- •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
balmy (або barmy) off one's (або on the) crumpet сл. що вижив з розуму, з'їхав з глузду; s; не сповна розуму; див. тж. 0-112, 1).
Banana oil due. В-2411.
129. Banbury Cross гойдання дитини на ногах; див. тж. Т-41;
...The black-eyed, having performed several jour neys to Banbury Cross and back, took sharp note o! the furniture... (Ch. Dickens).
banbury man заст. пуританин [вираз належить Б. Джонсону (В. Jonson, 1573— 1637). Місто Banbury у Оксфордширі було відоме пуританськими поглядами своїх жи телів} .
band wagon амер. пол. жарг. 1) сто рона, що перемогла (на виборах тощо); 2) видне становище; див. тж. В-968,
bandy remarks (або words) (with one), to перекинутися репліками або сло вами; сперечатися;
Colonel Van Gilbert remained silent, a sullen superior expression on his face, such as will appear on the face of a man who will not bandy words with a ruffian СУ. London).
It was bad fortune that ever brought you across my doorstep; but I'll not bandy words with you here (Th. Dreiser).
133. bang (або hammer, knock) (some thing) into one's head (або into the head of one), to [тж. to hammer (something) home to one] вбивати, вбити, втовкмачити комусь у голову (щось);
...The workers have had some experiences of expert publications which are only concerned with "facts". They have always suspected the facts have been arranged with a view to hammering home certain conclusions (D.W.L., July 16, 1957).
134. bang the bush, to (тж. to drag the bush up; to take the rag off the bush) амер. розм. перевершити всі сподівання, затьма рити всіх, домогтися чудових наслідків, бути поза конкуренцією, g^ заткнути за пояс, взяти гору, верх (звия. вжив, у виразах it або that bangs the bush); див. тж. Т-561;
"My," said he, "if that doesn't bang the bush: you are another guesschap from what I took you to be, anyhow (Th. Haliburton).
bang the market, to ком. знижувати ціни на ринку.
banian (або banyan) days мор. пісні дні.
bank holiday (тж. Bank Holiday) не службовий, неробочий день у англійських службовців [крім неділі, в англійських уста новах є шість неробочих днів на рік: страсна п'ятниця, різдво, пасхальний понеділок, ду хів день, перший понеділок серпня і 26 груд ня]; див. тж. S-36;
The night before that was Bank Holiday night, and they had sat discussing their minstrel enterprise, drawing up a programme and rehearsing steps (H. Wells).
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138. banner headline великий заголовок (у газеті); див. тж. S-158;
Egyptian newspapers gave banner headlines to the U.S. decision [on Lebanon] (D.W.L., June 13, 1958).
banner state, the амер. штат, у яко му зібрано найбільшу кількість голосів за кандидата у президенти.
Ban of the Empire, the англ. позбав лення прав, оголошення поза законом (ко гось, чогось).
banquet of brine ^ гіркі сльози.
banyan days див. В-136.
baptism of blood 1) рел. мучеництво; 2) воєн, перше поранення.
baptism of fire (тж. рідк. fiery bap tism) бойове хрещення;
This was not the sort of talk Major Dekker had expected from one of the tough, hard-bitten lads who... were returning from their baptism of fire in Libya and the campaigns in, Greece, Crete anrf Syria (K. S. Prichard).
So I jerked up a coat collar to save my face, held my head low, and tried to hold on, while the little pony went insane with the fiery baptism now upon him (E. Seton-Thotnpson).
145. barbed words ущипливі слова; див. тж. F-53;
Well, I would not care, I would forget her and her barbed words. (D. du Maurier).
146. barber's block болван (у перукарні); перен. бездушна людина;
They'd say the soul produces the disproportion, makes the eyes shine, bends the nose, and all that: where the soul is small, It's no trying to get out of the body, whence the barber's block (f. dais-worthy) .
barber's cat розм. балакун, базіка.
barber's itch мед. паразитарний сикоз.
barber's (або fiddler's) news (тж. шртл. piper's news) спізніла новина, всім відома новина, стара подія, яку видають за нову, секрет полішинеля; див. тж. О-829 та D-157;
Among the Greeks, barber's news was a proverbial expression; and Horace, in one of his epistles. makes honourable mention of the Roman barbers in the same light. Those of England are known to be no wise inferior to their Greek and Roman predecessors (H. Fielding).
