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‘I'm awfully sorry, but I've simply got to get off tomorrow morning.’ ‘...I really do think it's a bit over the odds even asking me when you were off this morning. The rest of us have been running off our feet all day.’ (D. Cusack and F. James, ‘Come in Spinner’, ‘Tuesday VII’) — - Я очень сожалею, но завтра утром мне придется отлучиться... - Это уж чересчур! Ведь тебя и сегодня все утро не было. А мы целый день на ногах!


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

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  • over the odds — (informal) More than expected, normal, necessary, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑odd * * * over the odds british informal phrase more than the usual or expected price pay over the odds: The club will not pay over the odds to retain his services …   Useful english dictionary

  • over the odds — UK INFORMAL ► more than something is really worth: »They paid way over the odds for their new offices. Main Entry: ↑odds …   Financial and business terms

  • Over the Odds — Directed by Michael Forlong Produced by Alec Snowden Written by Ernest Player Rex Arundel Starring Marjorie Rhodes Glenn Melvyn Cyril Smith …   Wikipedia

  • over the odds — ► over the odds Brit. (especially of a price) above what is generally considered acceptable. Main Entry: ↑odds …   English terms dictionary

  • over the odds — British informal more than the usual or expected price pay over the odds: The club will not pay over the odds to retain his services. charge over the odds: They charge way over the odds for wine by the glass …   English dictionary

  • pay over the odds — (for sth) UK INFORMAL ► to pay more for something than it is really worth: »Small businesses have always paid over the odds for office supplies. Main Entry: ↑pay …   Financial and business terms

  • pay over the odds for sth — pay over the odds (for sth) UK INFORMAL ► to pay more for something than it is really worth: »Small businesses have always paid over the odds for office supplies. Main Entry: ↑pay …   Financial and business terms

  • pay over the odds —    If you pay over the odds, you pay too much or you pay more for something than it is really worth.     She s willing to pay over the odds for an original Kelly handbag to add to your collection …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • pay over the odds — British & Australian to pay more for something than it is really worth. It s a nice enough car but I m sure she paid over the odds for it. (often + for) …   New idioms dictionary

  • over the odds — Brit. (especially of a price) above what is generally considered acceptable. → oddments …   English new terms dictionary

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