- •Add another hue to the rainbow, to
- •Address one's energies to something,
- •After a sort див. А-167.
- •After one's soul див. А-182.
- •Against nature див. А-197.
- •All in one breath див. А-266.
- •All in one's lifetime див. А-269.
- •All in the day's work див. А-267.
- •All in the same breath див. А-266.
- •All of a doodah див. А-300.
- •All on a heap див. А-302.
- •All over the place див. А-323.
- •Allow bail, to див. А-53.
- •All round див. А-243.
- •All sound on the goose, див. А-333.
- •All the rage див. А-352.
- •All the vogue див. А-352.
- •All the whiJe див. А-359, 1).
- •All to nothing див. А-260.
- •And that sort of thing див. А-409.
- •And then some див. А-418.
- •Apply for the Chiltern Hundreds, to
- •Arab of the gutter див. G-2174.
- •Art of memory, the див. А-571.
- •As blazes див. А-596.
- •Ask the banns, to див. А-653.
- •Ask the question, to див. А-646.
- •As to the rest див. А-621.
- •As you brew, so must you drink див. A-725.
- •At a heat див. А-746.
- •At all rates див. А-766.
- •At any cost див. А-765.
- •At any hand див. А-766.
- •At any rate див. А-766.
- •4 K. Т. Баранцев
- •At point див. А-789.
- •At seasons див. В-3092.
- •At short notice див. А-776.
- •Attach weight to something, to див. A-952.
- •At the latest див. А-833.
- •At the pistol's mouth див. A-8'53.
- •At the top level див. А-998.
- •Bad language див. А-50.
- •Bad luck див. В-55.
- •Bad sort див. В-43.
- •Bag of wonders, а див. В-93.
- •Banana oil due. В-2411.
- •Be against the law of nature див. A-197.
- •Bear part in something, to див. Т-487.
- •342. Bear the brunt of something, to
- •Bear witness, to див. В-338.
- •Be a sight to see, to див. В-363.
- •Be a sport! due. B-238.
- •Beat cock-fighting, to див. В-382.
- •Be at fault, to див. В-386.
- •Beat one's head, to див. А-129.
- •Beat one's head with something, to див. А-129.
- •Be at one's wits', to див. А-129.
- •Beat the world, to див. В-382.
- •Be a weight off one's mind, to див. B-269.
- •Be behind a cloud, to див. В-547, 1).
- •585. Be born within the sound of Bow bell
- •Become of age, to див. С-1006.
- •Be dead nuts on, to див. В-1173.
- •Bed of dust, the див. L-105.
- •Be fond of the bottle, to див. В-677.
- •Before one could say knife див. В-700.
- •Before one could sa-- Jack Robinson див. В-700.
- •Before one knows where one is див b-700.
- •Be good! due. B-786.
- •Behind the times див. В-796.
- •Be in a rage, to див. В-834.
- •Be in clover, to див. Е-86.
- •Be in excellent voice, to див. В-884.
- •Be in fear, to боятися;
- •Be in good lay, to див. В-877.
- •Be in harmony with, to див. В-894.
- •Be in health, to див. В-879.
- •Be in ill odour with one, to див. В-850.
- •Be in low spirits, to див. В-440, 2).
- •Be in low water, to див. В-440, 1).
- •Be in one's leading strings, to див. B-895.
- •Be in one's light, to див. S-1920.
- •973. Be in the chapter of possibilities, to
- •Be in the fair way to something, to див. В-1326.
- •Be in the gazette, to див. А-494.
- •Be in the mood to do something, to див. В-829.
- •Be in the mouth of one, to див. B-926.
- •Be in the road, to див. S-1920, 2).
- •Be in twenty minds, to див. В-17, 2).
- •Be loud in one's praise, to див. В-1053.
- •Be lower than a snake's belly, to
- •Below one's voice див. В-1089.
- •1128. Bend one's mind to something, to
- •Bend sinister, the див. В-177.
- •Bend the brows, to див. В-1124.
- •Beneath one's breath'due. B-1089.
- •Beneath one's dignity див. В-1090.
- •Be off with one's bargain, to див. B-1183.
- •Be off with you! див. А-1084.
- •Be of one mind, to див. В-1178.
- •Be of sound mind, to див. В-932.
- •Be off to Bedfordshire, to див. G-1823.
- •Be on edge, to див. В-258.
- •Be on one's legs, to див. В-1268, 2).
- •Be on the inside, to див. В-993.
- •Be on the lock, to див. В-508.
- •Be on the long side of the market, to
- •1428. Be on the wrong side of the hedge, to
- •Be out of harmony with, to див. В-1466.
- •Be out of one's guard, to див. B-1182.
- •Be out of one's powers, to див. В-569.
- •Be out of one's reckoning, to див. B-1448.
- •Be quits, to див. С-1589, 1).
- •Be raised to the bench, to див. В-1307.
- •Be short of a button, to див. В-219.
- •Be sick of, to див. В-1562.
- •Be tied to time, to див. В-1639.
- •Better go about than fall in the ditch
- •Better is early than late див. В-1677.
- •Better world, а див. А-453.
- •Between man and man див. А-667.
- •Between ourselves див. В-1748.
- •Between Scylla and Charybdis див. B-561.
- •Between the hand and the lip the morsel may slip див. В-1731.
- •Between two fires див. В-1729.
- •Betwixt hay and grass див. В-1718.
- •Betwixt one thing and another див. В-1724.
