1147. Sink in the pit one has digged for

another, to упасти в яму, яку копав комусь іншому, потрапити в свою власну пастку;

Не felt himself fairly sunk in the pit he had digged for another (E. Btilwer Lytton).

1148. sink in the scale, to втратити ко­ лишнє значення, занепасти, ^ пуститися берега.

1449. sink into a revery, to поринути в роздуми;

Rienzi, with folded arms and downcast eyes, seemed sunk into a revery (E. Bulwer Lytton}.

1150. sink (060 dwindle) inio insignificance

(або unimportance), to втратити значення, відступити на задній план; див. тж, F-22;

But in Germany most human faults and follies sink into comparative insignificance beside the enormity of walking on the grass (Jerome K. Je-rome).

Ravachol, Vaillant, all those distinguished per­sons whose fame he had envied dwindled into in­significance (H. Welts).

sink into oblivion, to due. F-116, 1).

sink into one's eternal sleep, to див. B-725.

sink into one's memory (або mind), to [тж to sink into the memory (або mind) of one] міцно запам'ятатися, глибоко врі­ затися в пам'ять; запасти в душу;

Indeed what Square had said sunk very deeply into his mind, and the uneasiness which it there created was very visible to the other (H. Fielding).

sink into poverty, to зубожіти.

sink into the earth, to див. S-1157.

sink into the eternal sleep, to див. B-725.

sink into the ground (coo earth), to (тж. to sink through the floor; to sink into the earth) провалитися крізь землю;

I felt inclined to sink into the ground with shame (Th. Hardy).

Only the other day we were in a restaurant and a group at the next table started laughing at him behind hfs back, till I could have sunk through the floor (A. Cronln).

sink into the grave, to зійти в мо­ гилу, померти.

sink into the memory of one, to див. S-1153.

sink into the mind of one, to див. S-1153.

sink into unimpontance, to due. S-1150.

sink money, to вкласти гроші в без­ надійну справу.

sink of iniquity кубло, гніздо, вер­ теп;

Не skipped out on me to Santa Cruz, That's where he went, and that's where he stopped. He's stopped there, I tell you, stewed up for days in that sink of iniquity (A. Cronin).

sink or swim дав. М-575.

sink the shop, to 1) не вести про­ фесійних розмов у присутності сторонніх людей; 2) приховувати свої заняття; див. тж. Т-806.

sink through the floor, to див. S-1157.

sink to destitution, to збідніти, зу­ божіти;

He had moments of sheer terror when he saw himself sinking to destitution (A. Cronin)..

sink tooth (into), to амер. розм. їсти.

Sir Roger {de Cover-ley) старовин­ ний англійський танець.

Sister Anne .вірний друг (про жін­ ку) [за Ім'ям вірної сестри сьомої дружина Синьої Бороди у одноіменній казці];

Other man, on being suddenly confronted by Sister Anne, which was the official title of the nursing sister, would have fallen backward, or swooned or gazed at her with soulful, worshipping eyes (R. Davis).

sister of mercy сестра милосердя.

sister ships однотипні судна.

Sisyphean labour (або task), а див, L-5.

(sit) above the salt, to 1) заст. (си­ діти) на чільному, почесному місці за сто­ лом; на покуті; 2) перен. (займати) високе становище в суспільстві [за старим англій­ ським звичаєм сільницю ставили на середині столу, знатних, почесних гостей садовили на

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покуті, а незнатних — в пінці столу]; див. тж. 5-І 177.

sit at home, to бути пасивним, без­ діяльним.

sit at one's feet, to запобігати перед кимісь, коритися комусь; ^ ходити на зад­ ніх лапках перед кимсь;

Why don't I like Llewellyn? At least why do I like him one minute and hate him the next? Tell me honestly, Chris. Why don't I sit at his feet? Am I jealous? What is it? (A. Cronin).

1177. (sit) below the salt, to 1) заст. (си­ діти) кінець столу, не на почесному місці за столом; 2) перен. (займати) непомітне, незначне становище в суспільстві; див. тж. S-1174.

І have been at a few international gatherings -and never noticed that I was placed below the salt (D. W. L., June 14, 1958).

sit between two stools, to див. F-67.

sit (або ride, travel) bodkin, to [тж. to sit (або ride) sandwich] сидіти, їхати затиснутим між двома пасажирами;

There is barely room between Jos and Miss Sharp, who are on the front seat, Mr. Osborne sitting bodkin opposite, between Captain Dobbin and Amelia (W. Thackeray).

"Rawdon goes of course?" the Colonel asked.

"No such thing; why pay an extra place? He's too big to travel bodkin between you and me" (W. Thackeray).

sit bolt upright, to сидіти прямо, ^ сидіти, мов аршин проковтнув; див. тж. В-2373.

sit down hard (on something), to див. S-636.

sit-down meal прийняття їжі за сто­ лом; їжа, яку їдять за столом (не на ходу); див. тж. S-1987;

It meant they had to have regular sit-down meals at the proper times, whereas if they'd been alone they could Just have asked Kate if she wouldn't have minded bringing them a tray wher­ever they were (K. Mansfield).

1183. sit-down (або slow-down, stay-down) •strike італійський страйк;

This was the era of the great sit-down strike (Belli McHenry and Frederick N. Myers).

1184. sit down under insults, to покірли­ во, мовчки зносити образи;

I've got to sit down under another insult be­cause of you. I'll pay you (A. Cronin).

1185. sit for one's (або the) portrait, to

позувати для портрета;

The Duchess of Bless-my-Soul was sitting for her portrait (E. Poe).

sit heavy (або heavily), to див. L-652.

sit heavy on one, to див. L-642.

sit heavy on one's (або the) stomach, to див. L-656.

1 189. sit heavy upon one, to див. L-642.

1190. sit in judgement (on або upon one, something), to 1) юр. судити, бути суддею, розглядати чиюсь справу; 2} перен. вислов­ лювати думку, судити, критикувати (особ­ ливо згорда), [тж. to pass judgement (on, upon one, something)];

What a pair of hypocrites we are, Robie. At least, I am. Eating the poor lad's sweeties that must have cost a fortune, and sitting in judgement on him! (A. Cronin).

He seems to he for ever sitting in judgement upon everything and everybody, and he patronises Max,-— how hateful it is to see anyone patronise him (E. Lyall).

And you owe it to me that you were called together to-day to pass judgement on the matter (/. Galsworthy).

1191. sit-in (або stay-in) strike страйк, під час якого робітники займають підпри­ ємство (щоб не допустити до роботи штрейкбрехерів) ;

After a three-day stay-in strike 80 tailoring work­ers at the Stepney factory of Callender, Davies and Ricks started their jobs again yesterday after­noon /D. W. L., May 21, 1952).

sit in the chair, to див. В-972.

sit light (або lightly) on (або upon) one, to не турбувати когось, не мучити чиюсь совість; див. тж. L-652;

Не is a cheerful creature, and his forty-three years sit lightly upon him (M. Twain).

Her debts hitherto had sat Lightly on her (E. Benson).

1194. sit like a dummy (або a log), to (тж. амер. to sit like a burnp on a log) нічого не робити, g^ байдики бити, за хо­ лодну воду не братися; див. тж. S-1201; Е-61 та F-S74;

...If I had no money and wanted a cup of tea. you wouldn't catch me sitting like a dummy until it happened to please his lordship to wake up (/. Greenwood).

And there he sat like a log, staring at her — both he and Minta not knowing where to look, or how to speak (H. Ward).

1195. sit like a monkey with a nut, to бу-

ти заглибленим у свої думки, справи; не звертати уваги на все, що тебе оточує;

Here I am. I come to see you. So you sit there

like a monkey with a nut. What's happened to you,

Roy? What are you sore about? Didn't you want to see me? Ґ/. Aldridge).

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sit loosely, to не дуже дотримувати­ ся чогось; див. тж. S-I221.

sit loose to something, to див. H-1538,

sit on a barrel (або keg) of gun­ powder (або gunpowder), to сидіти на бочці з порохом, ^ жити як на вулкані, ходити по краю безодні, жартувати з вогнем;

"It will not come yet."

"To-morrow, yes. But not to-night."

"It can't come too quick for me," said Corco­ran.

"Sure, the waiting is like sitting on a keg of gunpowder⁴ (A. Cronin).

sit on a volcano, to див. L-1021.

sit one's exam (або examination), to складати екзамен, іспит;

She's to stay there, studying, for the next four months, until she sits her exam again (A. Cronin). "Murdoch 11 be sitting his examination, soon?" "Thai's right, Jamie" (A. Cronin).

1201. sit on one's hands, to амєр. І) злег­ ка аплодувати, зустрічати слабкими оплес­ ками; 2) нічого не робити, бути бездіяль­ ним, сидіти, склавши руки; див. тж. S-1194; Е-61 та F-874;

We must not sit on our hands. We must demand now, not merely more elaborate promises, but prompt and effective action (P. Robesoti).

1202. sit on one's head, to втихомирюва­ ти, приборкувати когось;

They had left him one packet of biscuits, and those had caraway seeds, for which he had con­stitutionally no passion whatever.

Afterwards three other new boys had complained that he was a foo! for having it all eaten up like that, instead of saving it for them, and he had been obliged to sit on their heads one by one (/. Galsworthy).

sit on one's own shoulders, to дав. В-I282.

sit on one's skirts (або tails), to заст. суворо обходитися з кимсь; суворо покарати когось, помститися комусь;

You know what a soft spot I have for young tools in love with ugly minded old parents sitting on their tails (!. Lindsay).

sit on one's throne, to див. В-І407.

sit on pins, to див. В-258.

sit on the bench, to див. В-1307.

sit on the fence (або hedge), to див. B-1327.

sit on the lid, to див. S-1212, 2).

sit on the Penniless Bench, to бути в дуже скрутних матеріальних обставинах, ^ голодні злидні годувати,

3211. sit on the rail, to див. B-1327.

sit on the safety-valve, to 1) не да­ вати виходу почуттям, пристрастям, не да­ вати волі, пригнічувати (тж. to sit on the lid); 2) проводити політику репресій; див. тж. S-17.

sit on the sidelines, to див. B-1391.

sit on the throne, to див. В-1407.

sit on the tin edge of nothing, to сидіти в тісноті, ледве уміщатися.

sit on the woolsack, to бути лорд- канцлером палати лордів; див, тж. В-1424 та R-164;

His powers iof reasoning, too, are by no means in as great vigour as when he sate [= sat] on the woolsack (Th. Macaulay).

sit on thorns, to див. В-258.

sit on top of the world, to див. B-1436.

sit sandwich, to див. S-1179.

sst-still party компанія, що розва­ жається за столом (без танців);

A sit-still party had its advantages (Th. Hardy).

1221. sit tight, to розм. стійко триматися; твердо стояти на своєму, міцно триматися за свої права; див. тж. S-1196;

Now, if my firm weren't your representatives, and .1 were a speculating man, I'd buy up that patent, sit tight, and make you pay through the nose (M. Wilson).

1222. sitting target (обо амєр. duck) лег­ ка здобич; зручна мішень;

A United States spokesman said that Mildenhall has been chosen as the new air terminal because of its central location amid the largest complex of U.S. bases in Eastern England.

How do East Anglicans feel about such a sitting target in their midst? (D. W. L., March 2, 1959).

1223. sit up and take notice, to 1) розм. (раптом) зацікавитися;

If she just threw on a dress now and walked out of the house, how wouid he like that? He'd sit up and take notice then, wouldn't he? (A. Maltz).

2) жарт, поправлятися, одужувати, ^ справа пішла на добре (про хворого; тж. розм. to sit up and take nourishment).

sit up and take nourishment, to див. S-1223, 2).

sit up for one, to не лягати спати, чекаючи когось;

"My mistress desired me to ask whether you would like any supper, sir; and to say that she hopes you will sit up for her, as she particularly wishes to speak to you this evening."

"I don't want anything, thank you; you can tell her I have not gone to bed" (E. VoynCch).

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sit upon the throne, to див. .В-1407.

sit with idle hands, to див. Е-61;

six and half a dozen (або six of one and half a dozen of the other) див. A-607.

sixth sense «шосте почуття», інту­ їція ;

As Philip turned into Berkeley Square, the ac­cents of a mind in great distress smote upon his new and sixth sense (R. Davis).

1230. sixty-four dollar question, the (тж. the $ 64 question, the $ 64,00 question) амер. найважливіше, Вирішальне питання [вираз виник у зв'язку з радіогрою, під час якої радіослухачеві, що знаходиться в радіосту­ дії, куди пускають публіку з платними квит­ ками, пропонують відповісти на сім тема­ тичних запитань. Останнє запитання е най­ важчим. За кожну вірну відповідь приз подвоюється — 1—2—4—8—16—32—-64 до­ лари] ;

Mrs. Hartle has never met any of the defendants on trial in Denver and was dragged in by the government in an attempt to establish the Dept. of Justice version of the "aims and purposes" of the Communist Party. However, court-appointed attor­ney Miss Margaret Bates blocked her answer to the $ 64,00 question. (The Worker, Feb. 22, 1959).

size of life, the див. B-193I.

size up the situation, to розм. оці­ нити, усвідомити, зрозуміти ситуацію (або становище);

Не quickly sized up the situation (D. Carter).

skaite on (або over, upon) thin ice, to див. В-І431.

skeleton army основний кістяк май­ бутньої армії.

skeleton at the feast, а див. D-195.

skeleton crew неповна, недоукомп­ лектована команда або бригада;

The conveyors just crawled along with skeleton crews (/. Steele).

skeleton diagram схематична діагра­ ма, загальна схема.

skeleton factory див. S-759.

skeleton in the closet (або cupboard, house), a due. F-213.

skeleton (або false) key відмичка від дверей;

Don't you think he had a skeleton key? (H. Wells).

skeleton map контурна карта.

skeletons begin to come out of the cupboard, the неприємності, які приховува-

ли від сторонніх людей, стають відомими [утвор. від виразу a skeleton in the cup­board] ;

The skeletons are indeed beginning to come out of the cupboard (L. M., May. 1954).

1243. skeleton sketch ескіз;

Her face was rouged, and powdered so much that when she smiled her wrinkles made white lines. Everything about her was overdone, like a picture that overlaps its skeleton sketch (/. W

1244. skeleton staff неповний штат, основ­ ний кістяк штату (установи, підприємства);

The French bank strike entered its ninth day yesterday with more bank workers joining in. Many bank branches in Paris which had been operating with skeleton staffs up to now were closed today (D. W. L., July 19, 1957).

skim the cream (off) to «знімати вершки».

skin a flea for its hide (або for the hide and fat), to [тж. to flay a flea for the hide and tallow; to flay (або skin) a flint] бути дуже скупим, жадним; див. тж. М-676, 3);

He's the meanest little hunks that ever skinned a flea for the hide and fat (G. Sala).'

Just as the topper squeezes the empty bottle and the miser skins the flint (W. Besant). _

skin and bone(s) див. В-98.

skin creeps, one's мороз проймає, мурашки по тілу бігають;

It is a shocking revenge. My very skin creeps (If. Caine).

skin game (тж. skin-game) 1) бій без рукавиць (у боксі); 2) переч, боротьба не на життя, а на смерть; 3) амер. сл. шах­ райство.

skin the cat, to амер. пролізти через дуже вузький отвір.

skin the same old coon, to див. H-1858.

skip it! розм. годі І, досить!, облиш­ те це!, не говоріть про це!

"But Irene, darling! You don't mean it. I'll do anything..."

"Skip it," she told him harshly (D. Carter).

skipper's daughters високі хвилі з білими гребінцями.

skull and cross-bones зображення черепа з двома перехрещеними кістками (емблема смерті).

skull at the banquet, a due. D-195.

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1256. sky pilot (тж. sky-pilot) сл. піп;

...I became what was then called a sky pilot (B. Shate).

slaken international tension (або tensions), to див. Е-19.

slake one's thirst, to вгамувати спрагу;

Through the sweltering heat, dust storms, scarcity of water, shortage of food and raging fever, the lust for gold remained unabated. It drove men to slake their thirst at the pubs (K. S. Prichard).

slam the door in one's face, to див. S-1036.

slap-bang shop дешевий ресторан; закусочна.

slap (або smack) in the eye, а розм. ляпас; nepett. образа; див. тж. S-1262;

What a slap in the eye I must be to them both (D. du. Maurier).

