sharp – phrases

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

English	Russian
as sharp as a marble	тупой как пробка (Some people are about as sharp as a marble. ART Vancouver)
as sharp as a marble	недалёкий (Some people are about as sharp as a marble. ART Vancouver)
as sharp as a needle	быть чертовски умным (Yeldar Azanbayev)
be thrown into sharp relief	резко выделяться (Andrey Truhachev)
be thrown into sharp relief	резко контрастировать (Andrey Truhachev)
be thrown into sharp relief	создавать резкий контраст (Andrey Truhachev)
have a sharp tongue	иметь злой язычок (Yeldar Azanbayev)
he is as sharp as a needle	он быстро соображает
keep a sharp eye on	зорко следить за (It seems that vandals marking their names or other messages on the rock don't get to appreciate their names for long; city staffers keep a sharp eye on the famous landmark, and the instant anyone soils its pristine whiteness, it is immediately repainted. (Chuck Davis) ART Vancouver)
make a sharp 180-degree turn	переобуться в воздухе (Russian expression meaning to opportunistically change one's views and rhetoric in new circumstances 'More)
put into sharp relief	см. ⇒ throw into sharp relief (Баян)
razor sharp tongue	злой язычок (Yeldar Azanbayev)
sharp as a tack	долго объяснять не приходится (Yeldar Azanbayev)
sharp as a tack	за словом в карман не полезет (Yeldar Azanbayev)
sharp as a tack	понятливый (Yeldar Azanbayev)
sharp cookie	сообразительный (человек, которого непросто обмануть, одурачить Scarlett_dream)
sharp cookie	на мякине не проведёшь (VLZ_58)
sharp cookie	хитрый как лиса (VLZ_58)
sharp cookie	хитрожопый (VLZ_58)
sharp cookie	пальца в рот не клади (VLZ_58)
sharp cookie	хитромудрый (VLZ_58)
sharp language	острые выпады (в речи Novoross)
throw into sharp relief	резко выделяться (на фоне чего-либо Andrey Truhachev)
throw into sharp relief	резко контрастировать (с Andrey Truhachev)
throw into sharp relief	создавать резкий контраст (чем-либо; The red vase was thrown into sharp relief against the black background. Andrey Truhachev)

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