- •Betwixt wind and water див. В-1747.
- •Be up to the chin in something, to див. В-п46.
- •Be up to the ears in love, to див. B-788.
- •Be weighed in the balance, and found wanting, to див. Т-2052.
- •Be worms' meat, to див. В-68і.
- •Beyond peradventure див. В-1860.
- •Beyond propriety див. В-1861.
- •Beyond question див. В-и862.
- •Bird in hand, а див. В-1999.
- •Bite the thumb at one, to див. B-2038.
- •Bit of blue sky, а див. В-2531.
- •Bit of muslin, а див. В-2056.
- •Bit of stuff, а див. В-2056.
- •Bitter cold див. В,-2046.
- •Bitter tongue, а див. В-86.
- •Wind lead див. В-2202.
- •Blood bath, а див. В-195.
- •Blot on one's escutcheon, a due. B-2266.
- •Blot on one's 'scutcheon, а див. B-2266.
- •Blow one's trumpet for one, to див. B-2285.
- •Blue cap див. В-2305.
- •Born under the rose див. B-2405.
- •Brand out of the fire, а див. В-2464.
- •Breach of the day див. В-2547.
- •Breach of trust див. В-2480.
- •Break one's wits, to див. А-129.
- •Break one's word, to див. В-1842.
- •Break the last straw of something, to
- •Break the neck of something, to див. B-2576.
- •Breathe a word, to див. B-2608.
- •Breathe new life into, to див. В-2607.
- •Bring a lost sheep into the fold, to
- •Bring owls to Athens, to див. С-207.
- •Broad awake див. W-724, 1).
- •Broken spirits див. L-1438.
- •Burnt child dreads the fire, а див. В-2063.
- •Burst another's boiler, to див. В-3001.
- •Burst forth into sobs, to див. В-2540.
- •Burst into flower, to див. В-2991.
- •3051. Butter one's bread on both sides, to
- •By one's own accord див. О-180.
- •By rote див. В-3155.
- •By the Great Living Tinker див. B-3135.
- •By the living hookey! див. B-3135.
- •By the paternal side див. В-3220.
- •Call things by their proper (або true) names, to див. С-17.
- •Cannot show a candle to one див. С-97.
- •Carry away the bell, to див. B-340, 2).
- •Carry away the garland, to див. В-348.
- •Carry off the palm, to див. В-348.
- •Catch chill, to див. С-370.
- •Catch smoke, to вив. В-208.
- •Catch time by the forelock, to див. C-406.
- •Caustic tongue, а див. В-і86.
- •Cheat the time, to див. В-766.
- •Cherish one's hopes, to див. С-576.
- •Chips of the same block див. В-2016.
- •Christmas comes but once a year див. A-166.
- •648 Chuck good money after bad, to див. T-1381.
- •Chuck one's hand in, to див. С-649.
- •Chuck up the sponge, to due. C-649.
- •Claw favour with one, to див. С-1628.
- •Climb into the band wagon, to див. B-968.
- •Come into contact with, to див. С-956.
- •Come into the head of one, to див. C-978.
- •Come into the mind of one, to див. C-978.
- •Come into the public eye, to див. B-1010.
- •Come to a conclusion, to див. А-554.
- •Come to a decision, to див. А-556.
- •Come to oneself, to див. С-1057.
- •Ceme to the lure, to див. А-225.
- •Come to the push, to див. С-п29, 1).
- •Come to the religious dodge over one, to due. C-1051.
- •1134. Come to the root of the matter, to
- •Command esteem, to див., c-1180.
- •Command respect, to див. C-1180.
- •Company spotters див. С-1235.
- •Company union див. Y-31.
- •Conclude a bargain, to див. С-763.
- •Condemn oneself out of one's own mouth, to див. В-617.
- •Confidence trick див. С-1266.
- •Contrary to nature див. А-197.
- •Conversation makes one what he is
- •Cool tankard див. С-881.
- •Course of love never runs smooth, the див. С-1410.
- •Crack eggs with a sledge hammer, to див. В-2505.
- •Crepe hanger, а див. В-2003.
- •Cross cut, а див. S-904.
- •Cross one's t's, to див. D-681.
- •Cross the path of one, to див. С-1520.
- •Crow bewails the sheep, and then eats
- •Crying shame, а див. В-2958.
- •Current of events, the див. С-1407.
- •Cut a figure, to див. С-1653.
- •Cut a shine, to див. С-1655.
- •Cut one another's throats, to див. C-i689.
- •Cut one's claws, to див. В-2669.
- •Cut one's comb, to див. В-2669.
- •Cut one's eye-teeth, to див. С-1732, 2).
- •Cut stick, to див. В-431.
- •Cut that out! див. С-1697.
- •Cut the comb of one, to див. В-2669.
- •Cut the grass from under one's feet, to див. С-1752.
- •Cut the knot, to див. С-1753.
- •Cut the record, to див. В-394.
- •Cut thongs of other men's hides, to див. С-1661.
- •Damp one's spirits, to див. С-259.
- •Damp the ardour of one, to див. D-20.
- •Damp the spirits of one, to див. С-259,
- •Dance on a volcano, to див. D-32.
- •Dance the Tyburn jig, to див. D-31.
- •Dance upon a tight rope, to див. D-32.
- •Dance upon nothing, to див. D-31.
- •Dangerous tongue, а див. В-86.
- •Dare not call one's soul one's own, one див. С-95.
- •Darling of fortune, the або а див. С-595.
