Л132
ОТРЕЗАННЫЙ ЛОМОТЬ
NPsing onlysubj compl with copula (
subj:
human,
pres or
pastfixed WO 1. a person ( usu. a grown-up son or, less often, daughter) who no longer lives with his family, who has become independent and does not require support
X - отрезанный ломоть = X is on his own
X is (has become) his own man (her own woman, his own master)X has left the nestX has cut loose.
2. a person who has dissociated himself from his milieu, from his traditional way of life, from his usual activity
X - отрезанный ломоть - X is cut off (from his country (his milieu etc ))
(in limited contexts) X is a lone wolf.
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