be out of the running

be out of the running
выйти из игры, не иметь шансов на успех, на выигрыш; не котироваться, быть не у дел; см. тж. be in the running

When a man is very old and quite out of the running, he loves to feel secure from the rivalries of youth, for he would still be first in the heart of beauty. (J. Galsworthy, ‘Indian Summer of a Forsyte’, ch. I) — Когда человек очень стар и безнадежно отстал от века, ему приятно чувствовать себя в безопасности от посягательства молодых соперников, ибо он все еще хочет быть первым в сердце прекрасной дамы.

Charteris: "...if you try the scientific experiment of asking her whether she loves me, she'll tell you that she hates and despises me. So I'm out of the running." (B. Shaw, ‘The Philanderer’, act II) — Чартерис: "...если вы в виде научного эксперимента спросите ее, любит ли она меня, то она ответит, что ненавидит и презирает. Так что мои акции стоя/т невысоко."

‘I think, Florence,’ said Dorothy, with a little tremor in her voice, ‘That we are out of the running, as Jeremy says.’ (H. R. Haggard, ‘The Witch's Head’, vol. I, ch. VIII) — - Я думаю, Флоренс, - сказала Дороти слегка дрожащим голосом, - что мы вышли из игры, как выражается Джереми.


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

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