hit or miss

hit or miss
1) успех или провал; ≈ пан или пропал [выражение популяризировано Шекспиром; см. цитату]

Ulyss: "...But, hit or miss, Our project's life this shape of sense assumes, - Ajax employ'd plucks down Achilles' plumes. " (W. Shakespeare, ‘Troilus and Cressida’, act I, sc. 3) — Улисс: "...Но чем бы ни кончилось единоборство - все же Решение такое тем полезно, что выбором Аякса мы наносим чувствительный удар душе Ахилла." (перевод П. Каншина)

It's always hit or miss with those things as we know to our cost - one day we're up in the clouds and the next we're down in the dumps... (N. Coward, ‘Collected Short Stories’, ‘This Time Tomorrow’) — С этими батарейками просто беда. То они работают, то нет. Нам это известно по собственному печальному опыту. Сегодня все прекрасно, а завтра снова хоть плачь...

2) как попало, кое-как, беспорядочно, бессистемно, наугад, наудачу, наобум

The paint job had been done hit or miss. (RHD) — Малярные работы были сделаны очень небрежно.


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

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  • hit or miss — also[hit and miss] {adv.} In an unplanned or uncontrolled way; aimlessly; carelessly. * /George didn t know which house on the street was Jane s, so he began ringing doorbells hit or miss./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • hit or miss — also[hit and miss] {adv.} In an unplanned or uncontrolled way; aimlessly; carelessly. * /George didn t know which house on the street was Jane s, so he began ringing doorbells hit or miss./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • hit and miss — See: HIT OR MISS …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • hit and miss — See: HIT OR MISS …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • hit-and-miss — • hit or miss • hit and miss adj Unplanned; uncontrolled; aimless; careless. John did a lot of hit or miss reading, some of it about taxes. Mary packed her bag in hurried, hit or miss fashion …   Словарь американских идиом

  • hit-or-miss — • hit or miss • hit and miss adj Unplanned; uncontrolled; aimless; careless. John did a lot of hit or miss reading, some of it about taxes. Mary packed her bag in hurried, hit or miss fashion …   Словарь американских идиом

  • hit and miss — hit and/or miss if something is hit and miss, you cannot be certain of its quality because it is sometimes good and sometimes bad. We used a cheap printer, but the quality was a bit hit or miss. Weather forecasting used to be a very hit and miss… …   New idioms dictionary

  • hit or miss — hit and/or miss if something is hit and miss, you cannot be certain of its quality because it is sometimes good and sometimes bad. We used a cheap printer, but the quality was a bit hit or miss. Weather forecasting used to be a very hit and miss… …   New idioms dictionary

  • hit-and-miss — adj also .hit or miss done in a way that is not planned or organized →↑random ▪ The campaign was rather a hit and miss affair …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • hit\ and\ miss — • hit or miss • hit and miss adv In an unplanned or uncontrolled way; aimlessly; carelessly. George didn t know which house on the street was Jane s, so he began ringing doorbells hit or miss. •• unsystematic; random; relying on chance; not… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • hit\ or\ miss — • hit or miss • hit and miss adv In an unplanned or uncontrolled way; aimlessly; carelessly. George didn t know which house on the street was Jane s, so he began ringing doorbells hit or miss. •• unsystematic; random; relying on chance; not… …   Словарь американских идиом


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