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1 an old ox makes a straight furrow
Пословица: старый конь борозды не испортит (what an experienced old person says he will do, will be done well), старый конь борозды не портит (what an experienced old person says he will do, will be done well)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > an old ox makes a straight furrow
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2 an old horse makes a straight furrow
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > an old horse makes a straight furrow
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3 the bloom is off the peach
Пословица: укатали бурку крутые горки (contrast: an old ox makes a straight furrow. the older the fiddle, the sweeter the tune), укатали сивку крутые горки (contrast: an old ox makes a straight furrow. the older the fiddle, the sweeter the tune), умыкали бурку крутые горки (contrast: an old ox makes a straight furrow. the older the fiddle, the sweeter the tune), умыкали сивку крутые горки (contrast: an old ox makes a straight furrow. the older the fiddle, the sweeter the tune), уходили бурку крутые горки (contrast: an old ox makes a straight furrow. the older the fiddle, the sweeter the tune), уходили сивку крутые горки (contrast: an old ox makes a straight furrow. the older the fiddle, the sweeter the tune)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > the bloom is off the peach
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4 the bloom is off the plum
Пословица: укатали бурку крутые горки (contrast: an old ox makes a straight furrow. the older the fiddle, the sweeter the tune), укатали сивку крутые горки (contrast: an old ox makes a straight furrow. the older the fiddle, the sweeter the tune), умыкали бурку крутые горки (contrast: an old ox makes a straight furrow. the older the fiddle, the sweeter the tune), умыкали сивку крутые горки (contrast: an old ox makes a straight furrow. the older the fiddle, the sweeter the tune), уходили бурку крутые горки (contrast: an old ox makes a straight furrow. the older the fiddle, the sweeter the tune), уходили сивку крутые горки (contrast: an old ox makes a straight furrow. the older the fiddle, the sweeter the tune)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > the bloom is off the plum
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