- •Darning needle див. D-317.
- •Dash into flitters, to див. В-2530.
- •Dash to flitters, to див. B-2530.
- •Daw in peacock's feathers, а див. А-690.
- •Day behind the fair, а див. D-91.
- •Dead from the neck up див. D-116. -
- •Dead gone on one див. В-629.
- •Dead shot, а див. С-1459.
- •Dead stillness див. D-160.
- •Death-head at a feast, а див. D-195.
- •Death squares all accounts див. D-194.
- •Deceive one's expectations, to див. D-409.
- •Declaration of Rights див. В-1983.
- •Declare one's hand, to див. С-45.
- •210. Declining years due. C-492.
- •Deeply in debt див. D-224. .
- •Deep pocket див. Е-27.
- •Deliver a blow, to див. D-j78.
- •Deliver up the ghost, to див. В-725.
- •Demand and supply див. S-2581.
- •Depart from this life, to див. В-725.
- •Derby and Joan див. D-46.
- •Descend on the right side of the fence, to див. С-934.
- •Devil a bit, the див. D-280.
- •Devil and all, the див, d-281.
- •Devil and all to pay, the див. D-281.
- •Devil of a, a due. D-285.
- •Devil's dozen див. В-105.
- •321. Devil sometimes speaks the truth, the
- •Devils on horseback див. А-438.
- •Devour one's heart, to див. Е-68.
- •Diamond State, the due. B-2318.
- •Die like a dog, to див. D-339.
- •Dig one's heels in, to див. D-367.
- •373. Dig the grave of one's reputation, to
- •Dime novel див. В-2248.
- •Dip one's hands in blood, to див. B-194.
- •Dirty work див, d-401.
- •Discharge a debt, to див. Р-196.
- •Discuss the whys and wherefores, to див. A-659.
- •Disorderly house див. В-62.
- •443. Distinguished Strangers' gallery, the
- •Divide the skin while the lion lives, to див. С-і393.
- •Do a murder, to див, с-1191.
- •Do a theatre, to див. D-456.
- •Dog lying in the manger див. D-520.
- •Dogs bark, but the caravan goes on,
- •Dog's luck див. D-324.
- •Donkey between two bundles of hay, л див. А-684.
- •Donkey's carrot див. А-218.
- •Don't be silly див. D-580.
- •Don't throw out your dirty water be fore you get in fresh див. С-322.
- •Do one's damnedest, to див. D-611,
- •Do one's heart good, to див. С-568.
- •Do one's part, to див. D-614.
- •Do outrage to one's feelings, to див. H-1866.
- •Dormant partner due. S-1076.
- •Do the dirty on one, to див. D-507.
- •Do the grand, to див. А-697.
- •Do the honour to one, to див. D-659,
- •675. Do the worst, to див. D-633.
- •Do time, to див. S-527.
- •Do violence to oneself, to див. C-1203.
- •Do what is right, to див. D-667.
- •Down the Jialchl див. В-2426.
- •Down the wind див. В-703.
- •Down upon the nail див. D-723.
- •Do wonders, to див. А-66.
- •Do you see any green in my eye? див. S-322.
- •Dozen times, а див. Т-954, 2).
- •Draw a breath, to див. D-773, 1).
- •Draw a conclusion, to див. A-554.
- •Draw blank, to див. D-755.
- •Draw inferences, to див. D-214.
- •Draw one's attention, to див. С-43.
- •Draw one's last breath, to див. D-8h.
- •Draw the eye of one, to див. А-1058.
- •Draw to a head, to див. С-1068.
- •Draw to an end, to див. D-820.
- •Draw to its close, to див. D-820.
- •Draw water in a sieve, to див. В-208.
- •Draw water to one's mill, to див. B-2679.
- •Dress one's wound, to див. D-831.
- •Drift with the stream, to див. G-1955.
- •§57. Drink (або propose) one's health, to
- •Drive a bargain, to див. С-763.
- •Drive a fool's bargain, to див. С-764.
- •Drive one to one's wit's end, to див. B-2744.
- •Drive the nail, to див. D-892.
- •Drop off the hooks, to див. В-725.
- •Drop one's eyes,.To див. С-299.
- •Drop out of the clouds, to див. D-919.
- •Drop out of the skies, to див, d-919.
- •Drop short of something, to dun. C-1045,
- •Drop the subject, to див. С-529.
- •956. Drunken days have all their tomorrow
- •Dry file, а див. D-221.
- •Dry Jack див. D-844.
- •Dull season, the див. D-156.
- •999. Dumb dogs are dangerous див. В-159.
- •Dumb thing див. D-997.
- •Dummy window див. В-2180.
- •Dust one's eyes, to див. В-2188.
- •Dutch comfort див. С-865.
- •Dutch concert див. С-452.
- •2. Each bird loves to hear himself sing
- •Each time див. Е-335, 1).
- •2. Each bird loves to hear himself sing
- •Each time див. Е-335, 1).
- •Eat one's mutton with one, to див. C-1705.
- •Eat one's terms, te див. Е-48.
- •Embrace the lie, to див. Е-п9.
- •Embrace the proposal, to див. Е-122.
- •Empire State of the South, the див. C-1455.
- •Empty barrels make the most sound див. Е-і37.
- •End one's days, to див. С-781.
- •Ends of the earth, the див. Е-145.
- •159. Englishman's house is his castle, an
- •Engross the attention of one, to див. E-158.
