-
1 heaven protects children, sailors, and drunken men
небеса захищають дітей, моряків та п'яниць ≅ дитина падає – Бог перину підставляє, а як старий падає, то чорт борону підставляє дітям Бог подушки стеле, а старому хоч би соломки підослав God tempers the wind to the shorn lambEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > heaven protects children, sailors, and drunken men
-
2 _доля
be content with your lot chances rule men, and not men chances a change in fortune hurts a wise man no more than a change of the moon don't tempt providence every bullet has its billet every man is the architect of his own fortune everyone has his lot and a wide world before him fortune always leaves one door open in disasters fortune can take away riches but not courage fortune favours the brave fortune favours the fools fortune is fickle fortune is like glass: it breaks when it is brightest fortune knocks once at every door fortune knows neither reason nor law God's clock strikes on time hanging and wiving goes by destiny heaven protects children, sailors, and drunken men if you're born to be hanged then you'll never be drowned lightning never strikes twice in the same place man proposes, God disposes no flying from fate no man is content with his own lot an occasion lost cannot be redeemed pretty face, poor fate providence helps those who help themselves a special providence takes care of idiots and stick-and-dirt chimneys turn about is fair play the unexpected always happens when fortune smiles, embrace her you must take the fat with the lean -
3 God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb
syn: God makes the back to the burdenheaven protects children, sailors, and drunken menБог по силі хрест накладає ≅ сліпого Бог веде fortune favours the fools fortune favors the fools don't strike a man when he is downEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb
См. также в других словарях:
heaven protects children, sailors, and drunken men — The proverb is found in various forms; latterly, American examples often add ‘the United States’ to the category of those favoured or in need of special protection. 1861 T. HUGHES Tom Brown at Oxford I. xii. Heaven, they say, protects children,… … Proverbs new dictionary
drunken — see children and fools tell the truth heaven protects children, sailors, and drunken men … Proverbs new dictionary
heaven — see heaven protects children, sailors, and drunken men crosses are ladders that lead to heaven God’s in his heaven, all’s right with the world marriages are made in heaven see also God … Proverbs new dictionary
Drunkenness — or inebriation is the state of being intoxicated by consumption of alcoholic beverages to a degree that mental and physical faculties are noticeably impaired. Severe drunkenness may lead to acute alcohol intoxication. Common symptoms may include… … Wikipedia
Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs, Thematic Index — absence absence makes the heart grow fonder he who is absent is always in the wrong the best of friends must part blue are the hills that are far away distance lends enchantment to the view out of sight, out of mind … Proverbs new dictionary
child — see Monday’s child is fair of face the child is the father of the man a burnt child dreads the fire praise the child, and you make love to the mother spare the rod and spoil the child it takes a whole village to bring up a … Proverbs new dictionary
drinking — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Swallowing a liquid Nouns 1. drinking, imbibing, potation, libation; social drinking; bacchanalia; blue law; cocktail party, open or cash bar; bring your own bottle or booze, BYOB, compotation, keg party;… … English dictionary for students
safety — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Secure condition Nouns 1. safety, safeness, security, surety, assurance; impregnability, invulnerability, invulnerableness; escape, safety valve; safeguard, passport, safe conduct; confidence (see hope) … English dictionary for students
navigation — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Travel on water Nouns 1. navigation; celestial navigation, dead reckoning; circumnavigation; pilotage, steerage; seamanship; navigability. 2. (active boating) boating, yachting, yacht racing, sailing,… … English dictionary for students
protect — see heaven protects children, sailors, and drunken men … Proverbs new dictionary
sailor — see heaven protects children, sailors, and drunken men … Proverbs new dictionary