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1 Кошачья лапка мягка, да коготок востер
A man conceals his cruel nature under outward kindness. See Ласковый взгляд, да на сердце яд (Л), Мягко стелет, да жестко спать (M), Хорош цветок, да остер шипок (X) Var.: Гладка шёрстка, да коготок (ноготок) остёр Cf: Cats hide their claws (Am., Br.). Velvet paws hide sharp claws (Br.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Кошачья лапка мягка, да коготок востер
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2 дело наживное
разг.it is easy to come by; that will come with time; one would learn one day- Тебе бы фельетонистом быть, Фима. - Злости во мне мало. - Злость - дело наживное, это не доброта. (Ю. Семёнов,...При исполнении служебных обязанностей) — 'You ought to be writing a satirical column in a newspaper, Yefim.' 'I'm not cruel enough.' 'Cruelty is easy to come by, it's not like kindness.'
Зарабатывали все прилично, одеты были не хуже её, разве что подолы подлиннее и веки не крашены, да это пустяки, дело наживное. (И. Грекова, Кафедра) — They earned decent salaries and were as well dressed as she, only their skirts were longer and their eyelids were not made up; but that was nothing, they would learn one day.
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Cruel — Cru el (kr[udd] [e^]l), a. [F. cruel, fr. L. crudelis, fr. crudus. See {Crude}.] 1. Disposed to give pain to others; willing or pleased to hurt, torment, or afflict; destitute of sympathetic kindness and pity; savage; inhuman; hard hearted;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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oxymoron — ox•y•mo•ron [[t]ˌɒk sɪˈmɔr ɒn, ˈmoʊr [/t]] n. pl. mo•ra [[t] ˈmɔr ə, ˈmoʊr ə[/t]] rht a figure of speech that uses seeming contradictions, as “cruel kindness” or “to make haste slowly.” • Etymology: 1650–60; < LGk oxýmōron, neut. of Gk… … From formal English to slang
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