a stick in the mud

a stick in the mud
(a stick in the mud (тж. stick-in-the-mud))
косный, отсталый человек [образовано по конверсии от выражения to stick in the mud; см. stick in the mud]

I certainly appreciate them here when listen to these stick in the muds going on, oh, it is too dreadful, about their automobiles and how much they have to pay their maids and so on and so forth. (S. Lewis, ‘Arrowsmith’, ch. VI) — Я особенно ценю наши разговоры здесь, когда слушаю, как эти погрязшие в тине провинциалы распространяются - о, это слишком ужасно! - о своих автомобилях и о том, сколько им приходится платить служанке, и так далее и тому подобное.

‘...I always thought, you know, that you were a bit of a stick in the mud,’ he was saying, ‘but damn me if I do any longer...’ (B. Davidson, ‘Golden Horn’, ch. 23) — - ...Я всегда думал, знаете ли, что вы человек косный, отсталый, - сказал Сэм. - Но, черт возьми, больше я этого не думаю...


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • stick-in-the-mud — {n.}, {informal} An overcareful person; someone who is old fashioned and fights change. * /Mabel said her mother was a real stick in the mud to make a rule that she must be home by 10 o clock on weeknights and 11:30 Saturdays./ * /Mr. Thomas is a …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • stick-in-the-mud — {n.}, {informal} An overcareful person; someone who is old fashioned and fights change. * /Mabel said her mother was a real stick in the mud to make a rule that she must be home by 10 o clock on weeknights and 11:30 Saturdays./ * /Mr. Thomas is a …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • stick-in-the-mud — (n.) 1733, from STICK (Cf. stick) (v.) on notion of to stick in the mud, to be content to remain in an abject condition …   Etymology dictionary

  • stick-in-the-mud — A stick in the mud is someone who doesn t like change and wants things to stay the same …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • stick-in-the-mud — stick in the muds N COUNT (disapproval) If you describe someone as a stick in the mud, you disapprove of them because they do not like doing anything that is new or fun. [INFORMAL] Syn: fuddy duddy …   English dictionary

  • stick-in-the-mud — [stik′ n thə mud΄] n. Informal a person who resists change or progress, new ideas, etc …   English World dictionary

  • stick-in-the-mud — stick in the .mud n someone who refuses to try anything new used to show disapproval …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • stick-in-the-mud — stick in the ,mud noun count INFORMAL someone with traditional ideas who is not willing to enjoy themselves or try new things …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • stick-in-the-mud — stick′ in the mud n. an old fogy • Etymology: 1725–35 …   From formal English to slang

  • stick-in-the-mud — [n] person set in ways antediluvian, conservative, diehard*, fossil*, mossback*, old fogy*, reactionary; concept 423 Ant. adventurer …   New thesaurus

  • stick-in-the-mud — ► NOUN informal ▪ a person who resists change …   English terms dictionary


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