number one

number one
1. n phr; разг.
(number one (тж. Number One))
собственная персона, своё "я" (обыкн. look after или take care of number one)

...for ours, as the reader has possibly already discovered, is a Selfish Story and almost every person... is occupied about Number One. (W. Thackeray, ‘Pendennis’, vol. II, ch. LVI) — ...как уже, вероятно, заметил читатель, мы ведем повествование об эгоистах, и почти каждое действующее лицо... усиленно занимается собственной персоной.

When shall I learn to look after number one and not fritter away my energy on altruistic crusades? (R. Aldington, ‘Rejected Guest’, ch. 20) — Когда только я научусь думать о себе и перестану тратить время и свои силы на всякие альтруистские затеи?

Take myself - I choose that example because after all number one is what I know most about. (J. Lindsay, ‘Rising Tide’, ch. XIII) — К примеру, возьмем меня. Я говорю о себе, потому что, в конце концов, о себе я знаю больше всего.

2. adj phr; разг.
(number one (тж. Number One))
1) главный, первый, самый важный

President Roosevelt had called the South "the nation's economic problem number one". (W. Foster, ‘The Negro People in American History’, ch. 44) — Президент Рузвельт сказал однажды, что Юг - "это экономическая проблема страны номер один".

It took him a long time, but now he's Number One man in Rodnik. (S. Heym, ‘The Eyes of Reason’, book II, ch. 17) — Карел долго выжидал, зато теперь он самая важная персона в Роднике.

Dr. Leonard A. Scheele, Surgeon General of the United States Public Health Service, has stated that mental illness constitutes the nation's number one public health enemy. (G. Green, ‘The Enemy Forgotten’, ch. VIII) — Доктор Леонард А. Скил, главный хирург Службы здравоохранения Соединенных Штатов, заявил, что психические заболевания - злейший бич населения страны.

2) первоклассный, первосортный

‘I have spoken to Bing,’ he offered. ‘I don't like him, personally. He thinks he knows a lot. But he will turn out an A Number One job.’ (S. Heym, ‘The Crusaders’, book I, ch. 2) — - Я уже поговорил с Бингом, - заявил он. - Лично я его терпеть не могу. Уж больно много о себе воображает. Но листовку он напишет первоклассную.


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

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