- •Enough to make a cat laugh див. 1-1224.
- •Enter an action against one, to див, b-2655.
- •Enter the head of one, to див. С-978.
- •Enter upon office, to див. Т-366, 1).
- •Ere long див. В-686.
- •Escaped mouse ever feels the taste of the bait, the див. В-2063.
- •Escape from one's lips, to див. Е-236.
- •Escape one, to див. Е-236.
- •Escape one's memory, to див. D-34i.
- •Even break див. Е-26і.
- •Ever after див. Е-273.
- •Every barber knows that due. D-j025.
- •Every bean has its black due. E-303.
- •Every cock crows on its own dunghill див. С-831.
- •Every cook praises his own broth див. E-277,
- •Every dog is a lion at home див. С-831.
- •Every dog is valiant at his own door див. С-831.
- •Every fox must pay with his skin to the flayer див. А-166.
- •Every little makes a mickle див. G-1968.
- •Every man has his faults див. Е-303.
- •Every man has his weak side див. E-303.
- •Every mother's son див. А-37і.
- •Evil hour див. В-61.
- •Evil spirit див. Е-153.
- •Evil wound may be cured but not the evil name див. В-90.
- •Exceed a record, to див. В-394,
- •Exceed one's power, to див. Е-360.
- •Exceed the record, to див. В-394.
- •Excelsior State, the див. Е-129.
- •Excite one's curiosity, to див. Е-и56.
- •380. Experience is the mother of wisdom
- •Extra lady див. W-54,
- •Extra-mural teaching див. Е-395.
- •Eye of one's mind, the due. M-1133.
- •Eyes shoot fire, one's див. Е-415.
- •Face about 1) n. Див. А-із, 2); 2) V. Див. A-13, 3).
- •5. Face both ways, to див. L-ii80.
- •Face fell, one's див. С-ї380.
- •5. Face both ways, to див. L-ii80.
- •41. Fair go див. F-34.
- •152. Fall on one's feet, to див. L-t66.
- •639. First step is the only difficulty, the,
- •1170. For what 1 know див. F-1168. U7f. For worlds див. F-985.
- •76. Gasp one's last, to див. В-725.
- •326. Get more than one bargained for, to
- •375. Get one's head into one's noose, to
- •467. Get plastered as a coot in August, to
- •765. Give another colour to something, to
- •7. Had it been a bear it would have bitten
- •7. Had it been a bear it would have bitten
- •350. Have a great loss in (або of), to див. H-404.
- •568. Have delight in something, to див.
- •785. Have one's hand in something, to див. G-374.
- •1061. Healtfi is better than wealth див. G-1546.
- •1635. Holy Spirit, the див. H-i63s.
- •I'm jiggered if див. B-2193, 2).
- •I ask your pardon див. 1-16,1).
- •I'm jiggered if див. B-2193, 2).
- •I ask your pardon див. 1-16,1).
- •Idle brain is the devil's workshop, an див. В-3118.
- •Idle weeds are fast in growth див. G-2077.
- •If my aunt had been a man, she would have been my uncle див. 1-50.
- •If pigs had wings, they would be an gels див. 1-50.
- •If the pills were pleasant, they would not be gilded див. А-486.
- •If the shoe fits, wear it див. І-63.
- •If turnips were watches I would wear one by my side див. 1-50.
- •If you dance you must pay the fiddler див. А-175.
- •100. Ignorance of the law excuses no one
- •Ill blood див. В-39.
- •Implements of production див. М-970.
- •Imp of the spigot див. Н-1231.
- •In a brace of shakes див. В-700,
- •In a breath див. А-266.
- •161. In a calm sea every man is a pilot
- •In a fashion див. А-167.
- •In ages див. F-972.
- •In a glance див. А-756.
- •In all one's born days див. А-314.
- •In all probability див. 1-209.
- •In a manner of way див. І-297.
- •In a million years див. N-151.
- •In any case див. А-766.
- •In any hand див. А-766.
- •In a pretty pickle due. 1-179.
- •In a pucker of indecision див. 1-257.
- •In a sense див. І-220.
- •In a shake див. В-700.
- •In a slipshod manner див. Т-1274,
- •In a sort of way див. І-297.
- •In a terrible way див. 1-192, 2).
- •In a tick див. В-700.
- •In a tremble див. А-271.
- •In a twitter див. А-308.
- •In buff див. І-279.
- •Inch by inch див. В-2025.
- •Indicative finger див. І-385.
- •Indulge in a fling at one, to див. H-324.
- •Indulge in the cup that inebriates, to
- •In emergency див. І-328.
- •In every beginning think of the end
- •In fact див. А-592.
- •Infamous
- •In fine feather див. І-460, 1).
- •In full blast див. А-840.
- •Initial
- •In heart див. А-815.
- •In hugger-mugger див. В-3250.
- •Injure the marriage bed, to див. D-233.
- •In low water див. Н-1332, 2).
- •In one's heart див. А-815.
- •In one's heart's heart див. А-815.
- •In one's inmost heart див. [-899.
- •In one's name див. 1-932, 2).
- •In one's own good time див. І-635.
- •In one's stead див. 1-794, 1).
- •In one's wake див. 1-1008, 2).
- •In pause див. А-929.
- •In pawn див. А-930.
- •In person див. І-632.
- •In plain words див. І-690.
- •In point див. Т-ї862.
- •In point of fact див. А-592.
- •In process of time див. 1-366.
