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Russian to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Slang / Ad hominem attacks | |||||||
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3 | take the low road/hit below the belt |
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take the low road/hit below the belt Explanation: take the low road take the low road To utilize a method, practice, or course of action that is unethical, unscrupulous, underhanded, or otherwise base or vile. It's unfair that those who work the hardest will be undermined by those who choose to take the low road to success. I didn't raise my son to be the type of person who would take the low road in life! https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/take the low road 2. Fig. to deal someone an unfair blow. That's not fair! You told them I was the one who ordered the wrong-size carpet. That's hitting me below the belt. Todd hit below the belt when he said it was all her fault because she had become ill during the trip. below the belt, hit Not behave according to the rules or decency, unfairly, as in Bringing up my mother's faults-that's really hitting below the belt. The term comes from boxing, where according to the Marquis of Queensberry Rules (1865) a fighter may punch his opponent only in the upper body or head. For a synonym, see low blow; also see under one's belt. https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/hit below the belt |
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см. Explanation: Одним вариантом мне пока обойтись не удается. Для канализации - hogwash. Dude, that's hogwash! Для "слив засчитан" здесь - One down! -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 9 hrs (2024-04-05 02:23:31 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- И оба - ни разу не глаголы:-) |
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