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1 и у стен есть уши
1) General subject: hedges have eyes and walls have ears2) Set phrase: walls have ears, walls have ears fields have eyes, and woods ( or walls) have ears, walls have ears hedges have eyes, and woods (or walls) have ears -
2 У стен есть уши
There are over- hearers everywhere, be careful when telling something in secret See Лес видит, а поле слышит (JI), Сказал бы словечко, да волк недалечко (C) Var,:/И/ стены имеют уши Cf: Even the corn has ears (Am.). Fields have eyes, and woods have ears (Am., Br.). /Hedges have eyes, and/ walls have ears (Am., Br.). Hedges have eyes, and woods have ears (Br.). The wall has ears and the plain has eyes (Am.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > У стен есть уши
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3 и стены имеют уши
Set phrase: walls have ears fields have eyes, and woods ( or walls) have ears, walls have ears hedges have eyes, and woods (or walls) have ears -
4 и у стен бывают уши
Set phrase: walls have ears fields have eyes, and woods ( or walls) have ears, walls have ears hedges have eyes, and woods (or walls) have earsУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > и у стен бывают уши
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5 FIELD
• Distant fields look greener (greenest) - Ближняя - ворона, а дальняя - соколена (Б)• Faraway fields look greenest - Ближняя - ворона, а дальняя - соколена (Б)• Fields have eyes, and woods have ears - У стен есть уши (У)• Neglect not your own field to plough a neighbour's - Чужую пашню пашет, а своя в залежи (4)• You water the fields of others while your own are parched - Чужую кровлю кроешь, а своя каплет (4), Чужую пашню пашет, а своя в залежи (4)
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