at rack and manger

at rack and manger
I уст.
(at rack and manger (шотл. at heck and manger))
в довольстве, в сытости, в изобилии, в роскоши

He maintained puir [= poor] Davie at heck and manger maist [= most] feck o' his life. (W. Scott, ‘Waverley’, ch. LXIV) — Он содержал бедного Дэви в довольстве почти в течение всей его жизни.

II уст.
((live) at rack and manger)
≈ как сыр в масле кататься

As through a glass darkly, we with our own eyes... discern at most: a blustering, dissipated human figure... tearing out the bowels of St Edmundsbury Convent... in the most ruinous way, by living at rack and manger there. (Th. Carlyle, ‘Past and Present’, book II, ch. I) — Мы с трудом, как в старом зеркале, различаем в глубине веков... буйную, беспутную фигуру Иоанна Безземельного... живя в монастыре Сент-Эдмундсбери, он как сыр в масле катался и совершенно разорил этот монастырь.


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

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  • rack and manger — 1. Wasteful abundance (esp in the phrase live at rack and manger) 2. Waste and destruction (perh from confusion with rack and ruin) • • • Main Entry: ↑rack …   Useful english dictionary

  • to rack and manger — phrasal archaic : to waste and destruction : to wrack and ruin the moment my back is turned everything goes to rack and manger Henry Fielding …   Useful english dictionary

  • at rack and manger — phrasal archaic : in abundance : in an extravagant fashion living at rack and manger Thomas Carlyle …   Useful english dictionary

  • To live at rack and manger — Rack Rack, n. [Probably fr. D. rek, rekbank, a rack, rekken to stretch; akin to G. reck, reckbank, a rack, recken to stretch, Dan. r[ae]kke, Sw. r[ a]cka, Icel. rekja to spread out, Goth. refrakjan to stretch out; cf. L. porrigere, Gr. ore gein.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • heck and manger — Rack and manger • • • Main Entry: ↑heck …   Useful english dictionary

  • Rack — Rack, n. [Probably fr. D. rek, rekbank, a rack, rekken to stretch; akin to G. reck, reckbank, a rack, recken to stretch, Dan. r[ae]kke, Sw. r[ a]cka, Icel. rekja to spread out, Goth. refrakjan to stretch out; cf. L. porrigere, Gr. ore gein.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Rack block — Rack Rack, n. [Probably fr. D. rek, rekbank, a rack, rekken to stretch; akin to G. reck, reckbank, a rack, recken to stretch, Dan. r[ae]kke, Sw. r[ a]cka, Icel. rekja to spread out, Goth. refrakjan to stretch out; cf. L. porrigere, Gr. ore gein.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • rack block — Rack Rack, n. [Probably fr. D. rek, rekbank, a rack, rekken to stretch; akin to G. reck, reckbank, a rack, recken to stretch, Dan. r[ae]kke, Sw. r[ a]cka, Icel. rekja to spread out, Goth. refrakjan to stretch out; cf. L. porrigere, Gr. ore gein.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Rack lashing — Rack Rack, n. [Probably fr. D. rek, rekbank, a rack, rekken to stretch; akin to G. reck, reckbank, a rack, recken to stretch, Dan. r[ae]kke, Sw. r[ a]cka, Icel. rekja to spread out, Goth. refrakjan to stretch out; cf. L. porrigere, Gr. ore gein.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Rack rail — Rack Rack, n. [Probably fr. D. rek, rekbank, a rack, rekken to stretch; akin to G. reck, reckbank, a rack, recken to stretch, Dan. r[ae]kke, Sw. r[ a]cka, Icel. rekja to spread out, Goth. refrakjan to stretch out; cf. L. porrigere, Gr. ore gein.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Rack saw — Rack Rack, n. [Probably fr. D. rek, rekbank, a rack, rekken to stretch; akin to G. reck, reckbank, a rack, recken to stretch, Dan. r[ae]kke, Sw. r[ a]cka, Icel. rekja to spread out, Goth. refrakjan to stretch out; cf. L. porrigere, Gr. ore gein.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English


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