сидеть на хлебе и воде

[MGalya]

Пожалуйста, помогите перевести.

Выражение встречается в следующем контексте:
Он потерял работу и почти два месяца сидел на хлебе и воде.

Заранее спасибо

[Translucid Mushroom]

went hungry
starved

[Aiduza]

Про Ходорковского? :(

[Aiduza]

советую "hand to mouth".

[Аристарх]

to live from hand to mouth

[D-50]

..had nothing but bread and water..

[OlgaMax]

Consider
http://www.multitran.ru/c/m.exe?a=phr&a=ShowTranslations&s=хлеб и вода&sc=0&L1=2&L2=1
питаться хлебом и водой live on bread and water

[Aiduza]

from the MIDDLE EAST PHRASE BOOK

TIKEH NUNEH BA OB KHRELLEH BEZORG VA KHUBE BOYAST INO BEGERAM: The water soaked breadcrumbs are delicious, thank you. I must have the recipe.

;-)

[Squirell]

= he dragged out his miserable existence for almost two months

[Aiduza]

off: the full text

MIDDLE EAST PHRASE BOOK

KBAR KHALI-KILI HAFTIR LOTFAN: Thank you for showing me your marvelous gun.

EKR GABUL CARDAN DAVAT PARH GUSH DIVAR: I am delighted to accept your kind invitation to lie down on the floor with my arms above my head with my legs apart.

HOWMAEH FEKR TAMOMEH OEH GORTEH BANDE: I agree with everything you have ever said and thought in your whole life.

CASHAL-EH FASHAL-EH TUPHEMAN NA DEGAT MAN GOFTAM CHEESHAYEH MOHEMARIR BEHMESHVAREHMA.: If you will do me the kindness of not harming my genital appendages, I will gladly reciprocate by betraying my country in public.

AUTO ARRAREGH DAVATEMAN MANO SEPHAHEH- HASTI: It is exceptionally kind of you to allow me to travel in the trunk of your car.

KHREL, JEPAHEH MANEH VA JAYEII AMRIKAHEY: I will tell you the names and addresses of many American spies travelling as reporters.

BALLI,BALLI,BALLI: Whatever you say.

MATERNIER GHERMEZ AHLIEH GHORBAN: The red blindfold would be lovely, excellency.

TIKEH NUNEH BA OB KHRELLEH BEZORG VA KHUBE BOYAST INO BEGERAM: The water soaked breadcrumbs are delicious, thank you. I must have the recipe.

[Squirell]

LOL

[Aiduza]

i especially liked the balli part.

[Squirell]

'Коран для чайников' уже не катит, необходим разговорник :-)

кстати, как по-английски будет "чайник" ?

[Aiduza]

dummy

если из серии "MS Windows for Dummies".