bring smb. to his senses

bring smb. to his senses: (bring smb. to his senses (или to reason))

образумить, урезонить кого-л.; привести кого-л. в чувство

‘...have this young gentleman put in the punishment cell for a few days. He wants a lesson, I see, to bring him to reason.’ The punishment cell was a dark, damp, filthy hole under ground. Instead of bringing Arthur "to reason", it thoroughly exasperated him. (E. L. Voynich, ‘The Gadfly’ part I, ch. VI) — - ...прикажите посадить в карцер на несколько дней этого молодого человека. По-видимому, он нуждается в уроке, который бы его образумил. Карцер напоминал крысиную нору. В нем было темно, сыро и нестерпимо грязно. Все это довело Артура до последней степени раздражения, вместо того чтобы "образумить"

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bring — v. 1) (A) ( to carry ) she brought word to them; or: she brought them word 2) (C) ( to carry ) he brought a book for me; or: he brought me a book 3) (d; tr.) ( to present ) to bring before (to bring a proposal before a committee) 4) (d; tr.) ( to … Combinatory dictionary
sense — I n. judgment 1) to display, show sense 2) common, good, horse (colloq.) sense 3) a grain of sense 4) the sense to + inf. (they don t have the sense to admit defeat) 5) (misc.) to bring smb. to her/his senses; to come to one s senses; to take… … Combinatory dictionary

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