What a smack in the eye for the papers that only last Saturday were announcing' "The busmen surrender." For the terms on which a return to work is recommended are a definite victory for busmen and for the whole working class (D. W. L., June 20, 1958).

1262. slap in the face I) n розм. ляпас; пєрен. образа, різка відсіч; див. тж. S-1261;

And it was another young writer, Lorraine Hans-berry..., who delivered a richly-deserved slap in the face to Dr. Bunche for his "apology" by apo­logizing to Mrs. Pauline Lumumba for the nefarious activities of "our Dr. Bunche" in the Congo (Freedom-ways, vol. 3, No 2, 1963).

2) v. дати ляпаса; перєн. образити; дати різку відсіч;

The bus companies slapped them [і. е. their workers] in the face with an offer of 3 s. (D. W. L., Suly 20, 1957).

slashing criticism гостра критика.

slaughter English, to див. М-І378.

slaughter of the innocents, the див. M-9I2.

sledge-hammer argument {або attack) серйозний, переконливий, сильний аргумент;

Ernest's sledge-hammer attack disconcerned him (J. London).

sledge-hammer blow нищівний удар, ^ як обухом по голові.

sleep a dog sleep, to (тж. to sleep the sleep of a dog) чутко спати; спати уривками;

І have already described Miserrimus Dexter as possessing the sensitive ear of a dog. He now showed that he also slept the light sleep of a dog (W. Collins).

1269. sleep as sound as a log (060 top), to [тж. to sleep like a dog (або a log, a

top)] дуже міцио спати, спати мертвим сном, ^ спати, як убитий, спати без зад­ніх ніг; див. тж. Т-1784;

Madame Bernstein, in the morning, said she had slept as sound as a top (W. Thackeray).

Next morning we started out for the reef again. We'd slept like a log, being knocked out when we got in, and were late getting a move on (K. S. Pri­chard).

sleeping beauty спляча красуня [етим. фр. "La belle au bois dormant" (на­ зва казки Пєрро)].

sleeping charter амєр. фіктивний контроль; невикористане я своїх прав (на будівництво шляхів, виконання будівельних робіт тощо).

sleeping fox catches no poultry, the див. С-445.

sleeping partner див. S-1076.

sleep in the bed one has made, to див. L-667.

sleep in the grave, to [тж. to sleep one's last (deep) sleep; to sleep one's never- waking sleep; to sleep the sleep that knows no waking; to take one's last sleep] спати вічним сном, заснути навіки; див. тж. В-725 та S-1288, 2);

The man who had made it [the house] what it was ...slept his last deep sleep in the bedroom known as the kitchen loft (H. Cains).

He never saw her again, and he never knew whither she went, for she slept her never-waking sleep in the ice-arms of her friend the Water that tells no tales (E. Seton-Thompson).

sleep like a dog (або log, top), to див. S-!269.

sleep on it (або sleep on, over, upon a question, proposal І т. д.), to відкласти вирішення питання до наступного дня, ^ ранок вечора мудріший;

"Well, darling," he said, "shall we sleep on it?" (I. Galsworthy).

Noxv don't say yes or no to-night. You sleep over it (F. Norris).

sleep (060 stand) on a volcano, to стояти на краю безодні.

sleep one's last (deep) sleep, to див. S-1275.

sleep one's never-waking sleep, to див. S-1275.

sleep on one's arms, to див. L-67S.

sleep on the bed one has made, to див. G-667.

sleep over a question (або a pro­ posal), to див. S-1277.

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sleep sealed his eyes ^ сон стулив його очі.

sleep that knows no breaking due. L-115.

sleep the clock around (або round), to проспати без перерви 12 або 24 години;

"No worider you're skinny," she said. "Boys of your age need to sleep the clock round" (Cti. Snow).

sleep the sleep ої a dog, to бив. S-1268.

sleep the sleep of the just, to 1) спа­ ти сном праведника, міцно спати;

Mrs. Pringle sleeps the sleep of tha just. Don't-agitate her into the waking of the unjust (J. Lind­say).

2) on а ти вічним сном, бути мертвим; див. тж. S-1275

The management of the house of Castlewood had been in the hands of the active little lady, long before the Colonel slept the sleep of the just (IP. Thackeray).

sleep the sleep that knows no waking, to див. S-1275.

sleep upon a question (або a pro­ posal), to dus..S-1277.

sleep upon one's arms, to див. ї-678.

sleep with one eye (або one's eyes) open, to чутко спати, ^ спить, як полоха­ ний заєць.

sleep with one's fathers, to due. L-703.

sleeveless errand див. W-745, 2).

sleight of hand (тж. sleight-of-hand) вправність рук, жонглерство.

slender purse див. L-377.

slice the melon, to див. C-I757.

(as) slick as a whistle 1) начисто, повністю; спритно, вправно; 2) гаразд, ду­ же добре; ^ як по маслу;

"Hello, Torn. How's everything today?" "Everything's slick as a whistle with me, but

my old woman's got the chills and fever again"

(E. Caldwell).

1299. (as) slick as ice гладкий, як лід; слизький;

The patched, macadam road had been soaked through by an all-day rain and now it was as slick as ice (A.

sling ink, to сл. пописувати, (часто) виступати в пресі, займатися літературною діяльністю (особл. низької якості; звідси inkslinger — писака).

sling mud (або muck) at one, to див. С-297.

sling one's hook, to див. В-431.

sling tiie bat, to розм. говорити на іноземній мові.

sling the hatchet, to див. F-767.

slip a cog, to помилитися, прора­ хуватися, припустити помилку.

slip between (або through) one's fingers, to [тж. to slip from (або out of) one's grasp (або hand, hands)] проскочити між пальцями, стати недосяжним;

In other words, the mighty grasp England held over the resources and capital of the world is being relaxed. The control of its commerce and banking is slipping through her fingers (J. London).

1307. slip between the cup and the lip

втрачена можливість [частина виразу there із many a slip between the cup and the Hp];

At that moment a little accident supervened, which seemed decreed by fate, purposely to prove the truth of the adage, that "misfortunes never come singly;" and to add to their distresses the vexing one of the slip between the cup and the lip (Ch. Bronte).

slip from one's grasp (060 hand, /hands), to див. S-1306.

slip (something) into one's hand (або hands), to сунути в руки, непомітно дати комусь (щось).

1310. slip of a boy, а худенький або стрункий хлопчик.

slip of a girl (або woman), а див. С-627.

slip off the handle, to див. F-854.

slip of the pen, а описка.

slip of the tongue, а помилка на слові, обмовка;

І beg your pardon, Miss Doolittle. It was a slip of the tongue (B. Shaw).

slip one's attention, to просковзнути повз чиюсь увагу, залишитися поза увагою.

slip one's breath, to див. В-725.

slip one's cable, to див. В-725.

slip one's hook, to ди_в. В-431.

slip one's memory, to див. D-341.

slip one's mind, to див. G-1723, 1).

slip one's wind, to див. В-725.

slip out of one's grasp (або hand, hands), to див. S-1306.

(as) slippery as an eel ^ верткий, мов в'юн; такий, що І в ступі не влучиш; голими руками не візьмеш;

You are as slippery as an eel; but you shall not slip through my fingers (B. Shaw).

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slip 'the cable, to див. В-725.

slip the collar, to заст. скинути яр­ мо [частина застарілого виразу to slip one's neck out of the collar].

slip the painter, to див. C-1759.

slip through one's fingers, to див. S-1306.

Slough of Despond, the безнадійний сум, смуток; вир {вираз вперше вжито Дж. Беньяном (J. Віту an, 1628—1688) у поемі "The Pilgrim's Progress"].

slow and steady wins the race due. E-327.

slow and sure ^ тихше їдеш — далі будеш; (скорий) поспіх — людям посміх,

(as) slow as a snail (або as a tor­ toise, амер. as molasses) дуже млявий, по­ вільний, як черепаха, ^ за смертю поси­ лати;

slow at meat, slow at work присл. хто як їсть, так і працює; див. тж. Q-61.

slow coach (тж, slow-coach, slow­ coach) млява, тупувата людина; старомод­ на, відстала людина;

There are plenty of lazy people and plenty of slowcoaches, but a genuine idler is a rarity (Je­rome K. Jerome).

slow-down strike див. S-1183.

slow in the uptake важкий па під­ йом, млявий;

І seem to be getting slow in the uptake, he thought. I meant to smile back, but somehow I do things like that too late nowadays (J. Lindsay).

slush fund див. Y-18.

(as) siy (або cunning) as a fox хит­ рий, як лисиця; лисом підшитий;

"Take care, ma'am," I heard the maid say; "that horrid deformed monster is as sly as a fox. Mind he doesn't discover you" (W. Collins).

1338. sly boots жарт, хитрун, хитра лю­ дина;

"Sly bootsl" says Grace with an educated wink CO. Henry).

1339. sly dog людина, яка приховує свої грішки;

What a sly dog he is, to be surel (H. Came).

sly puss жарт, хитра, лукава дів­ чина.

smack calf-skin (або calf's skin), to розм. цілувати біблію, приносячи присягу в суді [етим. див. D-450].

smack in the eye див. S-1261.

smack one's lips, to див. L-624.

smack on the lips, а гучний поці­ лунок.

small and early невеликий прийом гостей, який рано закінчується.

small and great див. G-122.

small beer 1) слабке пиво;

Small beer — will it be believed!— was the only drink with which unhappy gentlemen soothed the fever of their previous night's potation (W. Thack­eray).

2) перен. дрібниці, щось не варте уваги; 3) дрібнота, дрібні, незначні люди [тж. small potatoes (первісна амер.); small fry; small-fry; заст. small deer) [small beer у перен. значенні є частиною виразу to chro­nicle small beer];

Your grandfather used to call them "Very ьтаїї beer" (J. Galsworthy).

Whatever you think we've been through the past year, it's small potatoes to what's coming. This isn't the end of the fight, it's just the start (Beth McHenry and Frederick N. Myers).

Mr.'and Mrs. Bird went into the kitchen, follow­ed by the two eldest boys; the smaller fry having by this time been safely disposed of in bed (ff. Beecher Stowe).

small-beer chronicle запис дрібниць, незначних подій [походить від виразу to chronicle small beer].

small change 1) дрібні гроші (тж. broken money; odd money);

I was acting as banker to the party, so that he had in his pocket only some small change (Jerome K- Jerome).

2) перен. банальності; 3) перен.. дріб­ниці.

small clothes заст. штани до колін.

small comfort див. С-865.

small craft човни.

small deer див. S-1347, 3).

small edge (або end) of the wedge, the див. T-1187.

smallest axe may fell the hugest oak, the прися. ^ хоч річка й невеличка, а береги ламає.

.small fortune жарт, велика, значна сума, ^ ціле багатство.

small fry див. S-1347, 3).

small hours, the час після півночі (передсвітанкові години); див. тж. L-1118 та S-911.

In the small hours he slipped out of bed, and passing into his dressing-room, leaned by the open window (/. Galsworthy).

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small hours of the night the див. S-1363.

small leak will sink a great ship, a

присл. від маленької течі може потонути великий корабель; ^ хоч річка й невеличка, а береги ламає.

small life менше натурального роз­ міру (про портрет).

small of one's (або the) back, the поперек;

He stepped behind the man -and kicked him vici-• ously in the small of his back (A. Maltz).

1363. small of the night, the (тж. the small hours of the night) світанок;

...He had asked him to put him off the waggon at that town, put him off he must, albeit it was but the small of the night (S. Leacock).

small pitchers have long ears див. L-955

small poll див. L-767.

small potatoes див. S-I347, 3).

small rain allays a great wind (тж. small rain lays (або will lay) great dust присл. ^ з малої іскри великий вогонь бу­ ває, з малої хмари великий дощ буває; див.

-тж. L-933.

small spark makes a great fire, a див. L-933.

small sword див. D-9S7.

small talk (тж. talky talk) пусті балачки, салонна бесіда; див. тж. ЛІ-6І8;

Good-natured and garrulous, with an incessant flow of amiable small talk, he was nicknamed "the Babu" and had become, at the University, a comic institution (A. Cronin).

1371. small things affect light minds due. L-970.

!372. small wonder див. А-433.

small years див. G-2108.

smart Alec (або Aleck, alec, aleck), a амер. розм. самовлевнена людина; про­ ноза, нахаба;

"Now, who would do it but that little Finchiy snip, the little smart aleck?" snapped Clyde (TH. Dreiser).

1375. (as) smart as paint [тж. амер. (as) smart as a steel trap] дуже спритний, вправний, дотепний, проникливий, розумний не по літах; показний, світський;

You look here: you're young, ypu are, but you're as smart as paint (R. Stevenson).

1376. (as) smart as sixpence див. N-80.

1377. smart blade, а розм. веселий хло­ пець, веселун;

"A smart blade!" cried Mr. Dare, apostrophizing his son with persona! pride (H. Wood).

smart few, а амер. досить багато (переважно вжив, в діалектах); див. тж. R-548.

smart money (тж. smart-money) компенсація за каліцтво; відступне; штраф.

smart set, the вишукане това­ риство.

smart sprinkle, а амер. розм. дуже багато, безліч.

smash (something) into smithereens, to див. D-74.

smash one's way forward, to про­ биватися, прориватися вперед.

smash the slate, to див. B-2598.

smash (something) to smithereens, to див. D-74.

smell a rat, to передчувати, підозрі­ вати щось недобре, нечисте;

But it is certain he had sraelied a rat (R. Ste­venson).

smell hell, to див. Е-82.

smell of oil (або of the candle, of the lamp), to бути вимученим (про стиль тощо).

smell of powder бойовий досвід; див. тж. S-1395.

smell of the baby, to пустувати, бу­ ти несерйозним, мати щось дитяче у харак­ тері.

smell of the candle, to див. S-1388.

smell of the footlights; to бути не­ природним, театральним.

smell of the lamp, to див. S-1388.

smell of the shop, to 1) відбивати психологію крамарів (про вирази, заува­ ження тощо); 2) мати суто професійний ха­ рактер (про вирази, зауваження тощо).

smell powder, to понюхати пороху, набути бойового досвіду; див. тж. 5-1389;

This pestilence 'had sneaked' on him before he had smelted powder Ґ/. Galsworthy).

smile of fortune усмішка фортуни; долі; див. тж. F-272.

smile through one's tears, to усмі­ хатися крізь сльози.

smirch on one's reputation, а див. B-2266.

smite hip and thigh, to трощити во рогів; перен. разити словом [етилі, бібл.]; див. тж. В-3173.

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1400. smite on one's heart, to знаходити відгук у с&рці; дуже вражати, засмучува­ ти когось;

A long howl came over the hill, and the thought that a wolf was on the frail that he was quitting smote sadly on Y^n's heart (E. Seton-Thompson).

1401. smite (one) under the fifth rib, to

убити, завдати смертельного удару (ко­мусь).

Smithfield bargain заст. 1) нечесна умова; 2) перен. шлюб з розрахунку (тж. Smithfield match) [Smithfield центральний м'ясний ринок у Лондоні].

Smithfield match див. S-1402, 2).

smith's mare and the cobbler's wife are always the worst shod, the див, С-824.

smoke like a chimney, to багато ку­ рити, безперервно чадіти.

smoker's heart захворювання серця, що виникло внаслідок надмірного куріння.

smoke social розм. вечірка;

Singing at a smoke social, Wallace Brownlow had added a verse to 'The Harp That Once Through Tara's Halls' (K. S. Prichard).

smoke the calumet (або the pipe of peace), to викурити люльку миру, помири­ тися [етим. див. Р-461].

smoking-room talk «чоловіча» роз­ мова.

Smoky City амер. «димне місто» (м. Пітсбург); див. тж. G-79.

(as) smooth as glass гладкий, як скло.

smooth away difficulties, to згла­ джувати труднощі;

Mrs. Leland might be trusted to smooth away difficulties; perhaps he meant to await her report confidently and in silence (L. Tracy).

smooth down one's ruffled (або rumpled) feathers, to дав. S-1417.

smoothest waters are not always the

safest, the див. S-2157,

1415. smooth joe сл. вкрадлива, улеслива, солодкомовна людина;

A smooth joe. Connoisseur of brandies! (D. Car-ter).

