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ПУСКАТЬ/ПУСТИТЬ КОЗЛА В ОГОРОД coll VP subj: human more often pfv past often 3rd pers pl with indef. refer. the verb may take the final position, otherwise fixed WOto allow s.o. access to some place where he may be esp. harmful or to some thing that he wants to use or exploit for personal gain: пустили козла в огород - they put the cow to mind the cornthey put the wolf in charge of the sheep they put the fox to guard the henhouse (the chickens).Весна девятнадцатого: наступает Деникин, полыхает восстание... Мигулина отзывают в Москву, в Смоленск... Убрали - значит, есть повод. Оставлять Мигулина на Дону во время казачьего бунта? Пустить козла в огород? (Трифонов 6)....Spring 1919. Denikin was advancing, the uprising was blazing away. Migulin was recalled to Moscow, then to Smolensk.... If they kicked him out, then there mis a reason for it. Leave Migulin on the Don during the Cossack mutiny? Put a wolf in charge of the sheep? (6a). -
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• ПУСКАТЬ/ПУСТИТЬ КОЗЛА В ОГОРОД coll[VP; subj: human; more often pfv past; often 3rd pers pl with indef. refer.; the verb may take the final position, otherwise fixed WO]=====⇒ to allow s.o. access to some place where he may be esp. harmful or to some thing that he wants to use or exploit for personal gain:- they put the fox to guard the henhouse < the chickens>.♦ Весна девятнадцатого: наступает Деникин, полыхает восстание... Мигупина отзывают в Москву, в Смоленск... Убрали - значит, есть повод. Оставлять Мигулина на Дону во время казачьего бунта? Пустить козла в огород? (Трифонов 6)....Spring 1919. Denikin was advancing, the uprising was blazing away Migulin was recalled to Moscow, then to Smolensk.... If they kicked him out, then there mis a reason for it. Leave Migulin on the Don during the Cossack mutiny? Put a wolf in charge of the sheep? (6a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > пускать козла в огород
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• ПУСКАТЬ/ПУСТИТЬ КОЗЛА В ОГОРОД coll[VP; subj: human; more often pfv past; often 3rd pers pl with indef. refer.; the verb may take the final position, otherwise fixed WO]=====⇒ to allow s.o. access to some place where he may be esp. harmful or to some thing that he wants to use or exploit for personal gain:- they put the fox to guard the henhouse < the chickens>.♦ Весна девятнадцатого: наступает Деникин, полыхает восстание... Мигупина отзывают в Москву, в Смоленск... Убрали - значит, есть повод. Оставлять Мигулина на Дону во время казачьего бунта? Пустить козла в огород? (Трифонов 6)....Spring 1919. Denikin was advancing, the uprising was blazing away Migulin was recalled to Moscow, then to Smolensk.... If they kicked him out, then there mis a reason for it. Leave Migulin on the Don during the Cossack mutiny? Put a wolf in charge of the sheep? (6a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > пустить козла в огород
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