Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь

ЗАДАВАТЬ ДЕРУ

•ЗАДАВАТЬ/ЗАДАТЬ &LT;ДАВАТЬ/ДАТЬ&GT; ДЕРУsubstand

[VP;subj: human]

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1.to run away in a great hurry:

-X дал дёру••≈X took to his heels;

-X hightailed it;

-X ran (made a run) for it;

-X made tracks.

♦ Как только медведь отошёл на несколько шагов, Тендел дал дёру и бежал до самого Чегема, по дороге прихватив сломанное ружье (Искандер 3).As soon as the bear went off a few steps Tendel took to his heels and ran all the way to Chegem, grabbing his broken gun on the way (3a).

♦ "Вижу, уже могу просунуться - гимнастёрка трещит, по спине дерёт, пролез и дал дёру!" (Кузнецов 1). "I saw that I could just squeeze through: I heard my tunic being ripped, the barbed wire scraping down my back, but I got through and ran for it!" (1b)

2.to leaves.o.(usu.a spouse or romantic partner) orsth.(usu.a job) abruptly and forever:

-X дал дёру••≈X ditched (dumped, dropped) Y;

-X walked out on Y;

-X bagged thing Y.

♦ Ахматова говорит, что ехать надо, иначе Пунин (Николаша) "даст дёру" (Мандельштам 2). Akhmatova said she must go, or else Punin ("Nikolasha") would "walk out" on her (2a).

•ЗАДАВАТЬ/ЗАДАТЬ (ДАВАТЬ/ДАТЬ) ДЕРУкомуsubstand

[VP;subj: human]

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1.to punishs.o.by hitting him with a rod or strap:

-X задал Y-y дёру••≈X gave Y a (good) whipping (beating, thrashing);

-X tanned Y's hide;

-X took a stick to Y.

2.to scolds.o.severely, rebukes.o.harshly:

-X задал Y-y дёру••≈X gave Y a (good) tongue-lashing;

-X gave Y a piece of X's mind;

-X told Y off;

-X told Y a thing or two.