out of hand

out of hand
1. adv phr
1) немедленно, тотчас же, без промедления; без подготовки, сразу, экспромтом

...they could turn out a jig... out of hand as well as ever they could turn out a psalm, and perhaps better, not to speak irreverent. (Th. Hardy, ‘Life's Little Ironies’, ‘Absent-Mindedness in a Parish Choir’) — ...они могли сыграть джигу... без всякой репетиции так же хорошо, как и псалом, а возможно, даже лучше. Этим я не хочу сказать ничего непочтительного.

Ken and I will have to talk all this over between ourselves, Mr. Brock. It's too important a decision to make out of hand. (M. Wilson, ‘My Brother, My Enemy’, ch. 7) — Мы с Кеном должны обсудить это между собой, мистер Брок, Это слишком важное дело, чтобы решать его впопыхах.

And persistently I wrestled with the question: Should I marry Audrey out of hand? (C. P. Snow, ‘The Search’, part II, ch. I) — Меня все время мучил вопрос: не следует ли мне немедленно жениться на Одри?

2) из подчинения, из-под контроля; см. тж. in hand 1)

He let his temper get out of hand. — Он вышел из себя.

2. adj phr
оконченный, завершенный

The case has been out of hand for some time. (RHD) — Рассмотрение этого дела было закончено не так давно.


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

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