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• ЗАДАВАТЬ/ЗАДАТЬ <ДАВАТЬ/ДАТЬ> ДЕРУ substand

[VP; subj: human]

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1. to run away in a great hurry:

- X дал дёру{{}}≈ X took to his heels;

- X hightailed it;

- X ran (made a run) for it;

- X made tracks.

     ♦ Как только медведь отошёл на несколько шагов, Тендел дал дёру и бежал до самого Чегема, по дороге прихватив сломанное ружье (Искандер 3). As soon as the bear went off a few steps Tendel took to his heels and ran all the way to Chegem, grabbing his broken gun on the way (3a).

     ♦ "Вижу, уже могу просунуться - гимнастёрка трещит, по спине дерёт, пролез и дал дёру!" (Кузнецов 1). "I saw that I could just squeeze through: I heard my tunic being ripped, the barbed wire scraping down my back, but I got through and ran for it!" (1b)

2. to leave s.o. (usu. a spouse or romantic partner) or sth. (usu. a job) abruptly and forever:

- X дал дёру{{}}≈ X ditched (dumped, dropped) Y;

- X walked out on Y;

- X bagged thing Y.

     ♦ Ахматова говорит, что ехать надо, иначе Пунин (Николаша) "даст дёру" (Мандельштам 2). Akhmatova said she must go, or else Punin ("Nikolasha") would "walk out" on her (2a).

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• ЗАДАВАТЬ/ЗАДАТЬ (ДАВАТЬ/ДАТЬ) ДЕРУ кому substand

[VP; subj: human]

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1. to punish s.o. by hitting him with a rod or strap:

- X задал Y-y дёру{{}}≈ X gave Y a (good) whipping (beating, thrashing);

- X tanned Y's hide;

- X took a stick to Y.

2. to scold s.o. severely, rebuke s.o. harshly:

- X задал Y-y дёру{{}}≈ X gave Y a (good) tongue-lashing;

- X gave Y a piece of X's mind;

- X told Y off;

- X told Y a thing or two.