887. drive one's pigs to market, to див. D-885.

888. drive one to one's (last) shifts, to див. D-903.

889. Drive one to one's wit's end, to див. B-2744.

890. drive (one) out of house and home, to див. C-342.

891. drive (або set, stick one's) stakes, to амер. розташуватися табором, оселитися; див. тж. Р-1205.

892. drive the center (або cross, nail), to амер. влучно, точно вистрелити, влучити в ціль.

893. drive the edge of, to див. В-2336.

894. Drive the nail, to див. D-892.

895. drive (або knock) the nail home, to [тж. to drive the nail to (або up to) the head] забити цвях по саму шляпку; переч. довести справу до кінця.

896. drive the nail too far, to перен. пере­ ходити всі обмеження, заходити надто да­ леко, ^ перебрати міру;

Beware my most zealous counsellor and confes­sor, how you drive the nail too far (W. Scott).

897. drive the nail (up) to the head, to див. D-895.

898. drive the pigs through something, to

зіпсувати всю справу, розстроїти щось;

Confounded be this cursed tramper, who... has come hither to drive the pigs through my game (W. Scott).

899. drive (one) to an extremity, to див. D-902.

900. drive (one, something) to bay,'to див. B-2786.

901. drive (one) to desperation (або dis­ traction), to див. D-904.

902. drive (one) to extremity (або to an extremity, to extremities), to доводити до крайності, до відчаю, змушувати когось вдатися до крайніх заходів;

That Bullet-head had been driven to an extre­mity, was clear to all (E. Poe).

903. drive (або put, reduce) (one) to the (last) shifts, to [тж. to drive (або put, re­ duce) one to one's (last) shifts] доводити, когось до крайності; змушувати когось вда­ ватися до крайніх заходів; змушувати ко­ гось вдаватися до всіляких хитрощів;

...Не was put to extraordinary shifts to get in and out of the house unobserved in riding clothes (I. Galsworthy).

904. drive (або reduce) (one) to the verge of desperation, (або distraction), to, [тж. to

drive (one) to desperation (або distraction)] довести когось до відчаю, до крайності;

Tracy Tupman, and Augustus Snodgrass, were severally called into the box; both corroborated the testimony of their unhappy friend; and each was driven to the verge of desperation by excessive badgering (Ch. Dickens).

I found Primrose reduced to the verge of distraction yesterday because Willie would call her 'Leg of Mutton' (Ch. Yange).

Davy spoke only to the inner, younger Wallis, driving the old man to desperation (M. Wilson).

905. drive (one) to the wall, to 1) див. D-877; 2) витіснити, відсунути [тж. to force (або pin, push, put) (one) to the wall];

The Poles, who had come [to America] by (ens of thousands, had been driven to the wall by the Lithuanians, and now the Lithuanians were giving way to the Slovaks (U. Sinclair).

906. drive (one) with silken reins, to пра­ вити З ДОПОМОГОЮ ШОВ'КОВИХ ВІЖОК; М'ЯКО

керувати (кимсь);

Jon, too, glanced at her lifted' brows and slightly parted lips — a charming face — ironical and tolerantl She drove Val with silken reins! (J. Galsworthy).

907. driving force рушійна сила;

It was only when Andrew saw his eyes, pale, steady, and glacially blue, that he realized — almost felt the impact of — the driving force behind this insignificant frame (A. Crontn).

908. drop a brick, to припустити нетактов­ ність, зробити ляпсус;

"Say! I haven't dropped a brick, have I?" He looked from one face to another (ff. Wells).

909. drop a bucket into an empty well, to див. В-208.

910. drop a cue, to див. В-725.

911. drop a curtsey (або a curtsy), to див. N1-75.

912. drop (або give, let fall) a hint, to на­ тякнути, зробити натяк;

...I took care to drop a hint that we believed

Halliburton to have been guilty in that cheque affair (H. Wood).

Whether Mrs. Honour really deserted that sus­ picion, of which her mistress gave her a hint. is a matter which we cannot indulge our reader's curiosity by resolving (H. Fielding).

913. drop (one) a line, to написати, черк­ нути декілька слів (комусь);

When you have a moment drop me a line (M. Wilson).

914. drop an acquaintance, to припинити знайомство.

915. drop anchor, to див. С-274.

916. drop a nod, to див. М.-75.

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917. drop by drop the lake is drained див, G-1968.

918. drop (або fall) flat, to простягнутися при падінні; перен. не мати успіху, не дати наслідків, не викликати оплесків (тж. to fall flatly);

She tried a smile, showing large white teeth, but it fell flat (C. Halt Thompson).

...The gin-twist and devilled turkey had no charms for him, the jokes of his companions fell flatly on his ear (W. Thackeray).

919. drop from the clouds (або from the skies), to [тж. to drop out of the clouds (або out of the skies)] несподівано, раптом з'яви­ тися невідомо звідки, g^ упасти, як сніг на голову, як з неба звалитися;

Jon! Dropped from the skies into the canteen, stronger-looking, better knit; with more jaw, and deeper set eyes, but frightfully like Jon (J. Gals­worthy).

What account does he give of himself? Where did he come from? He didn't drop out of the clouds, did he, master? (Ch. Dickens).

920. drop in the bucket (або in the ocean), а незначна кількість чогось, ^ крапля в морі;

"Just a little dinner," says I. "Nothing to worry about — hardly a drop in the bucket-shop" tO. Henry).

The value of the Mordham farm, if left to him, would be as a drop in the" ocean compared to his large property in Java... (F. Marryat).

921. drop into silence, to замовкнути;

The discussion was interrupted by the entrance of Mr. Ashley, and the room dropped into silence (ft. Wood).

922. drop into the dumps, to засмутитися;

At last frocks ceased to appear, and he dropped hopelessly into the dumps; he entered the emptv school-house and sat down to suffer (M. TwainJ.

923. drop letter амєр. лист, який адресо­ вано особі, що живе в районі того ж по­ штового відділедня, де було відправлено лист.

924. drop (one, something) like a cold (або hot) potato, to поспішно кинути, якнайшвид­ ше позбутися, 'негайно припинити знайом­ ство, розірвати стосунки; утекти від (ко­ гось, чогось); див. тж. Н-1733;

Good-bye!" said June. "Shake hands!" Soames pul his hand in one "which gave it a convulsive squeeze, then dropped it like a cold potato (!. Galsworthy).

Then, after they'd used you, -they dropped you like a hot potato (A. Cronin).

925. drop (або weep) millstones, to (тж. one's eyes drop millstones) 1) не плакати,

не зронити і сльози ,(при великому горі)-,-2) бути жорстоким, байдужим до чужого • горя.