hang fire

hang fire
мешкать, медлить, выжидать; задерживаться, затягиваться; ≈ висеть в воздухе [этим. воен. производить затяжной выстрел]

A letter from Holly told her that negotiations for Green Hill Farm were "hanging fire" over the price, though Jon was more and more taken with it... (J. Galsworthy, ‘Swan Song’, part III, ch. II) — Флер узнала из письма Холли, что переговоры о ферме в Грин-Хилле затягиваются из-за цены, хотя Джон все определеннее склоняется к покупке...

‘What do you mean?’ snapped Thomas Jordan. ‘What I say,’ said Dawes, but he hung fire. (D. H. Lawrence, ‘Sons and Lovers’, part II, ch. XIII) — - Что вы имеете в виду? - резко спросил Томас Джордан. - Именно то, что сказал, - ответил Доус и замолчал.

The plans for the weekly paper however, still hung fire. (U. Sinclair, ‘Jimmie Higgins’, ch. IV) — Планы создания еженедельной газеты все еще висели в воздухе.

For a little while the conversation hung fire. (H. G. Wells, ‘The Secret Places of the Heart’, ch. III) — Какое-то время разговор не клеился.


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

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  • Hang Fire — «Hang Fire» Sencillo de The Rolling Stones del álbum Tattoo You Lado B Neighbours Grabación 1978,1981 Género(s) Rock …   Wikipedia Español

  • hang fire — {v. phr.} 1. To fail or be slow in shooting or firing. * /Smith pulled the trigger, but the gun hung fire and the deer escaped./ 2. To be slow in beginning; to be delayed; to wait. * /The boys plans for organizing a scout troop hung fire because… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • hang fire — {v. phr.} 1. To fail or be slow in shooting or firing. * /Smith pulled the trigger, but the gun hung fire and the deer escaped./ 2. To be slow in beginning; to be delayed; to wait. * /The boys plans for organizing a scout troop hung fire because… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • hang fire — hang/hold fire to delay doing something, especially making a decision, because you are waiting to see what will happen. It would have been good to settle the matter now, but I think we should hang fire until the general situation becomes clearer …   New idioms dictionary

  • hang fire — ► hang fire delay or be delayed in taking action. Main Entry: ↑hang …   English terms dictionary

  • hang-fire — «HANG FYR», noun. a delay in the explosion of the charge of a gun or the like …   Useful english dictionary

  • Hang fire — is a term that refers to a state in which an unexpected delay is encountered between a firearm being triggered and the initiation of the propellant. This mode of failure was common in firearm actions which relied upon open primer pans, due to… …   Wikipedia

  • hang fire — DELAY, hang back, hold back, hold on, stall, pause; procrastinate, vacillate, adopt Fabian tactics; informal hang about/around, sit tight, hold one s horses. → hang * * * delay or be delayed in taking action or progressing * * * hang fire see… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Hang Fire — Infobox Single Name = Hang Fire Artist = Rolling Stones from Album = Tattoo You Released = April, 1982 Format = CD, 7 Recorded = 1977/1978, re recorded 1981 Genre = Rock Length = 2 20 Label = Rolling Stones/Virgin Writer = Jagger/Richards… …   Wikipedia

  • hang fire — 1. noun (firearms) the situation when a gun does not fire when the trigger is pulled, but may fire several seconds later. 2. verb To wait or hold back. We were told to hang fire on the decision until management came back with a proposal …   Wiktionary

  • hang fire — delstinis šūvis statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Nepageidaujamas ginklo sistemos veikimo uždelsimas. atitikmenys: angl. hang fire rus. затяжной выстрел …   Artilerijos terminų žodynas


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