Oct 23, 2015 17:25
8 yrs ago
English term

pulling parents off the ceiling

English to Ukrainian Art/Literary Poetry & Literature
The poet Taylor Mali changed my mind. His powerful words about what teachers make have been forwarded all over the world in e‑mails. He inspired me to rethink what social workers make. Teachers don’t get paid what they are worth. They don’t sit around boasting about their salaries and summer homes and vacations in the South of France. The paycheck and perks are probably pathetic compared to the endless hours and passion put into planning lessons, grading papers, counseling students, and pulling parents off the ceiling

Proposed translations

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заспокоювати батьків

Я не впевнений на 100%, але тут, можливо, мова про вислів to hit the ceiling, що означає «розлютитись».

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Note added at 25 mins (2015-10-23 17:51:01 GMT)
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Наприклад, див. про це тут: http://forum.wordreference.com/threads/pull-someone-off-the-...
Peer comment(s):

agree Anzhelika Kuznetsova : given such scarce a context, sounds valid to me
3 hrs
Дякую!
agree Sofiya Skachko : а ще цей фразеологізм може бути антонімом до "drive up the wall"
3 hrs
Дякую!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
10 mins

відшкрібаючи батьків за стелі

after being smashed by their offsprings thereto

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Note added at 11 mins (2015-10-23 17:37:04 GMT)
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пробачте, зІ стелі
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4 hrs

утихомирювати батьків

Звісно, добре було б знайти фразеологічний зворот. Як варіант пропоную ще "повернути до тями"/"допомогти повернутися до тями"
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