дать крюк

• ДАТЬ КРЮКУ coll

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1. Also: ДАТЬ <СДЕЛАТЬ> КРЮК [subj: human or collect]

⇒ to go, travel somewhere by an indirect route (which takes longer than the direct route):

- X дал крюку{{}}≈ X took <made> a detour;

- X went (took) a roundabout way;

- X went (took) the long way (around <round>);

- [in limited contexts] X went (came) (two kilometers <a long way etc>) out of his way.

     ♦ Дав крюку, я завернул в Гнездниковский. Место опасности было оцеплено (Терц 2). Making a detour, I turned into Gnezdnikovsky Street. The danger zone had been cordoned off (2a).

     ♦ [Лыняев:] А то заставляете две версты крюку делать, заезжать к вам (Островский 5). [L.:] Now you have made me come out of my way a mile and a half, to see you (5a).

2. obs [subj: human]

⇒ to make a slip, a blunder:

- X дал крюку{{}}≈ X made a gaffe;

- X slipped up;

- [in refer, to speaking only] X put his foot in his mouth (in it).