ваш брат

• ВАШ БРАТ coll

[NP; sing only; often foll. by an appos denoting the class of people in question; when used as obj or (less often) subj, usu. refers to the class as a whole; when used as subj-compl with copula, nom only (subj: human), usu. refers to a specific individual within that class; fixed WO]

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⇒ (you and) a person or persons similar to you with regard to position, profession, social status, views etc (more often of males):

- [when used as obj or subj] people <men, guys, fellows etc> like you;

- the likes of you;

- [usu. when foll. by an appos] you writers <workers etc>;

- [in limited contexts] your kind <sort>;

- your lot;

- those <people> of your ilk;

- [when used as subj-compl] one of you (writers <workers etc>);

- one of your kind (sort);

- one of your fellow writers (workers etc);

- your fellow writer (worker etc);

- [in limited contexts] one of your ilk.

     ♦ [Анна Петровна:] Денег у меня нет и не будет для вашего брата! (Чехов 1). [А.Р:] I have no money and I shall never have it for people like you (1a).

     ♦ "Разное [я] в жизни испытала; вашего брата - мужиков - должна бы уж хорошо знать" (Копелев 1). "I've seen a lot in life; I should know you men well by now" (1a).

     ♦ Комиссар поморщился и сказал: "Знаешь что, Чита? Иди-ка ты подальше со своим раскаянием. Я вашего брата тридцать пять лет ловлю, и все одну пластинку крутят, когда ко мне приводят" (Семенов 1). The Commissioner frowned and said: "Do you know something, Cheetah? Go and take a running jump with your repentance. I've been catching your sort for thirty-five years now and they all sing the same tune when they're brought to me" (1a).

     ♦ "Это время прошло, когда с вами в вопросики-ответики играли. Сейчас некогда, вашего брата здесь целые банды" (Иоффе 1).

♦ "The time when we played games of questions and answers with you is now past. There's no time any more - there are hordes of your lot here now" (1a).

     ♦ [Мел у зов:] Будешь совсем хорошей женщиной, такой, какой надо, как это нынче требуется от вашего брата (Островский 11). [context transl] [М.:] You'll be a thoroughly fine woman, such as you should be, such as is required of your sex nowadays (11a).