Идиома "Drop like flies" с переводом
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Происхождение
Фраза "drop like flies" появилась в английском в XIX веке, от наблюдения за мухами, массово гибнущими от яда или жары.Значение
Идиома описывает быстрое и массовое выбытие людей или вещей из строя, часто с оттенком преувеличения или драматизма.Стиль и аналоги
Выражение разговорное, слегка мрачное. Русский аналог — "падать как мухи". Пример: "They dropped like flies in the heat."Культурный контекст
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They dropped like flies in the race.
Они падали как мухи в гонке.
People drop like flies with this flu.
Люди падают как мухи от этого гриппа.
Soldiers dropped like flies there.
Солдаты падали как мухи там.
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Другие английские идиомы на букву D
- Daily grind
- Dance to a different tune
- Dance with death
- Dangerous offender
- Dare (someone) to do (something)
- Dark horse
- Darken (someone's) door
- Dash off
- Dash off (something)
- Date back to (a previous time)
- Date someone
- Davy Jone's locker
- Dawn on (someone)
- Day after day
- Day and night
- Day in and day out
- Day-to-day
- Daylight robbery
- Days running
- Dead ahead
- Dead as a doornail
- Dead center
- Dead duck
- Dead end
- Dead from the neck up
- Dead in one's/its tracks
- Dead letter
- Dead loss
- Dead on one's feet
- Dead set against (something)
- Dead tired
- Dead to the world
- Dead wrong
- Deadbeat
- Deadpan
- Deaf and dumb
- Deal in (something)
- Deal someone in
- Decide in favor of (someone or something)
- Decide in favor of (someone)
- Decked out
- Decked out in (something)
- Deem it to be necessary
- Deep water
- Deep-six (someone or something)
- Deep-six (something)
- Defeat a motion
- Deliver the goods
- Desert a sinking ship
- Devil of a job
- Devil-may-care attitude
- Diamond in the rough
- Die down
- Die in one's boots
- Die is cast
- Die laughing
- Die of a broken heart
- Die off
- Die out
- Die with one's boots on
- Difficult to stomach (someone or something)
- Dig (someone or something) up
- Dig (something) out
- Dig in
- Dig in one's heels
- Dig one's own grave
- Dig some dirt up on (someone)
- Dig someone
- Dime a dozen
- Dine out
- Dip into (something)
- Dip one's toe in the water
- Dirt cheap
- Dirty look
- Dirty one's hands
- Dirty work
- Dish out (criticism)
- Dish out (food)
- Dismiss/reject (something) out of hand
- Disorderly conduct
- Disturbing the peace
- Dive right into something
- Divide (something) fifty-fifty
- Divide and conquer
- DIY
- DJ
- DNA
- Do (someone's) bidding
- Do (someone's) heart good
- Do (someone) good
- Do (someone) one better
- Do (someone) out of (something)
- Do (something) by hand
- Do (something) in a heartbeat
- Do a double take
- Do a job on (someone or something)
- Do a land-office business
- Do a number on (someone or something)
- Do a snow job on (someone)
- Do an about-face
- Do away with (something)
- Do credit to (someone)
- Do in (someone)
- Do in (something)
- Do justice to (something)
- Do not have a leg to stand on
- Do one's best
- Do one's bit/part
- Do one's duty
- Do one's thing
- Do or die
- Do something by the book
- Do something rash
- Do the dishes
- Do the honors
- Do the trick
- Do time
- Do with (someone or something)
- Do with (something)
- Do without (something)
- Do wonders
- Dog and pony show
- Dog in the manger
- Dog-eat-dog
- Doll (oneself) up
- Dollar for dollar
- Don't give up the ship
- Don't hold your breath.
- Done for
- Done in
- Done to a T
- Done with (something)
- Donkey's years
- Doomed to failure
- Dose/taste of one's own medicine
- Double back
- Double check (something)
- Double date
- Double up
- Double-cross (someone)
- Double-talk
- Doubting Thomas
- Down and dirty
- Down for the count
- Down in the dumps
- Down in the mouth
- Down on (someone)
- Down on one's luck
- Down one's alley
- Down the drain
- Down the hatch
- Down the line
- Down the tubes
- Down to earth
- Down to the bone
- Down to the last detail
- Down to the wire
- Down with (an illness)
- Down-and-out
- Down-at-the-heels
- Down/out for the count
- Drag in (someone or something)
- Drag on
- Drag on (someone)
- Drag one's feet/heels
- Draw (someone) out
- Draw a blank
- Draw a line between two things
- Draw blood
- Draw fire
- Draw first blood
- Draw in one's horns
- Draw interest
- Draw lots/straws
- Draw the line
- Draw to a close
- Draw up (something)
- Draw up a contract
- Draw up an agreement/contract
- Dredge (something) up
- Dress (someone) down
- Dress up
- Dressed to kill
- Dressed to the nines
- Dressed to the nines/teeth
- Drink like a fish
- Drive (someone) up a wall
- Drive (something) home
- Drive a hard bargain
- Drive at (something)
- Drive somebody nuts
- Driving force behind (someone or something)
- Drop (someone) a line
- Drop (someone/something) like a hot potato
- Drop a bombshell
- Drop a hint
- Drop around
- Drop back
- Drop by
- Drop by the wayside
- Drop dead
- Drop everything
- Drop in (on someone)
- Drop in one's tracks
- Drop in the bucket
- Drop names
- Drop out of school
- Drop the ball
- Drop the subject
- Drop/dump (something) in (someone's) lap
- Drown (someone) out
- Drown one's sorrows
- Drum (something) into (someone's) head
- Drum up (something)
- Dry run
- Dry up
- Duck soup
- Due process (of law)
- DUI
- Dumb bunny
- Dump someone
- Dutch auction
- Dutch courage
- Dutch treat
- Dutch uncle
- Duty bound (to do something)
- DVD
- Dwell on (something)
- Dyed-in-the-wool
- Dying to (do something or go somewhere)
- Don’t count your chickens before they hatch
- Don’t judge a book by its cover
- Don’t put all your eggs in one basket
- Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater
- Dance to someone’s tune
- Dead in the water
- Dig your heels in
- Do a 180
- Do someone dirty
- Don’t bite the hand that feeds you
- Don’t burn your bridges
- Don’t cry over spilled milk
- Don’t rock the boat
- Down the rabbit hole
- Drive someone up the wall
- Dust settles