1416. smooth of tongue красномовний, уле­ сливий; див. тж. S-1093;

His manner had changed: he was nearly always smooth of tongue and gentle of voice (W. Max­well),

1417. smooth (або smooth down) one's ruffled (або rumpled) feathers, to (тж. to

smooth one's fur) причепуритися; заспо-коїти(ся); див. тж. R-754;

"IE that's the way you feel about it," she said, "perhaps I had better not call so often."

"Oh, my dear—" Sally put down her sewing, intending to smooth down Laura's ruffled feathers (K. S. Prichard).

The achieved betterment of health so loudly extolled by capital's puppets — the charity, religious and other organizations and societies always busy smoothing the public's fur — means practically no­thing <Th. Dreiser).

smooth sailing див. Р-534.

smooth sledding амер. легка справа, швидке просування вперед, ^ все йде, як по маслу; див. тж. Е-98.

smooth the ice, to див. А-125.

smooth the way for something, to див. С-739.

smooth tongue, а див. S-1093.

smooth water ^ тиха пристань; див. тж. В-960.

smooth water runs deep див. S-2157.

smooth waters run deep див. S-2157.

smouldering embers of something, the щось, що не зовсім забулося, затихло (про почуття, старі сварки тощо).

snake in the grass, а прихований во­ рог, прихована небезпека, ^ гадина потай­ на [етим, лат. latet angriis in herba—при­ ховується гадюка в траві (Вергілій, «Третя

'; див. тж. D-190;

"That goddam whiner gave us away." "You mean Fred?" Jim was astounded. "Yes, that snake in the grass" (/. Steele).

1428. snap one's fingers (at one, some­thing), to 1) ляскати пальцями (щоб при­вернути увагу);

The old man snapped his fingers and looked at his son with twinkling eyes {P. Abrahams).

2) перен. відкрито презирати, Ігнорувати, «плювати» (на когось, щось);

In a fortnight now she could snap her fingers at it all (/. Galsworthy).

snap one's head (або nose) off, to див. В-2035.

snap out of it! розм. схаменися!, опам'ятайся!;

Alice: He must have bewitched her! Howard: Alice! Snap out of it! (7. Gow and A. D'Usseau).

1431. snap vote, а спішне голосування (без попереднього обговорення питання).

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1432. snatch a glance at (one, something), to позирнути, кинути погляд на (когось, щось);

She snatched a swift glance at him under cover of a pretence to look behind her (E. Thurston).

1433. snatch (060 steal) a kiss, to зірвати поцілунок;

"Come along then," and the party having tra­versed several dark passages, and being joined by Mr. Tupman, who had lingered behind to snatch a kiss from Emma... arrived at the parlour door (Ch. Dickens).

snatch a nap (або a sleep), to див. H-415.

snatch at a straw, to див. С-377.

snatch (one) from the jaws of death,

' to вирвати з пащі або пазурів смерті (ко­гось.).

snatch (one) out of the fire, to див. P-1187.

snatch some sleep, to див. С-427.

sneeze into a basket, to бути гільйо- тішованим, страченим на гільйотині [етим. фр. cracher dans le panier].

snore one's head off, to розм. дуже хропіти, ^ задавати хропака;

І came on a beaver lodge early one morning and found an old beaver inside snoring his head off (J. Aldridge),

snow man, а снігова баба.

(as) snug as a bug in a rug зруч­ но, Затишно; вигідно (влаштувавшись);

There was old man Grady wrapped up in a gunny sack snug as a bug in a rug and talking in his sleep (7. CQiiroy),

snug borough див. С-768.

soaked to the bone (або skin) див. D-830.

soak into one's brain, to стати ціл­ ком яснййі, дійти до свідомості,

so and so 1) так-то, таким чином, такий-то, такі-то;

The prospectus-writer went on to say that some gentlemen, whose names were, for obvious reasons, not brought before the public... had determined to bring forward a journal, of which the principles were so and so fW. Thackeray).

2) такий-то (коли забули або не хочуть назвати прізвище; тж. so-and-so; stick in the mud; stick-in-the-mud); див. тою. S-1530;

Is it not a disgraceful circumstance that such a man as So-and-so should be acquiring a large property by the most infamous and odious means, and, notwithstanding all the crimes of which he has been guilty, should be tolerated and abetted by your citizens? (Ch. Dickens).

so and so for one's money див. F-1095.

soap boxer [тж. soap-boxer; sbap- box orator (або speaker) ] амвр. [тою. англ. stump orator (або speaker); tub orator] вуличний промовець; агітатор;

"A good organizer, worth a hundred soap box­ers!" was the St.'s opinion of Bill Foster (The Worker, Feb. 22, 1959).

The man on the box was Ernest. Not that he was a mere soap-box orator (J. London).

...The tub orator you call him sometimes, I think (Ch. BrontS).

1449. soap opera «парфюмерна опера» (передача уривків з музичних творів разом з оголошеннями торговельних фірм — поши­ рений у капіталістичних країнах засіб радіо- та телевізійної реклами);

Everyone in Ward 3 — even Mrs. Lambert — obediently donned her earphones, and listened to the programme Sister Conrick chose—a medley of poor music, soap opera, exhortations to take this for your health or wear that for your figure or rub this on for your complexion (D. Cusack).

soap the audience, to амер. вудьг. напрошуватися на оплески, улещувати ауди­ торію.

so as to з тим, щоб, для того, щоб.

so be it по тому й бути;

Caesar. The Queen must face Caesar alone. Answer "So be it."

Cleopatra [white'} So be it (B. Shaw).

' 1453. (as) sober as a judge (або a par­son) 1) зовсім тверезий; див. тж. D-955;

Не shall be as sober as a judge (Тії. Hardy). I intended to pass the evening at the Black and Red as sober as a parson (W. Thackeray).

2) розсудливий, з драв смисл я чий, серйоз­ний.

1454. sob stuff (тж. sob-stuff) сентимен­ тальщина, сентиментальні історії, оповідан­ ня;

Aw don't pull that sob stuff on me (J. Steels).

social activities 1) розваги; 2) куль­ турно-освітні заходи (що їх проводить якась організація).

social contract (або рідк. compact), the суспільний договір.

social disease див. В-2253.

social ease умшня поводитися; не­ вимушеність, простота у поводженні.

social evil, the соціальне зло, лихо; проституція.

social function див. Р-И27.

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1461- social ladder соціальна драбина.

1462. social life 1)суспільне життя; 1)світ- ські розваги;

І ага sure I got very thin and this caused me much embarrassment which, together with my lack of energy, debarred me from joining in social iife and I could only sit alone (A. Cronin).

socialist revolution соціалістична ре­ волюція.

social order суспільний лад.

social security соціальне страхуван­ ня; соціальне забезпечення.

social standing суспільне становище.

social Whirl вихор овітськнх насо­ лод, розваг,

3468. society man, a 1} див. М-831, 2); 2) член якогось товариства.

Society of Friends, the секта ква­ керів,

Society of Jesus, the орден єзуїтів.

society verse пусті світські вірші.

Et was a bit of society verse, airy and delicate, which he had named "The Palmist" (J. London).

sock and the buskin, the див. В-3032.

Socratic irony сократичний метод ведення спору (шляхом запитань, які ніби­ то свідчать про незнання того, хто запитує, а фактично виявляють неуцтво того, хто відповідав).

so far див. Т-1516.

so far as див. А-611, 2).

so far as anything goes див. A-615.

so far as in one lies див. А-614.

so far as it lies in one's power dug. A-614.

! 479. so far as й lies in the power of one див. А-614.

so far as that lies in one's power див. А-614.

so far as that lies in the power of one див. А-614.

so far as with one lies див. А-614.

so far forth оскільки.

so far so good поки що все добре;

Tremulous with agitation and excitement, he rose and went downstairs. So far so good. There was no one about (A. Cronin).

soft answer лагідна відповідь.

soft answer turneth away wrath, a присл. ^ лагідна відповідь відвертає гнів [етим. бібл.].

(as) soft as an аре див. S-1488, 2).

(as) soft as butter 1) дуже м'який,

м'який, як пух або як віск, як шовк [тж. (as) soft as down (або silk, velvet)];

Old Jolyon looked round at her. Was she chaffing him? No, her eyes were soft as velvet (J. Gats-worthy).

2) перен. м'якотілий, слабохарактерний [про серце; тж. (as) soft as an ape];

Poor Em! Her hca.rt was soft as butter (I. Gals­worthy).

Girls are as soft as apes. The minute a chap says a word to them about marrying, they're all agog to do it. whether it's fit, or whether it's unfit (H. Wood).-

soft collar деяке обмеження, стри­ мування.

soft (або temperance) drink безал­ когольний напій; див. тж. Н-200;

People who call themselves "investment experts" in the City are forecasting higher profits for makers of Television sets, sweefs and soft drinks (D. W. L., July, 9, 1953).

1491. softer race, the [тж. the softer soft, weak, weaker) sex] слабка стать, жін­ки; див. тж. F-45; R-691 та W-872;

Не was a professedly ardent admirer of what our ignorant forefathers called the soft sex (R. Al­dington).

You are fierce and jealous in your attitude to­wards the weaker sex (A.

soft fire makes sweet malt (тж. soft words break! no bones) присл. 9^ ласкавим словом можна багато зробити.

soft goods (або wares) текстильні вироби.

soft heart, а див. К-383.

soft in the brain (або head) дурний, придуркуватий, недоумкуватий;

Do you think I'm going soft in the brain (J. Lindsay).

soft job, а див. С-1643.

soft mark див. Е-30.

soft money амєр. паперові гроші; див. тж. Н-197, 2).

soft nothings (або sawder) див. А-508.

soft sex, the див. S-1491.

soft snap амєр. сл. (тж. англ. сл. soft thing) легка робота, за яку добре пла­ тять, халтура; вигідна угода;

If you want to get a soft snap run right in to Swenson and tell him what I said (J. Steels).

soft soap див. А-508.

soft tack мор. жарг. хліб.

soft thing див. S-1501.

soft things див. А-508.

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soft wares див. S-1493,

soft words див. А-508.

soft words break no bones див. S-1492,

soft words butter no parsnips див. F-585.

so goes (або wags) the world (тж. so the world wags) такі-то справи, таке життя; і таке буває на світі [етилі, першого варіанту фр. ainsi va le moride];

"Yes: so wags the world," thought Pen. "The stone closes over Harry the Fourth, and Harry the Fifth reigns in his stead" (W. Thackeray).

1511. so help me God (тж. so help me) хай допоможе мені бог (заключні слова присяги);

І only told the truth, the whole truth, and no­thing hut the truth, so help me God (A. Cronin).

soil one's hands with (one, some­ thing), to див. D-404.

soil one's tongue, to поганити язик (якимись словами, висловами тощо);

And what the most of these London shop-girls are if you give them their proper name —well, I won't soil my tongue in your presence fW. Maxwell).

so's your old man амер. сл. не вірю, пусте, розкажіть це комусь іншому, ^ роз­ кажи це своєму діду лисому; див. тж. D-602, S-138 та Т-903.

solar plexus, the анатом, сдаячне сплетіння; перен. найуразливіше місце;

The stout efficient man began to sing. How dif­ferent from the accompanimentl The song hit every note Just off the solar plexus (J, Galsworthy).

1516. soldier of fortune, a 1) найманець, найманий вояка, авантюрист, кондотьєр;

Ramon was No. 2 to a foreign gunner... who like Mullins and a number of others, had Joined the^ Coravian Army as a soldier of fortune (G. Tre.ase).

2) рідк. військовий, що висунувся з ря­дових завдяки особистим заслугам.

soldier's battle бій, результат якого вирішує солдатська доблесть.

(as) solemn as an owl урочистий, пишний, надутий, мов сова, глибокодумний (часто ірон,);

This presumably brilliant assemblage of the fi­nancial weight and intelligence of the city appear­ed as solemn as owls under the pressure of a rumored impending financial crisis (Th. Dreiser).

1519. (as) solitary as an oyster одинокий, самотній, відлюдний;

Hard and sharp as Hint, from which no steel had ever struck out generous fire; secret, and self-contained, and solitary as an oyster fCft. Dickens).

1520. solitary confinement одиночне ув'яз­ нення, ув'язнення з суворою ізоляцією;

So extraordinary was the pallor of Dave Nelson's face that the very flesh seemed to have shrunk, giving him the drawn expression of a man long starved, or a convict in solitary confinement (D. Carter),

1521. so long! розм. до побачення, бувай­ те здорові!; див. тж. S-410;

1 guess I'll leave you here. I've got —got other things to do up the street. So long (ft Morris).

so long as див. А-665.

solve a problem, to розв'язати, ви­ рішити проблему.

so many стільки-то, от стільки.

so many countries, so many customs див. Е-286.

so many men, so many minds (або opinions) див. А-670,

some battle великий бій.

somebody (або someone) else хтось інший;

...He Hkcd that antic, of pretending to be some­body else, and then painting himself as black as he was (G. Chesterton).

somebody is walking over my grave див. S-1530.

Somebody Something жарт, такий-то (коли прізвище або ім'я невідоме або його не хочуть згадувати); див. тж. S-1446, 2).

somebody (або someone) walking on my grave [гак. somebody (або someone) is walking over my grave] розм. жарт. ^ щось мене дрож проймає;

"You are cold, my love, you shivered." "I am not cold," said Clara. "Someone. I sup­pose, was walking over my grave" (G. Meredith,).

some day див. О-490.

some evils are cured by contempt

присл. ^ деякі вади людини можна усу­нути тим, що не звертати на них уваги.

some few незначна кількість.

somehow or another (або other)

1) якось так; 2) так або інакше, якимсь чи­ ном, щось;

The hostler had somehow or other mislaid the key of the stable (Ch. Dickens).

some of these days дав. О-490.

someone else див. S-1528.

someone is walking over my grave див. S-1531.

some... or other 1) хоч який-небудь;

2) один з; якийсь.

some other day див. О-510.

some place десь.

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some pumpkins амер. розм. жарт. чудовий, гарний, такий, як треба (Інколи зустр. в перекрученій формі some punkins).

some scholar видатний учений.

some sort (of) щось подібне до, щось на зразок, наче, як.

something else щось Інше;

І have often thought of making researches as Darwin did. But hitherto I have not found the time, or something else has happened to prevent 't (ff. Wells),

1546. something is rotten in the state of Denmark ^ не все гаразд у Датському королівстві;, щось не гаразд, справи йдуть не Так, як треба [шекспірівський вираз: Hamlet, д. І, сц. 4~\;

Ногаііо. То what issue will this come? Marcellus. Something is rotten in the state of Denmark (W. Shakespeare).

something is to pay амер. розм. щось не так, щось не гаразд.

something like розм. І) трохи схо­ жий, трохи нагадує; 2) дивна штука; чу­ дово, здорово, ^ пальчики оближеш.

something long неміцний напій; див. тж- S-I553.

something of the sort щось подібне до цього, щось схоже на це.

something on the hip амер. жарт. кишенькова спиртова фляжка.

something or other щось.

something short міцний напій (на­ тяк на короткі назви міцних напоїв: grog, rum і т. д.).

something to smoke in one's pipe ^ те, що треба пам'ятати, не забувати, зга­ дувати [походить від виразу put that in your pipe and smoke it];

To Hell with this rotten town, and this blasted house and the drunken old bully that owns it. It'll be something for him to smoke in his pipe when he hears (A. Cronln).

something will neither make one nor break one див. І-1317.

sometime (or other) див. О-510.

sometimes ithe best gain is to lose

присл. поступитися інколи означає ви­грати.

some way 1) якимсь чином, як-не­ будь; 2} на певний час, протягом якогось часу; в якійсь мірі.

somewhere else десь в іншому місці;

Their air of having come because they wanted to be somewhere else as soon as possible annoyed him (J. Galsworthy).

so mote it be заст. хай буде так.

so much 1) стільки-то, от стільки; саме це, хоч це (тж. thus much);

"You have raised us to the highest rank your power could bestow, and this has amply atoned our humble services."

