sand – phrases

Terms for subject Idiomatic containing sand | all forms | exact matches only

English	Russian
be built on sand	не иметь прочной базы (Andrey Truhachev)
be built on sand	быть построенным на песке (Andrey Truhachev)
be built on sand	построено на песке (Andrey Truhachev)
be built on sand	быть неубедительным (о доказательствах и т. п. Andrey Truhachev)
be built on sand	не иметь прочной основы (Andrey Truhachev)
build on sand	строить на ненадёжном основании (Richard has nothing but high-risk stocks; his fortune is built on sand cnlweb)
bury head in the sand	делать вид (VLZ_58)
bury head in the sand	притворяться (To (try to) avoid a particular situation by pretending that it doesn’t exist. Stop burying your head in the sand. You haven’t been happy with him for years, why are you staying together? VLZ_58)
bury your head in the sand	прятать голову в песок (отказываться решать проблему, делая вид что не замечаешь её Olga Fomicheva)
bury your head in the sand tactic	тактика страуса (e.g. I don't think the head-in-the-sand tactic is the way to go. I think the key is the opposite of shutting out the world. 'More)
busier than a three legged cat in a dry sand box	белка в колесе (Trey)
Draw a line in the sand	поставить ультиматум (to create or declare an artificial boundary and imply that crossing it will cause trouble. thefreedictionary.com Pooh)
draw a line in the sand	обозначать свою позицию (Obama generally starts talking tough only to draw a line in the sand, erase it and then keep conceding ground to his opponents until they get most of what they want. iVictorr)
have head in the sand	прятать голову в песок (Yeldar Azanbayev)
head-in-the sand tactic	тактика страуса (e.g. I don't think the head-in-the-sand tactic is the way to go. I think the key is the opposite of shutting out the world. 'More)
hide your head in the sand tactic	тактика страуса (e.g. I don't think the head-in-the-sand tactic is the way to go. I think the key is the opposite of shutting out the world. 'More)
in head-in-the-sand fashion	подобно страусу (Andrey Truhachev)
knock the sand from under	выбивать почву из-под ног (someone george serebryakov)
line in the sand	критическая черта (fa158)
line in the sand	точка невозврата (fa158)
plough the sand	вспахивать песок (Tarija)
plow the sands	носить воду в решете (VLZ_58)
run into the sand	зайти в тупик (Kivi*)
run into the sand	увязнуть на полдороге к цели (Kivi*)
run into the sand	застрять (Kivi*)
run into the sand	увязнуть (Kivi*)

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