a pukka sahib

a pukka sahib
разг., ирон.
(a pukka (h) sahib)
настоящий джентльмен [этим. инд.]

When Captain Forestier told Eleanor that such and such a man, whom you met everywhere, and who you thought was rather pleasant, wasn't a pukkah sahib, she knew it was no good insisting. She knew that in her husband's judgment that finished him, and she was prepared to abide by it. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Complete Short Stories’, ‘The Lion's Skin’) — Когда капитан Форестье говорил жене, что тот или иной человек не джентльмен, Элеонора понимала, что возражать нет смысла, даже если этого человека всюду принимают и он кажется ей довольно приятным. Муж ставил на нем крест, и она подчинялась ему.

Lombard said, ‘Not quite the act of a pukka sahib, I am afraid.’ (A. Christie, ‘And Then There Were None’, ch. IV) — - Боюсь, что это не совсем джентльменский поступок, - сказал Ломбард.


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

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