- •In proper person див. І-632.
- •In sharp relief див. І-728.
- •In short див. І-1055.
- •In small див. І-568.
- •In sober earnest див. І-413.
- •In spite див. F-134i.
- •In straits див. І-152.
- •Intellectual
- •Internal screw див. F-422.
- •In the clear див. І-341.
- •In the distance див. А-752.
- •In the evening of life див. І-849.
- •In the eyes of one див. І-6іо.
- •In the first face див. А-756.
- •In the first instance див. А-18.
- •In the hole див. І-195, 2).
- •In the least див. N-503.
- •931. In the mind's eye див. І-624.
- •In the name of Mike! див. F-1057.
- •In the nation див. І-205.
- •In the nick of time див. А-1006.
- •In the Pickwickian sense див, і-253.
- •In the pink див. І-880.
- •In the possession of one див. І-640.
- •In the region of див. І-941.
- •In the right church but in the wrong
- •In the room of one див. І-648.
- •In the same breath див. А-266.
- •In the secret recesses of the heart див. 1-899.
- •In the. Throes of див, в-1026.
- •In the year one див. А-1082.
- •In this way див. Т-1041, 2).
- •In token of something див. І-767.
- •Into the bargain див. А-958.
- •In troth див. І-1044.
- •In turn див. В-3263.
- •In turn and turn about див. В-3263.
- •In twos див. В-3264.
- •In undertones див. 1-246.
- •In virtue of something див. В-3265.
- •Iron hand див. Н-1126.
- •Iron hand in the velvet glove, the
- •I'll tell the world it is див. І-п20.
- •Is not the word for it див. І-ii29.
- •It beats the Dutch див. І-1149.
- •1 Tell you what due. 1-1123.
- •It gets me див. 1-1150.
- •It is a matter of course див. 1-1166.
- •It is an ill bird that fouls its own nest дна. Е-277.
- •It is a poor heart than never rejoices
- •It is as long as it is broad див. A-607.
- •It's a whack див. 1-1167.
- •It is a wise father that knows his
- •It is better to do well than to say well дав. А-93.
- •It is dollars to doughnuts див. D-566.
- •It is ill to waken sleeping dogs див. D-605.
- •It is life and death див. І-1192.
- •It is no use whipping the cat див. T-1148.
- •It is six of one and half a dozen of the other див. А-607.
- •It is too thick див. І-1168.
- •157. Keep one's ear to the ground, to див. H-757.
- •159,- Keep one's ears to the ground, to див. H-757.
- •236. Keep on the razor-edge of something,
- •268. Keep the bird in one's bosom, to
- •364. Kick up the devil's delight, to див. К-361.
- •380. Kill two birds with one stone, to
- •472. Knight of the Rueful Countenance, the
- •131. Later love comes, the more it burns,
- •294. Lay the table, to див. L-281.
- •388. Leap the pale, to див. В-2594.
- •Iick one's jacket, to див. D-10i3.
- •893. Line of conduct лінія поведінки;
- •1201. Look like a December moon, to
- •1211. Look one way and row another, to
- •109. Make a general mark of oneself, to
- •18Rx make a muff of oneself, to див. M-101.
- •210. Make an exhibition of something, to
- •231. Make a pint measure hold a quart, to
- •358. Make choice of one of two evils, to
- •465. Make no hand of something, to не
- •578. Make out the lay of the land, to,
- •716. Man can do no more than he can, a
- •833. Man of virtu, а див. G-144.
- •847. Man proposes and God disposes
- •848. Man's fate lies in his own heart, a
- •881. Mark of Caine, the див. В-2465.
- •148. Never fry a fish till it's caught див. D-584.
- •331. None too див. N-323.
- •3. Obey the dictates of one's conscience
- •3. Obey the dictates of one's conscience
- •178. Of one piece (with) див. А-275.
- •270. Older the fiddle the sweeter the tune,
- •355. Old woman is picking her geese, the
- •499. One rotten apple decays the bushe]
- •1031. Out of the frying-pan into the fire
- •303. Penny plain and twopence coloured,
- •305. Penny soul never came to twopence,
- •332. Person of character, а див. М-779, '333. Person of condition див. G-i31.
- •463. Piper's" news див. В-і49.
- •480. Pitcher went once often to the well
- •543. Plaster (one) with compliments, to
- •756 Plod away on the hoof, to див. В-432.
- •879. Pot cannot call the kettle black, the
- •999. Pride goes before, and shame follows
- •71. Raise one's bristles, to див. G-348.
- •345. Remedy is worse than the disease, the
- •730. Row royal див. В-203.
- •377. See the elephant, to див. G-189.
- •434. Seize occasion by the forelock, to див. C-406.
- •425. Self-praise is no recommendation
- •695. Set the style, to див. G-1108, 1).
- •872. Shoot at a pigeon and kill a crow, to
- •1147. Sink in the pit one has digged for
- •893 Stout
- •15. Tailor's wife is the worst clad, the
- •189. Take a vote by a show of hands, tc
- •557. Take the bottom, to див. Т-270, 2),
- •770. Talk a horse's hind leg off, to дав. T-768.
- •1359. Throw a stone in one's own garden,
- •Iturri one's face towards, to див. T-2189.
- •2292. Two blacks do not make a white
- •2301. Two negatives make an affirmative
- •184. Unlucky wretch, an див. U-150.
- •Vale the bonnet, to див. V-2.
- •Vanish into thin air, to due. D-408.
