have a way

have a way
1) (with one) быть обаятельным, обходительным, уметь держаться

Quilp has such a way with him when he likes, that the best-looking woman here couldn't refuse him... (Ch. Dickens, ‘The Old Curiosity Shop’, ch. IV) — Квилп так обходителен с дамами, что ни одна из нас, даже самая красивая, перед ним не устоит...

‘Well, I declare!’ his mother said. ‘You have a way with you...’ (P. Abrahams, ‘The Path of Thunder’, book I, ch. 3) — - Ну и хитрец же ты! - сказала мать. - Видно, умеешь с девушками обращаться...

‘Anyway you must confess,’ he said. ‘Anthony has a way with him. He certainly makes friends easily. And they always seem to want to do everything for him.’ (G. Gordon, ‘Let the Day Perish’, part I, ch. XVIII) — - Во всяком случае, нужно признать, что у Энтони есть подход к людям, - заметил отец. - Он, действительно, быстро заводит друзей. И люди к нему всегда хорошо относятся.

When he close to exept himself, there were few men or women he failed to please; as the saying went, he had a way with him. (A. J. Cronin, ‘The Northern Light’, part II, ch. 1) — При желании Най умел нравиться, и стоило ему захотеть, лишь немногие - будь то мужчина или женщина - способны были противостоять его обаянию: он, что называется, умел влезть в душу.

2) (with smb. или smth.) уметь обращаться, иметь подход к кому-л. или к чему-л.

Machiavelli knew very well that, as for himself, he had a way with women... (W. S. Maugham, ‘Then and Now’, ch. XXXIV) — Макиавелли прекрасно понимал, что умеет очаровывать женщин...

Frank certainly has a way with vegetables. They're growing splendidly. (M. Dickens, ‘The Winds of Heaven’, ch. 3) — Фрэнк понимает толк в овощах. Они у него прекрасно растут.


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

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