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Set phrase: not enough salt is hardly a fault, but too much salt is a cook's fault, salt cooks bear blame, but fresh bear shame (said (often: in good humour) when there is either too much or too little salt in one's meal)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > недосол на столе, а пересол на спине
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2 недосол на столе, пересол на спине
Set phrase: not enough salt is hardly a fault, but too much salt is a cook's fault, salt cooks bear blame, but fresh bear shame (said (often: in good humour) when there is either too much or too little salt in one's meal)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > недосол на столе, пересол на спине
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• All are not cooks who sport white caps and carry long knives - Не все те повара, у кого ножи долгие (H), Не всяк монах, на ком клобук (H)• Cooks are not to be taught in their own kitchen - Не учи ученого (H)• Every cook knows to lick her own fingers - У огня, да не погреться (У), У хлеба не без крох а (У)• Every cook praises his own broth (stew) - Всякая лисица свой хвост хвалит (B), Всякий купец свой товар хвалит (B), Гречневая каша сама себя хвалит (Г)• He is an ill cook that cannot lick his own fingers - Где едят, там крошки падают (Г), 2137. (У), У хлеба не без крох а (У)• Salt cooks bear blame, but fresh bear shame - Недосол на столе, пересол на спине (H)• Too many cooks spoil the broth (the brew, the stew) - У семи нянек дитя без глазу (У)• What's cooking? - Что за шум, а драки нет (4) -
4 Недосол на столе, пересол на спине
When doing any work, you should know the right measure because too much zeal may result in spoiling the workVar.: Пересол хуже недосола Cf: Better underdone than overdone (Br.). Overdone is worse than underdone (Am., Br.). Salt cooks bear blame, but fresh bear shame (Br.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Недосол на столе, пересол на спине
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посл., часто шутл.cf. salt cooks bear blame, but fresh bear shame ( said when there is either too much or too little salt in one's meal); too little is better than too muchОднажды вечером Мишка за ужином сказал: - Щи у тебя несолёные, хозяйка. Или недосол на столе, а пересол на спине? - Пересола... не будет. Ты знаешь, сколько у нас соли осталось? - Ну? - Две пригоршни. - Дело плохое, - вздохнул Мишка. (М. Шолохов, Тихий Дон) — One evening Mikhail said at supper, 'Your soup's not salted, missus. Or do you think too little is better than too much?' 'There'll never be too much... D'you know how much salt we've got left?' 'How much?' 'Two handfuls.' 'That's bad,' Mikhail sighed.
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > недосол на столе, а пересол на спине
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