убить бобра

• УБИТЬ БОБРА coll

[VP; subj: human; fixed WO]

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1. iron to miscalculate, choosing the worst of the available options:

- X убил бобра{{}}≈ X put the saddle on the wrong horse;

- X put his eggs in the wrong basket;

- [said with ironic intonation] X picked a (real) winner;

- [in limited contexts] X really did it this time;

- that was some catch.

2. obsoles to acquire sth. of great value or achieve sth. remarkable:

- X убил бобра{{}}≈ X hit it big;

- X hit the jackpot.