beat the brush

beat the brush
разг. фраз.
а) усиленно искать (во всех возможных местах)
б) лоб расшибить (в поисках чего-либо)
в) вывернуться наизнанку (в поисках чего-либо)
г) всё перевернуть (в поисках чего-либо)

|| The mayor was beating the bushes for funds to build the playground.

ср. тж to beat about the bush; to beat around the bush

Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого. . 2002-2012.

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  • beat\ the\ brush — • beat the bushes • beat the brush v. phr. informal To try very hard to find or get something. The mayor was beating the bushes for funds to build the playground. Contrast: beat about the bush or beat around the bush …   Словарь американских идиом

  • beat\ the\ bushes — • beat the bushes • beat the brush v. phr. informal To try very hard to find or get something. The mayor was beating the bushes for funds to build the playground. Contrast: beat about the bush or beat around the bush …   Словарь американских идиом

  • beat the bushes — also[beat the brush] {v. phr.}, {informal} To try very hard to find or get something. * /The mayor was beating the bushes for funds to build the playground./ Contrast: BEAT ABOUT THE BUSH or BEAT AROUND THE BUSH …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • beat the bushes — also[beat the brush] {v. phr.}, {informal} To try very hard to find or get something. * /The mayor was beating the bushes for funds to build the playground./ Contrast: BEAT ABOUT THE BUSH or BEAT AROUND THE BUSH …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • brush — See: BEAT THE BUSHES or BEAT THE BRUSH …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • brush — See: BEAT THE BUSHES or BEAT THE BRUSH …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • brush — See: beat the bushes or beat the brush …   Словарь американских идиом

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