- •Vale the bonnet, to див. V-2.
- •Vanish into thin air, to due. D-408.
- •Vantage
- •Venal journalism див. G-2176.
- •Venal journalist див. G-2155.
- •Visit the , sins of one on somebody, to
- •Vote plump, to див. V-81.
- •16. Wagon must go wither the horses draw
- •172. Wash one's dirty linen at home, to
- •492. What should a cow do with a nutmeg?
- •7! 6. Why, then див. W-367.
- •904. With a good meal under one's belt
- •1391. Would do it on one's head, one йому
- •176. You'll be a man before your mother
- •176. You'll be a man before your mother
Blue cap див. В-2305.
blue coat (тж. blue-coat) 1) той, хто носить синій мундир, ліврею або форму (моряк, солдат, поліцейський);
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A cop passed up by the head of the line, where Jim was talking to Steve in undertones. The blue coat looked at Steve, who was slightly out of line, and then jerked him out (I. Steele).
2) див. B-2310; 3) амер. Іст. солдат північної армії (за часів громадянської війни у США, 1861—1865 pp.).,
blue-coat boy (скорочене the blue- coat) учень благодійної школи (особл. учень Christ's Hospital — благодійної школи в Лондоні, відомої під назвою Blue-coat Hospital або Blue-coat School) [форма учнів цієї школи — темносинє пальто і жовті пан чохи].
blue devil, the злий дух-спокусник.
blue devils, the 1) смуток, нудьга;
Meanwhile, I have written myself out of my melancholy and blue devils, merely by prosing about them (W. Scott).
2) біла гарячка.
2313. blue-eyed (або white-headed) boy любимчик, пестунчик;
Even the most ubiquitous sleuths of "scabbery" have had the most unrewarding time digging up an apprentice not with his fellows on strike. But the Scottish Daily Mail, when it was still looking askance at the strike, managed to find the bluest of blue-eyed boys whom they called "Apprentice X" (D. V. L.. April 29, 1960).
2314. blue fear (або funk) сл. переляк, паніка, панічний страх;
She was in a blire funk at the time (W. Norrls).
blue-funk school див. В-2335.
Blue-Grass State, the див. С-1355.
Blue Hen's Chicken амер. розм. «кур ча синьої курки» (житель штату Делавер); див. тж. В-2318.
Blue Неп (або Diamond) State, the амер. «штат синьої курки» або «діамантовий штат» (так називають штат Делавер).
blue in the face див. В-2129.
blue jacket (тж. blue-jacket) матрос англійського військового флоту;
They went out of the building and saw the Navy Gate. The blue-jackets took the passes and looked in the bags and let them out (J. Aldridge).
blue laws амер. «голубі закони», пу ританські закони (спершу суворі пуритан ські закони, прийняті в 1732 р. у місті Нью- хейвен у штаті Коннектікут); див. тж. В-2322.
Blue Law State, the (тж. the Free stone State, the Nutmeg State) амер. «штат голубих законів» або «штат пісковика», «штат мускатних горіхів» (так називають штат Коннектікут); див. тж. В-2321.
blue norther амер. північний вітер (у Техасі).
blue noses «посинілі носи» (так на зивають канадців, особл. з Нової Шотлан дії) [натяк на суворий клімат Нової Шот ландії].
blue of the plum, the див. В-2263.
blue (або Blue) Peter, the мор. пра пор відплиття (синій прапорець з білим квадратом, який піднімають перед відплит тям корабля); перен. прощання, відплиття (звич. вжив, з дієсловами to fly, to hoist) [Peter, мабуть, перекручене фр. partir — від'їздити, починати подорож];
But it is time that I should hoist my 'blue Peter' CO. Byron).
2327. blue print (тж. blue-print, blueprint) світлописна синя копія, «синька»; перен. проект, попередній план, намітка;
Francis was there a good deal between the works of the parish, consulting with Donald Kyle, studying the architect's blue prints, watching the squads of men at work (A. Cronin).
Manifestly, Marxism-Leninism applied completely to the United States, but not as a blueprint (W. Foster).
blue ribbon 1) стрічка ордена Під в'язки; орден Підв'язки; 2) перен. вища від знака, перший приз; 3) перен. значок непи тущого; див. тж. Т-556.
blue ribbon army непитущі; члени то вариства непитущих; див. тж. В-2328, 3).
blue rose «блакитна троянда» (тоб то щось недосяжне).
blue ruin амер. сл. 1) джин низької якості;
...Who the devil ye all are, and what business ye have here, rigged off like the foul fiends, and swilling the snug blue ruin stowed away for the winter by my honest shipmate, Will Wimble, the undertaker! (E. Poe).
2) загибель, повна загибель.
blue-sky law, the амер. закон, що регулює випуск та продаж акцій і цінних паперів (закон, який вперше було прийнято у штаті Канзас в 1911 р. і який спрямова ний проти випуску і продажу фальшивих . акцій та цінних паперів).
blue stocking, а (тж. a blue-stock ing) вчена жінка; педантка [етим. фр. le bas bleu];
The Englishman, who had expected to be bored with small-talk, looked askance at her evidently fearing that he had fallen into the clutches of a blue stocking (E. Voynich).
2334. blue water відкрите море.
