give smb. a chase

give smb. a chase: (give (или lead) smb. a (fine, merry, pretty) chase)

вовлечь кого-л. в погоню; ≈ заставить кого-л. попотеть

‘Oh, there you are young fellow-me-lad,’ one of them exclaimed, striding towards Tony and grabbing his arm. ‘Pretty chase you've given us!’ (K. S. Prichard, ‘Subtle Flame’, part III. ch. VII) — - Ага, вот ты где, голубчик! - воскликнул один из сыщиков, подбегая к Тони и хватая его за руку. - Ну и задал же ты нам работку, долго мы за тобой гонялись.

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chase — I n. 1) to give chase to 2) to abandon, give up the chase 3) a wild goose chase 4) in chase of (in full chase) 5) (misc.) (AE) to lead smb. a merry chase (BE has to lead smb. a merry dance) II v. 1) (d; intr.) to chase after (to chase after fame) … Combinatory dictionary
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