хлебнуть через край

• ХЛЕБНУТЬ ЧЕРЕЗ КРАЙ coll

[VP; subj: human]

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1. хлебнуть через край горя, нужды to experience much (sorrow and/ or need):

- X хлебнул горя через край{{}}≈ X has had (more than) his share of sorrow (misfortune, hard times);

- X has had (a lot) more than enough;

- X has drunk his cup to the bitter dregs;

- X has known a lot of sorrow (grief etc).

     ♦ "...Уж хватит! Хлебнули через край! - вспыхнул неожиданно Грязное. - Мы тут бедствуем, во вшах погибаем, а семьи наши там нужду принимают..." (Шолохов 3). "...We've had enough' A lot more than enough!" Gryaznov burst out unexpectedly. "Here we are going through hell, getting eaten up by lice while our families go hungry" (3a)

     ♦ ...Зачем душу людям травить, и без того хлебнули... горя через край (Айтматов 2). Why make their life more miserable, when they had...drunk their cup to the bitter dregs? (2a).

2. to drink too much:

- X хлебнул через край{{}}≈ X had one too many;

- X had a drop too much;

- X exceeded his limit.