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1 EAR
• Even the corn has ears - У стен есть уши (У)• Full ear of corn will bend its head; an empty ear will stand upright (A) - Пустой колос голову кверху носит (П)• Give every man thine (your) ear, but few thy (your) voice - Больше слушай, меньше говори (Б)• Have a long (a wide) ear and a short tongue - Больше слушай, меньше говори (Б)• He who has ears let him hear - Глухому поп по две обедни не служит (Г)• In at one ear and out of the other - В одно ухо входит, а в другое выходит (B)• It is better to play with the ears than with the tongue - Больше слушай, меньше говори (Б)• Keep your mouth shut and your ears open - Больше слушай, меньше говори (Б)• Must I tell you a tale and find your ears too? - Глухому поп по две обедни не служит (Г)• Nothing between the ears - Умница, как попова курица (У)• Open your ears - Слушай ухом, а не брюхом (C)• There is not much between the ears - Умница, как попова курица (У)• Unplug your ears - Слушай ухом, а не брюхом (C)• Wall has ears and the plain has eyes (The) - У стен есть уши (У) -
2 колосящаяся пшеница
Makarov: corn in the earУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > колосящаяся пшеница
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3 Пустой колос голову кверху носит
Unlike a clever person, a narrow- minded man is often self-conceitedVar.: Порожний колос выше стоит Cf: The boughs that bear most, hang lowest (Am., Br.). A full ear of corn will bend its head; an empty ear will stand upright (Am.). The heaviest head of corn hangs its head lowest (Br.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Пустой колос голову кверху носит
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4 SPARROW
• Better a sparrow in the hand than a vulture on the wing - Птица в руках стоит двух в устах (П)• Sparrow in the hand is better than a pigeon in the roof (sky) (A) - Лучше синица в руках, чем журавль в небе (Л), Птица в руках стоит двух в устах (П)• Sparrow in the hand is worth a pheasant that flies by (A) - Лучше синица в руках, чем журавль в небе (Л), Птица в руках стоит двух в устах (П)• Two sparrows on one ear of corn make an ill agreement - Два медведя в одной берлоге не живут (Д) -
5 Два медведя в одной берлоге не живут
Two rivals cannot get along in one place. See В озере два черта не живут (B), Двум собакам одной кости не поделить (Д), Двум шпагам в одних ножнах не ужиться (Д)Var.: Два вора в одном лесу не уживутся. Два чёрта в одном болоте не живутCf: Masters two will not do (Br.). No house was ever big enough for two women (Am.). One house cannot keep two dogs (Br.). Two cats and a mouse, two wives in a house, two dogs and a bone never agree in one (Br.). Two kings in one kingdom cannot reign Br.). Two kitchen fires burn not on one hearth (Br.). Two sparrows on one ear of corn make an ill agreement (Br.). Two women in the same house can never agree (Am.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Два медведя в одной берлоге не живут
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