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1 великолепный пример чего-либо
Jargon: honey of a somethingУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > великолепный пример чего-либо
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2 что-либо особенное
Jargon: honey of a somethingУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > что-либо особенное
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3 и хочется и колется
1) Set phrase: I wish I may (used (in good humour or ironically) when a person wants to do something but is afraid of consequences), I wish I might (used (in good humour or ironically) when a person wants to do something but is afraid of consequences), all cats love fish but fear to wet their paws, love it so, but mother says no, the cat would eat fish and would not wet her feet2) Saying: honey is sweet, but the bee stingsУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > и хочется и колется
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4 желать
1) General subject: desiderate (чего-либо), desire, like, love, mean ill (кому-л.), please, want, will (let him do what he will - пусть он делает, что хочет), wish, wish (кому-л. что-л.), wish for, be desirous (of) (e.g. be desirous of achieving anything), (чего-л.) set (one's) heart on something3) American: admire4) Engineering: need5) Religion: list6) Australian slang: hang out for (чего-л.)7) Child speech: honey8) Jargon: have eyes for, bone, yen9) Business: long for -
5 под лежачий камень вода не течёт
Set phrase: a going foot is aye getting (used as encouraging words to mean: by doing nothing you get nowhere - -go ahead and do something), a rolling stone gathers no moss, a walking foot is aye getting, it's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease, no bees, no honey (contrast:. a rolling stone gathers no moss), no pains, no gains, no song, no supper, no song, no supper (дословно: Не споёшь, так и ужина не получишь), no work, no money, nothing seek, nothing find, water never flows under settled stones, you leave an axe lay too long and it'll rustУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > под лежачий камень вода не течёт
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6 под лежачий камень и вода не течёт
Set phrase: a going foot is aye getting (used as encouraging words to mean: by doing nothing you get nowhere - -go ahead and do something), a walking foot is aye getting, no bees, no honey (contrast:. a rolling stone gathers no moss), no pains, no gains, no song, no supper, no work, no money, nothing seek, nothing find, water never flows under settled stones, you leave an axe lay too long and it'll rustУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > под лежачий камень и вода не течёт
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7 Волка ноги кормят
То earn one's living one has to search for it but not stay in one place. See Грибы ищут - по лесу рыщут (Г)Cf: The bee that gets the honey doesn't hang around the hive (Am.). Change of pasture makes fat calves (Am., Br.). The dog that trots about finds a bone (Br.). The dog that trots about finds the bone (Am.). A going foot always gets something, if it is only a thorn (Am.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Волка ноги кормят
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