sit on one's hands

sit on one's hands
амер.
1) не одобрять; не аплодировать; скупо аплодировать, встречать жидкими аплодисментами

Joyce: "Well, if I was good, don't just sit on your hands..." (The two men applaud.) (J. O'Hara, ‘The Champagne Pool’, act II, sc. 2) — Джойс: "Если то, что я сказала, вам понравилось, что же вы не хлопаете мне?.." (Оба мужчины аплодируют.)

Archie: "...While everyone else is sitting on their hands you're the Joe at the back cheering and making his hands hurt." (J. Osborne, ‘The Entertainer’, ‘Number Eight’) — Арчи: "...Никто не аплодировал. Один ты сидел в конце зала и так хлопал дочери, что отбил себе руки."

It was a lively show, but the audience sat on its hands. (RHD) — Хотя представление было веселое, зрители аплодировали скупо.

2) ничего не делать, бездействовать, сидеть сложа руки (особ. когда необходимо действовать)

And those monkeys... just sit on their hands when we ask for the law to be enforced. (R. Chandler, ‘The Little Sister’, ch. 26) — А фараоны бездействуют, когда нужно, по нашему мнению, применить закон.

‘If anyone can get that airplane moved tonight,’ Mel conceded, ‘it'll be Joe. But meanwhile I don't want anybody sitting on their hands until he gets here.’ (A. Hailey, ‘Airport’, part I, ch. 2) — - Кроме Джо, никто не сумеет вытащить этот самолет сегодня вечером, - сказал Мел. - Но это не означает, что до того, как он приедет, команда должна сидеть сложа руки.

We asked Bill for help with our project, but he sat on his hands. (DAI) — Мы попросили Билла помочь в осуществлении нашего плана, а он и пальцем не шевельнул.


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

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  • sit on one's hands — {v. phr.}, {informal} To do nothing; fail or refuse to do anything. * /We asked Bill for help with our project, but he sat on his hands./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • sit on one's hands — {v. phr.}, {informal} To do nothing; fail or refuse to do anything. * /We asked Bill for help with our project, but he sat on his hands./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • sit on one's hands — phrasal 1. : to withhold applause : fail to show approval or enthusiasm 2. : to fail to take expected or appropriate action : sit by * * * sit on one s hands To take no action • • • Main Entry: ↑hand * * * take no action …   Useful english dictionary

  • sit on one's hands — idi sit on one s hands a) to fail to applaud b) to fail to take appropriate action …   From formal English to slang

  • sit\ on\ one's\ hands — v. phr. informal To do nothing; fail or refuse to do anything. We asked Bill for help with our project, but he sat on his hands …   Словарь американских идиом

  • sit on one's hands — phrasal 1. to withhold applause ; fail to show approval or enthusiasm 2. to fail to take expected or appropriate action …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • sit on one's hands — verb To be idle when action is needed, perhaps because of fear, ignorance, complacency, indecisiveness, or dislike of the person(s) or situation …   Wiktionary

  • sit on one's hands — remain idle, do nothing …   English contemporary dictionary

  • on one's hands — {adv.} or {adj. phr.} In your care or responsibility; that you must do something about. * /Mrs. Blake left her five children with me while she shopped. I could not get anything done with the children on my hands./ * /After everyone bought tickets …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • on one's hands — {adv.} or {adj. phr.} In your care or responsibility; that you must do something about. * /Mrs. Blake left her five children with me while she shopped. I could not get anything done with the children on my hands./ * /After everyone bought tickets …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • on\ one's\ hands — adv or adj. phr. In your care or responsibility; that you must do something about. Mrs. Blake left her five children with me while she shopped. I could not get anything done with the children on my hands. After everyone bought tickets to the… …   Словарь американских идиом


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