150. Bard of Avon, the (тж. the bard of Avon; the Swan of Avon) бард Ейвона [так називають Шекспіра. Він народився і похо ваний у Стратфорді-на-Ейвоні];
The bard of Avon is another example of the limited tenure which Genius has of life, though I believe that he outlived the greater part of his own family, who were not a healthy stock (A. Doyle)
151. (as) bare as the palm of one's hand
зовсім пустий, позбавлений чогось; ^ нічогісінько нема, як виметено.
152. bare (або crude, dry, naked) facts голі факти;
If the bare facts are told to others, and the Department of Justice can check the facts, then more letters will be going to the Attorney General demanding an end to an injustice (The Worker, Feb. 15, 1959).
153. bare (або cold, naked, plain, raw, rude, stark, unvarnished) truth, the чиста прав да, неприкрашена істина [етим. лат. nuda veritas];
І knew enough of these small town inter-domination feuds to realize what a commotion I would cause if I spoke the naked truth that I was a Catholic (A. Cronin).
Nobody lives in this house but me. That's the plain truth. I advise you to leave at once (A. Cronin).
I'm not telling you stories. I'm telling you the raw truth (B. Shaw).
This stark truth is carefully concealed behind the complicated and irrational provisions of the law... (Freedomways, vol. 3, No 2, 1963).
Has not the tone of his answers sufficiently proved to her that, for once in her life, Sarah had spoken unvarnished truth? (R, Broughton).
bare words buy no barley див. F-585.
bargain counter амер. відділ магази ну, в якому продають товари за зниженими цінами;
Out of each week's earnings Chandler set aside Ж 1. At the end of each ten weeks with the extra capital thus accumulated he purchased one gentleman's evening from the bargain counter of stingy old Father Time (O Henry).
bargain is a bargain, а присл. ^ до говір дорожче грошей.
barge in on one, to амер. сл. неспо дівано увійти кудись, зайти до когось без попередження;
That's what happened the last time I barged in on you (M. Wilson).
bark at the moon, to див. В-208.
barking dogs seldom bite (тж. dogs that bark at a distance don't bite at hand; dumb dogs are dangerous; great barkers are not biters) присл. ^ бійся не того пса, що гавкає; котра собака багато бреше — мало кусає; див. тж. В-161 та Т-1299.
barking (або shooting) iron амер. сл. револьвер.
bark is worse than one's bite, one's ^ він (вона і т. д.) більш язиком меле, нахва-
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ляється, ніж робить неприємності; див. тж. В-159 та М-1247;
"You needn't be afraid of me, kid." Shirley lit a cigarette and threw the packet over to Jan. "I won't eat you. My bark's worse than my bite!" (D. Cusack).
bark up a wrong tree, to див. В-34 та B-164, 1).
bark up the right tree, to амер. \)мисл. гавкати на дерево, на якому є дичина; 2) перен. знайти те, що треба, натрапити на потрібну людину або річ, обвинуватити того, кого слід, звернутися за адресою [тж. англ. to get (або have, take) the right sow by the ear; to lay (або set, put) the saddle on the right horse; to put the shoe on the right foot]; див. тж. В-34; G-496 та С-1133;
The most pitiable sight in the world is a politician barking up the right tree (1'. Galsworthy).
"It is all right, old fellow," he said, clapping his hand on Crawley's shoulder, "we've got the right sow by the ear at last" (A. Trollops).
bark up the wrong tree, to 1) мисл. гавкати на дерево, на якому немає дичини (тж. to bark up a wrong tree); 2) див. В-34.