"I am glad ye allow thus much," said the Tri­bune (E. Bulwer Lytton).

від початку до кшця; увесь, діл-

2) ком.

1562. so much as 1} щось подібне до; 2) навіть;

Nowhere was there any convenient landing-place; nowhere so much as a stable-yard to leave the canoes in for the night (R. Stevenson).

1563. so much for one (або that) розм. досить вже говорити про когось (або щось);

So much for Julia. Now we'll return to Juan (G. Byron).

"So much for thatl" he said, making as if he tossed something light into the air, with his hand CCA. Dickens),

so much so до такої міри, так.

so much the better див. А-348.

so much the worse тим гірше; див. тж. А-348;

"Fine night." said Mr. Pickwick, looking up at the moon, which was shining brightly.

"So much the worse," returned Wardle; "for they'll have had all the advantage of the moon­light to get the start of us, and we shall lose it" (Ch. Dickens).

1567. son and heir старший син;

It so happened that Dartie dining with him, a week after the birth of his son and heir, had men­tioned this aspiration of Winifred's (J. Galsworthy).

song and dance сл. І) неправдопо­ дібне пояснення (чогось); 2) свистопляска, галас.

Song of Solomon, the (тж. the song of songs) пісня пісней [етим. бібл.].

son of a bitch (тж. son of a gun; мор. son of a sea-cook) зруб, сучий син, мерзотник, нікчемна людина; див. тж. В-2172;

What do you hear from that son of a bitch boss of yours? (M. Wilson).

...He would be soused for a son of a sea-cook if he would go back on his word (A. Cranin).

1571. son of Adam син Адама, чоловік; див. тж. D-82;

...It was rumoured that they were building this road in order to bring their soldiers to shoot the sons of Adam (Mulk Raj Anand).

1572. son of Aesculapius, а син Ескулапа, лікар.

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1573. son of a gun 1) див. S-1570;2) жарт. ^ бісова дитина;

Why, I say old fellow, what a happy fellow I once thought you, and what a miserable son of a gun you really are! (W. Thackeray).

son of a sea-cook due. S-1570.

son of Belial, а див. M-745.

Son of God, the рел. Ісус Христос.

son of Mars, а син Марса (військо­ вий).

son of Neptune (або of the sea), a син Нептуна (моряк); син моря;

"Oh! she is too delicate for you, my son of Neptune," said the hostess, "and too nice even їог us, I think" (E. Bulwer Lytton).

...This fiery son of the sea broke off into a string of Oriental profanity, mingling gods and devils, lineages and men, metaphors and monsters, with so savage a virility that Jacob Kent was paralized (J. London).

1579. son of Nile (або of Old Nile), a сип Нілу (крокодил);

Herus and Isis and Osiris peeped down from every niche and shelf, while across the_ ceiling a true son of Old Nile, a great, hanging-jawed cro­codile, was slung in a double noose (A. Doyle).

son of shame, а позашлюбний, неза- конн он зроджений син.

son of the Muses, а вихованець муз (поет).

son of the sea, а див. S-1578.

son of the soil, а див. С-600, I) та 2).

son of the spigot див. В-2889.

son of the toil, а трудівник.

son of Vulcan, а син Вулкана (ко­ валь);

She had scarcely crossed the old bridge that led into the Legberthwaite highway when she saw the blacksmith coming hastily from the opposite direction. Now, Liza was not insensible to her at­tractions in the eyes of that son of Vulcan, and at a proper moment she was not indisposed to accept the tribute of her admiration (ff. Caine).

sons of men, the рід людський.

sooner or later рано чи пізно, кі­ нець-кінцем;

All news of the valley reached him sooner or later (P. Abrahams).

1589. sooner the better, the чим раніше, тим краще;

Не considered [or a moment, frowning. "Yes, you are quite right," he said, "and the sooner we go the better" ff. Voynich).

soon gained, soon gone див. Е-28.

soon learnt, soon forgotten присл.

що швидко вивчається, те швидко і забу­вається.

soon ripe, soon rotten присл. що швидко доспіває, те швидко псується [етим. лат. cito maturum cito putridum].

sooth to say заст. правду кажучи; див. тж. S-142 та F-100I;

Our health is our excuse for our absence from the banquet, and, sooth to say, we marvel much why Easter should be held a fitting time for feast­ing and mirth (E. Bulwer Lytton).

sop in the pan, а і) піджарений, підсмажений хліб; 2) переч, ласий шма­ точок.

sop to Cerberus, а данина Цербе­ рові, хабар [частина виразу to fling (або give, throw) a sop to Cerberus]; див. тж, G-1457;

The porter in his lodge answers exactly to Cer­berus in his den, and like him, must be appeased by a sop before access can be gained to his master (ff. Fielding).

sore place, а дав. R-146.

sore point (або subject), а дражли­ ве, делікатне питання.

sore spot, а див. R-146.

sore subject, а див. S-1597.

sorry grace див. Е-349.

so said, so done див. N-368.

so so (тж. so-so) розм. так собі, нічого собі, помаленьку, потрошку; див. тж. В-І749, 2);

"How do you find yourself, my dear fellow?" "Only so so," replied Mr. John Smauker (Cfi. Dickens).

so soon as (ever) див. А-694.

(so) that accounts for the milk in

the cocoarmt (або coconut) жарт, тепер все зрозуміло, тепер ясно;

Не has some land in the settlement belonging to him. That accounts for the milk in the cocoa-nut — that explains his anxiety to have us move out of there (J. Dixan).

so that's that див. Т-І016.

(so) that's the time of day розм. так-то, такі-то справи;

"So that's the time of day, is it?" The speaker gave a prolonged whistle, and turned a suggestive glance into the faces of his companions (ff. Caine).

That's the time of day. Master Gashford (Ch. Dickens).

so that was that див. Т-1016.

so there! розм. це моє остаточне рі­ шення, це моє останнє слово; ось так;

"I'll not do it," declared Mrs. Cowperwood, em­phatically. "I'll never do it, never; so there! You can say what you choose" (Th. Dreiser).

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...If I ever catch you getting in such a mess as that again I'll never take you anywhere, so there! (S, Leacock).

so the world wags див. S-1510.

so to say (або speak) так би мо­ вити;

It's only yesterday, so to speak, when all Lon­don turned out to see a balloon go over (H. Wells)

1611. sound (або strike) a lalse note, to

(тж. to strike the wrong note) взяти невір­ний тон, фальшиво звучати; піти по невір­ному шляху; див. тж. S-2416.

sound a retreat, to див. В-395.

(as) sound as a bell (або as a drum, as a roach) цілком здоровий, ^ ду­ жий, як віл;

Look at me! I've no symptoms. I'm as sound as j bel! (B. Shaw).

He drew a long breath, reached for his glass, raised it to his lips, and added: "But here I am, you see, sound as a drum" (A. Cronin).

1614. sound death (або the death) knell (або death-knell, the death-knell) for (або of) something, to (тж. to sound the knell of something) передвіщати кінець, загибель чогось;

Today the "bleep, bleep" of the satellite gives them their answer. It sounds the death-knell of capitalism, not through war, but through peaceful competition, in which the vast superiority of Soci­alism is already evident (D, W. L., Oct. 8, 1957). At last a clanking noise was heard in the dis­tance, sounding the knell of Matt's last hope (A. Cronin).

sounding brass ^ пусті слова, пусті балачки.

sound in life and limb див. А-228.

sound in mind and body див. А-228.

sound in wind and limb див. А-228.

sound mind in a sound body, а у здоровому тілі здоровий дух [етим, лат. mens sana in corpore sano].

sound off quarters, to мор. бити від­ бій.

sound sleeper див. Н-1136.

sound the alarm, to див. G-1006.

sound (one) the all clear, to див. G-I007.

sound the (death) knell (або the death-knell) for (або of) something, to див. S-1614.

sound the retreat, to військ, бити відбій.

sound the tattoo, to див. В-516.

1627. soup and fish (тж. soup-and-fish) амер. вечірній костюм;

They all had the soup-and-fish on but me (Wade* house).

1628. soup kitchen (тж. soup-kitchen) їдальня або кухня, створена робітниками, що страйкують;

Then there was the soup kitchen, which was really an inferior eating-house in a mean street (R. Tressell).

1629. (as) sour as vinegar [тж. (as) tart as verjuice] киолий, як оцет, дуже кислий;

"By my soul," said Sir Oliver, "you are as tart as verjuice this morningl" (A. Doyle).

sour contract необдумано укладений і контракт; необдумано укладена угода.

sour grape (або grapes) (тж. the grape on the wall; the grapes are sour) «зелен виноград», щось дуже бажане, але недосяжне [за байкою Езопа]; див. тж. С-1593;

"What! I'm a sour grape, am I, cousin?" said Jonas (Ch. Dickens).

"I have been hankering after the grapes on the wall," says he, "and lost my temper because they were beyond my reach" (W. Thackeray).

sovereign good, the найвище благо,

sovereign remedy дуже ефективні лі­ ки; перен. панацея, засіб від усіх лих.

so wags the world див. S-1510.

so was that див. Т-1016.

sow broadcast, to широко розповсю­ джувати;

Death was never for long a stranger in our alley. His seeds were sown broadcast on that fruitful bit of ground, and the grim reaper often came a mowing there (J. Greenwood).

sow discord (або dissention), to див. E-369.

sow dragon's teeth, to див. E-369.

sow gape-seed, to див. В-3069.

sow loves bran better than roses, tht присл. ^ кому що, а курці просо.

sow one's wild oats, to віддаватисі юнацьким захопленням, марно тратити свок молодість; переказитися, стати розсудливим [первісна мало значення сіяти дикий овес замість культурного]; див. тж. Н-776;

If he has sown his wild oats, and will stick to his business, he may do well yet (W. Thackeray)-

sow strife, to див. E-369.

sow the good seeds, to сіяти добро.

sow the sand, to див. В-208.

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sow the seeds of discord (або dis- sention, strife), to див. Е-369.

sow the wind and reap the whirl­ wind, to посіяти вітер, пожати бурю; по­ платитися за свою необачність [етим. бібл.]; див. тж. R-209;

Now, sir, do you begin to be aware that it is

useless to scheme for me? That, in doing so, you

but sow the wind to reap the whirlwind? (Ch. Bronte).

space man (тж. space-man) 1) кос­ монавт; 2) амер. позаштатний журналіст (що одержує плату від рядка; тж. space writer).

spade work (тж. spade-work) див. C-889.

spare my (або прострч. me) days if... розм. £гі провалитися мені на цьому міс­ ці, якщо..., побий мене лиха година, якщо...;

"Spare me days if it's not Mrs. Gough," he exclaimed, thrusting out a great, grimy paw (K. S. Prichard).

1650. spare no efforts (або labour, pains), to (тж. to spare no labour or pains) не шко­ дувати сил. зусиль;

Joe spared no pains in making himself useful (A. Cronin).

1651. spare one's blushes, to не змушу­ вати когось червоніти; щадити чиюсь скром­ ність;

І know that I deserve all that you can say, but I pray you to spare my blushes by not saying it (A. Doyle).

1652. spare one's breath (або wind), to не говорити марно, ^ не кидати слова на вітер;

Spare your breath, Blake. Nolliing yon can urge will turn me from my purpose! (W. Ainsworth).

1653. spare one's feelings, to щадити чиїсь почуття;

...I'd give anything, as I said before, to spare Mr. de Winter's feelings (D. du Maurier).

spare one's wind, to див. S-1652.

spare the rod and spoil the child

(тж. spare the rod, spoil the child; he who spares the rod spoils the child) присл. по­шкодуєш різку, зіпсуєш дитину; ^ за бито­го двох небитих дають (та їх не беруть) (довід прихильників тілесних покарань);

...The Scripture says: Spare the rod, spoil the child (K. Aldington).

1656. spare time (тж. time to spare) віль­ ний час, вільна година.

spar for time, to сперечатися для того, щоб виграти час.

spark of hope, а див. В-2531.

spark of life, the (тж. the vital spark) ознаки життя, життєздатність.

sparrow in hand is worth a phea­ sant that flies by, а див. В-2000.

sparrow in hand Is worth more than a vulture flying, а див. В-2000. >

sparrow in the hand is better than the pigeon in the roof (або sky), а див. В-2000.

speak a good word for (one, some­ thing), to див. Р-1320.

speak all to naught, to див. С-15.

speak а (або one's) piece, to про­ читати напам'ять (вірш, уривок); перен. висловитися, висловити свою думку, свої погляди; дати пояснення.

speak back to one, to див. А-456.

speak by the book, to говорити про щось на підставі певних знань або посилаючись на загальновизнаний авто­ ритет.

speak by the card, to говорити точ­ но, говорити, знаючи що, зважувати свої слова (слово card тут має значення «кар- тушка компасу») [иіекспірівський вираз; Hamlet, д. V, сц. 1};

We must speak by the card, or equivocation will undo us (W. Shakespeare).

1669. speak daggers, to говорити зі злістю, з ворожістю, кидати гнівні слова {шек- спїрівський вираз; Hamlet, д. ПІ, сц. 2];

Nor shall it be your excuse, that murderer as you are, you have spoken daggers, but used none (P. B. Shelley).

speak evil (або ill) of (one, some­ thing), to погано відзиватися про (когось, щось); див. тж. S-1707.

speak (one) fair, to ввічливо, чемно, люб'язно говорити з кимсь.

speak (або talk) for (або to) bun­ combe, to амер пол. намагатися обдурити виборців вишуканими фразами, займатися демагогією.

speak for itself, to говорити самому за себе, бути багатозначним;

The images which Dante employs speak for them­selves (Тії. Macaulay).

1674. speak for yourself розм. ^ не при­ писуйте ваших поглядів іншим, говоріть тільки за себе.

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speak ill of (one, something), to див. S-I670.

speak in capitals, to говорити, роб­ лячи наголос на окремих словах.

speaking acquaintance офіціальне знайомство; далеке знайомство; див. тж. В-2438.

speak in general terms, to говорити загальними фразами.

speaking image (або likeness) of one див. D-162.

speaking part театр, роль з слова­ ми; див. тж. S-1075;

Nothing came of this until after the Brooklyn adventure of Hurstwood's and her success with the speaking part (ТА. Dreiser).

1681. speaking without thinking is shooting without aiming присл. говорити, не думаю­ чи, все одно, що стріляти, не цілячись, ^ що думаєш казати, спершу обміркуй;

But you, too, take heed of words. Speaking without thinking is shooting without aiming (A. Cronin).

speak in one's beard, to невиразно говорити, бормотіти, мимрити.

speak in one's cast, to див. С-1741,3).

speak in support of (one, something), to висловитися за, підтримувати, захищати (когось, щось).

speak in undertones, to говорити пів- голосом, напівголосно; див. тж. 1-246.

speak (або talk) like a book, to го­ ворити як по писаному, точно висловлювати свої думки; говорити ученою мовою;

"Harry speaks like a book," says Frank (W. Thackeray).

Mrs. Hominy not only talked, as the saying is, like a book, but actually did talk her own books, word for word (Ch. Dickens).

1687. speak like a mouse in a cheese, to

говорити дуже тихо.

