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141 if one sheep leap o'er the dyke all the rest will follow
посл."одна овца перепрыгнет через канаву, а за ней все"; ≈ последовать примеру кого-л.Call in the other fellow who has some common sense. One sheep will leap the ditch when another goes first. (W. Scott, ‘Old Mortality’, ch. 36) — Введите второго заключенного. Может быть, у него больше здравого смысла. И он подаст пример другим.
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