Barmecide dinner (або feast) [тж. the Barmecide's dinner (або feast)] бенкет, на якому нічого їсти; уявне, позірне благодіян ня, удаваний достаток [в одній з казок «Ти сячі і однієї ночі» змальовується, як багатій Бармакид, запросивши бідняків пообідати з ним, наказав подавати пусті блюда};
The Barmecide's dinner to Shacabac was only one degree removed from these solemn banquets (W. Thackeray).
barmy off one's (або on the) crumpet див. B-127.
barn dance шотландський танець (на гадує польку).
barn stormer (тж. barn-stormer) розм. жарт, третьорозрядний актор (що гастролює у провінції).
bar none без винятку;
In all the house, bar none, Rivera was the only cold man (1. London).
bar of conscience, the суд совісті.
bar of public opinion, the суд громад ської думки.
baron of beef, the товстий філей [гра слів: baron вжив, за аналогією з словом sirloin — філей, переосмисленим як «сер»; насправді ж sirloin є перекрученим surloi.,];
The club has 100 bedrooms and claims to be the only club in London where a baron of beef can be roasted whole (D.W.L., Nov. 13, 1959)
barrack school през. школа-казарма (так називають великі школи для дітей бід няків).
barrel house (або shop) амер. сл. ши нок, пивна.
barrel organ (тж. barrel-organ) шар манка, катеринка;
For some reason this music had the quality of • a barrel organ (H. Wells).
barrel shop див. В-174.
bar (або baton, bend) sinister, the
чорна смуга у гербі незаконнонародженогс рицаря [у середні віки у гербі незаконнона-роджених рицарів була чорна діагональна смуга, що тягнулася від правого верхнього боку герба, зображеного на щиті];
At the same moment, verbally, he cast the bar sinister on my genealogy (J. London).
base coin неповноцінна або фальшива монета; див. тж. В-46.
Basic English «бейсік інгліш» [штучна англійська «мова», що складається з 850 слів. Слово BASIC утворене з початкових букв слів British American Scientific Inter national Commercial].
basic industry важка промисловість.
basic stock політ.-ек. основний капітал;
basket case амер. розм. людина без рук і ніг, «обрубок».
basket dinner амер. обід на пікніку.
basket lunch амер. сніданок на пік ніку.
bastard French ламана французька мова.
bastard good-nature позірна добро душність,
bastard slip паросток від кореня; пе рен. позашлюбна дитина; див. тж. В-1.
bate (one) an ace, to зробити поступ ку, піти партнеру назустріч.
bat an eyelash, to (тж. to bat one's eyes) амер. мигати, моргати очима;
І didn't bat an eyelash, but about 15 minutes later when I was heading for home, I stopped off at the living room and called to her CM. & M., Nov. 1951).
He was so cold he couldn't talk for a few minutes, but stood batting his eyes and shivering (J..Conroy).
190. bate (one's) breath, to [тж. to catch breath; to catch (або hold) one's breath] за тамувати подих, затримати дихання; див. тж. W-956;
І knocked again, but whoever was in that house kept deadly still, and must have held his breath (R. Stevenson).
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bate one's hope, to облишити, покину ти надію.
bath (або Bath) chair крісло на коле сах для хворих [Bath — курорт у західній Англії, відомий своїми гарячими джерела ми];
In five years' time perhaps I'll ask you to order my Bath chair (A. Cronin).
bathe in blood, to тонути у крові.
bathe (або dip) one's hands in blood,
to закривавити руки, обагрити руки кров'ю.
bath of blood, the (тж. a blood bath) кривава баня, різня, різанина [етим. нім. Blutbad].
bathtub gin амер. сл. низькопробний, неякісний джин.
bat one's eyes, to див. В-189.
baton sinister, the див. В-177.
batter (або beat) one's head against (або into) a (brick або stone) wall, to би тися головою об стіну;
Oh, the whole thing was maddening. Better, far better, to batter one's head into a brick wall than against this soft and unresisting cushion of down (A. Cronin).
200. battledore and shuttlecock (або shuttle cock) гра в волан; .
At Eaton he had made a splendid showing at battledore and shuttlecock, and at Cambridge had been first in his class at needlework (S. Leacock).
...They set out in a very grey wet mist, while Charlotte and Amy commenced a vigorous game at battledore and shuttle-cock (Ch. Yonge).
201. battle-field of Europe, the заст. «театр бойових дій Європи» (Голландія, як арена боротьби європейських держав); див. тж. С-844;
Й [== Holland] has truly been called "the battlefield of Europe... (M. Dodge)
202. battle of the books, а учена дискусія, учений диспут [назва одної з сатир Дж. Свіфта (J. Swift, 1667—1745)];
Dr. Middleton and Mr. Whitford are in the library upon a battle of the books (G. Meredith).
