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  • 1 Г-343

    ПРОМОЧИТЬ ГОРЛО (ГЛОТКУ) coll VP subj: human to drink some alcohol
    X промочит горло = X will wet his whistle
    X will take (have) a (little) nip X will have a drop (of wine etc) X will have a shot (a slug, a snort) (of whiskey etc).
    Он (Охотников) почему-то полагал, что всем приходящим надо дать что-нибудь пожевать или промочить глотку (Аксёнов 12). For some reason Alexei (Okhotnikov) felt that all guests had to be given something to chew on or to wet their whistles with (12a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Г-343

  • 2 промочить глотку

    ПРОМОЧИТЬ ГОРЛО < ГЛОТКУ> coll
    [VP; subj: human]
    =====
    to drink some alcohol:
    - X промочит горло X will wet his whistle;
    - X will have a drop (of wine etc);
    - X will have a shot (a slug, a snort) (of whiskey etc).
         ♦ Он [ОХОТНИКОВ] почему-то полагал, что всем приходящим надо дать что-нибудь пожевать или промочить глотку (Аксёнов 12). For some reason Alexei [Okhotnikov] felt that all guests had to be given something to chew on or to wet their whistles with (12a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > промочить глотку

  • 3 промочить горло

    ПРОМОЧИТЬ ГОРЛО < ГЛОТКУ> coll
    [VP; subj: human]
    =====
    to drink some alcohol:
    - X промочит горло X will wet his whistle;
    - X will have a drop (of wine etc);
    - X will have a shot (a slug, a snort) (of whiskey etc).
         ♦ Он [ОХОТНИКОВ] почему-то полагал, что всем приходящим надо дать что-нибудь пожевать или промочить глотку (Аксёнов 12). For some reason Alexei [Okhotnikov] felt that all guests had to be given something to chew on or to wet their whistles with (12a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > промочить горло

  • 4 гореть

    1) ( о процессе горения) burn; (быть в пламени тж.) be on fire

    дом гори́т — the house is burning [is on fire]

    2) ( о свете) burn, be alight / on

    в ку́хне горе́л свет — the lights were on / burning in the kitchen

    у меня́ спина́ гори́т — my back is burning

    у меня́ щёки горя́т от моро́за — my cheeks are burning in the frosty air

    6) (быть в жару́ - о больном) burn with fever, be feverish
    7) (сверкать, блестеть) glitter, shine; (о глазах тж.) sparkle
    8) (тв.; о горячем стремлении, готовности) burn (with)

    горе́ть жела́нием (+ инф.)burn with the desire (+ to inf), be eager (+ to inf)

    9) (преть, тлеть - о муке, сене и др.) rot, smoulder
    10) разг. ( быстро изнашиваться) wear out quickly [in no time]; not to last long

    о́бувь на нём про́сто гори́т — he wears his shoes out in no time

    11) разг. (см. тж. горящий); (быть под угрозой срыва, неудачи и т.п.) run the risk of failure

    у него́ гори́т сро́чная рабо́та — he has a rush job to meet a very tough deadline with

    у них план гори́т — they may fall short of the (plan) target; they are not making it with the plan

    все мои́ пла́ны горя́т — all my plans are being ruined

    эта́ путёвка гори́т — the tour will be lost if not purchased urgently

    12) разг. пренебр. ( требовать срочных действий) be urgent; be under time pressure; безл. (дт. + инф.; не терпеться) be urgent (for + to inf)

    э́то де́ло не гори́т! — there's no rush / hurry!

    тебе́ что, так гори́т туда́ пое́хать? — is it so urgent for you to go there?

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    горе́ть на рабо́те — wear oneself out at work

    гори́ всё огнём [си́ним пла́менем]! разг.I don't care if everything goes to ruin!

    (у меня́) душа́ гори́т (о желании выпить спиртного) разг. шутл. — ≈ I need to wet my whistle

    земля́ гори́т у него́ под нога́ми — the place is getting too hot for him

    рабо́та гори́т в его́ рука́х — the work melts in his hands

    Новый большой русско-английский словарь > гореть

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