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41 with any luck
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42 With a little bit of luck
Если повезёт чуть-чутьDifficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > With a little bit of luck
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43 take pot(-)luck
( with smb.)paздeлить тpaпeзу c кeм-л. (cp. чeм Бoг пocлaл, чeм бoгaты, тeм и paды) [ pot(-)luck угoщeниe для нeждaннoгo гocтя]I wonder if you couldn't come out to the house tomorrow and take pot-luck with us? (S. Lewis). 'I've asked the Bursar to lunch, my dear,' said Sir Godber... 'I'm afraid you'll just have to take pot luck,' Lady Mary told the Bursar (Th. Sharpe) -
44 take pot(-)luck
( with smb.)paздeлить тpaпeзу c кeм-л. (cp. чeм Бoг пocлaл, чeм бoгaты, тeм и paды) [ pot(-)luck угoщeниe для нeждaннoгo гocтя]I wonder if you couldn't come out to the house tomorrow and take pot-luck with us? (S. Lewis). 'I've asked the Bursar to lunch, my dear,' said Sir Godber... 'I'm afraid you'll just have to take pot luck,' Lady Mary told the Bursar (Th. Sharpe) -
45 take pot-luck
1) (обыкн. with smb.) разделить трапезу с кем-л. (ср. чем бог послал, чем богаты, тем и рады) [pot-luck угощение для нежданного гостя]I wonder if you couldn't come out to the house tomorrow night for supper - just take pot-luck with us? (S. Lewis, ‘Elmer Gantry’, ch. XVIII) — Скажите, не зашли бы вы завтра вечером ко мне поужинать, закусить по-домашнему?
Mary: "...Wouldn't you and Mrs. Douglas and your daughter like to take pot-luck with us tonight, about seven-fifteen?" (J. O'Hara, ‘The Searching Sun’, act I, sc. I) — Мэри: "...Не зайдете ли вы, миссис Дуглас, и ваша дочь к нам в четверть восьмого, чтобы разделить с нами нашу скромную трапезу?"
So the Dersinghams had talked it over and decided that he must be asked to dinner, properly asked to dinner and not merely invited to take pot-luck some Sunday. (J. B. Priestley, ‘Angel Pavement’, ch. III) — Поэтому супруги Дерсингем, обсудив вопрос со всех сторон, решили, что Голспи следует пригласить к обеду, не просто позвать как-нибудь в воскресенье и угостить чем бог послал, а устроить настоящий парадный обед.
2) взять то, что подвернётся, что посчастливится достатьIf you don't book your accommodation in advance, you may find that all the best places are full, and you'll have to take pot luck. (ECI) — Если вы заранее не закажете номера в гостинице, все лучшие номера могут разобрать и придется мириться с тем, что достанется.
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46 hard-luck story
'hɑːrd'lʌk, ˌhɑːd'lʌk[ˌhɑːdlʌk'stɔːrɪ]Nhe pitched me a hard-luck story — me contó sus infortunios or su historia tan trágica
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47 pot luck
to take \pot luck nehmen, was es gerade gibtI took \pot luck and got on the first available flight ich nahm aufs Geratewohl den nächsten freien Flug -
48 pot luck
Zufallstreffer m;to take \pot luck nehmen, was es gerade gibt;I took \pot luck and got on the first available flight ich nahm aufs Geratewohl den nächsten freien Flug;to take \pot luck with sth mit etw dat vorliebnehmen -
49 pot luck
n infml1)Wouldn't you like to take pot luck with us tonight? — Не хотели бы вы сегодня перекусить с нами чем Бог послал?
2)Without reservations you have to take pot luck on hotel accommodations — Если вы не забронировали номер, вам придется довольствоваться тем, что есть
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50 crowd one's luck
(crowd (press, push или ride) one's luck)He was riding his luck, and with each pass the total stake doubled. (J. London, ‘The Road’, ‘Bulls’) — Полагаясь на свое счастье, он ехал зайцем, но с каждым перегоном опасность попасться увеличивалась.
If you're lucky at first, don't press your luck. (DAI) — Ну, повезло раз. Так зачем же еще искушать судьбу.
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51 as bad luck would have it
или ill luck would have itpaзг.к нecчacтью, нa бeду; и кaк нaзлo, кaк нa гpexNothing like having an old lady to look after to steady a chap... But as bad luck would have it, Captain Anthony has no mother living (J. Conrad). As ill luck would have it, Pen again fell in with Mr. Huxter (W. M. Thackeray)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > as bad luck would have it
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52 as good luck as had the cow that stuck herself with her own horn
редк."повезло, как корове, которая боднула себя своим же рогом"Things... grew worse with me, who have had "as good luck as the cow that stuck herself with her own horn". (E. Bulwer-Lytton, ‘Pelhan’, ch. IV) — Дела... были плохи: мне повезло, как повезло корове, которая боднула себя своим же рогом.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > as good luck as had the cow that stuck herself with her own horn
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53 pot luck
pot luck [ˏpɒtˊlʌk] n1) всё, что име́ется на обе́д;come and take pot luck with us ≅ чем бога́ты, тем и ра́ды, пообе́дайте с на́ми
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54 pot luck
pot luck[´pɔt¸lʌk] n: to take \pot luck with s.o. хапвам с някого каквото дал Господ. -
55 pot luck
сущ.; = potluck1) всё, что имеется на обедpotluck dinner / supper — преим. амер. совместный обед / ужин, на который гости приходят со своим угощением
Come and take pot luck with us. — Чем богаты, тем и рады. Пообедайте с нами.
2) возможность, случай, шансto take pot luck — действовать наудачу; довольствоваться тем, что есть
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56 hard luck story
n infml1)Whenever he's hard up for money he comes to me with that hard luck story — Каждый раз, когда у него нет денег, он пытается вызвать у меня сочувствие своими разговорами о том, как ему тяжело живется
2)At first glance he was one of nature's second fiddles. A walking bloody hard luck story — На первый взгляд сама природа уготовила ему роль второй скрипки. Роль вечного неудачника
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57 a stroke of (good) fortune (or luck)
(нeoжидaннaя) удaчa, вeзeниeI gazed at him with overflowing gratitude. So much had gone against me I could scarcely believe this splendid stroke of fortune (A. J. Cronin). 'With a stroke of luck,' said my mother, 'she may meet some eligible man and make a suitable marriage' (S. Howatch)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > a stroke of (good) fortune (or luck)
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58 pot luck
ˈpɔtˈlʌk
1) все, что имеется на обед come and take pot luck with us ≈ чем богаты, тем и рады, пообедайте с нами
2) возможность, случай, шанс Syn: chanceБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > pot luck
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59 pot-luck
n1) їжа; обідcome and take (have) pot-luck with us — сідайте з нами обідати; пообідайте з нами; чим багаті, тим і раді
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60 pot-luck
[pɔtlʌk]nounkarkoli je pripravljeno za obed; navaden obed
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