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1 HALF
• Do nothing by halves - Затянул песню, так веди до конца (3), Начатого дела не бросай (H)• Do what you do with all your might: things done half are never done right - Затянул песню, так веди до конца (3)• Half is better (more) than the whole (/The/) - Лучше меньше, да лучше (Л)• Never do things by halves - Затянул песню, так веди до конца (3), Начатого дела не бросай (H)• Things done half are never done right - Затянул песню, так веди до конца (3) -
2 Затянул песню, так веди до конца
Complete once you started doing something, make a good job of it. See Взялся за гуж, не говори, что не дюж (B), Говорить, так договаривать (Г), Начатого дела не бросай (H)Var.: Наладил песню - пой, хоть тресниCf.:Always finish a task begun (Am.). Do nothing by halves (Am.). Do what you do with all your might: things done half are never done right (Am.). If a task is once begun, never leave it till it's done (Am.). Let him that begins the song make an end (Br.). Never do things by halves (Br.). Never give up once you have started (Br,). Never leave a task until it is done (Am.). Never say A without saying В (Am.). Things done half are never done right (Am.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Затянул песню, так веди до конца
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3 Начатого дела не бросай
See Затянул песню, так веди до конца (3)Var.: Начатое дело доводи до концаCf: Do nothing by halves (Am.). If a task is once begun, never leave it till it's done (Am.). Never do things by halves (Br.). Never give up once you have started (Br.). Never leave a task until it is done (Am.). Never say A without saying В (Am.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Начатого дела не бросай
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4 делать дело наполовину
Makarov: do things by halvesУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > делать дело наполовину
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5 начатое дело доводи до конца
Set phrase: never do things by halves (дословно: Никогда ничего не делай наполовину)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > начатое дело доводи до конца
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6 никогда ничего не делай наполовину
Set phrase: never do things by halvesУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > никогда ничего не делай наполовину
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7 останавливаться на полпути
1) General subject: do things by halves2) Diplomatic term: pull a punchУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > останавливаться на полпути
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8 наполовину
нареч.уменьшать наполовину — to reduce smth. by (one) half
наполовину дешевле — half as expensive, twice as cheap
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9 наполовину
нрчнаполови́ну пуст — half empty; не до конца in half, by half
сократи́ть наполови́ну — to reduce in/by half
он ничего́ не де́лает наполови́ну — he never does things by halves
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10 затыкать глотку
( кому)груб.-прост.stop (shut) smb.'s mouth; shut smb. up; gag smb.Портной был сам из Петербурга и на вывеске выставил: "Иностранец из Лондона и Парижа". Шутить он не любил и двумя городами разом хотел заткнуть глотку всем другим портным, так, чтобы впредь никто не появился с такими городами. (Н. Гоголь, Мёртвые души) — The tailor himself was from Petersburg, and he had put on his sign: Costumier, Late of London and Paris. He did not like to do things by halves, and by using the names of two cities he meant to shut the mouths of all other tailors, so that in the future no others might bob up and lay claim to them...
Хунсблат.
Замолчите, или вам заткнут глотку раз и навсегда. (А. Толстой, Чёртов мост) — Hunsblat: Shut up or else they'll stop your mouth once and for ever.Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > затыкать глотку
См. также в других словарях:
do things by halves — (not) do anything/things by halves if you do not do things by halves, you always make a lot of effort and do things very well. I didn t realise you were decorating the whole house! Oh, we don t do things by halves round here … New idioms dictionary
not do things by halves — (not) do anything/things by halves if you do not do things by halves, you always make a lot of effort and do things very well. I didn t realise you were decorating the whole house! Oh, we don t do things by halves round here … New idioms dictionary
never do things by halves — not/never do things by halves INFORMAL ► to always put as much effort and enthusiasm into doing things as possible in order to achieve success: »You have to admire her determination she never does things by halves. Main Entry: ↑halves … Financial and business terms
not do things by halves — not/never do things by halves INFORMAL ► to always put as much effort and enthusiasm into doing things as possible in order to achieve success: »You have to admire her determination she never does things by halves. Main Entry: ↑halves … Financial and business terms
not/never do things by halves — INFORMAL ► to always put as much effort and enthusiasm into doing things as possible in order to achieve success: »You have to admire her determination she never does things by halves. Main Entry: ↑halves … Financial and business terms
not do things by halves — ► not do things by halves do things thoroughly or extravagantly. Main Entry: ↑half … English terms dictionary
do things by halves — {v. phr.} To do things in a careless and incomplete way. * /When he reads a book he always does it by halves; he seldom finishes it./ … Dictionary of American idioms
do things by halves — {v. phr.} To do things in a careless and incomplete way. * /When he reads a book he always does it by halves; he seldom finishes it./ … Dictionary of American idioms
do\ things\ by\ halves — v. phr. To do things in a careless and incomplete way. When he reads a book he always does it by halves; he seldom finishes it … Словарь американских идиом
halves — [hɑːvz ǁ hævz] adverb go halves informal to share something equally: • We decided to go halves on the investment. * * * halves UK US /hɑːvz/ US /hævz/ noun [plural] ● not/never do things by halves Cf. not/never do things by halves … Financial and business terms
not do things by halves — not do things/anything/by halves phrase to do things very thoroughly and with a lot of energy He’ll throw a great party – he doesn’t do anything by halves. Thesaurus: to do something well or better than someone elsesynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary