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1 за двумя зайцами погонишься, ни одного не поймаешь
Set phrase: all covet, all lose, between two stools you fall to the ground (contrast: to kill two birds with one stone), dogs that put up many hares kill none, dogs that put up many hares kill none (дословно: Собаки, которые спугивают много зайцев, ни одного не поймают), grasp all, lose all, grasp all, lose all (дословно: За все хвататься-все потерять), he who commences many things finishes but few, if you run after two hares, you will catch neither (he who attempts to do many things simultaneously, will accomplish none)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > за двумя зайцами погонишься, ни одного не поймаешь
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