У5
НА УБОЙ
PrepPInvaradv 1. посылать, отправлять, гнать кого \У-5 (to send, drive s.o. ) to inevitable death: (send (herd) s.o. ) to slaughter
(send
s.o. off (put
s.o. somewhere
etc)) to be slaughtered (killed, butchered).
2. кормить кого \У-5 coll. Also: КАК НА УБОЙ coll (to feed s.o. ) large amounts of food ( usu. good, varied food
usu. implies that
s.o. ends up eating more than he should or would like to)
X кормит Y-a (как) на убой - X stuffs Y to the gills
X feeds Y until Y is ready to burstX feeds Y heartily.
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У50 →← У49