in the way of smth.

in the way of smth.
1) в отношении чего-л., что касается; по части чего-л., насчёт чего-л., в рассуждении чего-л.

Remembering that he had come in the way of business, and was, as it were, under a flag of truce. (Ch. Kingsley, ‘The Water-Babies’, ch. I) — Он помнил, что явился по делу, с парламентским флагом, так сказать.

She prided herself on remembering her customers' likes and dislikes in the way of food. (A. Christie, ‘The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding’, ‘Four-and-Twenty Blackbirds’) — Официантка Молли гордилась тем, что помнит, какие блюда особенно по душе каждому ее клиенту.

In that small village there was very little in the way of entertainment. (ECI) — Что касается развлечений, то их почти не было в этой деревушке.

2) в виде, в качестве чего-л.

The attack was made, not in the way of storm, but by slow... approaches. (Th. Macaulay, ‘The History of England’, vol. I, ch. II) — Нападающие действовали не с ошеломляющей быстротой, а осмотрительно и осторожно...

Shake... always contrived to be on the spot when anything was doing in the way of a gamble. (K. S. Prichard, ‘Potch and Colour’, ‘The Mayor of Bardie Creek’) — Шейк... всегда ухитрялся быть там, где пахло азартной игрой.


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

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Смотреть что такое "in the way of smth." в других словарях:

  • there is smth + adj. ... in the way — (See the examples below) ...there was something disturbingly resolute and self important in the way he asked her ... There was something strange in (about) the way he greeted me that morning. There was something disturbing (in) about the way the… …   Idioms and examples

  • SMTH BBS — Shuimu Tsinghua (zh sp|s=水木清华|p=shuǐmù qīnghuá; abbreviated as SMTH) BBS is the first and one of the most popular bulletin board system sites among the universities in China. Hosted by Tsinghua University, it is recognized for its diversity and… …   Wikipedia

  • be\ up\ to\ smth — v. phr. informal 1. To feel strong enough or knowledgeable enough to accomplish a certain task. Are you up to climbing all the way to the 37th floor? Are we up to meeting the delegation from Moscow and speaking Russian to them? 2. tendency to do… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • Internet censorship in the People's Republic of China — Part of a series on Censorship By media …   Wikipedia

  • see one's way clear to do smth — feel able to do something When you see your way clear to begin the project could you please come and tell me …   Idioms and examples

  • БЫНДУР ÆВÆРЫН — Истæй бын æвæрын. Биноныг кæнын, истæмæн райдиан раттын. Закладывать основы. To lay the foundation (basis, groundwork) for smth., to pave the way for smth …   Фразеологический словарь иронского диалекта

  • at — We use at with times: at 5 o clock at 11.45 at midnight at lunch time at the week end/at week ends at Christmas/at Easter at the moment/at present at the same time at the age of We use at in the following situations: at the back/at the top (of… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • give\ color\ to — • give color to • lend color to v. phr. To make (smth) seem true or likely. The boy s torn clothes gave color to his story of a fight. The way the man ate lent color to his story of near starvation …   Словарь американских идиом

  • lend\ color\ to — • give color to • lend color to v. phr. To make (smth) seem true or likely. The boy s torn clothes gave color to his story of a fight. The way the man ate lent color to his story of near starvation …   Словарь американских идиом

  • make\ certain — v. phr. To see about something yourself; look at to be sure. Father makes sure that all the lights are off before he goes to bed. Mary thought she had time to get to school but she ran all the way just to make sure. Before you write your report… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • make\ sure — v. phr. To see about something yourself; look at to be sure. Father makes sure that all the lights are off before he goes to bed. Mary thought she had time to get to school but she ran all the way just to make sure. Before you write your report… …   Словарь американских идиом


Поделиться ссылкой на выделенное

Прямая ссылка:
Нажмите правой клавишей мыши и выберите «Копировать ссылку»