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В УДАРЕ PrepP Invar

1. ( subj-compl with copula (subj: human) one is in an inspired state that makes what he is doing turn out well* X в ударе - X is in good (top, great, excellent etc ) form

X is at his best

Neg сегодня X не в ударе -this isn't X's day.

Четырежды грек менял кости, но ничего не помогало, они ложились так, как хотел скотопромышленник. Он был в ударе и каждый раз из дюжины возможных комбинаций почти безошибочно выбирал наиболее надежную для продолжения партии (Искандер 3). Four times the Greek changed the dice, but nothing helped, they fell the way the cattle dealer wanted. He was in good form, and every time, from a dozen possible combinations, he almost unerringly chose the one that would keep his game going best (3a).

2. obs

subj-compl with быть» (subj: human used with the infin of another verb) one is inclined (to do sth. ), is well disposed (toward doing sth. ): X в ударе (делать Y) = X is in the mood (to do Y) X is of a mind (to do Y) X feels like (doing Y).