1688. speak (або talk) ої the devil and he is sure to (або and he will) appear [тж. speak (або talk) of the devil] ^ про вовка помовка (а вовк і тут);

We are always mentioning people, and in that very instant they appear before us. We laugh and say "speak of the devil," and so forth I'M. Twain).

speak (або tell) one's conscience, to заст. відверто висловити свою думку.

speak one's mind (out), to див. G-665.

speak one's piece, to див. S-1665.

speak out in a meeting, to амер. від-

верто висловити свою думку, сказати все. що думаєш.

speak out one's heart, to див. М-61,

speak out one's mind, to див. G-665.

speak the truth, to див. S-142.

speak the truth and shame the devil, to див. S-143.

speak (або say) the word, to висло­ вити своє бажання; .наказати.

speak (або think) the worst of {one, something), to говорити (aQo думати) най­ гірше про (когось, щось).

speak (або talk) through one's (або through the back of one's) neck, to сл. І) го­ ворити гостро, різко; 2) говорити дурниці, верзти нісенітницю; неточно висловлюва­ тися,

speak through one's (або the) nose, to говорити в ніс, гугнявити;

"How should I know where he went?" said the cobbler, speaking through his nose in an intense enjoyment of his pipe. "He went off dead" (Ch. Dickens).

speak through the back of one's neck, to див. S-1699.

speak through the nose, to див. S-1700.

speak to buncombe, to див. S-1672.

speak to the heart, to доходити до серця.

speak to th& wind, to (тж. to whistle down the wind) говорити на вітер, марно.

speak volumes, to див. Т-915.

speak well of (one, something), to добре говорити про (когось, щось); див. тж. S-1670.

speak within door! заст. не кричіть¹, не підвищуйте голос! [шекспірівський вираз; Othello, д. IV, сц. 2\.

speak with one's tongue in one's cheek, to див. Р-1605.

speak (або talk) without book, to говорити, не маючи точних даних, по па­ м'яті; не бути в курсі справи.

spear of Achilles, the див. А-77.

spear side, the чоловіча лінія (в ге­ неалогії); див. тж. D-441.

special election амер. додаткові ви­ бори.

special jury юр. спеціально підібра­ ний склад присяжних для винесення вердик­ ту в особливо важливій справі (до нього входять банкіри, торговці, домовласники тощо}.

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special licence дозвіл на шлюб без оголошення імен тих. хто одружується.

special pleading упереджена, одно­ бічна аргументація.

spectre is haunting Europe, the spectre of Communism, а привид бродить по Європі — привид комунізму (інколи вжив, у дещо зміненому вигляді) [епіграф К. Маркса і Ф. Енгельса до «Маніфесту Комуністичної партії»].

It was a French translation from the German original. The first words at once caught and ri-vetted his attention. "A spectre is haunting Euro­pe, the spectre of Communism" (/. Lindsay).

A spectre is indeed haunting the American mul­ti-millionaires and their Western European associa­tes — the spectre of peace (L. M-, Jan., 1954),

speech from the throne див. К-420.

speech is silver(n), (but) silence is gold (en) присл. або розумне казать, або зовсім мовчать;

Monsieur Garrot was one of that order of philo­sophers who hold that if speech is silver, silence is gold (Ck. Collins).

speed demon див. F-259.

speed-up (або sweating) system, the потогінна система праці;

And yet, let us reconsider the actual position of the little man under our Big Business system. As it works now, the ordinary laborer, union or non-union, works his head off for a iime, under the national speed-up system, and then has to hang around the house for a year or two out of a job, and with no money to live on (.Th. Dreiser).

speed well, to мати успіх.

spell baker, to амер. виконувати важке завдання, стикатися з трудноща­ ми [слово baker було одним з перших, дво­ складових слів у підручнику з правопису для початківців];

If an old man will marry a young wife, Why then — why then — why then — he must spell Baker (H. Longfellow).

spend breath, to див. L-1294.

spending unit сім'я, родина (стати­ стичний термін);

In all consumer "spending units" — the stati­sticians term for family units — 21 per cent re­ceive less than 2,000 dollars a year, according to the U. S. Federal Reserve Board (D. W. L., May 2, I960).

1726. spend money like water, to сипати, розкидатися грошима, розтринькувати гро­ ші;

Women were spending money like water; she could see that in every elegant shop she passed (Th. Dreiser).

spend one's breath (або wind), to див. L-1294.

spend their mouths, to страшенно гавкати (про собак,).

spend wind, to див. L-1294.

spent bullet куля при кінці льоту;

"So be careful. Warden."

"Bear traps and spent bullets! I'll be careful. Roy" (7. Aldridge).

у минулому чудова

spent rocket людина.

sphere of influence сфера впливу.

Sphinx's riddle загадка сфінкса, ду­ же важка загадка, проблема [етим. міф.].

spick and span (або рідк. spandy; тж. spick-and-span; spick-and-spendy) зов­ сім новий, елегантний (звідси spick-and- spanness — елегантність); див. тж. F-1252,2);

Everything about the Veneerings was spick-and-span new (Ch. Dickens).

He sought his room slowly. They never gave him the same, and he could not get used to these "spick-and-spandy" bedrooms with new furniture (I. Galsworthy).

spike a rumor, to амер. сл. спросто­ вувати чутку; .заперечувати.

spike one's (або the) gun (або guns), to розстроїти, зірвати чиїсь (воро­ жі) плани або наміри.

spill one's ink, to зіпсувати (всю) справу;

You will do nothing of the kind, Alec, or you'll spill your ink. My father wants me to bring an action (J. Galsworthy).

spill printer's ink, to друкуватися.

spill the beans, to амер. розм. 1) див. L-581; 2) розстроїти, зруйнувати чиїсь пла­ ни; 3) ускочити в клопіт, халепу, біду.

spill the milk, to зробити щось не­ поправне [частина прислів'я there is no use crying over spilt milk];

Oh! and Dinny, try to make him feel that we admire him for spilling the milk (f. Galsworthy),

spill the story, to див. L-581.

spilt milk щось, чого вже не вер­ неш, що з воза впало [частина при­ слів'я there is no use crying over spilt milk];

Spilt milk is a job paying fifty-two cents an hour (7. Steele).

1743. spin (або toss, toss up) a coin, to

1) грати в орлянку; 2) вирішувати спір, парі підкиданням монети.

1744. spin a yarn, to (первісна мор-

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жарг.) розказувати довгу історію, казки ви­гадувати, ^ зуби замовляти;

"On the voyage, I shall endeavour," said Mr. Micawber, "occasionally to spin them a yarn; and the melody of my son WHkins .will, I trust, be acceptable at the galley-fire (Ch. Dickens).

spindle side, the див. D-44I.

spin money, to швидко наживати гроші (спекулятивними операціями);

Pump the Second becomes chief of the house, spins more and more money, marries his son to an Earl's daughter (W. Thackeray),

1747. spin round on one's heel, to (швид­ ко) повернутися на каблуці;

Не was in the very entrance now. But suddenly stopped, spun round on his heel, and came back towards the river (!. Galsworthy).

1748. spin the news (або story), to роз­ казати новину, пригоду; сповістити про щось;

"Spin the big news, Dad," added Gilbert (Th. Dreiser).

spirit of the age (або of the times), the дух часу.

spiritual father духовний батько.

spit and image of one, the дав. D-162.

spit and polish (attr. spit-and-po!ish)

1) військ., жарг. чистка зброї, приладів;

2) мор. жарг. ідеальна чистота;

A spokesman of the Fire Brigades Union last night said that the sackings and demotions over the spit and polish ban had created a very grave situation (D. W. L., Dec. IS, 1951).

spit and polish discipline див. Т-1556.

spite fence амер. тин (огорожа), який (або яку) поставлено на злість комусь.

spit it out, to сл. 1) говорити, ви­ словлювати;

Spit it out, man. What have you to say? (B. Shaw).

2) imp. говоріть голосніше!

spit nails, to амер. сл. хуліганити, бешкетувати, дебоширити.

spit one's death, to сл. клястися;

I spit my death I won't do it again (/. Lind­say).

spit on one's own blanket, to рідк. діяти або робити щось на шкоду самому собі.

spitting image (або picture) of one, the див. D-162.

splendid isolation 1) пол. «блискуча ізоляція» (англійська дипломатична доктри-

на другої половини XIX ст., яка характе­ризується відмовленням від будь-яких зав­часних і тривалих союзів з іншими держа­вами до моменту, коли загрожуюча небез­пека може викликати необхідність такого союзу або угоди, і збереженням повної сво­боди дій в політиці з метою встановлення і зміцнення впливу Англії в Європі); 2} Ін­коли ірон. повна ізоляція, виключення.

splice the main brass, to мор. сл. пити, випивати.

split a ticket, to [тж. to voie a mixed (060 split) ticket] амер. голосувати за кан-

! дидатів із списку різних партій; див. тж. І М-1199.

1763. split hairs (або straws), to свари­ тися через дрібниці; вдаватися в тонкощі, займатися казуїстикою, бути занадто пе­ дантичним (звідси hair spiriting — педантич­ ний, hairsplitter — педант, казуїст);

І cannot split hairs on that burning query (Th. Hardy).

"More to be done with a hundred and fifty," replied Mr. Jingle, cooly.

"Well, my dear Sir, we won't waste time in splitting straws," resumed the little man, "say-say seventy" (Ch. Dickens).

split one's ears (або the ears of one), to оглушити когось.

split one's infinitives, to ставити прислівник між часткою to І інфінітивом;

Не neither raved nor furiously split his infi­nitives but contented himself merely with stabbing a neat pattern with a Government pen upon a Government desk (A. Cronin).

split one's ribs (або sides) with laughter (або with laughing, laughing), to див. В-3002.

split one's vote, to водночас голосу­ вати за кандидатів різних партій.

split (something) open, to розколю­ вати, розрізати, розщеплювати, роздроб­ ляти;

Gus would never answer that question, because by that time he was always busy splitting open one of those big Senator Watsons [= watermelons] (E. Caldweli),

1769. split second, а мить, частка секунди; див. тук. S-1770;

Не jumped up, with Ramon a split second be­hind him (G. Trease).

1770. split-second answer дуже коротка або швидка відповідь; див. тж. S-1769;

Yates became conscious that in his split-second answer he had stated the whole case (S. tieym).

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split straws, to див. S-1763.

split the air, to див. R-365.

split the difference, to брати серед­ ню величину; робити взаємну поступку;

George asked: "What time shail I wake you fellows?" Harris said: "Seven."

I said: "No — six," because і wanted to write some letters.

, Harris and I had a bit of row over it, but at last split the difference, and said half past six (Jerome K. Jerome).

split the ears of one, to див. S-1764.

split the log, to амер. пояснити рось.

split the wind, to див. G-I474.

split ticket див. М-П99.

splitting headache, а нестерпний го­ ловний біль;

I had a splitting headache, I wanted to be let alone (A. Cronin).

split with laughter (або laughing), to див. В-3002.

spoil {або pick) for a fight, to ліз­ ти в бійку, наражатися на неприємність; пе­ рем, рватися в бій, бути у войовничому на­ строї; див. тж. С-154.

spoil one's game, to див. С-1448.

spoils of war, the воєнна здобич; трофеї.

spoils system, the амер. пол. роз­ поділ державних посад серед членів партіії, що перемогла на виборах; роздача дер­ жавних посад за політичні послуги, вико­ ристання державних посад в особистих і політичних цілях;

The size of the Government personnel [in Wash­ington] was so small, and tended to be replaced under the "spoils" system at every election, that it was provided that Government officials and employees would maintain citizenship and voting rights in their own States. To this day that is the practice of the members of the Government and Congress (D. W. L., June їв, 1958).

spoil the broth for a ha'porth -(або a halfpennyworth) of salt, to див. L-1358.

spoil the Egyptians, to поживитися за рахунок ворога [етим. бїбл-};

Crassus. Come and lunch with me —• all of you.

Amanda. What opulence! Can you afford it?

Crassus. Breakages will pay. They have a' stand­ ing account at the Ritz,' over five thousand a year it comes to. '

Proteus. Right. Let us spoil the Egyptians (B. Shaw).

1786. spoil the ship for a ha'porth (або halfpennyworth) of tar, to див. L-1358.

¹ Один з кращих готелів Лондона.

spoke in one's (або the) wheel, a перешкода, завада; затримка.

sporting chance, а рискований шанс.

"Do you think there's a chance of getting a national move on?"

"Only a sporting chance, dear" (J. Galsworthy).

1789. sport one's (або the) oak, to (тж. to sport the door) ушв. жарг. зачинити зов­ нішні двері (на знак того, що відвідувачі небажані);

At the hours wlien Bellmgham had been accus­tomed to visit him, he took care to sport his oak, and though he more than once heard a knocking at his outer door, he resolutely refused to answer it (A. Doyle).

1790. spot a bargain, to вишукувати, де можна купити дешевше;

І made several little d.resses of satin and crcps¹-de-chine. These worked out at about 4Vsd each, and sometimes I had to wait weeks to spot a bar­gain f/. Watsfi).

1791. spot a winner, to вгадати до по­ чатку змагань, хто переможе; перєн. про­ рокувати, передрікати комусь успіх в яко­ мусь починанні, в якійсь справі;

You 'spotted a winner,¹ as they colled it, or you didn't — Irene hadn't been 'a winner' — not exactly! (J. Galsworthy).

spot cash див. Н-197, 1).

spot censorship 1) цензура «на ви­ бірку»; 2) військ, цензура на місці (в ча­ стині).

spot goods товари, які покупець одер­ жує зразу ж після того, як заплатив за них.

spot is most seen on the finest cloth, а лрисл.^раз на віку спіткнешся, та й те люди бачать.

spot price ціна за готівку.

spotted dog розм. варений пудинг з коринкою.

spread abroad, to розповсюджувати­ ся, ставати відомим;

Rumours of his real identity spread abroad (ff. Wells).

spread it on thick, to амер. сл. пе­ ребільшувати, перебирати міру.

spread (або sweep, run) like wild­ fire, to (тж. to spread like a fire) дуже швидко розповсюджуватися;

News ot the incident reached the newspapers, flared in a garbled form, and spread like wild­fire through the popular Press (A. Cronin).

Then terror spread like a fire, but terror in some minds begets a kind of courage (ff. Caine).

1801. spread one's (або the) hands, to роз­ вести руками;

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"Did you think the troops would stay here for­ever? Most soldiers go to the front, to fight, you know?"

''Maybe!" The man spread his hands. Everything is po&sible, he seemed to say fS. Heym),

spread one's nets for (one, some­ thing), to ставити тенета на (когось, щось).

spread on the records, to див. Е-200.

spread the board, to дав. L-281.

spread the hands, to див. S-1801.

spread the table, to див. L-2S1.

spread the table and contention will cease присл. ^ гостинність завжди веде до миру; клади перед людей хліб на столі, бу­ деш у людей на чолі.

spring a leak, to 1) дати течу, по­ текти;

She did not spring a leak, I mean, but water came in first of all near the decaying edges of her planks, and then through them (H, Wells).

2} перен. зіпсуватися.

spring a mine on one, to див. L-185.

spring a proposition, to вносити про­ позицію;

I thought I was back home in Los Angeles when I learned how at one of the general meet­ings of the Parent-Teachers' Association they sprang a proposition to endorse military training [or the children (U. Sinclair).

1811. spring a surprise on (one), to зди­ вувати (когось);

The men waited — Lan in doubt as to whether he should let his pet cub go Into such danger, Bonamy insisting it would be a capital joke "to spring a surprise" on the little Bear (E. Stton-Thompson).

spring chicken амер. недосвідчена людина, жовторотий юнак, ^ молоко на губах не пообсихало.

spring from one's loins, to бути по­ родженим кимсь; див. тж. S-1817;

Не had only sympathy for this Litany from whose loins sprang twin Murder and Black Hale (Freedomways, vol. 3, No 3, 1963).

1814. spring into existence (або life), to виникнути, з'явитися дуже швидко.

18(5. spring up like a mushroom (або like mushrooms), to рости, як гриби, дуже швид­ко рости.

.sprinkle the flowers, to амер. сл. роздавати хабарі, «підмазувати»; див. тж. G-2019.

sprung from one's loins породжений кимсь (про нащадків); див. тж. S-1813.

spur (або flog) a willing horse, to

підганяти сумлінного працівника; бути над­мірно наполегливим;

Enough, enough, my good sir; no use in spur­ring a willing horse (W. Scott).

• 1819. spy ring шпигунська організація.

spy strangers, to див. S-373.

spy through the keyhole, to підгля­ дати через замкову щілину.

squab pie пиріг з голубів або з ба­ раниною та яблуками.

squander (one's) time, to див. 1-24.

square accounts with, to див. S-705.

(as) square as a cake гірн. жарг. точно, точнісінько, ^ як в аптеці;

Clear of the smoke, they huddled to wait the prescribed fifteen minutes needed for the streams of air and water to clear the stopc.

"That was all right." Danis said, yelling inlo his friend's ear.

"Fine. Square as a cake." (D. Carter).

square dance заст. танець, у якому бере участь парна кількість людей (напр., кадриль, контрданс тощо).

square deal див. F-34.

square matters with one, to розра­ хуватися, звести рахунки з кимсь, помсти - тис я комусь;

It will be very pleasant to me to square matters with that cruel devil Twala (H. Ride Haggard).

