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1 blow off steam
отвести душу, дать выход чувствам или избытку энергии [букв. выпустить пары]He was by nature secretive and had been repressed too much and too early to be capable of railing and blowing off steam where his father was concerned. (S. Butler, ‘The Way of All Flesh’, ch. XII) — Теобальд был скрытным по природе, его слишком подавляли с самого юного возраста, и он не был способен ни браниться, ни давать выход своим чувствам, когда дело касалось отца.
‘But some of you who made money in the early days, squandered it,’ Sally murmured. ‘Course, we did,’ Dinny cried, ‘It was lust the crazy way we let off steam.’ (K. S. Prichard, ‘The Roaring Nineties’, ch. 71) — - А сколько старателей заработали кучу денег на первых заявках и тут же спустили все до последнего пенса, - проговорила Салли. - Ну еще бы! - воскликнул Динни. - Душа-то воли просит! Ну и сходили с ума кто как умел.
Take it easy, Max!.. Turn on the safety valve. Blow off some steam! There's a long road to travel and we don't want you cracking up on us! (M. West, ‘The Ambassador’, ch. X) — Полегче, Макс, полегче!.. Откройте предохранительный клапан, выпустите немножко пара! Впереди еще долгий путь, и мы вовсе не желаем, чтобы вы вдруг развалились на куски.
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2 squander
1. [ʹskwɒndə] nрасточительство, мотовство2. [ʹskwɒndə] v1. растрачивать, безрассудно тратить, проматывать ( часто squander away)to squander one's fortune [one's inheritance, one's savings] - проматывать состояние [наследство, сбережения]
to squander away one's money in gambling [on women] - швырять деньги на азартные игры [на женщин]
to squander (away) (one's) energy [(one's) strength] - растрачивать /попусту тратить/ энергию [силы]
to squander one's health [one's talent] - (безрассудно) губить здоровье [талант]
2. редк. бродить, странствовать, скитаться3. рассеивать, рассыпатьthe islands lie squandered in the vast ocean - эти острова разбросаны в безбрежном океане
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3 blow off steam
paзг.дaть выxoд cвoим чувcтвaм или избытку энepгии; oтвecти душу [букв. выпуcтить пap]He was by nature secretive and had been repressed too much and too early to be capable of railing and blowing off steam where his father was concerned (S. Butler). 'But some of you who made money in the early days, squandered it,' Sally murmured. "Course, we did,' Dinny cried. 'It was just the crazy way we let off steam' (K. S. Prichard)
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