203. battle (або row) royal генеральна битва; велика сварка [вираз, що його вживали відносно півнячих боїв. Цим тер міном називали бійку, в якій брали участь •більш, ніж два півні];
І strongly suspect there will be a battle royal when my mother hears of my Chancery Lane project (B. Shaw).
bawdy house див. В-62.
bawl and squal, to горлати, репетува- "ти, дерти глотку.
Bayou (або Mudcat) State, the амер. «болотний штат» або «штат мерлузи» (так називають штат Міссісіпі) [в цьому штаті є багато заболочених рукавів ріки (bayous); вважають, що слово bayou походить від фр. boyau — вузький прохід, канал. Словом mud- cat називають у долині р. Міссісіпі дорослу рибу — мерлузу, яку тут ловили у великій кількості].
Bay (або Old Bay) State, the амер. «штат (старої) бухти» (так називають штат Массачузетс) [колись цей штат називали "The Colony of Massachusetts Bay"; звідси сучасний варіант назви].
bay (або bark at, howl at) the moon, to [тж. to beat the air (або wind); to beat (або flog, mount on) a dead horse; to catch smoke; to catch the wind in (або with) a net; to draw water in a sieve; to drop a bucket into an empty well; to fish in the air; to lash the waves; to mill the wind; to plough the air (або the sand, the sands); to pour the ocean (або water) in a sieve; to pour water into (або through) a sieve; to sow the sand; to sweep back the ocean; to thrash over old straw; to whistle for a (або the) wind; to whistle for a breeze; to whistle jigs to a milestone; заст. to seek a hare in a hen's nest] І~ займатися марною справою, носити воду решетом, товкти воду в ступі, переливати з пустого в порожнє [вираз to beat the air (або wind) походить від середньовічного звичаю розмахувати зброєю на знак перемоги, коли супротивник не з'явився на суд честі для вирішення спо ру зброєю]; див. тж. F-503;
The new member of Slumtown was given to baying the moon rather than trying to improve the lot of his own people (B. Henderson).
Once let her make up-her mind, get her heart set on something, and you might as well howl at the moon (D. Cusack).
The uproar was so great that there were three attempts to take the vote with one union official admitting: "We're flogging a dead horse" (D.W.L., June 17, 1958).
'T will teach discernment to the sensitive,
And not to pour their ocean in a sieve (G. Byron).
He was forty, though; and at that age he saw the racket of gallantry from another angle: as the pouring of so much water through a sieve (A. Waugh).
be a bad fit, to погано сидіти (про одяг тощо); див. тж. В-236.
be able to do it on one's head, to розм. легко, без утруднень зробити щось.
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be able to see into (або through) a (brick або stone) wall, to див. L-1229.
be able to tell (або one can tell) cheese from chalk, to дещо тямити, мати здоровий розум, розбиратися у звичайних речах;
'"You think yourself a clever fellow, I know, Scott."
"Ay! I'm fairish; I can tell cheese from chalk, and I'm very well aware that I've improved such opportunities as I have had" (Ch. Bronte).
213. be about, to [тж. to be going; to be on the point of something (або doing some thing)] збиратися щось зробити або сказати;
Adjusting his rifle, he was about to make an exhibition of that skill, on which he so valued himself, when the warrior struck up the piece with his hand (J. Cooper).
As a matter of fact, I was on the point of going to find somebody to dine with me, so your coming is a godsend (R. Aldington).
