hold court

hold court
1) проводить судебное заседание; творить, вершить суд, отправлять правосудие

‘What have you been up to?’ ‘Up to? Why, I have been holding court.’ (J. Steinbeck, ‘Cup of Gold’, ch. 5) — - Чем вы были заняты? - Чем? Проводил заседание суда.

But toward morning I have a way, also of holding court on myself, and that is even more intolerable. (S. Bellow, ‘Dangling Man’, ‘January 26, 1943’) — К утру я становлюсь собственным судьей, а это уж совсем невыносимо.

2) собирать своих поклонников; устраивать приём для своих почитателей; приветствовать при встрече своих почитателей и поклонников [первонач. тк. устраивать приём при дворе]

And, over there, Marjorie Ferrar seemed to hold a little court. (J. Galsworthy, ‘The Silver Spoon’, part III, ch. IX) — А Марджори Феррар стояла там в окружении поклонников, как королева среди придворных.

Not all the glances were admiring though: some I noticed held curiosity, pity, a vague amusement. Bernhardt, although she held court like a queen, was as conscious of that as anybody. (K. S. Prichard. ‘Child of the Hurricane’, ch. XXII) — Однако не все взгляды были восхищенными, в некоторых, как я заметила, сквозило любопытство, жалость и даже насмешка. И хотя Сара Бернар держалась как королева среди придворных, она чувствовала это острее, чем кто-либо.


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

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  • hold court — ► hold court be the centre of attention. Main Entry: ↑court …   English terms dictionary

  • hold court — index adjudicate, hear (give a legal hearing) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • hold court — phrasal : to act with marked and courtly sociableness held court whenever he was in public nodding and bowing to all his friends and acquaintances * * * hold court To preside over admiring followers, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑court * * * hold court… …   Useful english dictionary

  • hold court (with somebody) — hold ˈcourt (with sb) idiom to entertain people by telling them interesting or funny things • I met Giles holding court with some tourists in a cafe. Main entry: ↑courtidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • hold court — {v. phr.} 1. To hold a formal meeting of a royal court or a court of law. * /Judge Stephens allowed no foolishness when he held court./ 2. {informal} To act like a king or queen among subjects. * /Even at sixteen, Judy was holding court for… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • hold court — {v. phr.} 1. To hold a formal meeting of a royal court or a court of law. * /Judge Stephens allowed no foolishness when he held court./ 2. {informal} To act like a king or queen among subjects. * /Even at sixteen, Judy was holding court for… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • hold\ court — v. phr. 1. To hold a formal meeting of a royal court or a court of law. Judge Stephens allowed no foolishness when he held court. 2. informal To act like a king or queen among subjects. Even at sixteen, Judy was holding court for numbers of… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • hold court — be the centre of attention. → hold …   English new terms dictionary

  • hold court — act like a king or queen among their subjects He always acts like he is holding court among his subjects when I see him in his office …   Idioms and examples

  • hold court — humorous to get a lot of attention from a group of people by talking in a way that is entertaining, especially on social occasions. You ll find Mick holding court in the kitchen …   New idioms dictionary

  • hold court — humorous to talk to a group of people who are all paying you a lot of attention because you are interesting, funny, or important All the guests had gathered in the kitchen, where Katy was holding court …   English dictionary


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