be lower than a snake

be lower than a snake
преим.; австрал.; жарг.
(be lower than a snake (или a snake's belly))
быть самым последним негодяем, быть подонком

He'd only have to take one look at Jan to be convinced... that his son was lower than a snake's belly. (D. Cusack, ‘Say No to Death’, ch. 3) — Отцу стоило только бросить один взгляд на Джэн, чтобы убедиться... в том, что его сын поступил с ней как подонок.


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

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Смотреть что такое "be lower than a snake" в других словарях:

  • lower than a snake's belly in a wagon rut — (USA) If someone or something is lower than a snake s belly in a wagon rut, they are of low moral standing because a snake s belly is low and if the snake is in a wagon rut, it is really low …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • lower than a snake's belly — Someone or something that is lower than a snake s belly is of a very low moral standing …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • lower than a snake's belly —    Someone or something that is lower than a snake s belly is of a very low moral standing.   (Dorking School Dictionary)    ***    To say that someone is lower than a snake s belly means that they are bad, dishonest or have very low moral… …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • Lower than a snake's armpit — very underhanded …   Dictionary of Australian slang

  • Lower than a snake's arsehole — very underhanded …   Dictionary of Australian slang

  • Lower than a snake's belly — unpleasant; mean; despicable …   Dictionary of Australian slang

  • lower than a snake's armpit — Australian Slang very underhanded …   English dialects glossary

  • lower than a snake's arsehole — Australian Slang very underhanded …   English dialects glossary

  • lower than a snake's belly — Australian Slang unpleasant; mean; despicable …   English dialects glossary

  • snake — /sneɪk / (say snayk) noun 1. a scaly, limbless, usually slender reptile, occurring in venomous and non venomous forms, widely distributed in numerous genera and species and constituting the order (or suborder) Serpentes. 2. a treacherous person;… …  

  • lower — I. /ˈloʊə / (say lohuh) adjective 1. comparative of low1. 2. (often upper case) Geology denoting an earlier division of a period, system, or the like: the Lower Devonian. –verb (t) 3. to reduce in amount, price, degree, force, etc. 4. to make… …  


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