hard lines

hard lines
(hard lines (on smb.))
неудача; горькая доля, несчастная судьба [первонач. мор.]

Dreamer: "Home they brought her warrior dead - hard lines on the bride." (S. O'Casey, ‘Within the Gates’, sc. I) — Мечтатель. Печальный удел выпал на долю жены. Домой принесли тело воина, ее мужа.

She really felt it was very hard lines that she must stay at home when all these people were going to have such a fine time... (W. S. Maugham, ‘Liza of Lambeth’, ch. IV) — Лиза жаловалась на судьбу: ей предстоит сидеть дома, а эти люди будут так славно веселиться там...

On his way to the station William remembered... that lie was taking nothing down to the kiddies. Poor little chaps! It was hard lines on them. (K. Mansfield, ‘The Garden Party’, ‘Marriage à La Mode’) — По пути на станцию Уильям вспомнил... что он ничего не везет детям. Бедные! Они так огорчатся.


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

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  • Hard lines — Hard Hard (h[aum]rd), a. [Compar. {Harder} ( [ e]r); superl. {Hardest}.] [OE. hard, heard, AS. heard; akin to OS. & D. hard, G. hart, OHG. herti, harti, Icel. har[eth]r, Dan. haard, Sw. h[*a]rd, Goth. hardus, Gr. kraty s strong, ka rtos, kra tos …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Hard lines — Line Line, n. [OE. line, AS. l[=i]ne cable, hawser, prob. from L. linea a linen thread, string, line, fr. linum flax, thread, linen, cable; but the English word was influenced by F. ligne line, from the same L. word linea. See {Linen}.] 1. A… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Hard lines. — British & Australian, informal something that you say in order to express sympathy for someone. I failed my driving test again. Hard lines …   New idioms dictionary

  • hard lines —  1. Bad luck. (Excl.)  2. Unfortunate. Usu. hard lines on Unfortunate for …   A concise dictionary of English slang

  • hard lines — ► hard luck (or lines) Brit. informal used to express sympathy or commiserations. Main Entry: ↑hard …   English terms dictionary

  • Hard Lines, Sunken Cheeks — Song infobox Name = Hard Lines, Sunken Cheeks SorA = Artist = Pantera Album = Far Beyond Driven Released = March 15, 1994 track no = 6 Recorded = 1993 Genre = Groove metal Length = 7:01 Writer = Composer = Label = Eastwest Records Producer =… …   Wikipedia

  • hard lines — interjection Expressed to someone suffering misfortune. Syn: Bad luck, Hard luck, Hard cheese …   Wiktionary

  • hard lines — noun plural Date: 1824 chiefly British hard luck often used interjectionally …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Hard lines — This is another way of saying hard luck or bad luck …   The American's guide to speaking British

  • hard-lines! — Exclam. Bad luck! See hard cheese! …   English slang and colloquialisms

  • hard lines — Chiefly Brit. Slang. tough luck; bad breaks. [1815 25] * * * …   Universalium


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