Х12
(И) В ХВОСТ И В ГРИВУ
highly collPrepPthese forms onlyadv (
intensif)
fixed WO to an extreme degree, as intensely as possible
with all one's might
with might and mainwith all (everything) onefc got (one has)like nobody' business
гнать (погонять) (лошадей) \Х-12 » drive the (one's etc) horses for all they are worth
drive not sparing the (one's
etc) horses
бить (лупить) кого \Х-12 - beat s.o. good and hard
beat the tar (the (living) daylights
etc) out of
s.o. (in refer, to a hostile army, the enemy) лупить кого - » give s.o. a good thrashing.