О173
НА ОТШИБЕ
collPrepPInvar 1. ( adv , subj-compl with copula ( subj: concr), or nonagreeing post mod if) set apart, quite a distance away (from some place)
at a distance from
far offfar away (from)way over (out) there(in limited contexts) in a secluded (remote) spot (place)in an out-of-the-way place.
2. держаться, чувствовать себя и т. п. \О-173 (от кого) ( adv or subj-compl with быть« (subj: human) (to be, choose to be etc) isolated, separate from others, (to feel) estranged
X (держится) на отшибе (от Y-ов) « X keeps aloof (apart) from Ys
X keeps his distance (maintains a distance)X keeps to himself
X чувствует себя на отшибе - X feels alienated (cut off).
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О174 →← О172