1829. square meal ситний обід, ситна ве­ черя, ситна їжа;

Who can live on those few dollars a week now­adays? I order to eat a square meal once in a while, I have to (The Worker, Feb. 19, 1961).

square one's accounts with, to диз. S-705.

square one's (або the) shoulders, to

розправити плечі;

Instinctively he squared his shoulders and set off through the rain (A. Cronin).

square other men by one's rule, to див. М-975.

square party компанія з чотирьох осіб (первісна тільки з двох чоловіків і двох жінок) [етим. фр. partie caree].

square peg in a round hole, a> див. R-718.

square refusal див. F-71I.

square shooter, а розм. чесна, по­ рядна людина.

square the circle, to намагатися зна­ йти квадратуру кола; перен. намагатися зробити неможливе, марнувати час, ^ товк­ ти воду в ступі;

square

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square the shoulders, to див. S-1831.

square thing див. F-34.

squash hat м'який фетровий ка­ пелюх.

squat on one's hams, to сидіти на­ впочіпки.

squatter sovereignly їшер. іст. «вер­ ховенство поселенця» (так називався прин­ цип, який було покладено в основу закону, прийнятого ЗО травня 1854 р. конгресом США, що скасовував правило про непри­ пустимість введення рабства на нових те­ риторіях. За цим законом вирішення пи­ тання про рабовласництво було лицемірно передано «на розсуд самого населення» шта­ тів Канзас І Нсбраска).

Squatter State, the див. G-72.

squaw campaign, the амер. іст. ірон. «війна з жінками» (про каральні експеди­ ції, спрямовані .в значній мірі проти індій­ ського цивільного населення).

squiaw man амер. білий, одружений з індіанкою.

squeezed (або sucked) orange щось повністю використане, щось більш непотріб­ не; див. тж. S-1849;

We had lent them guns and ammunition..., then derided the sucked orange and threw it away CM. Twain).

squeeze one's way, to див. Е-96.

squeeze out a tear, to удавано пла­ кати.

squeeze (або suck) the orange, to використати до кінця, повністю, цілком; див. тж. S-1846.

squire of dames (або ladies), a due. L-10.

squire of the pad див. G-139.

stab in the back, a 1) удар у спину; зрадницький напад; 2) перєн. наклеп;

The appointment of Mr. Gaitskell as Leader of the Labour Party at this critical moment is a stab in the back for the working class (L. M., Feb., 1956).

1853. stab (one) in the back, to 1) всади­ ти ніж у спину; 2) перен. по-зрадницьки Нападати; наговорювати, обмовляти, ганити позаочі;

Before Llewellyn could reply, and without look­ing at his face, Andrew swung round and left the theatre. How badly he had said it! Yet anyway, he had said it. When they sent him their ultima­tum, Llewellyn could not accuse him of stabbing him in the back (A. Cranin).

1854. stab one's reputation, to пошкодити

своїй або чиїйсь репутації, «підмочити» свою або чиюсь репутацію.

1855. stack of bones, а див. В-98.

18ГІ6. stack the cards against one, to див. F-682.

staff and staple найважливіші еле­ менти, найголовніші складові частини.

staff (або stick) is quickly (або soon) found to beat a dog with, a присл. ^ якщо треба, годиться будь-який привід; хто схоче собаку вдарить, той кдя найде.

staff .of life, the хліб [етим. бібл.].

stage a comeback, to амер. сл. взяти реванш, мати успіх після невдачі; знову прийти до влади; повернути втрачену по­ пулярність.

stage fever непереборний потяг до сцени.

stage fright хвилювання перед ви­ ходом на сцену.

As in Chicago, she was seized with stage fright as the very first entrance of the ballet approached, but later she recovered (Th. Dreiser).

stage right виключне право поста­ новки даної п'єси.

stage whisper театральний шепіт; перєн. слова, призначені не тому, до кого вони звернуті; див. тж. 1-277;

Once he paused and, pointing to a well-marked case of measles, remarked to me over his shoulder, in a stage whisper, with the air of a connoisseur: "Beautiful rasli. Doctor. Chicken pox, eh? I could tell it a mile away" {.A. Crotiin).

1865. stagger like a drunken man, to іти, хитаючись, як п'яний [етим. бібл.]; див. тж. В-2228;

Staggering like a drunken man he backed blindly from the body, and sank unconsciously into his chair (A. Cronin).

1866. stagger one's belief (060 faith), to підірвати чиюсь віру;

The faith of Nightingale was now again stag­gered ... when Mrs. Miller appeared, and made a sorrowful report of the success of her embassy (H. Fielding),

1867. stag party (тж. stag-party) чолові­ ча компанія, вечірка; див. тж. Н-1198;

The Kneipe is what we should call a stag party (Jerome K.. Jerome).

stain on one's reputation, _a due. B-2266.

stake (something) on a cast, to див. S-621.

stake one's all, to поставити все на карту, рискувати всім;

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stake

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stand

Before you stake your all on the chance; before you suffer yourself to be carried to the highest point of hope; reflect for a few moments, my dear child... (Ch. Dickens).

1871. stake one's claim, to (тж. to stake out a claim) позначати межі- земельної ді­ лянки на знак свого права на неї; перен. заявляти свої права;

Не put his arm under hers. Karen could feel his stubby fingers against the inside of her wrist, pressing it lightly. Staking his claim, thought Ya-tes (S. Heym).

stake one's head (або life) (on), to див. Р-188.

stake out a claim, to див. S-1871.

stalking horse, а див. R-275.

IS75. stamp (something) in one's memory, to див. Е-161.

1876. stand a chance, to мати шанс; мати перевагу (над кимсь, чимсь);

The hunter believed that here he would meet not only the Gringo Bear that he was after, but would also stand a chance of finding others, for the place had escaped the fire (E. tfetan-'J'nompsonf,

You want one of your own men on the commis­sion so you stand a chance against the big boys (M. Wilson).

stand a dog's chance, to не мати ніяких шансів, ні на що не розраховувати (звич. у заперечних реченнях); див. тж. S-1933 та S-1878.

stand a good chance, to мати вели­ кий шанс, мати значну перевагу (над кимсь, чимсь); див. тж. S-1877 та S-1933;

We have a pretty fair start, and stand a good chance to get to the stand before, they can come up with us (И. Beecher Stowe),

stand ajar, to див. В-241.

stand aloof, to див. Н-1479.

stand and deliver! ^ гроші (гж. га­ манець) або життя!

"Stand and deliver," said one of them (W. Scott).

1882. stand and deliver, to і) грабувати; 2) піднімати руки вгору; здаватися;

"You're happy, aren't you?"

With that pistol to his head, he stood and deli­vered. "I am. But is she?" (/, Galsworthy).

Standard English літературна анг­ лійська мова (особливо щодо вимови).

standard of life (або living), the див. L-1061.

standard of price, the ек. рівень цін.

stand (one) a shot, to розм. часту­ вати, платити за частування; див. тж. S-1944;

Не had become friendly with a gang of fellows and one of them would always stand him a shot or two (/. Steele).

1887. stand at a premium, to див. В-393. S. stand at attention, to військ, стояти

струнко;

Now she had them stand at attention before her, while she studied every button and crease with a Serjeant-major's frown (D. Carter).

stand at (або turn to) bay, to 1) мисл. відбиватися від собак (про звіра); 2} перен. стійко захищатися, дорого про­ дати своє життя; 3) військ, стійко оборо­ нятися.

stand at gaze, to див. В-416.

stand at (або to) the courtesy of one, to заст. залежати від чиєїсь люб'яз­ ності, поблажливості, прихильності.

stand at the head of, to див. В-503-

stand bail for, to див. В-549.

stand buff, to учинити рішучий опір, витримати натиск.

stand by (або stick to) one, to за­ хищати, відстоювати когось;

Come now, don't cry. You're a big girl. I'll stand by you (P. Abrahams).

He will stick to a friend, and face an enemy (W. Thackeray).

stand by one's guns, to див. Н-1546.

stand clear of (one, something), to див. К-82.

stand comparison with, to див. B-300.

standers-by see more than the gamesters див. L-1186.

stand fair with one, to див. В-921.

stand fire, to 1) військ, витримати вогонь супротивника, встояти проти воро­ жого вогню; перен. витримати критику, ви­ пробування.

stand for a cipher, to див. В-221.

stand for nothing (in), to див. В-71І.

stand good, to див. Н-1500.

stand guard, to див. К-104.

stand high in one's favour, to див. B-790.

stand (або play) host, to приймати гостей, виконувати обов'язки хазяїна;

"І must go off to them," said that worthy. "They expect me to stand host as well as land­lord, and sit with them at their drinking" (H. Caine).

1908. stand in another's shoes, to див. B-833.

stand

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1909. stand in awe of, to трепетати, від­ чувати благоговійний страх перед; див. тж. В-848;

There was something in the man's manner oi which she had always stood in awe. He seemed to have some invisible strength in reserve (Th. Dreiser).

stand in a white sheet, to див. D-637.

stand in fear of (one, something), to боятися (когось, чогось);

A worse man to deal with was a wooden-legged cripple who came hobbling down the path, so weak and so old to all appearance that a child need not stand in fear of him (A. Doyle).

1912. standing dish чергова страва; перен. звичайна тема розмови, щось надокучливе, ; 1913. standing jest (або joke) невичерп­ ний об'єкт жартів, глузування; традиційний, незмінний жарт;

Amongst Rushton'? men themselves it became a standing joke or form of greeting to say when one met another — "Remember! However trilling!" (R. Tressell).

1914. stand (або serve) (one) in good stead, to стати в пригоді (комусь);

The popular superstition served Thorkell in good stead: there was none to challenge his knowledge of jurisprudence (//. Caine).

1915. standing order 1) військ. паказ-Ін- струкція (про постійний розпорядок); ре­ гламент;

...It is a standing order that firearms will never be in possession of N. C. O. s or other ranks unless on guard duties (J. Lindsay).

2) парл. правила, що діють протягом кількох сесій (на відміну від sessional or­der) ; див. тж. S-548.

standing rule правила, встановлені якоюсь корпорацією, клубом тощо.

standing rule of court /op. закон про судову процедуру.

stand in need of something, to див. B-905.

, 1919. stand in one's "good graces, to див, B-921.

1920. stand (або be) in one's light, to 1) заступати світло комусь; 2) перен. стоя­ти у когось на дорозі, заважати, перешко­джати комусь [тж. to be in one's path (або road, way); to be in the road; to get (або stand) in one's path (або road, way); to stand in the light (або path, road, way) of one]; див. тж. В-1033 та В-1502;

Father, you will not stand in their light! It will be a crushing blow to both, IE you do (H. Wood).

...I would not stand in the way of your advance­ment (H. Wood).

1921. stand (або be) in one's own light

(або way), to заважати, перешкоджати са­мому собі, робити щось всупереч своїм ін­тересам;

Anyhow, if he could see Stener first the latter would not be such a fool as to stand in his own light in a crisis like this (Th. Dreiser).

stand in one's path (або road, way), to due. S-1920, 2).

stand in the ancient ways, to бути прихильником старого, дотримуватися ста­ рих традицій.

stand in the background, to див. B-965.

stand in the breach (або gap), to див. В-342, 1).

stand in the good graces of one, to дав. B-921.

stand in the light (або path, road, way) of one, to див. S-1920, 2).

stand in the wrong, to див. В-Ю35.

stand in with, to див. С-308.

stand like a dummy (або like a stuf­ fed mummy), to [тж. to stand like dummies (або like stuffed mummies)] стояти, як мумія; стояти, як опудало;

Hut why did they stand like _dummies? Men come and go, men are killed, this is serious busi­ness, .you can't stand there and wait till you're hit (S. He у in).

Give us a hand here, can't you, you cuckoo; standing there like a stuffed mummy, when you see we are both being suffocated, you dummy (Jerome K. Jerome).

stand mute of malice, to юр. відмо­ витися відповідати на запитання суду.

stand neuter, to див. В-1150.

stand no chance, to не мати (ніяких) шансів; див. тж. S-1877 та 5-І878.

stand no nonsense from one, to розм. 1) не допускати чиєїсь розхлябано­ сті, поганої роботи; 2) не терпіти вигадок, нісенітниць тощо; 3) покласти край непо­ добству, припинити неподобство.

stand no show (of something або to do something), to див. Н-709.

stand no truck, to не йти на угоду або оборудку.

stand on appearances, to див. S-1939.

stand on a volcano, to див. S-1278.

stand on (або upon) ceremony, to (тж. to stand on appearances) розводити

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stand

stand

церемонії, церемонитися, додержувати ети­кету;

Don't stand on the slightest ceremony with me (W. Ainsworth).

He said nothing of this to the man before him, because of that strange streak in his nature which prompted him to conceal what he felt most strongly: to leave to others the task of guessing out his attitude; to stand on appearances without attempt­ing to justify them, no matter how simple the Justification might be (S. White).

stand on end, to стояти дибом, сторч (від жаху тощо; про волосся).

stand one's' chance, to смиритися з своєю долею.

[942. stand one's friend, to зробити послу­гу другові.

stand one's ground, to див. Н-1546.

stand one's hand, to (тж. to stand treat; сл. (o stand Sam) заплатити за час­ тування; див. тж. S-1886;

You're going to accommodate us, and what's to prevent my standing treat for a pint or so. in return? (Ch. Dickens).

"But, Phil, when you know I'm so glad to stand Sam—" remonstrated Mr. Smythe (M. Brad-don).

stand one's trial, to бути під судом.

stand one's trick (at the wheel, і т. a.), to див. Н-843.

stand on guard, to див. В-1265.

stand on one's behaviour, to див. В-1255.

stand on one's dignity, to див. В-1259.

stand on one's good behaviour, to див. В-1255.

stand on one's guard, to див. B-1265.

stand on one's head, to бути неврів- новажаним, ексцентричним.

stand on one's own bottom, to бути незалежним,, покладатися тільки на себе [частина присл. every tub should stand on its own bottom].

stand on one's own feet (060 legs), to стояти на своїх .власних ногах; бути не­ залежним; див. тж. В-1261;

Her whole aim of course should be to teach them to stand on their own feet, to know themselves as men (H. Ward).

India would welcome foreign aid with gratitude, but her people must stand on their own feet (D. W. L., Sept. 18, 1957).

stand on one's side of the fence, to див. Т-Ї52.

stand on stepping-stones, to стави-

тися до чогось формально, поверхово, ви­конувати лише найнеобхідніше.

stand on the defensive, to див. А-110.

srtand an tiptoe, to див. В-257, 2).

stand or fall, to залишитися живим або загинути.

stand out to sea, to див. G-1873, 1).

stand pat, to амер. карт, відмовити­ ся від прикупу (у грі в покер); перен. бути проти нововведень, реформ, змін, не міня­ ти своїх позицій (звідси stand-patter — во­ рог нововведень, реформ);

"The boys backed 'Bobby Dazzler' pretty so­lidly," Dinny said. "He came third, and didn't the bookies howl when the judge declared him the winner. But old Belcher stands pat. "I'm the judge of these races," says he, "and I say 'Bobby Dazzler' won that race" (K. S. Prichard).

stand Sam, to див. S-1944.

stand shot, to розм. розплачувати­ ся, платити за всіх (по рахунку).

stand shoulder to shoulder, to стоя­ ти пліч-о-пліч, перен. працювати, робити щось не за страх, а за совість;

We've got to stand shoulder to shoulder, boys, and see this fight through (K. S.'Prichard).

stand (one) still, to див. G-1090, 1).

stand-still agreement мораторій по . приватних боргах.

stand stock still, to стояти, як вко­ паний, прикріплений до місця;

Не wanted to laugh, to stand stock still in the middle of the wet pavement, to throw back his head and laugh and laugh (A. Cronin).

stand sure (for one), to див. В-549.

stand the gaff, to див. G-2118, 1)-

stand the light of day, to бути без­ доганним, витримувати критику, мати доб­ ру репутацію;

But are we so sure that our methods in India and some of the colonies... stand the light of day? (The Economist, Sept. 9, 1933).

