"I'll go with you all right," she said to the kidnapper, "but I want it clearly understood that I do so under protest."
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
under protest — Unwillingly, having made a protest • • • Main Entry: ↑protest * * * under protest phrase if you do something under protest, you say that you do not think it is right or fair The office admitted that they had approved the budget under protest.… … Useful english dictionary
under protest — ► if something is done under protest, it is done unwillingly: »In the cruise ship industry, some companies are paying sales tax under protest, and some aren t paying at all. Main Entry: ↑protest … Financial and business terms
under protest — adv. Unwillingly; done under compulsion while making one’s unwillingness known; used to describe an action done unwillingly and with objection. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell … Law dictionary
under protest — if you do something under protest, you say that you do not think it is right or fair The office admitted that they had approved the budget under protest … English dictionary
under protest — {adv. phr.} Against one s wish; unwillingly. * / I ll go with you all right, she said to the kidnapper, but I want it clearly understood that I do so under protest. / … Dictionary of American idioms
under protest — {adv. phr.} Against one s wish; unwillingly. * / I ll go with you all right, she said to the kidnapper, but I want it clearly understood that I do so under protest. / … Dictionary of American idioms
under protest — A payment made or an act done under compulsion while the payor or actor asserts that he waives no rights by making the payment or by doing the act. U.C.C. No. 1 207. See protest … Black's law dictionary
under protest — See protest … Ballentine's law dictionary
under protest — being opposed to, being appealed … English contemporary dictionary
protest — pro·test n 1: a solemn declaration of opinion and usu. of disagreement: as a: a solemn written declaration by a notary public or U.S. consul on behalf of the holder of an instrument (as a note) announcing dishonor and declaring the liability of… … Law dictionary
