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1 BULLY
• Bullies are always (generally) cowards - Не горазд биться, а горазд грозиться (H)• Bully is always a coward (A) - Не горазд биться, а горазд грозиться (H), Шкодлив, как кошка, а труслив, как заяц (Ш) -
2 Не горазд биться, а горазд грозиться
The man can just make threats but he never dares to bring them about. See Не храбрись на медведя, а храбрись при медведе (H), Много грозит, да мало вредит (M), Собака, что лает, редко кусает (C)Cf: Bullies are always (generally) cowards (Br.). A bully is always a coward (Am., Br.). The dog without teeth barks the most (Am.). Не threatens who is afraid (Am.). It is one thing to flourish and another to fight (Br.). То flourish is one thing, to fight another (Am.). Those who threaten don't fight (Br.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Не горазд биться, а горазд грозиться
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3 Шкодлив, как кошка, а труслив, как заяц
Meanness always goes together with cowardiceCf: A bully is always a coward (Am., Br.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Шкодлив, как кошка, а труслив, как заяц
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4 задира всегда трус
General subject: a bully is always a cowardУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > задира всегда трус
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5 молодец на овец, а против на молодца - сам овца
1) General subject: hares may pull dead lions by the beard (said sarcastically about a person who shows his courage and self-assurance only in front of those who are dependent on him, or weak, or lower in rank and position)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > молодец на овец, а против на молодца - сам овца
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6 молодец на овец, а против на молодца и сам овца
1) General subject: hares may pull dead lions by the beard (said sarcastically about a person who shows his courage and self-assurance only in front of those who are dependent on him, or weak, or lower in rank and position)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > молодец на овец, а против на молодца и сам овца
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7 молодец против овец, а против молодца - сам овца
Универсальный русско-английский словарь > молодец против овец, а против молодца - сам овца
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8 молодец против овец, а против молодца и сам овца
Универсальный русско-английский словарь > молодец против овец, а против молодца и сам овца
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9 молодец среди овец, а на молодца и сам овца
Set phrase: a bully is always a cowardУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > молодец среди овец, а на молодца и сам овца
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10 молодец против овец
молодец против (среди) овец <, а против молодца <и> сам овца>погов.brave before a lamb, but a lamb before the brave; cf. brave as a lion with a lamb; a big fish in a little pond; a big frog in a little puddle; a triton among the minnows; hares may pull dead lions by the beard; a bully is always a coward- А Коншаков где был? - спросила Зина Колесова. - Что там Коншаков! Молодец среди овец... А Девяткин так совсем перетрусил. (А. Мусатов, Стожары) — 'And Konshakov? Where was he?' inquired Zina Kolesova. 'Konshakov! Bah! He's brave enough when he's with sheep... As for Devyatkin, he really did show the white feather.'
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > молодец против овец
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