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121 you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs
syn: if you sell the cow you will sell her milk toono pains, no gainsno cross, no crownno bees, no honey; no work, no money≅ під лежачий камінь вода не тече не розбивши крашанки, не спечеш яєчні де ліс рубають, там тріски летять щоб рибу їсти, треба в воду лізти знявши голову, за волоссям не плачуть не раз з кропивою і красний цвіт зривають хто лізе до води, той має мокрі поли коли віл пропав, то пропадай і ярмо печені голуби не летять до губи не взявшись за сокиру, хати не зробиш не навчишся плавати, поки в вуха води не набереш гірко поробиш – солодко з'їси не побігаєш – не пообідаєш поки не упріти, доти не уміти no pains, no gains the cat would eat fish, but would not wet her feetEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs
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122 A drunk can sleep it off, but a fool can't
Пословица: пьяный проспится, дурак - никогдаУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > A drunk can sleep it off, but a fool can't
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123 a man can can die but once
Пословица: двум смертям не бывать, а одной не миноватьУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > a man can can die but once
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124 he can dish it out but he can't take it
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > he can dish it out but he can't take it
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125 you can bring the horse to water, but you can't make him drink.
Американский английский: можно пригнать коня на водопой, но пить его не заставишьУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > you can bring the horse to water, but you can't make him drink.
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126 you can run but you can't hide
Общая лексика: Ты можешь бежать, но тебе не скрыться. (бежать в смысле убегать (от кого-то))Универсальный англо-русский словарь > you can run but you can't hide
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127 It is the little bits that fret and worry us; we can dodge an elephant but we can't dodge a fly.
<01> Мелочи и пустяки доставляют нам беспокойство: мы можем увернуться от слона, но не можем от мухи. Billings (Биллингс).Англо-русский словарь цитат, пословиц, поговорок и идиом > It is the little bits that fret and worry us; we can dodge an elephant but we can't dodge a fly.
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128 One can take the horse to the water, but he can't make it drink.
фраз. Нельзя заставить кого-либо делать что-либо против его воли.Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > One can take the horse to the water, but he can't make it drink.
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