214. be (або get) above one's business, to
мати або скласти дуже високу думку про себе, несумлінно ставитися до своїх обов'язків, зазнатися.
be above oneself, to 1) вийти з по кори, відбитися від рук; 2) бути у незвичай ному стані або настрої.
be above one's head, to (тж. to be above the head of one; to pass one's com prehension) бути понад розуміння, переви щувати чиєсь розуміння; див. тж. В-1517;
Не was undecided about the lines from Robert Browning, for he feared they would be above the heads of his hearers. Some quotation that they would recognize from Shakespeare or from the melodies would be better (J. Joyce).
be abreast of (або with), to див. К-8.
be a bundle of negatives, to ^ мати лише негативні риси.
be a button short, to [тж. to be short of a button; to have lost a button; not to have (або to get) one's button on; to have a cog (або screw, slate, tile) loose; to have a loose screw; to have bats in one's (або the) belfry; to have one's garret unfurnished ( прострч. to have rats in the attic; шотл. to have a want, to want twopence in the shilling; амер. to have a cylinder missing; амер. сл. to step off the від plank] розм. бути дурним, безглуз дим; ^ не сповна розуму; див. тж. В-1820 та N-251;
And who's going to believe what Thorpe says f when he's under observation for how many screws are loose in his head? (S. Heym).
I know dad's got bats in the belfry (7. Lindsay).
be a cup too low, to див. В-440, 2).
be (або stand for) a cypher, to (тж. to be a mere nothing) бути нулем, не мати ніякого значення або впливу; див. тж. В-711;
Minutes can pass, whole discussions can take place, before one is struck by the gesture, the word, or the inflection which suddenly makes a personality flower before one's eyes where before there had been only a cypher in a suit of clothes (M. Wilson).
Never having heard of me before he met me here, he was convinced, I think, that I was a mere nothing, with some slight possibilities > as an editor maybe... (Th. Dreiser).
222. be a demon (або a devil) at (або for, to) something, to ^ робити щось з запа лом, захопленням, грунтовно знати щось;
Eastern languages. He's a demon at them (A. Doyle).
223. be admitted (або be called, go) to the bar, to стати адвокатом; див. тж. В-485;
...Не applied to have his name removed from the Roll of Solicitors, entered the Inner Temple and was finally called to the bar (A. Cronin).
So Maurice went to Cambridge, and was fifth wrangler of his year, and then had to go to the bar (Ch. Yonge).
224. be advised (by him, me і т. д.) по слухай поради, послухай, що він (або я і т. д.) тобі радить;
"Now, be advised by me," said Newman, speaking for the moment, in his earnestness (Ch. Dickens).
225. be a feather-weight's turn of some thing, to бути на волосинку від чогось, май же зробити щось;
That evening he was a feather-weight's turn of abandoning his road to the nearest station (Th. Hardy).
226. be a fool (або a jackass, an ass, an idiot, a simpleton і т. д.) for one's pains, to нічого не досягти, марно потратити .зусил ля, g=; пошитися в дурні;
Then you and Hawkesley were a couple of fools for your pains (H. Wood).
"Mrs. Jenkins is a precious jackass for her pains, then," said my father savagely (7. Greenwood).
"He called me aside, and told me he was as good as acquitted."
"Then he is an idiot for his pains. He had no right to talk of it, even to you" (H. Wood).
I complied with his request, that I should go and remonstrate with Mr. Ashley — being a simpleton for my pains (H. Wood),
227. be a fool to, to ^ гірше в усіх від ношеннях; ^ не годен у слід ступити [шекс- пірівський вираз; The Taming of the Shrew, д. НІ, сц. 2].
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228. be a fortune in oneself, to бути дуже цінним, бути «знахідкою»;
Such an animal would be a fortune in himself to sire a race of pacers for the track (E. Seton-Thompson).
229. be afraid of one's (own) shadow, to [тж. to be alarmed at one's (own) shadow] боятися власної тіні, бути дуже боягузли вим, всього боятися;
І awake now in the morning to apprehension; I am alarmed throughout the day at my own shadow, dreading what unknown fate may not be falling upon them (H. Wood).
230. be after (або up to) no good, to за тівати, задумувати недобре;
It struck me (I don't know why) that they were after no good; and the first word I heard, as I drew softly near, more than confirmed me (K. Stevenson).
231. be (або keep) after one, to розм. при ставати, чіплятися до когось;
"І don't want Joey to hear me," he whispered. "He'll wake up for sure He's been after me all day to go to the station" (D. Carter).
232. be after one's blood, to жадати чиєїсь крові, вороже ставитися до когось;
Aren't people decent? And to think that a month ago half the town was after my blood! (A. Cronin).