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1 послушай, ври, да знай же меру
(А. Грибоедов)lie if you please, but do not carry it too far (trans. by I. Walshe and V. Berkov); Your lies may lead you anywhere, / But one must draw the line somewhere (trans. by S. Kuzmin); cf. draw it mild!; tell me another one!Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > послушай, ври, да знай же меру
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2 всему есть предел
General subject: one must draw the line somewhere, there's a limit to everything
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