up hill and down dale

up hill and down dale
1) по горам, по долам; повсюду

They went up hill and down dale, shouting and thundering, scampering and charging... (J. B. Priestley, ‘Angel Pavement’, ch. VI) — Они всюду носились, гонялись друг за другом, кричали и шумели...

2) основательно, крепко, энергично

All this time, Martin was cursing Mr. Pecksniff up hill and down dale. (Ch. Dickens, ‘Martin Chuzzlewit’, ch. XXXV) — Все это время Мартин ругал мистера Пексниффа на чем свет стоит.

...in short, my good fellow, we stick it into B. up hill and down dale, and make a devilish comfortable little property out of him. (Ch. Dickens, ‘Martin Chuzzlewit’, ch. XXVII) — ...словом, дорогой мой, мы сдираем с этого Б. семь шкур и наживаем на нем хорошенький капиталец.

Dawker: "He came to me. I said I knew nothing. He wouldn't take it; went for me, abused me up hill and down dale..." (J. Galsworthy, ‘The Skin Game’, act III, sc. 2) — Доукер: "Он явился ко мне. я сказал ему, что мне ничего не известно, но он не поверил и начал поносить меня..."


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

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