make the rounds

make the rounds
(make the rounds (of))
1) обойти город (для покупок, осмотра достопримечательностей и т. п.; тж. go или make a round)

They had not met in several years and Erich and the tall, vivacious Frenchman celebrated their reunion by making the rounds of the night clubs. (M. Dodd, ‘Sowing the Wind’, ch. XV) — Они не виделись уже несколько лет. Эрих и долговязый, подвижный француз отпраздновали встречу, совершив обход ночных кабачков.

2) обивать пороги издательств, редакций, контор антрепренёров и т. п. в поисках работы, для оформления документов и т. п. (тж. go the rounds of)

In order to keep several dozen short stories continuously making the rounds of editorial offices, a quantity of postage was necessary. (E. Caldwell, ‘Call It Experience’, part I, ch. XI) — Для того чтобы регулярно рассылать рассказы в редакции журналов, требовался большой запас почтовых марок.

He spent a week going the rounds of the company clinics. Finally he was taken before a neurologist and a psychiatrist. They pronounced him a neurotic malingerer. (D. Carter, ‘Fatherless Sons’, part III, ch. 28) — Целую неделю Кривой бегал по врачам компании. Наконец психиатр и невропатолог единодушно поставили диагноз: невротическая симуляция.

He made the rounds of various newspapers looking for a job. — В поисках работы он обошел редакции различных газет.


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

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