the land of Nod

the land of Nod
сон; ≈ страна сновидений [игра слов, основанная на одинаковом звучании англ. слова nod и библейской "земли Нод" (Genesis IV, 16); выражение создано Дж. Свифтом; см. цитату]

Colonel: "I am going to the land of Nod." (J. Swift, ‘Swift's Polite Conversation’, ‘Dialogue III’) — Полковник: "Ну, я отправился в страну сновидений."

‘And d'ye ken, lass,’ said Madge, ‘There's queer things chanced since ye have been in the land of Nod.’ (W. Scott, ‘The Heart of Mid-Lothian’, ch. XXX) — - Знаешь ли, девочка, - сказала Мэдж, - странные вещи произошли за то время, пока ты спала.

According to Mr. Coffin she paced the floor all night, or at least when he had slipped off to the Land of Nod she was still pacing... (G. Vidal, ‘A Thirsty Evil’, ‘Erlinda and Mr. Coffin’) — По словам мистера Коффипа, Эрлинда ходила по комнате всю ночь. Во всяком случае, она все еще ходила, когда сон смежил его веки...


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

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  • The land of Nod — Nod Nod (n[o^]d), n. 1. A dropping or bending forward of the upper part or top of anything. [1913 Webster] Like a drunken sailor on a mast, Ready with every nod to tumble down. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A quick or slight downward or forward motion… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • (the) land of Nod — the land of Nod UK US noun humorous the state of being asleep Billy was deep in the land of Nod. Thesaurus: sleephyponym to sleep, or to go to sleep …   Useful english dictionary

  • the land of Nod — ► the land of Nod humorous a state of sleep. [ORIGIN: punningly, with biblical allusion to the place name Nod (Book of Genesis, chapter 4).] Main Entry: ↑land …   English terms dictionary

  • The Land of Nod — es la historieta más exitosa de Jay Stephens (dos números, 1996). Fue candidata a algunos de los premios más importantes concedidos al cómic en Estados Unidos, como los premios Harvey Kurtzman y Will Eisner. Categoría: Historieta de Canadá …   Wikipedia Español

  • The Land of Nod — Infobox Company company name = The Land of Nod company company type = Private company slogan = Everything for your kids room from A to Zzz foundation = In 1996 in Northbrook, Illinois location = Northbrook, Illinois key people = Scott Eirinberg… …   Wikipedia

  • the land of Nod —    sleep    A pun on Cain s travels when he dwelt in the land of Nod (Genesis 4: 16):     There s queer things chanced since ye hae been in the land of Nod. (W. Scott, 1818)    Mainly nursery use for coaxing children into the frightening dark …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • the land of Nod — UK / US noun humorous the state of being asleep Billy was deep in the land of Nod …   English dictionary

  • the land of Nod — humorous a state of sleep. [punningly, with biblical allusion to the place name Nod (Gen. 4:16).] → land …   English new terms dictionary

  • the land of Nod — humorous a state of sleep Origin: punningly, with biblical allusion to the place name Nod (Gen. 4:16) …   Useful english dictionary

  • in the land of Nod — in the ˌland of ˈNod idiom (old fashioned, humorous) asleep • Pete and Jo were still in the land of Nod, so I went out for a walk in the morning sunshine. Main entry: ↑landidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • be in the land of nod — old fashioned to be sleeping. Joe s in the land of nod at last …   New idioms dictionary


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