Англо-русский синонимический словарь. 2014.
The Wall — Infobox Album Name = The Wall Type = Double album Artist = Pink Floyd Released = 30 November 1979 (UK) 8 December 1979 (U.S.) Recorded = April 1979 – November 1979 at CBS Studios, New York, Producers Workshop, Los Angeles, and Super Bear and… … Wikipedia
The Wall Street Journal — WSJ redirects here. For other uses, see WSJ (disambiguation). The Wall Street Journal April 28, 2008 front page Type Daily newspaper Format … Wikipedia
The handwriting on the wall — Handwriting Hand writ ing ( r[imac]t [i^]ng), n. 1. The cast or form of writing peculiar to each hand or person; chirography. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is written by hand; manuscript. [1913 Webster] {The handwriting on the wall}, a doom… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To take the wall — Wall Wall, n. [AS. weall, from L. vallum a wall, vallus a stake, pale, palisade; akin to Gr. ? a nail. Cf. {Interval}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A work or structure of stone, brick, or other materials, raised to some height, and intended for defense or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
back to the wall — or[back against the wall] {adv. phr.} In a trap, with no way to escape; in bad trouble. * /The soldiers had their backs to the wall./ * /He was in debt and could not get any help; his back was against the wall./ * /The team had their backs to the … Dictionary of American idioms
back to the wall — or[back against the wall] {adv. phr.} In a trap, with no way to escape; in bad trouble. * /The soldiers had their backs to the wall./ * /He was in debt and could not get any help; his back was against the wall./ * /The team had their backs to the … Dictionary of American idioms
hole-in-the-wall — {n. phr.} A small place to live, stay in, or work in; a small, hidden, or inferior place. * /The jewelry store occupied a tiny hole in the wall./ * /When Mr. and Mrs. Green were first married, they lived in a little hole in fhe wall in a cheap… … Dictionary of American idioms
hole-in-the-wall — {n. phr.} A small place to live, stay in, or work in; a small, hidden, or inferior place. * /The jewelry store occupied a tiny hole in the wall./ * /When Mr. and Mrs. Green were first married, they lived in a little hole in fhe wall in a cheap… … Dictionary of American idioms
handwriting on the wall — {n. phr.} A sign that something bad will happen. * /When Bill s team lost four games in a row, he saw the handwriting on the wall./ * /John s employer had less and less work for him; John could read the handwriting on the wall and looked for… … Dictionary of American idioms
handwriting on the wall — {n. phr.} A sign that something bad will happen. * /When Bill s team lost four games in a row, he saw the handwriting on the wall./ * /John s employer had less and less work for him; John could read the handwriting on the wall and looked for… … Dictionary of American idioms
drive to the wall — {v. phr.} To defeat someone completely; to ruin someone. * /Poor Uncle Jack was driven to the wall by his angry creditors when his business failed./ Compare: GO TO THE WALL … Dictionary of American idioms
