English | Russian |
a few cards short of a full deck | без царя в голове (Maggie) |
a few fries short of a happy meal | не все дома (Баян) |
a few fries short of a happy meal | крыша поехала (Maggie) |
a few sandwiches short of a picnic | крыша поехала (Maggie) |
be short of market | продавать на бирже ценные бумаги, не имея их в наличии |
be short of the market | продавать ценные бумаги |
fall short of | не оправдать (ожиданий; Sales for the first half of the year fell short of the target. Val_Ships) |
feel short of breath | задыхаться (Val_Ships) |
hand the short end of the stick | поставить кого-либо в невыгодное положение |
hand the short end of the stick | обвести |
little short of something | почти что (Her claim is little short of stupid. Val_Ships) |
short of | за исключением (Баян) |
short of | кроме как в случае (Баян) |
short of | кроме как (Short of yelling at him, I had no other way to catch his attention. Val_Ships) |