on the make

on the make
разг.
1) делающий карьеру; думающий только о своих интересах, о собственном обогащении, стремящийся к наживе любой ценой [первонач. амер.]

She was not amusing or clever, her mind was common; she had a vulgar shrewdness which revolted him, she had no gentleness nor softness. As she would have put it herself, she was on the make. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Of Human Bondage’, ch. 59) — Милдред не казалась ему ни интересной, ни остроумной, она была вполне заурядной особой, ее житейская хитрость отвратительна, ей недоставало доброты, душевности. Как она признавалась сама, она думала только об одном - как бы получше устроиться.

In a city where everybody was "hustling", everybody, as they phrased it, "on the make", why should anyone take a second glance at Peter Gudge? (U. Sinclair, ‘100%’, ch. 1) — В городе, где все спешили, где каждый пробивался как умел, никому не было дела до Питера Гаджа.

Of course he's as sly as they come, and terribly on the make... (G. Vidal, ‘Washington, D. C.’, part I, ch. II) — Генри хитрая бестия, он пойдет в гору...

2) находящийся в развитии, в процессе становления

The events of 1848 had destroyed for good the stable fragility of Metternich's German Confederation; after 1848 both Prussia and Austria were "on the make". (A. J. P. Taylor, ‘The Struggle for Mastery in Europe, 1848-1918’, ch. II) — События 1848 года навсегда уничтожили хрупкое здание меттерниховского Германского союза. После 1848 года Пруссия и Австрия находились в процессе становления.

3) в поисках любовных приключений

The park was swarming with sailors on the make. (RHD) — В парке было полно моряков, ищущих любовных приключений.


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

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