1971. stand the racket, to 1) взяти на себе відповідальність (of); 2) вийти з честю з випробування; 3) нести витрати;

Insidiously this war economy has led to inflation, which in a trading country is only bearable if the working class will stand the racket by accept­ing a cut in real wages (Mainstream, Dec., 1956).

stand the test, to див. В-352.

stand the test of time, to див. В-352.

stand to gain, to див. S-1980.

stand to lose, to не мати шансів па виграш; зазнавати збитків; йти на вірну поразку; див. тж. S-1980;

stand

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stare

I stood to lose what little privacy the law had preserved to me (U. Sinclair).

stand to one's guns, to див. Н-1546.

stand (або stand up) to one's lick log (або lick-log), to амер.' не ухилятися, виявляти рішучість, твердість.

stand to reason, to див. 1-1166.

1979. stand to the courtesy of one, to див. :S-1891.

1980. stand to win (або gain), to вигра­ вати, мати шанси на виграш, перемогу; див.

[гж. S-1975;

George, who had laid off every penny, and a few besides, stood to win (J. Galsworthy).

stand treat, to див. S-1944.

stand up and be counted, to амер. 1) зайняти рішучу позицію; 2) прилюдно виступати.

stand up breakfast (або dinner) див. S-1987.

stand-up fight кулачний бій;

But you can't lick me, Mart, in a stand-up fight •p. London).

1985. stand up in the House, to виступити з промовою sb парламенті;

There never was a more bare-faced snatch for publicity. They never knew what was coming till Birlcy stood up in the House (A. Cronin).

1986. stand-up lunch див. S-1987.

[ 1987. stand-up meal (або breakfast, din­ner, lunch, supper) закуска (або сніданок, обід, вечеря) на хОІДу. стоячи; див. тж. S-1182;

І had a stand-up lunch somewhere with Sam (F. Morris).

After і he comedy there was an adjournment to the dining-room, for a stand-up supper CM. Brad-don).

stand upon ceremony, to див. S-1939.

stand upon one's dignity, to див. : В-1259.

stand upon one's guard, to див- B-1265.

stand upon one's pantables (060 pan- tofles), to триматися з великою гідністю, говорити 'З апломбом, звисока, згорда [pan- table є перекрученим pantofle].

stand upon one's points, to див. ^S-1995.

stand upon one's rights, to див. A-686.

stand upon one's terms, to див. S-1996.

stand upon points (060 one's points),

to заст. бути причепливим щодо поведінки; бути педантичним до дрібниць.

stand upon terms (або one's terms), to заст. наполягати на своїх умовах, від­ мовлятися підкоритися, відстоювати свої права, поводитися з гідністю.

stand-up supper див. S-1987.

stand up to one, to дати комусь від­ січ;

"Don't let him bully you, doctor," said the other.

"Oh, it was so nice to bear you stand up to him" (A. Doyle).

stand up to one's lick log (або lick- log), to див. S-1977.

stand up with one, to бути заодно з кимсь, захищати когось, мати однакові з кимсь погляди на щось;

"Man, man," he cried, "ain't you been tortu­red enough, then?... Ain't you had shame enough?... When along comes a white man who stands up with you, don't you learn anything new?" (A. Maltz).

2001. stand well (with one), to 1) мати добру репутацію, бути в попгаїні (у когось); див. тж. В-850;

Не always felt that he had stood well with the old gentleman (Til. Dreiser).

2) бути в гарних стосунках (з кимсь);

Then she wanted to stand well with the authori­ties (A. Cronin).

2002. stand (one) well, to добре служити (комусь};

He had but little of the usual training of a young Bear but he had a few instincts, his birth right, that stood him well in all the main issues, and his nose was an excellent guide (E. Seton-Thompson).

2003. Star Chamber, the іст- Зоряна палл- та (таємний цивільний і кримінальний суд в Англії XVI—XVII ст.);

The ship-money had been given up. The Star Chamber had been abolished (Th. Macaulay).

2004. stare death in .the face, to дивитися в лице смерті;

Many a time, he stared death in the face to make the trip from the Cross to Coolgardie that summer (K. S. Prichard).

2005. stare (one) down, to [тж. to stare (one) out of countenance] присоромити, збштежитп поглядом (когось);

But she made no effort towards delicate conceal­ment. She simply lay and stared him out of coun­tenance (A. Cronin).

stare

starvation

stare (one) in the face, to 1) впа­ дати в око, бути очевидним, явним (про факт); 2) бути неминучим, невідворотним.

stare (one) out of countenance, to див. S-2005.

star is in 'the ascendant, one's (тж. one's sun is rising) його (її і т. д.) справи йдуть добре; див. тж. S-2572;

My star was at last in the ascendant! In one and the same day, I had found my way into ilie confidence of Ariel and Ariel's Master! (W. Col­lins') ,

stark naught заст. нічого невартий; ні до чого непридатний, нікчемний; пороч­ ний.

stark truth, the див. В-153.

star man, а «зірка», провідний фахі­ вець;

Only a year before he had graduated into New York from a small upstate college and a small upstate newspaper, but already he was a "star" man. and Hewitt, the city editor, humoured him (R. Davis).

star route system, the амер. система доставки листів приватними компаніями (у лшлонаселених пунктах, або районах США) [поштове відомство США раніш позначало зірочками кореспонденцію, яку відправляли за вакантним поштовим маршрутом, який міг бути наданим приватним компаніям].

starry eyes променисті очі.

Stars and Bars іст. прапор семи пів­ денних штатів США (що відокремилися від Союзу в 1860—1861 pp. і існували як окре­ ма конфедерація до 1865 р.) [на прапорі були три смуги і сім зірок].

stars and garters! розм. жарт, оце так!, ось тобі і маєш!, отакої! (вигук, по­ диву, досади, захоплення тощо); див. тж. М-1397;

And О, stars and garters! how she would start if she heard that she —she, as solemn as Miner­va—she, as chaste as Diana — ...that she too was a Snob! (№'. Thackeray).

Stars and Stripes, the див, О-289.

Star-Spangled Banner, it» див. 0-289.

stars were against one, the =^ сама доля була проти нього (неї і т. д.).

stars were crossed, one's ^ наші

(ЇХНІ) ДОЛІ ЗІЙШЛИСЯ;

It was here we came on your mother, Jon, and our stars were crossed! (7. Galsworthy).

2020. star system, the театр, система ор­ ганізації труп з одним-двома відомими ак­ торами і слабким ансамблем;

A theatrical star, of course, was named after one of the brilliants of the heavens. The star system began in the middle of the 18Lh century when the British actor David Qarrick and the lo­vely and temperamental Peg Wofiington had London at their feet (W. Funk):

start a cold, to див. С-370.

start a hare, to відволікати увагу від теми розмови, говорити не на тему;

...Another conversational hare had been quickly Jjj started by Colonel Fellowes and pursued, when they had got through their wine, and smoked ^;;J enough of their cigars to rejoin the ladies... (P. Danby).

start and owerloup шотл. переска­ кування худоби через огорожу на чуже па- ^ совисько.

start another (або a new) hare, to порушити, підняти нове питання, змінити тему розмови;

"It is false," said the Frier, hastily, "he never spoke a word."

"So ho! Friar Tuck," said the Minstrel, drawing him apart from the rustics; "we have started a new hare, I find" (IP. Scott).

start at score, to див. G-1634.

start from scratch, to почати з по­ чатку, з нічого, почати на голому місці; знов почати; не мати переваги;

With the novel, only one problem, the simplest one of all, that of teiling a story, had been solved in the past. Yet the novelists did not start off altogether from scratch (R. Fox).

Sometimes I think to chuck this experiment altogether, and start from scratch with someone else (M. Wilson).

start in life, а початок кар'єри.

start one's boots, to див. М-134І.

start (або set) the ball rolling, to

почати розмову, розпочати якусь справу; 0^ заварити кашу;

Getliffe gave a laugh, fresh, happy, and inno­cent. "I'll set the ball rolling," he said (Ch. Snow).

Speck Jones had started the ball rolling. "It was in 'sixty-four" (K. S. Prichard).

start with, to див. В-743.

Starvation Army, the (тж. the star­ vation army) ірон. «армія голодування» [навмисно перекручене the Salvation Army];

"And the starvation army they play. And they sing and they clap and they pray, Till they get all your coin on the drum" (A. Saxton).

2032. starvation wage злиденна, мізерна заробітна плата;

There were thousands living in misery on star­vation wages whose parents had been wealthy people (R. Tressell).

star

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steal

star witness головний свідок.

state boss амер. політичний бос штату.

state of affairs (або things), the (тж. the run of things) стан речей, стан справ; див. тж. L-1206.

state of emergency надзвичайне ста­ новище.

state of mind душевний стан, на­ стрій.

Siate of the Union message «Послан­ ня про становище в країні» (новорічне по­ слання президента США конгресі/).

state of things, the див. S-2035.

state of war стан війни.

state prisoner див. Р-1042.

state right амер. автономія окре­ мих Інтатїв США.

state's evidence див. К-407.

state ticket амер. список кандидатів на заняття державних посад, що його ви­ суває на виборах якась партія.

state trial суд над державним зло­ чинцем.

station agent амер. начальник стан­ ції.

station in (або of) life суспільний стан;

Our plans go no farther than your marrying some man in your own station in life (/. London).

statute law писаний закон; див.тж. C-1222 та U-206.

stay clear of (one, something), to див. К-82.

stay-down strike див. S-1183.

stay-in strike див. S-1I91.

stay in the background, to див. В-965.

stay one's hand, to утримуватися від чогось, примусити когось утриматися від чогось;

І was even thinking of beginning the fight... but the fire burst out again brightly, and I stayed my hand (H. Wells).

2054. stay one's stomach, to (тж. to stay stomach; жарт, to refresh one's inner man) підживитися, під'їсти, ^ заморити черв'яч­ ка; див. тж. Н-269;

Не has devoured a whole loaf of bread and butter, as fast as Phoebe could cut it, and it has not stayed his stomach for a minute (IP. Scott).

You can stay stomach at Peliti's or Bonsard's but their shops are not to be found in Hastings Street (R. Kipling).

2055. stay put, to амер. не зрушити з місця; залишатися у 'попередньому поло-

женні; залишатися нерухомим, залишатися без змін;

When this war is over, I'm going to settle down and stay put in one place (S. Heytn);

stay stomach, to див. S-2054.

stay the market, to ком. не давати падати цінам, підтримувати ціни на тому ж рівні;

Не then put on Arthur Rivers, who had acted for Cowperwood on 'change as special agent during the panic, io testify to the large quantities of city loan he had purchased to stay the market (Th. Dreiser).

2058. stay until the last dog is hung, to

амер. залишатися до кінця,

stay upon one's leasure, to див- A-956.

(as) steady as a rock (або as steel) див. F-611.

steady does it присл. ^ [наполегли­ вість все здолає, де е наполегливість, там буде І успіх; тихше їдеш — далі будеш;

"Quick enough." grumbled Soames, "but steady does it in the long run" (J. Galsworthy).

steady hand тверда рука, тверде керівництво.

steal a glance (або a gaze, a glimp­ se, a look) .ait (one, something), to нишком подивитися на (когось, щось), потай кину­ ти погляд;

Tess stole a glance at her husband (Th. Hardy).

Caroline stole a quiet gaze towards her (Ch. Bronte).

Dan Grant stole a look at his companion. He saw a dark flush on Dave's cheekbones (O. Carter).

steal a goose and give the giblets in alms, to заст. ^ пожертвувати й а бла­ годійні цілі дуже малу частку нечесно при­ дбаного багатства.

steal a hint, to потай скористатися чиїмсь натяком, потай використати чиюсь ідею;

Swift boasted that he was never known to steal a hint; and he certainly owed as little to his predecessors as any modern writer (Th. Macaalay).

steal a kiss, to див. S-1433.

steal a look at (one, something), to див. S-2063.

steal a march on (one, something), to 1) військ, випередити, обійти ворога; 2) перен. непомітно випередити (когось, щось); обманути чиюсь пильність;

...The American capitalists were concerned to see that capitalism in Western Europe did not steal a march on them by getting in first on the potential markets of the socialist world (L. M., Jan., IS56).

steal

step

In the morning he stole a march on the sun, for he had finished breakfast when the first rays caught him (Y. London).

steal a nap, to нишком подрімати.

steal a ride, to їхати зайцем, без квитка (па буфері, підніжці тощо).

steal into one's bosom (або into the bosom of one), to запасти комусь в душу;

The reader will be pleased to recollect that a secret affection for Mr. Jones had insensibly stolen into the bosom of this young lady (If. Fielding).

steal one's heart, to полонити чиєсь серце.

steal one's thunder, to використати, запозичити чужі думки, ідеї, винаходи і роз­ голосити їх (для власної користі) [вираз критика Дж. ДеннІса (J. Dennis, 1657—1734} про використання штучного грому для по­ становки «Макбета»; цей сценічний ефект винайшов Дєнніс для постановки своєї влас­ ної п'єси "Appius and Virginia"];

That got Bill. As if his interest in her had pas­sed, he dropped Laura and went off to the Bar. He couldn't afford to have his thunder stolen that night (K. S. Prichard).

2074. steal the show, to розм. (тж. амер. сл. to run away with the show) привернути до себе загальну увагу, мати великий ус­ піх, перевершити, затьмарити всіх інших;

A particularly notable even in 1953 was the visit of the Soviet Cruiser "Sverdlov" for the Corona­tion Naval Review. A tremendous impression was created by the skill and efficiency of her Captain and crew. As the right-wing periodical Time and Tide put it, "Sverdlov" at the Naval Review, "stole the show" (H. Pollitt).

2075. steal time (for something), to урва­ ти час (для чогось);

It is hard for the general practitioner who sits among his patients both morning and evening, and sees them in their homes between, to steal time for one little daily breath of cleanly air (A. Doyle).

steam roller methods жорстока роз­ орав а.

steek one's gab, to див. D-366.

steel one's heart against fear (або pity, sorrow, і т. 6\), to див. S-1029.

steeped to the lips (in crime, vice, І т. д.) який погруз (у пороках, розпусті тощо).

steer a cautious course, to бути обе­ режним, діяти обачно;

Andrew made every effort to steer a cautious course. But, even so. a greater disaster immedi­ately overtook him (A. Cronin).

2081. steer (або tread) a middle course,

to уникати крайностей, триматися «золотої середини»; див. тж. S-2362;

Не was trying to steer a middle course (F. Mor­ris).

2082. steer (060 tread) a steady course, to

проводити тверду лінію, неухильно йти своїм шляхом.

2083. steer (або tread) a wrong course,

to йти по невірному шляху,- припускати по­милки; див. тж. S-2088;

...The sagacious reader will not perhaps accuse her of want of sufficient forecast... but will rather admire with what wonderful celerity she tacked about, when she found herself steering a wrong course (H. Fielding).

steer clear of (one_f something), to див. К-82.

steer close to the wind, to див. S-21.

steering committee амер. керівна комісія, контрольна комісія, підготовчий ко­ мітет (для розробки, програми тощо),

steer near the wind, to див. S-21.

steer (або tread) the right course, to іти по вірному шляху; знайти відповід­ ний тон; див, тж. S-2083.

Roses on the veranda were still in bloom, and the hedges evergreen, so that there was almosl nothing of middle-aged autumn to chill the mood; yet was he nervous, fidgety, strangely distrustful of his powers to steer just the right course (J. Galsworthy).

2089. stem the current (або the flood, the tide, the torrent), to стримувати щось, про­ тидіяти чомусь; заступити дорогу, перепини­ ти, перейняти; придушувати;

The sea of people is coming this way, and we shall find a difficulty in stemming the tide (W. Norris),

This is a most unfortunate affair, and will pro­bably be much talked of. But we must stem the tide of malice (J. Austen).

step after step the ladder is ascen­ ded див. G-1968.

step by step 1) див. В-2025 2) attr, поступовий (тж. step-by-step);

He also urged that there be a step by step re­duction in the work week because of t"he effects of automation (The Worker, Dec. 12, 1961).

step for step ступінь у ступінь, по­ ряд, бік у бік.

step gently, to див. Т-І971.

step in between, to ставати поміж (когось, чогось);

If you step in between him and me, now, you step in, Miss Trotwood, for ever (Ch. Dickens).

step

stick

2095. step into dead man's shoes, to

дістати спадщину.

step into one's boots (або shoes), to див. F-509.

step into the boots of one, to див. F-509.

step into the picture, to див. C-992.

step into the shoes of one, to див. F-509.

step in where angels fear to tread, to див. R-927.

step lightly, to див. Т-1971.

step lively І) амер. розм. виходьте або заходьте швидше! (звертання кондук­ тора до пасажирів);

2) див. S-2105, 3).

step off the big plank, to див. В-725.

step off the carpet, to амер. сл. одру­ житися, вийти заміж.

step on it (або on the gas), to амер. І) натиснути на акселератор, дати газу, збільшити швидкість (автомашини);

Then Sheriff Tuckahue screamed aloud in mock fear: "Step on it, Harry, there 're cars behind us" (A. Maltz).

