an awkward customer

an awkward customer
разг.
(an awkward (rough, tough или ugly) customer)
1) человек, с которым не стоит иметь дело, опасный субъект, тип; опасный противник; см. тж. a rough customer и a tough customer 1)

He had a genius... for proving himself as ugly customer. (Ch. Dickens, ‘Hard Times’, book I, ch. II) — У него были исключительные способности... отчаянного задиры.

‘I would advise thee, Jeanie,’ said Mrs Bickerton, ‘an thou meetest with ugly customers o' the road to show them this bit, for it will serve thee, assure thyself.’ (W. Scott, ‘The Heart of Mid-Lothian’, ch. XXVIII) — - Я вот что посоветую тебе, Джини, - сказала миссис Бикертон, - если встретишься с разбойниками, покажи им эту бумажку. Уверяю тебя, это принесет тебе пользу.

Farmer: "...Yu [= you] there, on my land, kindly give me yure [= your] name, and account for yureself. There's a rough customer about, with a fishin-rod same as you." (J. Galsworthy, ‘Escape’, Episode VIII) — Фермер: "...Вы ходите по моей земле. Кто вы такой, разрешите узнать? И как вас зовут? А то тут шляется какой-то преступный тип с удочкой, похожий на вас."

‘There was something else, Mr. President?’ Boy, this is a tough customer, Lyman thought. (F. Knebel and Ch. Bailey, ‘Seven Days in May’, ‘Friday 8 P. M.’) — - Что-нибудь еще, господин президент? "Да, противник не из легких", - подумал Лимен.

2) опасное животное

The shark is an ugly customer for even the most experienced swimmer to face. — Акула представляет опасность даже для самого опытного пловца.


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

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