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‘Mrs. Mont will be down tomorrow,’ muttered Soames. ‘I shall want some good flowers in the house.’ ‘Very little at this time of year, sir.’ ‘I never knew a time of year when there was much. You must stir your stumps and find something.’ (J. Galsworthy, ‘Swan Song’, part I, ch. XIII) — - Завтра приезжает миссис Монт, - сказал Сомс. - Принесите в комнаты цветов получше! - Очень мало их в это время года, сэр. - У вас, когда ни спросишь, всегда мало. Будьте порасторопнее, так что-нибудь найдете.

He was a good walker in spite of his limp and, when in a hurry, he could cover ground fast - so fast indeed, that the boy had to "stir his stumps" to keep abreast of him. (Th. Wolfe, ‘The Hills Beyond’, ch. IX) — Судья был хороший ходок, несмотря на свою хромоту, и если хотел, то мог ходить быстро, так быстро, что сыну приходилось поторапливаться, чтобы не отстать от отца.

Give her my love if you see her, don't forget. Tell her to stir her stumps and write. (M. Dickens, ‘Joy and Josephine’, part I, ch. V) — Если увидите сестру, то передайте ей сердечный привет от меня и скажите, чтобы поскорее мне написала.


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

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  • stir one's stumps — To move, be active • • • Main Entry: ↑stump * * * [often in imperative] Brit., informal, dated (of a person) begin to move or act …   Useful english dictionary

  • stir one's stumps —  Hurry …   A concise dictionary of English slang

  • stir — 1. v. & n. v. (stirred, stirring) 1 tr. move a spoon or other implement round and round in (a liquid etc.) to mix the ingredients or constituents. 2 a tr. cause to move or be disturbed, esp. slightly (a breeze stirred the lake). b intr. be or… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Activity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Activity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 activity activity Sgm: N 1 briskness briskness liveliness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 animation animation life vivacity spirit dash energy …   English dictionary for students

  • stump — /stʌmp / (say stump) noun 1. the lower end of a tree or plant left after the main part falls or is cut off; a standing tree trunk from which the upper part and the branches have been removed. 2. the part of a limb of the body remaining after the… …  

  • Journey — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Locomotion by land. < N PARAG:Journey >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 travel travel Sgm: N 1 traveling traveling &c. >V. wayfaring campaigning GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 journey journey excursion …   English dictionary for students

  • activity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) State of being active Nouns 1. (state of being active) activity, activeness, business, energy, liveliness, animation; briskness, quickness, alertness; wakefulness, vigil; alacrity, zeal, dash, fervor,… …   English dictionary for students

  • Velocity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Velocity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 velocity velocity speed celerity Sgm: N 1 swiftness swiftness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 rapidity rapidity eagle speed Sgm: N 1 expedition expedition …   English dictionary for students

  • travel — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Go from one place to another Nouns 1. travel; traveling, wayfaring, itinerancy, tourism; journey, voyage, excursion, junket, expedition, safari, tour, [pleasure or business] trip, trek, crossing, cruise …   English dictionary for students

  • hasten — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To make haste] Syn. rush, sprint, spurt, scurry, move quickly, bestir oneself, dash off, plunge, bustle, waste no time, lose no time, fly, be in a hurry, cover ground, not lose a moment, hurry, hurry up, press, press on,… …   English dictionary for students

  • velocity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Speed Nouns 1. velocity, speed, celerity, swiftness, rapidity, expedition (see haste); acceleration; hurry, spurt, rush, dash; smart, lively, swift, or spanking pace; flying, flight; gallop, canter, trot …   English dictionary for students


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