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1 CARRY
• Carry me out and bury me decently - Рассказывай сказки (P), Свежо предание, да верится с трудом (C)• He carries well to whom it weighs not - Чужая ноша не тянет (4)• He who has carried the calf will be able by and by to carry the ox - Бей сороку и ворону - добьешься до ясного сокола (B)• If you agree to carry the calf, they'll make you carry the cow - Кто везет, на того и накладывают (K) -
2 дай ему палец, он и всю руку откусит
Set phrase: give him a finger and he'll take the whole arm, give him a ring, and he'll want your whole arm, give him an inch and he'll take a mile (used to mean: if you grant some people a small favour, it only encourages them to take much more than they are offered), give him an inch and he'll take a yard (used to mean: if you grant some people a small favour, it only encourages them to take much more than they are offered), give him an inch and he'll take an ell (used to mean: if you grant some people a small favour, it only encourages them to take much more than they are offered), give him an inch and he'll take an ell (дословно: Дай ему вершок, он все три аршина отхватит), if you agree to carry the calf, they'll make you carry the cowУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > дай ему палец, он и всю руку откусит
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3 Кто везет, на того и накладывают
Everyone takes advantage of an industrious man. See На дураках воду возят (H)Cf: All lay load (loads) on a willing horse (Br.). All lay the load on the willing horse (Am.). Everyone lays a burden on the willing horse (Am.). If you agree to carry the calf, they'll make you carry the cow (Br.). Make yourself an ass and everyone will lay a sack on you (Am.). The willing horse carries the load (Am.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Кто везет, на того и накладывают
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4 дай воли на палец-и всю руку откусят
Set phrase: if you agree to carry the calf, they'll make you carry the cow (дословно: Только согласись нести телёнка, так на тебя целую корову взвалят)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > дай воли на палец-и всю руку откусят
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5 согласишься нести телёнка-всю корову взвалят
Универсальный русско-английский словарь > согласишься нести телёнка-всю корову взвалят
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