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1 TUB
• Every tub must stand on its own bottom - Всяк за себя (B)• Every tub smells of the wine it contains (holds) - Чем сосуд наполнен, то из него и льется (4)• Let every tub stand on its own bottom - Живи всяк своим умом да своим горбом (Ж), Спасение утопающего - дело рук самого утопающего (C)• Put out your tubs when it is raining - Лови момент! (Л)• You don't have to eat a whole tub of butter to get the taste - По образчику узнают и сукно (П) -
2 Всяк за себя
Every man must be self-reliant and take care of his own interests. See Живи всяк своим умом да своим горбом (Ж), Спасение утопающего - дело рук самого утопающего (C)Var.: Сова о сове, а всяк о себе Cf: Every kettle has to sit on its own bottom (Am.). Every man must pay his Scot (must skin his own skunk) (Am.). Every man must stand on his own two legs (Am., Br.). Everyone for himself (Am., Br.). Every person should row his own boat (Am.). Every tub must stand on its own bottom (Am., Br.). Let every man skin his own eel (Am.). Let every peddler carry his own pack (Am.). Let every pedlar carry his own burden (pack) (Br.). Let every pig dig for himself (Br.). Stand on your own two feet (Am.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Всяк за себя
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3 своя рубаха ближе к телу
Set phrase: I will not pull the thorn out of your foot and put it into my own, all men row galley way (towards themselves), charity begins at home, every man for himself and God for us all, every man for himself and the devil take the hindmost, every miller draws water to his own mill, every tub must stand on its own bottom, every tub should stand on its own bottom, he cares not whose child cry, so his laugh, he is not wise who is not wise for himself, let every tub stand on its own bottom, look after number one, near is my shirt, but nearer is my skin (a selfish person always thinks first of one's own comfort, prosperity, well-being, problems, troubles), pray for yourself, I am not sick (contrast: we are not born for ourselves) a every man's shirt is nearest to his own skin, self comes first, unselfishness is the business of the foolish, your own comfort comes first and let others get lost!, your own shirt is closer to the bodyУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > своя рубаха ближе к телу
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4 живи всяк своим умом да своим горбом
Set phrase: every tub must stand on its own bottom (дословно: Всякая кадушка должна стоять на собственном дне (т.е. каждый должен сам о себе заботиться))Универсальный русско-английский словарь > живи всяк своим умом да своим горбом
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5 каждый должен сам о себе заботиться
Универсальный русско-английский словарь > каждый должен сам о себе заботиться
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6 чужим умом не долго жить
Set phrase: every tub must stand on its own bottom (дословно: Всякая кадушка должна стоять на собственном дне (т.е. каждый должен сам о себе заботиться))Универсальный русско-английский словарь > чужим умом не долго жить
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7 Спасение утопающего - дело рук самого утопающего
One must соре with his problems himself See Всяк за себя (B), Живи всяк своим умом да своим горбом (Ж)Cf: Every man must carry his own sack to the mill (Br.). Every man must stand on his own two feet (Am.). Every man must stand on his own two legs (Br.). Everyone for himself (Am., Br.). Every pot must stand upon its own bottom (Am.). Let every peddler carry his own pack (Am.), Let every pedlar carry his own burden (pack) (Br.). Let every pig dig for herself (Br.). Let every tub stand on its own bottom (Am., Br.). Let him save himself who can (Am.). Self-help is the best help (Am.). Self preservation is the first law of nature (Am., Br.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Спасение утопающего - дело рук самого утопающего
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8 Живи всяк своим умом да своим горбом
Rely on yourself and make your own decisions in your life and work. See Всяк за себя (B), Спасение утопающего - дело рук самого утопающего (C)Cf: Every herring must hang by its own gill (Br.). Everyone for himself (Am., Br). Every man must skin his own skunk (Am.). Every person should row his own boat (Am.). Let each tailor mend his own coat (Br.). Let every fox take care of his own brush (Br.). Let every herring hang by its own tail (sheep hang by its own shank) (Br.). Let every peddler carry his own pack (Am.). Let every tub stand on its own bottom (Am., Br.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Живи всяк своим умом да своим горбом
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