П127
ЛЕЗТЬ/ПОЛЕЗТЬ В ПЕТЛЮ
VP 1. (subj: human to expose o.s. knowingly to serious danger
to get
o.s. into serious trouble
X лезет в петлю = X puts (sticks) his head in a (the) noose
X risks his neckX puts his head on the (chopping) block.
2. \П-127 кому coll ( impfv infin only
used as
impers predic (may be used with остаётся, впору
etc)) used to express despair when faced with a hopeless situation, or extreme frustration when one ends up in a desperate predicament: X-y (остаётся) в петлю лезть = X feels absolutely desperateX might (may) as well go (and) hang himself.
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П128 →← П126