on the cuff

on the cuff
разг.
1) в долг, в кредит; в рассрочку [первонач. амер.]

Fatty fed me one meal a day on the cuff. Finding a job seemed impossible. (P. Abrahams, ‘Tell Freedom’, book III, ch. II) — Фэтти кормил меня раз в день в кредит. Найти работу было просто невозможно.

2) амер. бесплатно

The press agent gets no pay but only a certain (sic) am't [= amount] of drinks on the cuff. (J. O'Hara, ‘Pal Joey’) — Агент по печати и рекламе заработной платы не получает, а только (sic!) определенное количество спиртных напитков бесплатно.

There are six guys in this town who hate to eat at home. They spend all their time getting together dinners to honor other phonies just so they can eat out and on the cuff. (E. O'Connor, ‘All in the Family’, ch. XII) — В этом городе есть шестеро парней, которые терпеть не могут обедать дома. Они тратят все свое время на устройство обедов в честь таких же прохвостов, как они сами. Так что обедают они всегда на стороне и за это никогда не платят.

3) амер. конфиденциально, между нами

But strictly on the cuff I'm willing to bet he never did see it... (R. Chandler, ‘The Lady in the Lake’, ch. 12) — Но строго между нами - я готов держать цари, что Билл никогда этого не видел...

4) амер. экспромтом, без подготовки

I grant you, I started this leaflet on the cuff. I didn't know what I was letting myself in for. (S. Heym, ‘The Crusaders’, book I, ch. 2) — Уверяю вас, я взялся писать эту листовку не подумав. Я не представлял себе, на что иду.


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

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Полезное


Смотреть что такое "on the cuff" в других словарях:

  • The Cuff Links — were an American rock/pop studio group from Staten Island, New York. The band had a U.S. No. 9 hit in 1969[1] with Tracy , with rich harmonised vocals provided entirely by Ron Dante. The track was produced as part of a series of recording… …   Wikipedia

  • The Cuff Links — Ron Dante (* 22. August 1945 als Carmine Granito in Staten Island, New York) ist ein US amerikanischer Sänger, Songschreiber und Musikproduzent. Der vielseitig begabte Künstler initiierte Anfang der 1960er Jahre etliche Musikprojekte, die allein… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • off the cuff — adverb without preparation the presidential candidate made a remark off the cuff * * * (informal) 1 an off the cuff remark: IMPROMPTU, extempore, ad lib; unrehearsed, unscripted, unprepared …   Useful english dictionary

  • off-the-cuff — adjective with little or no preparation or forethought his ad lib comments showed poor judgment an extemporaneous piano recital an extemporary lecture an extempore skit an impromptu speech offhand excuses trying to sound offhanded and reassuring …   Useful english dictionary

  • off-the-cuff — {adj.}, {informal} Not prepared ahead of time. Used of a speech or remarks. * /Jack was made master of ceremonies because he was a good off the cuff speaker./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • off-the-cuff — {adj.}, {informal} Not prepared ahead of time. Used of a speech or remarks. * /Jack was made master of ceremonies because he was a good off the cuff speaker./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • off-the-cuff — adj. with little or no preparation or forethought; unrehearsed; extemporaneous; offhand. his off the cuff remarks offended many people; an off the cuff toast Syn: ad lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, offhand, offhanded, unpremeditated …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • off-the-cuff — adjective, adverb if you say something off the cuff, you do not plan it or think about it first: an off the cuff reply/remark/comment She s very good at speaking on these issues off the cuff …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • off-the-cuff — adj [usually before noun] an off the cuff remark, reply etc is one that you make without thinking about it first = ↑spontaneous >off the cuff adv …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • off the cuff —    If you do something off the cuff, you do it without any preparation.   (Dorking School Dictionary)    ***    If you speak off the cuff, you say something without any previous thought or preparation.     He handles off the cuff interviews very… …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • off-the-cuff — UK / US adjective, adverb if you say something off the cuff, you do not plan it or think about it first an off the cuff reply/remark/comment She s very good at speaking on these issues off the cuff …   English dictionary


Поделиться ссылкой на выделенное

Прямая ссылка:
… Нажмите правой клавишей мыши и выберите «Копировать ссылку»