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at the drop of a hat

амер.; разг.

  1. сразу же, немедленно, тотчас

  2. беспричинно

Examples from texts

In most of them, the brave young men were drawn to death; they would die for anything, at the drop of a hat.
В большинстве фильмов храбрые молодые мужчины шли на смерть; они были готовы умереть ради чего угодно, без колебаний.
Hunter, Stephen / The 47th samuraiХантер, Стивен / 47-й самурай
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47-й самурай
Хантер, Стивен
© С.Саксин, перевод на русский язык, 2009
© Издание на русском языке ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", 2009
© 2007 by Stephen Hunter
The 47th samurai
Hunter, Stephen
© 2007 by Stephen Hunter

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at the drop of a hat Shevron Left 1/2 Shevron Right
сразу же; немедленно; тотчасExamples

I would take a job like that at the drop of a hat. — Я бы согласился на такую работу, не раздумывая.

User translations

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  1. 1.

    по поводу и без повода

    translation added by Tatiana Gerasimenko
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    Gold ru-en
    Heart 3 comment comment icon-learnHat
    Kebab
  2. 2.

    по малейшему поводу

    translation added by Валерий Коротоношко
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    Gold en-ru
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    Kebab
  3. 3.

    немедленно, тотчас же, в любую минуту; при первом удобном случае, по малейшему поводу

    translation added by Руслан Заславский
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    Gold en-ru
    Heart 2 comment comment icon-learnHat
    Kebab