Let me inform ye, Man son, once I was coming up Hardy Hill behind him in rny own little bus when I made up my mind to step on the gas (A. Cronin).

2) перен. ставати більш діяльним, пра­цьовитим, працювати з більшим запалом, налягти; прискорити події; 3) перен. розм. жвавіше!, швидше!, веселіше! (тж. step li­vely) ;

Come on you..., get them lines going. Step on it, for Chris' sake (J. Steele).

2106. step (або tramp, tread) on one's corns (060 toes, сл. kibes), to [тж. to step (або tramp, tread) on the corns (або toes, сл. kibes) of one] ображати чиїсь почуття, дратувати когось; ^ наступати комусь на мозолю;

I'm glad I trod on Master Pew's corns (R. Ste­venson).

What's he got against me? I can't think of any time I trod on his toes (I. Lindsay).

step on the gas, to див. S-2105.

stepping stone (тж. stepping-stone) камінь для переходу (через річку); перен. засіб для досягнення мети, перехідний сту­ пінь;

It is a very nice place for a short time. It will be a stepping stone (A. Doyle).

2109. step on the kibes (або toes) of one, to див. S-2106.

sterner sex, the див. R-691.

stewed to the gills див. F-1428.

stew in one's own greese, to due. C-477.

stew in one's own juice, to варитися у своєму власному соку [єтим. фр. cuire dans son jus];

They'll stay where the money is and let the government stew in its own juice (K. S. Prichard).

2114. stick (або stop) at nothing, to ні перед чим не зупинятися, йти напролом;

The Great Detective continued his starch. He stopped at nothing (S. Leacock).

stick in one's craw, to див. S-2117.

stick in (або to) one's fingers, to

привласнити, прибрати до кишені (щось).

2117. stick in one's gizzard (або gullet, stomach, throat, груб, craw), to (тж. to stick in one's throat like a fishbone) бути не до смаку, викликати огиду, нудоту, ^ ставати поперек горла [to stick in one's throat — шекспірівський вираз; Macbeth, д. II, сц. 2] •

That business with Flcur sticks in my gizzard, as old Forsyte would have said (1. Galsworthy),

It is scarcely dictatorship that sticks in Sir Anthony's gullet, but the fear that the dictator may not be friendly even if paid to be (L. M., Oct., 1956).

"The garage —that's what sticks in my craw!" Ken said (M. Wilson).

The Christmas bonus — some had their eyes on fifty dollars, some were aiming up to a hundred — stuck in their dry throats like fishbones (D. Carter).

stick in the mire, to див. F-550.

stick in the mud, to 1) відстати віл життя; 2) примиритися з своїм жалюгід­ ним становищем.

stick in the mud (тж. stick-in-the- mud) 1) косна, відстала від життя люди­ на; тюхтій, телепень;

Не clapped Andrew on the back, affectionate, hail fellow well met, his glance smilingly including Christine. "Introduce me, stick in the mudl What are you dreaming about?" (A. Cronin).

2) див. S-1446, 2).

stick is quickly (або soon) found to beat a dog with, a due. S-I858.

stick like a bur (або burr, cockelty bur, cockelty burr, leech, limpit, a flea to a fleece), to див. C-755.

stick one's colours to the mast, to див. N-5.

stick one's head into a hornet's nest, to пролізти у вороже лігво; див. тж. А-552;

If only he hadn't given this young foo! an ap­pointment. He couldn't stick his head into such" a hornet's nest (A. Cronin).

stick

890

still

2125. stick one's neck out, to ставити себе під удар; накликати на себе критику, нарі­ кання;

"So I stuck my neck out," Yates said angrily.

"What did 1 achieve? Whom did I help?" (S. Meym).

I'm no humanitarian, I don't like to stick ray neck out for anyone (A. Cronin),

stick one's nose into another's af­ fairs (або business), to див. Р-803,

.stick one's stakes, to due. D-891.

stick . pigs, to мисл. полювати на кабанів верхи із списом.

stick pins into one, to 1) спонукати когось до дії; розпалити, розохотити ко­ гось; 2) дратувати, сердити, гнівити когось, докучати комусь.

stick to one, to див. S-1895.

stick to one's colours, to див. H-1546.

stick to one's fingers, to дав. S-2116.

2133. stick to one's guns, to див. H-1546. 2! 34. stick to one's last, to займатися

своїми справами, не втручатися у справи, в яких не розумієшся [частина прислів'я the cobbler should stick to his last].

2135. stick to one's text, to уникати того, що не стосується справи; див. тж. В-1202,

з);

Не rambles about, and doesn't stick to his text (G. Eliot).

2136. stick out a mile (або a yard), to бути цілком очевидним;

"You are a goat, Mary!" said John. "It sticks out a yard. The bruise of course. He must have thought it didn't come by accident" (V. Loder).

21'37. stick upon one's memory, to див. E-161.

2138. (as) stiff as a poker 1) негнучкий, твердий;

These knockers are as stiff as pokers (1, Gals-worfhy).

2) манірний, вимушений, церемонний [тж. (as) stiff as a pikestaff; (as) stiff as a ramrod; (as) straight as a poker; (as) straight as a ramrod; (as) straight as a wand];

Leaning far forward, stiff as a ramrod, he shuddered with comic effort at keeping his balance (D. Carter).

She sat straight as a wand and she was beauti­ful with the dark serene beauty of a deep tranquil poo] where waving wands might grow (A. Cronin).

2139. stiff courtesy (або politeness) виму­ шена ввічливість;

They were ten men. including Lammlem — all of different backgrounds, trades, ages; yet there was something uniform about them, in their lack of graciousness, their stiff courtesy fS. Heym).

I held it open for her to pass through, for this was one of my resricted stock of stiff politeness, and then for a second she was near touching me (H. Wells).

stiff market ком. стійкий ринок; бив. тж. S-507. ,

stiff neck, а упертість, непоступли­ вість (у помилках, поглядах тощо; звідси stiff-necked — упертий, непоступливий) [етим. бібл.]

stiff politeness див. S-2139.

stiff row to hoe див. Е-98.

stiff upper lip мужність, витримка; настирливість (звич. вжив. з. дієсловами to carry, to keep);

"You can talk all you want," suggested Jephson, genially, "so long as you don't say anything. And the stiff upper lip, you know" (Th. Dreiser).

2145. (as) still as a mouse див. Q-75.

2146. (as) still as an oyster' тихий, мов­ чазний; голова не витягнеш;

His factory is not four miles from our place — a queer fellow — still as an oyster — don't seem at all like an Englishman (M. Dodge).

2147. (as) still as a tombstone (або as death, as the grave) мовчазний, як могила, безмовний;

My teeth began to chatter, and the old feeling of funk rapidly stole over me. I patted the mare, and called her "good lass," and several other endearing names, but she made no response, and stood as still as a tombstone (J. Green­wood).

2148. (as) still as ice (або as statue, as stone) зовісім нерухомий, непорушний;

But the long seconds went by and she was as still as ice (M. Wilson).

Lil breathed loudly, almost snorted; our Else was still as stone (K. Mansfield).

(as) still as the grave див. S-2147.

still birth народження мертвої ди­ тини.

still hunt амєр. мисл. підкрадання (до дичини); перен. пол. таємне здійснення мети, таємні методи.

still in swaddling-clothes див. Н-215.

still life жив. мертва природа, на­ тюрморт [етим. голланд. stilleven];

Young Jolyon looked round the room. It was peculiarly vast and dreary, decorated with the enormous pictures of still life that he remembered as a boy (/. Galsworthy).

2154. still small voice голос совісті, со­ вість;

still

891

stock

I shall follow the guiding of that still small voice which interprets the dictates of conscience (Ch. Bronte).

still sow eats up all the draif, the вив. S-2157.

still tongue makes a wise head, a присл. ~ хто хоче багато знати, той мов­ чить; не той дурний, хто на слова скупий; хто мовчить, той ума набирається.

still water runs deep (тж. still wa­ ters run deep; serpents engender in still wa­ ters; smooth water runs deep; "smooth wa­ ters run deep; the smoothest waters are not always the safest; still waters have deep bottoms; take heed of still waters, they quick pass away; the still sow eats up all the draff) присл. ^ у тихому болоті чорти во­ дяться, тиха вода греблю рве; див. тж. В-1817;

"Well," she said, her voice dry and hard, not the voice she would have used to him. "I suppose I've got to hand it to you for a double-time wor­ker. Still waters certainly run deep in your case. How did you manage it?" (D. du Maurier).

Despite his tranquility. a somewhat heavy brow speaks temper, and reminds you that the smoothest waters are not always the safest (Ch. Bronte).

2158. sting in the tail (тж. the sting is in the tail) гостра розв'язка;

Despite the sting in the tail, I'm flattered when they ask [me to play], and always pleased to go if I can fD. W. L.. June 25, 1957).

2159. sting is in the tail, the 1) найбільш неприємне буде в кінці, це ще не все;

The sting of that remark [a remark of The Tj. rnes Washington correspondent] lies in its tail, with the oblique hint that even the supine British par­liament may finally jib at surrendering sovereignty to the United States (L. M., Oct., 1954).

2) див. S-2158.

2160. sting of a reproach is in its truth,

the присА. ^ правда очі коле.

stings of conscience, the див. Р-51.

sting (one) to the quick (або to the soul), to див. С-1716.

stink in one's nostrils (або in the nostrils of one), to груб, викликати огиду, відразу; бути огидним, бридким;

...The whole town stunk in my nostrils (If. Wells).

atink of (або with) money (або brass), to див. В-675.

stir abroad, to виходити з хати, з дому (часто вжив, в заперечних реченнях);

Hardly any temptation could persuade the boy to stir abroad aSter nightfall (,M. Twain).

stir a finger, to див. L-718.

stir a step, to див. L-718.

stir one's blood, to див. М-1340.

stir one's feelings, to хвилювати, зворушувати когось, збуджувати чиїсь по­ чуття;

But there is a reason why our feelings should be stirred to the utmost (K. S. Prichard).

stir one's finger, to див. L-718.

stir one's heart, to див. М-1343.

stir one's imagination, to збуджува­ ти чиюсь уяву;

It is remarkable how little it'troubles my con­science and how much it stirs my imagination (H. Wells).

stir one's pulses, to збудоражити, розбурхати чиїсь почуття, схвилювати ко­ гось; викликати у когось ентузіазм.

stir one's stumps, to див. G-I91.

stirring of the dry bones див. $-791.

stir the gorge, to див. R-91.

stir up a hornet's (або hornets') nest about one's ears, to див. А-552.

stir up a nest of hornets, to див. A-552.

stir up bad (або ill) blood, to див. B-2623.

stitch in time, a своєчасний захід [частина прислів'я a stitch in time saves nine].

stiitch in time saves nine, а присл. ^ стібок, зроблений вчасно, вартий де­ в'яти; роби все вчасно; див. тж. S-2180;

Repairing the ship. Found a crack or two in her inner skin.... A stitch in time saves nine (Ch. Reade).

stock actor театр, актор, що входить до складу постійної трупи (якогось театру); див. тж. "S-2184.

stock and block заст. все майно.

stock company театр, постійна тру­ па, постійний склад акторів (якогось теат­ ру); див. тж. S-2182.

stock in trade (тж. stock-in-trade) 1) основний капітал; весь наявний запас; обладнання, інвентар;

"But he's chockfull of science," he observed, waving his hook towards the stock-in-trade (Ch. Dickens).

2) перен. шаблонні хитрощі, аргументи, докази (до яких вдаються окремі особи або люди певної професії);

І could get on easily with a large number of human beings, and by nature I knew something

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of them. That seemed to me ray stock-in-trade. But I left something out (Ch. Snow).

stock, lock and barrel див. L-1078.

stock play театр, п'єса, що входить до репертуару,

stocks and stones 1) неживі речі;

2) перен. бездушні люди;

"You stock and stone!" exclaimed Miss Havis-ham. "You cold, cold heartl" (Ch. Dickens).

3) През. ІДОЛИ.

stock ticker ком. апарат, що авто­ матично друкує на стрічці останні курси акцій на біржі.

stolen apples (або kisses, sweets, waters) are sweet (або the sweetest) (тж. forbidden fruit is sweet) присл. ^ забо­ ронена грушка солодка.

stolen fruit див. F-I009.

stolen kisses are sweet (або the sweetest) див. S-2I90.

stolen match (або marriage, wed­ ding) таємне одруження, одруження без дозволу батьків;

Arabella wrote the day before yesterday to say she had made a stolen match without her hus­band's father's consent (Ch. Dickens).

stolen sweets {або waters) are sweet (або the sweetest) див, S-2190.

stolen wedding див. S-2193.

stomach an insult, to див. Е-49.

stomach is howling, one's ^ no животу мов коти лазять (від голоду);

Dave groaned. "I'll eat bark, soon. My sto­mach's howling" (D. Carter).

2!98. stomach rises at (one, something), one's див. G-1759.

stone around one's neck, а перешко­ да, перепО'На, причина загибелі, камінь на шиї; див. тж. В-2948.

stone broke див. В-2879.

stone dead (тж. stone-dead) див. D-118, 1).

stone dead hath no fellow присл. ^ мертві не говорять, мертві зберігають таєм­ ницю; дав. тж. D-149.

stone deaf (тж. stone-deaf) див. D-176.

stone jug (тж. stone-jug) сл. тюр­ ма, в'язниця;

"What mill?" inquired Oliver.

"What mill! Why, the mill —the mill as takes up so little room that it'll work inside a Stone Jug.... (Ch. Dickens).

2205. stone's throw (або рідк. cast) (away, from, off), a 1) відстань, на яку можна кинути камінь; 2) перен. невелика відстань, поблизу, ^ рукою подати; див. тж. W-994;

A stone's cast away stood a little mott of comma trees (O. Henry).

stones will cry out каміння заволає або закричить (про щось обурливе).

stony broke див. В-2879.

stony heart див. Н-1093.

stony stare кам'яний, важкий, бай­ дужий, безтямний, холодний, похмурий, не­ рухомий погляд.

stool of repentance, the іст. ганеб­ ний стілець (у шотландських церквах); перен. прилюдне приниження.

stool pigeon (тж. stool-pigeon) го­ луб, яким приманюють інших голубів; перрн. (первісна амер.) провокатор, шпигун, 'ін­ форматор (тж. stool, stoolie);

You never can tell around this lousy plant. It's thick with stool pigeons (I. Steele).

stoop to one's (060 the) lure, to див. А-225.

stop a blow with one's head, to

жарт, дістати удар по голові.

2214. sito.p a bullet (або a shell), to військ, жарг. бути убитим або пораненим;

We'll have to push on. A pity that blamed guid£ stopped a bullet. We'll just have to manage, that's all (G. Trease).

stop a cushy one, to військ, жарг. бути легко пораненим; див. тж. С-1644.

stop a gap, to див. С-765.

stop a leak, to спинити течу; перен. припинити розповсюдження (інформації то­ що).

stop a packet, to див. С-374.

stop a shell, to див. S-2214.

stop at nothing, to див. S-21I4.

stop a tooth, to запломбувати зуб.

stop dead (або short), to раптом, несподівано зупинитися;

So strange and unexpected was this apparition that Mrs. Page stopped dead in the middle of a word (A. Cronin).

stop dead in one's tracks, to див. S-2225.

stop having kittens! сл. заспокойся, не гарячись;

"Stop having kittens," said her mother calmly (J. Lindsay).

stop