одной собаки из этого дома не побегу! На стену полезу и возьму верх над любым мужчиной, над любой девкой из дома Монтекки." (перевод Т. Щепкиной-Куперник)
The Spaniards... had... no room, in that narrow path, to use their pikes. The English had the wall of them; and to have the wall there, was to have the foe's life at their mercy. (Ch. Kingsley, ‘Westward Hol’, ch. 25) — Испанцам... негде... было повернуться на этой узкой дороге и пустить в ход пики. Англичане были господами положения, а это означало, что жизнь противника была в их руках.
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3 have the time of one's life
разг.переживать лучший или бурный период своей жизни; наслаждаться жизнью; весело провести время, повеселиться на славуJurgis, who had insisted upon coming, had the time of his life that night. (U. Sinclair, ‘The Jungle’, ch. XXX) — Юргис, непременно желавший пойти на это собрание, веселился там как никогда.
‘Adam seems to be having a wonderful time with him.’ ‘The time of his life,’ Jack agreed. (E. O'Connor, ‘The Last Hurrah’, part III, ch. XI) — - Похоже, что Адаму доставляет огромное удовольствие участвовать в избирательной кампании его дяди. - Да, Адам развил бурную деятельность, - согласился Джек.
...the children were having the time of their lives. They had a great big garden to play in, and trees to climb. That was their idea of heaven. (J. Walsh, ‘Not Like This’, ‘Widowed’) —...дети наконец узнали хорошую жизнь. Ведь они могли играть в большом саду и лазить на деревья. Жизнь казалась им раем.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > have the time of one's life
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4 have the opportunity + infinitive
Общая лексика: получить возможность ("I finally had the opportunity to fulfill my love of cooking," says Mike, who is finishing his last year in the culinary management program at Douglas College.)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > have the opportunity + infinitive
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5 the process by which school-leavers who have applied for higher education courses but who have not managed to secure a place at university search for one among those still available after the A-level results h
General subject: (UK) clearingУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > the process by which school-leavers who have applied for higher education courses but who have not managed to secure a place at university search for one among those still available after the A-level results h
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6 the gods send nuts to those who have no teeth
Пословица: боги присылают орехи тем, у кого нет зубовУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > the gods send nuts to those who have no teeth
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7 the gods send nuts to those who have no teeth
боги посилають горіхи тим, у кого немає зубівEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > the gods send nuts to those who have no teeth
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8 not have the guts
кишка тонка; духу не хвататьHe also saw in Lansbury the good-natured pacifist who would not have the guts to use force.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > not have the guts
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9 half the world is composed of people who have something to say and can't and the other half who have nothing to say and keep on
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > half the world is composed of people who have something to say and can't and the other half who have nothing to say and keep on
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10 (UK) the process by which school-leavers who have applied for higher education courses but who have not managed to secure a place at university search for one among those still available after the A-level results h
General subject: clearingУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > (UK) the process by which school-leavers who have applied for higher education courses but who have not managed to secure a place at university search for one among those still available after the A-level results h
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11 Half the world is composed of people who have something to say and can't and the other half who have nothing to say and keep on saying.
<01> Мир состоит наполовину из людей, которым есть что сказать, но нет возможности высказаться, и наполовину из тех, кому нечего сказать, но которые постоянно говорят. Frost (Фрост).Англо-русский словарь цитат, пословиц, поговорок и идиом > Half the world is composed of people who have something to say and can't and the other half who have nothing to say and keep on saying.
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12 Church Visible (All who profess to be Christians; all who have been baptized and admitted into the communion of the Church)
Религия: Церковь зримаяУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > Church Visible (All who profess to be Christians; all who have been baptized and admitted into the communion of the Church)
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13 kerygma and catechesis (In Christian theology, respectively, the initial proclamation of the gospel message and the oral instruction given before baptism to those who have accepted the message)
Религия: оглашение и катехизисУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > kerygma and catechesis (In Christian theology, respectively, the initial proclamation of the gospel message and the oral instruction given before baptism to those who have accepted the message)
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14 pitr (In Hinduism, any of the spirits of the dead ancestors or of all the dead who have been cremated or buried in accordance with the proper rites)
Религия: питарУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > pitr (In Hinduism, any of the spirits of the dead ancestors or of all the dead who have been cremated or buried in accordance with the proper rites)
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15 On Pension Provision for Persons Who Have Done Military Service and Service in Internal Affairs Bodies, the State Fire-Fighting Service and Institutions and Bodies of the Penal System, and for Their Families
Общая лексика: О пенси (E&Y)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > On Pension Provision for Persons Who Have Done Military Service and Service in Internal Affairs Bodies, the State Fire-Fighting Service and Institutions and Bodies of the Penal System, and for Their Families
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16 Dhyani-Buddha (In Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism, any of a group of five self-born Buddhas who have always existed from the beginning of time)
Религия: дхьяни-буддаУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > Dhyani-Buddha (In Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism, any of a group of five self-born Buddhas who have always existed from the beginning of time)
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17 Unitarians and Universalists (Groups of religious liberals who have merged in the United States)
Религия: унитарии-универсалистыУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > Unitarians and Universalists (Groups of religious liberals who have merged in the United States)
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18 citizens who have been awarded the ''Resident of Blockaded Leningrad'' badge
Общая лексика: граждане, награждённые знаком ''Жителю блокадного Ленинграда''Универсальный англо-русский словарь > citizens who have been awarded the ''Resident of Blockaded Leningrad'' badge
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19 our delegation is most grateful expresses its profound appreciation to all the speakers who have voiced their sympathy
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > our delegation is most grateful expresses its profound appreciation to all the speakers who have voiced their sympathy
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20 people who have got up in the world
Общая лексика: люди, которые преуспелиУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > people who have got up in the world
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