a hang-dog air

a hang-dog air
(a hang-dog (или hangdog) air (expression или look))
виноватый вид; ≈ с видом побитой собаки

He turned and went off with a hangdog air round the side of the house. (J. Lindsay, ‘The Revolt of the Sons’, ch. XI) — Гарри повернулся, побрел с видом побитого пса и скрылся за углом дома.

Listen - you've got to go out with girls but you'll never get them to go out with you if you face them with a hangdog look. (A. Marshall, ‘This Is the Grass’, book III, ch. V) — Слушай, тебе надо познакомиться с девушкой. Только ни одна на тебя и не глянет, пока у тебя такой разнесчастный вид.


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

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