take orders

take orders
(take (holy) orders)
принять духовный сан, стать священником

There are four pages of it, easy morality and family news. Tom had "taken orders". Carrie's husband had "money losses". (J. Conrad, ‘Lord Jim’, ch. 36) — Четыре страницы письма заполнены мягкими нравоучениями и семейными новостями. Том "принял духовный сан". У мужа Кэрри "были денежные затруднения".


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

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