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1 an idle brain is the devil's workshop
syn: by doing nothing we learn to do illidleness is the mother ( або root) of all evil ( або sin, vice)розум ледаря – майстерня чорта ≅ без діла псується сила від безділля до проступку один крок the devil finds work for idle hands to doEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > an idle brain is the devil's workshop
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2 the devil finds work for idle hands to do
syn: an idle brain is the devil's workshopidleness is the mother ( або root) of all evil ( або sin, vice)by doing nothing, we leam to do illчорт знайде роботу для ледачих рук ≅ лінощі – мати всіх пороків від безділля до проступку один крок з безділля дур бере sloth is the mother of viceEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > the devil finds work for idle hands to do
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3 idleness is the mother of all evil
the devil finds work for idle hands to do an idle brain is the devil's workshop sloth is the mother of viceEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > idleness is the mother of all evil
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4 idleness is the mother of all sin
the devil finds work for idle hands to do an idle brain is the devil's workshop sloth is the mother of viceEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > idleness is the mother of all sin
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5 idleness is the mother of all vice
the devil finds work for idle hands to do an idle brain is the devil's workshop sloth is the mother of viceEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > idleness is the mother of all vice
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6 idleness is the root of all evil
the devil finds work for idle hands to do an idle brain is the devil's workshop sloth is the mother of viceEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > idleness is the root of all evil
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7 idleness is the root of all sin
the devil finds work for idle hands to do an idle brain is the devil's workshop sloth is the mother of viceEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > idleness is the root of all sin
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8 idleness is the root of all vice
the devil finds work for idle hands to do an idle brain is the devil's workshop sloth is the mother of viceEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > idleness is the root of all vice
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9 satan finds some mischief still for idle hands to do
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > satan finds some mischief still for idle hands to do
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10 leisure breeds lust
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > leisure breeds lust
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11 _лінощі; недбалість
at open doors dogs come in the devil finds work for idle hands to do do not wait for a rainy day to fix your roof drowsiness dresses a man is rags an idle brain is the devil's workshop idle folks have the most labor idle folks lack no excuses idle people have the least leisure idleness goes in rags idleness makes the wit rust laziness travels so slow that poverty overtakes him lazy folks' stomachs don't get tired a lazy sheep thinks its wool heavy a long thread, a lazy tailor sloth is the mother of poverty sloth is the mother of vice sloth makes all things difficult, but industry makes all things easy they must hunger in winter that will not work in summerEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > _лінощі; недбалість
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12 by doing nothing we learn to do ill
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > by doing nothing we learn to do ill
См. также в других словарях:
an idle brain is the devil’s workshop — Recent US usage appears to conflate this proverb with the devil finds work for idle hands to do (see quot. 2001). a 1602 W. PERKINS Works (1603) 906 The idle bodie and the idle braine is the shoppe [workshop] of the deuill. 1732 T. FULLER… … Proverbs new dictionary
devil — see the devil can quote Scripture for his own ends the devil finds work for idle hands to do why should the devil have all the best tunes? the devil is in the details the devil is not so black as he is painted the devil lo … Proverbs new dictionary
idle — see an idle brain is the devil’s workshop idle people have the least leisure as good be an addled egg as an idle bird the devil finds work for idle hands to do it is idle to swallow the cow and choke on the tail … Proverbs new dictionary
idle — 01. My son has been [idle] for weeks. He really needs to find himself a summer job. 02. Our city s buses are sitting [idle] today due to a strike by maintenance workers. 03. The city s road crew has been [idled] by poor weather. 04. The factories … Grammatical examples in English
workshop — see an idle brain is the devil’s workshop … Proverbs new dictionary
brain — see an idle brain is the devil’s workshop … Proverbs new dictionary
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