the world is one's oyster
- the world is one's oyster
человеку принадлежит весь мир, для человека всё возможно [шекспировское выражение; см. цитату]
Falstaff: "I will not lend thee a penny." Pistol: "Why, then the world's mine oyster, Which I with sword will open. " (W. Shakespeare, ‘The Merry Wives of Windsor’, act II, sc. 2) — Фальстаф: "Не дам тебе взаймы ни гроша!" Пистоль: "Так мир мне устрицей станет; его мечом я вскрою!"
When John won the scholarship, he felt as though the world was his oyster. (DAI) — Когда Джон получил стипендию, он почувствовал, что может горы свернуть.
Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа»..
2006.
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the world is one's oyster — see under ↑oyster • • • Main Entry: ↑world … Useful english dictionary
the world is one's oyster — ► the world is one s oyster one is able to enjoy a broad range of opportunities. [ORIGIN: from Shakespeare s Merry Wives of Windsor (II. ii. 5).] Main Entry: ↑oyster … English terms dictionary
the world is one's oyster — one is in a position to enjoy a broad range of opportunities. [from Shakespeare s Merry Wives of Windsor (II. ii. 5).] → oyster … English new terms dictionary
world is one’s oyster. — phr. one rules the world; one is in charge of everything. □ I feel like the world is my oyster, today. □ The world is my oyster! I’m in love! … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
world is one's oyster — Everything is possible for you; the world belongs to you; you can get anything you want. * /When John won the scholarship, he felt as though the world was his oyster./ * /The rich girl acts as though the world is her oyster./ … Dictionary of American idioms
world is one's oyster — Everything is possible for you; the world belongs to you; you can get anything you want. * /When John won the scholarship, he felt as though the world was his oyster./ * /The rich girl acts as though the world is her oyster./ … Dictionary of American idioms
world\ is\ one's\ oyster — Everything is possible for you; the world belongs to you; you can get anything you want. When John won the scholarship, he felt as though the world was his oyster. The rich girl acts as though the world is her oyster … Словарь американских идиом
world is one's oyster — everything is possible for one, one can get anything The world is her oyster now that she has received her MBA from Harvard University … Idioms and examples
Oyster card — Location Greater London Launched July 2003 Technology Contactless smart card by Cubic Corporation … Wikipedia
oyster — ► NOUN 1) a bivalve marine mollusc with a rough, flattened, irregularly oval shell, several kinds of which are farmed for food or pearls. 2) a shade of greyish white. 3) an oval morsel of meat on each side of the backbone in poultry. ● the world… … English terms dictionary
oyster — noun 1》 a bivalve marine mollusc with a rough, flattened, irregularly oval shell, several kinds of which are farmed for food or pearls. [Ostrea edulis (Europe), Crassostrea virginica (America), and other species.] 2》 a shade of greyish white. 3》… … English new terms dictionary