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blue-water (або жарт, blue-funk) - school заст. військові спеціалісти, які вва жали, що для оборони Англії досить мати сильний флот.
blunt the edge of, to (тж. to blunt the tooth of; to drive the edge of; to dull the edge of; to take the edge off; to take off the edge of) притупляти, притупити гостроту (болю, почуття голоду тощо);
It was a drug, and as such he recognised it — a useful drug which he had applied deliberately to his own condition, blunting the edge of his suffering, dulling the quivering agony of his mind (A- Cronin).
No, he, Vanamee, could never, never forget; never was the edge off his grief to lose its sharpness; never would the laps of time blunt the tooth of his pain (F. Norris).
Jones, instead of applying himself directly to take off the edge of Mrs. Honour's resentment, as a more experienced gallant would have done, fell to cursing his stars (H, Fielding).
blushing is virtue's colour присл. ^ хто червоніє, той ие втратив ще скром ності.
blush like a black (або blue) dog, to зовсім не червоніти, бути безсоромним.
blush like a girl, to див. В-2341.
blush like a rose,'to ^ зачервоніти-' ся, зашарітися, як маків цвіт; див. тж. В-2341.
blush like a young girl (або like a girl), to почервоніти, як (молода) дівчина; ^ зашарітися, як маків цвіт; див. тж. В-2340;
Benjamin blushed — І was going to say, like a young girl (W. Collins).
2342. blush to the roots of one's hair, to
почервоніти по саме волосся, по вуха; дуже почервоніти.
2343. board and lodging 1) приміщення і харчі, пансіон; див. тж. В-626;
You don't get your board and lodging free everywhere (Ch. Snow).
2) перен. щось найістотніше, найголовні-ше! = Це для мене все;
"І like it very much, although I am smoker
"I should be very sorry to say I wasn't," inter->osed another gentleman on the opposite side of tne table.
It's board and lodging to me, is smoke" (Ch. Dickens).
344. boarding school (тж, boarding-school) пансіон, інтернат, закритий учбовий заклад;
Their son, a ward of the court, became a pupil at a boarding shool near Farnham (D. W. L., July 18, 1957).
board of green cloth, the (тж. the green cloth) зелене поле, ломберний столик; більярдний стіл [board зберігає тут своє за старіле значення стіл}.
board school муніципальна школа.
boast above (або beyond) the moon, to заст. розхвастатися.
boat ships a sea хвилі заливають судно або човен.
boat train поїзд, рух якого узгодже ний з розкладом руху пароплавів;
І think it would be better if you'd go and make sure he isn't taking a boat train (7. Galsworthy).
bob a curtsy (або a curtsey), to див. N1-75.
bobtail (або bobtailed) car амер. заст. конка.
bob up like a cork, to піднестися ду хом.
body and soul душею й тілом; ціл ком, повністю;
...Не turned from Rob's eyes, which were nailed upon him as if he had won the boy in a charm, body and soul, and rode away (Ch. Dickens).
body of me! див. В-3135.
body of our Lord! див. В-3135.
body o' me! див. В-3135.
body politic, the (тж. the Body Po litic) держава;
It dwells remote from the British Body Politic (I. Galsworthy).
2358. boil down into (або to) something,
to перен. зводитися до чогось;
All that boils down into an advice to accept my father's demands (1. Lindsay).
boiled dinner амер. страва з м'яса та овочей (тушкованих у казані, що висить над вогнем).
boiled eye невиразний, застиглий по гляд;
Не had that dull-looking boiled eye which is so often to be seen in the heads of people who have applied themselves during many years to a weary and labourious course of study (Ch. Dickens).
2361. boiled (або stuffed) shirt амер. розм. 1) крохмальна сорочка;
Captain Sumner Pierce, of Barnstable, came home one June with seven hundred shirts to be laundred. They were "boiled shirts" too (NEF).
These men had come to the party in swallowtails and stiff shirts and the managers' wives wore evening dress C/C. S. Prichard).
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2) перен. бундючна, зарозуміла, непривітна, церемонна людина;
І suppose I must have sounded a bit like a stuffed shirt (M. Wilson).
boiler factory (або works), а амер. розм. гомінливе зборище; галас, ґвалт, «ба зар».
boiler plate (тж. plate matter; plate stuff) амер. літературний матеріал, який безвідплатно посилають до газет з метою реклами або пропаганди;
Then he discovered that most of the newspapers printed a great deal of what was called "plate" stuff and he got the address of the association that furnished it (/. London).
boiler works, а див. В-2362.
boil pot, to амер. приготувати страву з м'яса та овочів (зварених вкупі).
2366. boil the pot, to 1) див. К-280, 2); 2) перен. халтурити (тж. to make the pot
boil; звідси pot-boiler — халтура, халтур-
(as) bold (або brave) as a lion хо робрий, як лев.
(as) bold as brass нахабний, зухва лий, безсовісний, безсоромний;
"You're as bold as brass in general," he said (Ch. Dickens).
2369. bold relief (тж. bold-relief) горельєф;
Keeping to the shadows, he bent down by the porch rail. Grinning, he saw that the paint had brought into bold relief his own name, crudely carved long ago in one of the posts (D. Carter).
bolt all the flour, to заст. старанно розслідувати справу.
bolt from (або out of) the blue, a
(тж. a thunderbolt in a serene day; a thunderbolt out of a clear sky; a thunderclap in a clear sky) цілковита несподіваність, раптовість; ^ (як) грім серед ясного неба; (як) сніг на голову [етим. нім. Blitz aus blauen Himmel];
- It was as a thunderbolt in a serene day (E. Bul-wer Lytton).
