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121 showman show·man n
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122 this is a great tax on my time
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123 sandwich man
человек-реклама, ходячая рекламаОсобенно в период Великой депрессии [ Great Depression].English-Russian dictionary of regional studies > sandwich man
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124 he that has a great nose thinks everyone is speaking of it
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > he that has a great nose thinks everyone is speaking of it
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125 one man may steal a horse while another may not look over the hedge
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > one man may steal a horse while another may not look over the hedge
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126 petty crimes are punished; great ones are rewarded
syn: laws catch flies, but let hornets go freeза дрібні злочини карають, за великі – нагороджують ≅ ловить яструб безкарно кури, а голуба і за просо б'ють що вільно панові, то не вільно Іванові що ігуменові можна, то братії зась laws catch flies, but let hornets go freeEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > petty crimes are punished; great ones are rewarded
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127 the guilty flee when no man pursues
var: the guilty one always runssyn: he that has a great nose thinks everyone is speaking of itвинний тікає, коли ніхто не переслідує на злодієві шапка горить ≅ той кричить, у кого шапка горить вовк вогню боїться, а злодій своєї тіні хто порося украв, у того в вухах пищитьEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > the guilty flee when no man pursues
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128 a ticket-of-leave man
A great proportion of these crimes were committed by "Ticket-of-leave Men". (‘London Review’, OED) — Большинство этих преступлений совершены заключенными, освобожденными досрочно.
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