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 Katalina me

link 10.11.2015 20:59 
Subject: rollercoaster ride gen.
Добрый вечер. Подскажите rollercoaster ride - фразеологизм или нет?

 интровверт

link 10.11.2015 20:59 
в зависимости от употребления

 toast2

link 10.11.2015 20:59 
да

 Amor 71

link 10.11.2015 21:00 
often

 johnstephenson

link 10.11.2015 21:27 
Yes -- if something (eg one's life or part of it, or reading a book, or watching a film) is 'a rollercoaster ride', it means that it's very exciting because you don't know what's going to happen from one moment to the next. Example: "My life as a soldier was a rollercoaster ride from start to finish".

 интровверт

link 10.11.2015 21:38 
"No" as well: last sunday, we spent the entire day in amusement park and went on a few rollercoaster rides

just to balance it ;)

 Amor 71

link 10.11.2015 21:44 
Often messy relationship with ups and downs is like a rollercoaster ride although I wouldn't call it very exciting.

 Katalina me

link 12.11.2015 22:00 
Спасибо вам огромное.

 toast2

link 12.11.2015 23:31 
основное переносное значение фразеологизма "roller coaster" - скачки, волатильность, непредсказуемость и т.п.

например:

ibm stock has been on a roller coaster ride in the past five weeks

 toast2

link 12.11.2015 23:59 
+ шарахания, шатания и т.п.

 Katalina me

link 27.12.2015 23:57 
Спасибо большое)

 

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