This was a thunderbolt out of a clear sky (M. Twain).
Not until after lunch, when they were alone once more with coffee, did discomfiture come with the suddenness of a thunderclap in a clear sky (/. Galsworthy).
bolt (something) to the bran, to під давати старанному розглядові, уважно, ста ранно розслідувати, відокремлювати важ ливе від другорядного.
bolt upright прямо, ^ немов аршин проковтнув (звич. вжив, з дієсловом to sit);
We pegged and quaffed away in silence for a while, until the time came when, instead of sitting bolt upright, and grasping the knife and fork firmly, we leant back in our chairs and worked slowly and carelessly (Jerome K. Jerome).
bone of contention (або discord), the див. А-501.
bone of the bone and flesh of the flesh кість від кості і плоть від плоті [етим. бібл.].
bone slack and bone selfish зовсім розбещений, розпущений себелюбець; роз пущена самолюбива людина;
Не seems to be an absolute rotter. I saw his face once — bone slack and bone selfish (V. Gals-worthy).
bone to gnaw (або pick), a 1) тим часове заняття; 2) трудність, яку треба здо лати; 3) предмет сварки, розходжень у дум ках.
bonus (або piece) job (або work) відрядна робота;
bonus march демонстрація трудя щих, які вимагають підвищення заробітної плати;
The country was alive with unemployment demonstrations, strikes, and bonus marches, and the horizon loomed with the sharpening class struggle (W. Foster).
bonus work див. В-2378.
booby prize (тж. booby-prize) най менша премія (яку присуджено учаснику конкурсу, змагань тощо).
booby trap (тж. booby-trap) 1) ви тівка школярів (полягає в тому, що над дверима ставлять глечик з водою, яка ви ливається.на першого, хто відчиняє двері); 2) воєн, міна-сюрприз.
book a ticket, to замовляти квиток (на поїзд, у театр);
Hinds had booked a single ticket for Dublin under the name of Gottrell a few minutes earlier (D. W. L., June 25, 1957).
2384. Book of Books, the (тж. the Book of God; the Good Book; the sacred volume) рел. біблія;
D'you know, son, I've never read one word in the Good Book (P. Abrahams).
2385. book of fashions журнал мод;
"Hush! here comes Mrs. Portman," some one said as the Rector's wife entered Madame Frisby's shop, to inspect her monthly book of fashions just arrived from London (W. Thackeray).
2386. Book of God, the див. В-2384.
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Book of Proverbs, the книга Притч Соломонових (назва одної з частин біблії).
boom city (або town) амер. місто, що швидко виросло або швидко росте.
boon companion веселий товариш по чарці, горілчаний брат [boon у цьому виразі походить від фр. bon];
The shops were all shut, and some rollicking boon companions came shouting along from the public-house (A. Doyle).
boon voyage заст. успішна поїздка, вигідна мандрівка; див. тж. В-2389.
boot and saddle (тж. амер. boots and saddles) кавалерійська команда «сі дай!», «по конях!»; амер. «сідлай!» [пере кручене фр. boutte selle];
boot is on the other foot (або leg), the 1) винен хтось інший, справа зовсім в іншому, навпаки;
"You have no idea how glad Ї am to see you," he said.
"Don't think I'm doing anything for you. The boot is on the other leg. Stay as long as you like. Stay a year" (W. Maugham).
2) становище змінилося, зараз не те (тж. the shoe is on the other foot); І
Long vanished are the days of the old 'hard-headed practical' bourgeosie contemptuously dismissing the 'fanciful notions' and 'unpractical idealism' of socialist propaganda. Today the boot is on the other foot (L. M., Jan., 1953).
But, if the shoe were on the other foot, and Angela was the one who was acting as he was acting now he would not care, he thought (Th. Dreiser).
boot is on the wrong foot (або leg), the провину Іприписують не тому, кому слід, звинувачують «е того, хто винний.
boots and saddles див. В-2391.
bore one' s ears, to приректи когось на довічне рабство [етим. бібл.].
bore (one) to death, to обриднути до смерті, ^ бути гірше гіркої редьки; нага няти смертельну нудьгу;
І shall only hate Max forever, if I have to listen to all his election speeches. That sort of thing bores me to death (E. Lyall).
2397. born and bred природжений;
I told them you were born and bred a union man! (D. Carter).
born before one's time що випередив свій час, свою епоху (про погляди).
born brother (або nephew, uncle, і т. д.) рідний брат (або племінник, дядько);
...Не was my born brother; and little as you ^eem to like either me or my house, I'm your born
uncle, Davie, my man, and you my born nephew (R. Stevenson).
2400. born days, one's життя (звич. вжив, у виразі in all one's born days);
I didn't expect to have to be a serv... I mean a lady housekeeper for the rest of my born days (A. Cronin).
born in a barn амер. невихована людина; людина, що не уміє поводитися як слід.
born in lawful wedlock (тж. born in wedlock) законнонароджений; див. тж. B-2405 та С-601;
Forty male children, born in lawful wedlock in the parish of Helmingham... might have enjoyed the advantages of a free classical and mathematical education at the Grammar School under the will of old Sir Ranulph Clinton, the founder, but undei the lax rule of Dr. Munch, the forty gradually dwindled to twenty... (E. Yates).
born nephew див. В-2399.
born of woman народжений жінкою, смертний;
Did ever man born of woman have hair on one-side of his face and not on the other, or a round and shining eye, or teeth which move? (H. Ride Haggard).
