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1 добиться (чего-л.) с лёгкостью
Colloquial: pull oneself by bootlaces, pull oneself by bootstrapsУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > добиться (чего-л.) с лёгкостью
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2 добиться в жизни всего своими силами
General subject: pull oneself up by one's own bootstrapsУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > добиться в жизни всего своими силами
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3 пробиться самому
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4 самому сделать себе карьеру
General subject: pull oneself up by bootstrapsУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > самому сделать себе карьеру
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5 добиться с лёгкостью
Colloquial: (чего-л.) pull oneself by bootlaces, (чего-л.) pull oneself by bootstrapsУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > добиться с лёгкостью
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6 волос
м.hair; мн. hair sgсве́тлые [седы́е] во́лосы — fair [grey] hair sg
ко́нский во́лос — horsehair
••во́лосы стано́вятся ды́бом — one's hair stands on end
э́то притя́нуто за́ во́лосы — it is extremely far-fetched
красне́ть до корне́й воло́с — blush to the roots of one's hair
ни на́ во́лос — not a grain
рвать на себе́ во́лосы — tear one's hair
вы́тащить себя́ за́ волосы — ≈ pull oneself up by the bootstraps
во́лос до́лог, да ум ко́роток погов. — long of hair and short of brains
См. также в других словарях:
bootstraps — To get on by one s own efforts ● boot * * * bootstraps UK [ˈbuːtˌstræps] US [ˈbutˌstræps] noun Phrase: pull yourself up by your bootstraps … Useful english dictionary
Bootstraps — Bootstraps: From an American Academic of Color (ISBN 0814103774) is a book by Victor Villanueva speaking of the troubles of assimilation due to his Puerto Rican heritage. [cite book |title=Writing Games: Multicultural Case Studies of Academic… … Wikipedia
bootstraps — n. to pull oneself up by one s own bootstraps ( to emerge from poverty through one s own efforts ) * * * to pull oneself up by one s own bootstraps ( to emerge from poverty through one s own efforts ) … Combinatory dictionary
bootstraps — boot|straps [ˈbu:tstræps] n [plural] [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: bootstrap piece of leather or cloth attached to the back of a boot to make it easier to pull on (19 20 centuries)] pull/haul yourself up by your bootstraps to improve your position… … Dictionary of contemporary English
bootstraps — boot|straps [ but,stræps ] noun pull yourself up by your bootstraps to become richer or more successful through your own hard work, without anyone else s help … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
bootstraps — [[t]bu͟ːtstræps[/t]] PHRASE: V inflects If you have pulled yourself up by your bootstraps, you have achieved success by your own efforts, starting from very difficult circumstances and without help from anyone … English dictionary
bootstraps — noun (plural) pull /haul yourself up by your bootstraps to improve your position and get out of a difficult situation by your own effort, without help from other people … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
bootstraps — UK [ˈbuːtˌstræps] / US [ˈbutˌstræps] noun pull yourself up by your bootstraps … English dictionary
bootstraps — n. strap or tie of a boot v. accomplish by oneself, do without the help of others … English contemporary dictionary
pull yourself up by your bootstraps — I. Pull yourself up by your bootstraps If you pull yourself up by your bootstraps, you make the effort to improve things for yourself. II. Pull yourself up by your bootstraps If you pull yourself up by your bootstraps, you improve your problem or … The small dictionary of idiomes
by\ one's\ own\ bootstraps — • pull oneself up by the bootstraps • pull oneself up by one s own bootstraps • drag oneself up by one s boot straps adv. phr. To succeed without help; succeed by your own efforts. He had to pull himself up by the bootstraps … Словарь американских идиом