make things hum

make things hum
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‘I believe if you once made up your mind to do a thing, you would do it, no matter how hard it was, wouldn't you?’ ‘Well, I'd - I'd make things hum, I guess,’ he admitted. (Fr. Norris, ‘The Pit’, ch. VI) — - Я думаю, уж раз вы решили что-то сделать, то и сделаете, как бы трудно ни было, не так ли? - Да как вам сказать? Мне кажется, что я в грязь лицом не ударил бы, - признался он.

...I look forward with confidence to a twelve-cylinder car, and the wife is making things hum in the best society and the kiddies getting a first-class education. (S. Lewis, ‘Babbitt’, ch. VI) — ...собираюсь купить двенадцатицилиндровую машину, жена моя блистает в свете, а ребята учатся в первоклассной школе.


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

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  • make things hum — To set things going briskly • • • Main Entry: ↑hum …   Useful english dictionary

  • make things hum — See: KEEP THINGS HUMMING …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • make things hum — See: KEEP THINGS HUMMING …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • make\ things\ hum — See: keep things humming …   Словарь американских идиом

  • hum — I. /hʌm / (say hum) verb (hummed, humming) –verb (i) 1. to make a low, continuous, droning sound. 2. to give forth an indistinct sound of mingled voices or noises. 3. to utter an indistinct sound in hesitation, doubt, embarrassment,… …  

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  • hum — 1. v. & n. v. (hummed, humming) 1 intr. make a low steady continuous sound like that of a bee. 2 tr. (also absol.) sing (a wordless tune) with closed lips. 3 intr. utter a slight inarticulate sound. 4 intr. colloq. be in an active state (really… …   Useful english dictionary

  • HUM — 1. v. & n. v. (hummed, humming) 1 intr. make a low steady continuous sound like that of a bee. 2 tr. (also absol.) sing (a wordless tune) with closed lips. 3 intr. utter a slight inarticulate sound. 4 intr. colloq. be in an active state (really… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam — Infobox Film name = Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam image size = caption = Film poster director = K. S. Adiyaman producer = K. C. Bokadia writer = K. S. Adiyaman Arun Kumar Ashok Mehta Reema Rakeshnath narrator = starring = Salman Khan Shahrukh Khan… …   Wikipedia

  • make noise — verb emit a noise (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑resound, ↑noise • Derivationally related forms: ↑noise (for: ↑noise), ↑resonant (fo …   Useful english dictionary

  • U Me Aur Hum — Theatrical release poster Directed by Ajay Devgn Produced by Ajay Devgn …   Wikipedia


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