take something lying down
- take something lying down
infml
I'm not going to take such impudence lying down — Я не собираюсь молча терпеть такое хамство
I'm not about to take it lying down — Я не собираюсь с этим мириться
You don't expect me to take that lying down, do you? — Ты ведь не думаешь, что я смирюсь с этим, правда?
I'm not the kind of person who'll take something like that lying down — Я не из тех, кто будет молча терпеть подобное
Новый англо-русский словарь современной разговорной лексики. - М.:«Русский язык-Медиа» .
Глазунов С.А. .
2003.
Смотреть что такое "take something lying down" в других словарях:
take something lying down — (not) take (something) lying down to refuse to be treated badly by someone. He can t just order you about like that. Surely you re not going to take that lying down! … New idioms dictionary
take something lying down usu. with negative — accept an insult, setback, or rebuke without protest. → lie … English new terms dictionary
take something lying down — [usu. with negative] accept an insult, setback, rebuke, etc., without reacting or protesting * * * take sth lying ˈdown idiom to accept an insult or offensive act without protesting or reacting Main entry: ↑lieidiom … Useful english dictionary
not take something lying down — (not) take (something) lying down to refuse to be treated badly by someone. He can t just order you about like that. Surely you re not going to take that lying down! … New idioms dictionary
take lying down — If you take something lying down, you suffer as a result of an offensive act without reacting or protesting. Jack won t take the accusation lying down he ll fight to defend his reputation … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
take lying down — (not) take (something) lying down to refuse to be treated badly by someone. He can t just order you about like that. Surely you re not going to take that lying down! … New idioms dictionary
not take lying down — (not) take (something) lying down to refuse to be treated badly by someone. He can t just order you about like that. Surely you re not going to take that lying down! … New idioms dictionary
take lying down — {v. phr.} To accept something without defense or protest. * /If you take such insults lying down, you will only encourage more of the same./ … Dictionary of American idioms
take lying down — {v. phr.} To accept something without defense or protest. * /If you take such insults lying down, you will only encourage more of the same./ … Dictionary of American idioms
take\ lying\ down — v. phr. To accept something without defense or protest. If you take such insults lying down, you will only encourage more of the same … Словарь американских идиом
take lying down — verb suffer without protest; suffer or endure passively I won t take this insult lying down • Hypernyms: ↑digest, ↑endure, ↑stick out, ↑stomach, ↑bear, ↑stand, ↑tolerate, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
