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1 would not say boo to a goose
would not say “boo”/boo to a goose мухи не обидеть; застенчивый, скромныйShe ought to have complained about it, but she's so quiet she wouldn't say boo to a goose.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > would not say boo to a goose
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2 would not say boo to a goose
would not say “boo”/boo to a goose мухи не обидеть; застенчивый, скромныйShe ought to have complained about it, but she's so quiet she wouldn't say boo to a goose.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > would not say boo to a goose
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3 would not mind
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4 would not put it past smb.
разг.(would not put it past smb. (to do smth.))считать кого-л. способным на что-л....they were a nice pair, he wouldn't put anything past them. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Then and Now’, ch. XXXVI) —...хороша парочка. Он считал их способными на все.
I wouldn't put it past you to go down in the kitchen when we're all in bed and have a good square meal on the sly. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Complete Short Stories’, ‘The Three Fat Women of Antibes’) — Тебе ничего не стоит отправиться в кухню после того, как все мы легли спать, и плотно поесть.
‘But you don't think Paddy'll try any more of his dirty tricks, do you?’ ‘Hell won't be full till he's there, as Mrs. Molloy says,’ Dinny replied. ‘And I wouldn't put anything past Paddy Cavan.’ (K. S. Prichard, ‘Golden Miles’, ch. 19) — - Но неужели вы думаете, что Пэдди может учинить еще какую-нибудь подлость? - Вот уж кого черти в аду заждались, как говорит про него миссис Моллой, - заметил Динни. - Я тоже не поручился бы за Пэдди Кевана.
Foreign guests said Mr. de Morfé was a connoisseur of wine and food. It was rumoured that Mr. de Morfé superintended cooking of some of the dishes himself. Old mates declared they wouldn't put it past Frisco. (K. S. Prichard, ‘The Roaring Nineties’, ch. 45) — Иностранцы говорили о мистере де Морфе, что это великий знаток хорошей кухни и вин. Рассказывали даже, что он самолично наблюдает за приготовлением некоторых блюд. Старые товарищи Фриско говорили, что это вполне может быть.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > would not put it past smb.
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5 would not harm (or hurt) a fly
см. not harm a flyConcise English-Russian phrasebook > would not harm (or hurt) a fly
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6 would not mind
g не противБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > would not mind
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7 would not be out of place
Общая лексика: не помешаетУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > would not be out of place
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8 would not be seen dead
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > would not be seen dead
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9 would not touch him with a barge-pole
Макаров: он ему омерзителен, он ему противенУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > would not touch him with a barge-pole
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10 would not touch him with a ten foot pole
Макаров: он ему омерзителенУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > would not touch him with a ten foot pole
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11 would not vote for category
категория избирателей, которые при опросах заявляют, что не стали бы голосовать за данного кандидатаPolitics english-russian dictionary > would not vote for category
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12 Would not touch him with a barge-pole
Мне на него и смотреть противноDifficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > Would not touch him with a barge-pole
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13 would not mind
yes, I mind it — нет, я возражаю
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14 apothecaries would not sugar their pills unless they were bitter
посл.(apothecaries would not sugar their pills unless they were bitter (тж. if the pills were pleasant, they would not be gilded))"аптекарь потому и подслащивает пилюли, что они горькие"Large English-Russian phrasebook > apothecaries would not sugar their pills unless they were bitter
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15 I would not have it as a gift
разг.≈ я этого и даром не возьму, мне этого и даром не надо...next time you hear some sob from Yahooville-on-the-Hudson chewing the rag and bulling and trying to get your goat, you tell him that no two-fisted enterprising Westerner would have New York for a gift! (S. Lewis, ‘Main Street’, ch. XXXV) —...в следующий раз, когда какой-нибудь хлыщ с Гудзона начнет трепать языком, задирая перед вами нос и стараясь побольнее уколоть, скажите ему, что предприимчивым ребятам с Запада Нью-Йорк и даром не нужен.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > I would not have it as a gift
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16 we would not have
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17 I would not touch him with barge pole
разг.(I would not touch him (или smth.) with a barge(-)pole (или with a pair of tongs, амер. with a ten-foot pole))мне противно было бы к нему ( или к этому) притронутьсяI was so ragged and dirty that you wouldn't have touched me with a pair of tongs. (Ch. Dickens, ‘Hard Times’, book I, ch. IV) — Я был таким грязным оборванцем, что вам противно было бы ко мне приблизиться.
I made a promise to myself at the beginning of this war that I wouldn't touch the black market with a barge pole... and I haven't. (P. H. Johnson, ‘An Avenue of Stone’, part I, ch. 4) — В начале войны я дал себе слово не связываться с черным рынком... и я это слово сдержал.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > I would not touch him with barge pole
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18 As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy.
<01> Я одинаково не хочу быть ни рабом, ни хозяином. Таково мое понимание идеи демократии. Lincoln (Линкольн).Англо-русский словарь цитат, пословиц, поговорок и идиом > As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy.
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19 The cat would eat the fish and would not wet her feet
Пословица: хочется рыбку съесть, да не хочется в воду лезтьУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > The cat would eat the fish and would not wet her feet
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20 the cat would eat fish and would not wet her feet
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > the cat would eat fish and would not wet her feet
См. также в других словарях:
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would not hear of — Will or would not allow or tolerate ● hear … Useful english dictionary
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would not put it past him — would not put it past him, etc (informal) I, etc regard him, etc as (esp morally) capable of (some action disapproved of) ● past … Useful english dictionary
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would not be seen dead — phr. would not do something under any circumstances. □ I wouldn’t be seen dead going out with Ziggy! □ Martha would not be seen dead going into a place like that … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
would not hear of — ► will (or would) not hear of will (or would) not allow or agree to. Main Entry: ↑hear … English terms dictionary
would not be caught dead — (someone) would not be caught dead someone would never do or wear something. I wouldn t be caught dead doing ads for that company. My father wouldn t have been caught dead in a white suit. Etymology: based on the idea that something very bad… … New idioms dictionary
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