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1 FEATHER
• Fair feathers make fair fowls - Одежда красит человека (O)• Feather by feather a (the) goose is plucked - По волоску всю бороду выщиплешь (П)• Feather in the hand is better than a bird in the air (A) - Не сули журавля в небе, дай синицу в руки (H)• Fine feathers do not make fine birds - Не одежда красит человека (H)• Fine feathers make fine birds (fowl) - Без хвоста и ворона не красна (Б), Наряди пенек в вешний денек, так и пенек будет паренек (H), Одежда красит человека (O)• You can't get (pick, take) feathers off a toad - Голой овцы не стригут (Г), Как с быком ни биться, а молока от него не добиться (K) -
2 По волоску всю бороду выщиплешь
See Капля и камень долбит (К)Cf: Feather by feather a goose is plucked (Am.). Feather by feather the goose is plucked (Br.). Hair by hair you pull out the horse's tail (Br.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > По волоску всю бороду выщиплешь
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3 терпение и труд всё перетрут
Set phrase: a wilful man must have his way, care and diligence bring luck, constant dropping wears away a stone, constant dropping will wear away a stone, diligence is the mother of good luck, diligence is the mother of success, drop by drop the sea is drained, elbow grease gives the best polish, everything comes to him who waits, feather by feather a goose is plucked, if at first you don't succeed, try, try, try again, it is dogged that does it, labour and patience defeat all resistance, little strokes fell great oaks, with time and patience the leaf of the mulberry becomes satin (patience and hard work bring success)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > терпение и труд всё перетрут
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4 терпение и труд все перетрут
Set phrase: a wilful man must have his way, care and diligence bring luck, constant dropping wears away a stone, constant dropping will wear away a stone, diligence is the mother of good luck, diligence is the mother of success, drop by drop the sea is drained, elbow grease gives the best polish, everything comes to him who waits, feather by feather a goose is plucked, if at first you don't succeed, try, try, try again, it is dogged that does it, labour and patience defeat all resistance, little strokes fell great oaks, with time and patience the leaf of the mulberry becomes satin (patience and hard work bring success)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > терпение и труд все перетрут
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