First I lost my wallet, then a kid broke the window, and, lastly, my car refused to start. It was just one damn thing after another!
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
ODTAA — 1st edition (publ Heinemann) ODTAA (1926) by John Masefield (1878 1967). It is an adventure novel first published in February 1926. Its title stands for One Damn Thing After Another. It opens with establishing narrative describing the fictional… … Wikipedia
ODTAA — One Damn Thing After Another … Glossary of chat acronyms & text shorthand
odtaa — one damn thing after another … Glossary of chat acronyms & text shorthand
one\ damn\ thing\ after\ another — • ODTAA • one damn thing after another n. phr. (pronounced owed tay) If there is one problem, there will be more. First I lost my wallet, then a kid broke the window, and, lastly, my car refused to start. It was just one damn thing after another! … Словарь американских идиом
Sard Harker — (1924) by John Masefield (1878 1967) is an adventure novel first published in October 1924. It is the earlier of three novels by Masefield set in the fictional nation of Santa Barbara in South America. The others are Odtaa and The Taking of the… … Wikipedia
John Masefield — Born 1 June 1878(1878 06 01) Ledbury, Herefordshire England Died 12 May 1967 … Wikipedia
Doreen Carwithen — Doreen Mary Carwithen (15 November 1922 – 5 January 2003) was a British composer of classical and film music. She was also known as Mary Alwyn. Contents 1 Biography 2 Works 3 References 4 External links … Wikipedia
if it's not one thing it's another — If a certain thing doesn t go wrong, another most probably will. * /When John lost his keys and his wallet, and his car wouldn t start, he exclaimed in despair, If it s not one thing it s another. / Compare: ONE DAMN THING AFTER ANOTHER (ODTAA) … Dictionary of American idioms
one damn thing after another — or[ODTAA] (pronounced owed tay) {n. phr.} If there is one problem, there will be more. * /First I lost my wallet, then a kid broke the window, and, lastly, my car refused to start. It was just one damn thing after another!/ Compare: IF IT S NOT… … Dictionary of American idioms
if it's not one thing it's another — If a certain thing doesn t go wrong, another most probably will. * /When John lost his keys and his wallet, and his car wouldn t start, he exclaimed in despair, If it s not one thing it s another. / Compare: ONE DAMN THING AFTER ANOTHER (ODTAA) … Dictionary of American idioms
