figure to do something

figure to do something
expr impers AmE sl

He doesn't figure to live — Вряд ли он долго протянет

The Commies never figured to go through with it — Было бы смешно ожидать, что коммунисты претворят это в жизнь

You're the only person who figured to profit by his death — Ты единственный человек, которому была на руку его смерть


Новый англо-русский словарь современной разговорной лексики. - М.:«Русский язык-Медиа» . . 2003.

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  • figure on something — figure on (something) 1. to expect something. I d better not figure on staying with them if they already have weekend guests. 2. to plan something. I had figured on serving ten people dinner and had just the right amount of food …   New idioms dictionary

  • figure — ► NOUN 1) a number or numerical symbol. 2) an amount of money. 3) a person s bodily shape, especially that of a woman. 4) a person seen indistinctly. 5) an artistic representation of a human or animal form. 6) a shape defined by one or more lines …   English terms dictionary

  • figure into — [phrasal verb] figure into (something) US : to be included as a part of (something) Age may figure into the equation. • • • Main Entry: ↑figure …   Useful english dictionary

  • figure on — (something) 1. to expect something. I d better not figure on staying with them if they already have weekend guests. 2. to plan something. I had figured on serving ten people dinner and had just the right amount of food …   New idioms dictionary

  • Figure — may refer to:*A shape, drawing, or representation *Figure 8 *A person s figure *Miniature representation of something **Action figure, in arts *a number *a type of person, as in Christ figureWriting *a figure in writing is a type of floating… …   Wikipedia

  • figure — 1. Both the noun and the verb are pronounced fig ǝ in BrE but fig yǝ in AmE. The derivative forms figural, figuration, and figurine have the y sound in both BrE and AmE; but figurative (figǝ rǝ tiv) lacks it in BrE. 2. As a verb, figure is used… …   Modern English usage

  • figure out something — figure out (something) to understand something by thinking about it. After I figured out that I would earn only eighty cents an hour, I said forget it. She spent an hour trying to install the software, but John finally figured it out. Related… …   New idioms dictionary

  • Figure painting (hobby) — Figure painting is the hobby of painting miniature figures and/or model figures, either in its own right or as an adjunct to role playing games, wargames, military modeling, etc.Because of the small scale of these figures, the often finely… …   Wikipedia

  • figure — [fig′yər, figyoor; ] often, esp. for v., & Brit always [, fig′ər] n. [ME < OFr < L figura < fingere, to form, shape: see DOUGH] 1. the outline or shape of something; form 2. the shape of the human body; human form 3. a person, esp. one… …   English World dictionary

  • figure on (something) doing something — ˈfigure on sth | ˈfigure on (sb/sth) doing sth derived to plan sth or to do sth; to expect sth (to happen) Syn: plan on • I hadn t figured on getting home so late. Main entry: ↑figure …   Useful english dictionary

  • figure out — (something) to understand something by thinking about it. After I figured out that I would earn only eighty cents an hour, I said forget it. She spent an hour trying to install the software, but John finally figured it out. Related vocabulary:… …   New idioms dictionary


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