be on the point of doing smth.
- be on the point of doing smth.
собираться сделать что-л. être sur le point de]
...a dozen times he had been on the point of giving up practice. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Complete Short Stories’, ‘Lord Mountdrago’) — ...доктор Одлин раз десять собирался бросить практику.
But at that moment, when he seemed almost on the point of breaking down, he suddenly took himself in hand, jumped up and went over to the storage shelves. (A. J. Cronin, ‘Shannon's Way’, book II, ch. 3) — Казалось, Спенс вот-вот разрыдается, но он вдруг овладел собой и, поспешно вскочив со стула, подошел к стеллажам.
She felt sheerly frightened of the story to come... She was for a moment on the point of stopping him. (I. Murdoch, ‘The Unicorn.’, ch. 3) — Мариан боялась того, что может услышать... Она чуть не остановила Дениса на полуслове.
Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа»..
2006.
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