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1 как собака на заборе
прост., пренебр.lit. like a dog astride a fence ( of a poor seat in the saddle)Ольга Вячеславовна скакала по белому плацу, оставляя песчаные следы от копыт. Емельянов кричал: "Сидишь, мать твою так, как собака на заборе! Подбери носки, не заваливайся!" (А. Толстой, Гадюка) — Olga galloped about the white square, the horse's feet leaving sandy hoof-marks behind them. Emelyanov shouted: 'Damn you, you're sitting like a dog astride a fence. Keep your toes up, don't lean back!'
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