tear one's hair

tear one's hair
(tear one's hair (out))
рвать на себе волосы

Instead of tearing her hair, crying and bemoaning herself, and fainting again, as many young women would have done, Rosalba remembered that she owed an example of firmness to her subjects... (W. Thackeray, ‘The Rose and the Ring’, ch. XIX) — Вместо того чтобы рвать на себе волосы, рыдая над своей горькой судьбой и снова упасть в обморок, как поступила бы на ее месте любая другая женщина, Розалба оставалась тверда, не проронив и слезинки. Она помнила, что должна быть для своих подданных образцом выдержки и силы духа...


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

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  • tear one's hair — phrasal : to pull or pluck one s hair as an expression of grief, rage, frustration, desperation, anxiety; also : to feel or display such an emotion tearing his hair over a pile of bills * * * tear one s hair 1. Former …   Useful english dictionary

  • tear one's hair out — ► tear one s hair out informal feel extreme desperation. Main Entry: ↑tear …   English terms dictionary

  • tear one's hair (out) — idi tear one s hair (out), to manifest extreme anxiety, grief, or anger …   From formal English to slang

  • tear one's hair — phrasal to pull one s hair as an expression of grief, rage, frustration, desperation, or anxiety; also to feel or display such an emotion …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • tear one's hair — {v. phr.} To show sorrow, anger, or defeat. * /Ben tore his hair when he saw the wrecked car./ * /The teacher tore his hair at the boy s stupid answer./ * /It was time to go to class, but Mary had not finished the report she had to give, and she… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • tear one's hair — {v. phr.} To show sorrow, anger, or defeat. * /Ben tore his hair when he saw the wrecked car./ * /The teacher tore his hair at the boy s stupid answer./ * /It was time to go to class, but Mary had not finished the report she had to give, and she… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • tear\ one's\ hair — v. phr. To show sorrow, anger, or defeat. Ben tore his hair when he saw the wrecked car. The teacher tore his hair at the boy s stupid answer. It was time to go to class, but Mary had not finished the report she had to give, and she began tearing …   Словарь американских идиом

  • tear one's hair out — verb To react with extreme agitation. My friends job at a call center is so stressful he could tear his hair out …   Wiktionary

  • tear one's hair out —    If someone is tearing their hair out, they are extremely agitated or distressed about something.     I ve been tearing my hair out all morning trying to find the error! …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • tear one's hair out — informal feel extreme desperation. → tear …   English new terms dictionary

  • tear one's hair out — informal act with or show extreme desperation …   Useful english dictionary


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