If you mess around with my papers again, you'll be for the high jump — Если ты еще будешь рыться в моих бумагах, я тебя накажу
You'll be for the high jump when your mother discovers you have broken her favourite plate — Тебе влетит, когда мать обнаружит, что ты разбил ее любимую тарелку
Новый англо-русский словарь современной разговорной лексики. - М.:«Русский язык-Медиа» . Глазунов С.А. . 2003.
for the high jump — in deep trouble It originally meant to be sentenced to death by hanging, whence to be killed by any means: Satchthorpe and Frimston are for the high jump... the Chief Constable s... practically said as much. (Grayson, 1975) … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
be for the high jump — British & Australian if someone is for the high jump, they will be punished or severely criticized for something they have done wrong. She ll be for the high jump when her mother finds out she s been smoking … New idioms dictionary
be for the high jump — ► be for the high jump Brit. informal be about to be severely reprimanded. Main Entry: ↑high jump … English terms dictionary
be for the high jump Brit. — be for the high jump Brit. informal be about to be severely reprimanded. → high jump … English new terms dictionary
the high jump — UK / US noun a sports event in which people try to jump over a bar that can be raised higher after each jump • (in) for the high jump British informal if someone is in for the high jump, they are going to be punished because they have done… … English dictionary
For the high jump — 1. about to face an unpleasant experience, especially a punishment or reprimand; 2. (prison) up for trial … Dictionary of Australian slang
for the high jump — Australian Slang 1. about to face an unpleasant experience, especially a punishment or reprimand; 2. (prison) up for trial … English dialects glossary
for the high jump — Likely to be reprimanded or punished … A concise dictionary of English slang
high jump — n 1.) the high jump a sports event in which someone runs and jumps over a bar that is raised higher each time they jump 2.) be (in) for the high jump BrE informal if someone is for the high jump, they will be punished for something they have done … Dictionary of contemporary English
high jump — ► NOUN (the high jump) ▪ an athletic event in which competitors jump as high as possible over a bar of adjustable height. ● be for the high jump Cf. ↑be for the high jump DERIVATIVES high jumper noun … English terms dictionary
high jump — noun 1. a competition that involves jumping as high as possible over a horizontal bar • Hypernyms: ↑field event 2. the act of jumping as high as possible over a horizontal bar • Hypernyms: ↑jumping • Hyponyms: ↑Fosbury flop * * * … Useful english dictionary
