| English | Russian |
| be onto sth. | найти то, что нужно (having done or discovered something important, special, etc.: "When the crowd responded to the show so positively, we realized we were onto something." (Merriam-Webster): If I could convince my dad, I knew I was on to something. He hates going on vacation anywhere else but his parents' farm in Manitoba. ART Vancouver) |
| be onto sth. | найти что-л. интересное (также be onto a good thing -- to have discovered or produced something new and interesting: "With the new show, we were onto something big." (Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English) ART Vancouver) |
| be onto sth. | найти что-л. подходящее (having done or discovered something important, special, etc. (Merriam-Webster) ||| также be onto a good thing: If I could convince my dad, I knew I was on to something. He hates going on vacation anywhere else but his parents' farm in Nova Scotia. ART Vancouver) |
| be onto sth. | найти что-л. важное (having done or discovered something important, special, etc. (Merriam-Webster): Speaking of the pandemic fears, Prof. Hadden was definitely onto something about how the government messes with the heads of ordinary people. ART Vancouver) |
| be onto sth. | открыть что-л. важное (having done or discovered something important, special, etc. (Merriam-Webster): Speaking of the pandemic fears, Prof. Hadden was definitely onto something about how the government messes with the heads of ordinary people.) ART Vancouver) |
| be onto sth. | найти что-л. новое (to have discovered or produced something new and interesting: "With the new show, we were onto something big." (Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English): Speaking of the pandemic fears, Prof. Hadden was definitely onto something about how the government messes with the heads of ordinary people. • This formaldehyde test looks really interesting. You know, you might be onto something here. ART Vancouver) |
| be onto sth. | найти что-л. особенное (having done or discovered something important, special, etc. (Merriam-Webster) ||| также be onto a winner: "I think she's onto a real winner with this song.(Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English): This formaldehyde test looks really interesting. You know, you might be onto something here. ART Vancouver) |
| be onto sth. | открыть что-л. ценное (также be onto a winner: "I think she's onto a real winner with this song. (Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English): This formaldehyde test looks really interesting. You know, you might be onto something here. ART Vancouver) |
| be onto sth. | напасть на что-л. стоящее (также be onto a good thing -- having done or discovered something important, special, etc.: "When the crowd responded to the show so positively, we realized we were onto something." (Merriam-Webster) ART Vancouver) |
| burst onto the public radar | приобрести известность (The group burst onto the public radar with their doo-wop cover of Miley Cyrus's "We Can't Stop".) |
| call someone onto the carpet | вызвать на ковёр (needonlyyou) |
| storm onto set | разбушеваться (Alex_Odeychuk) |
| storm onto set | метать громы и молнии (Alex_Odeychuk) |
| storm onto set | разоряться (Alex_Odeychuk) |
| sweat words onto the page | трудиться над каждым словом (sankozh) |
