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• Farther (farthest) way about is the nearest way home (The) - Напрямик - ближе, кругом - скорее (H)• God moves in a mysterious way /, his wonders to perform/ - Неисповедимы пути господни (H)• God moves in mysterious ways - Неисповедимы пути господни (H)• Here lies your way - Скатертью дорога (C)• Longest way about is the nearest way home (The) - Напрямик - ближе, кругом - скорее (H)• Longest way around is the shortest way home (The) - Напрямик - ближе, кругом - скорее (H)• Longest way round is the nearest (the shortest) way home (The) - Напрямик - ближе, кругом - скорее (H)• Nearest way is commonly the foulest (The) - Кто прямо ездит, дома не ночует (K)• No way - Только через мой труп (T), Этот номер не пройдет (Э)• That's the way it is - Вот такие пироги (B), Такова жизнь (T)• That's the way it goes - Такова жизнь (T)• There are more ways than one to kill (to skin) a cat - Не мытьем, так катаньем (H)• There are more ways to kill a dog than by choking him (/to death/ on hot butter, than by hanging) - Не мытьем, так катаньем (H)• There are more ways to the wood than one - Не мытьем, так катаньем (H)• There is more than one way to cook a goose - Не мытьем, так катаньем (H)• There is no way out - Куда ни кинь, все клин (K), Хоть волком вой, хоть в прорубь головой (X)• There's more than one way to skin a cat without tearing her hide - Не мытьем, так катаньем (H)• Ways of God are inscrutable (The)1 - Неисповедимы пути господни (H)• Willful ways make woeful want - Кто мотает, в том пути не бывает (K)• You cannot have it both ways - Один пирог два раза не съешь (O) -
2 Напрямик - ближе, кругом - скорее
The main road that may be long and roundabout is often a safer and quicker way to your destination than a short one. See Кто прямо ездит, дома не ночует (K), Не ищи проселочной, когда есть столбовая (H)Cf: The farther way about is the nearest way home (Am.). The farthest (longest) way about is the nearest way home (Br.). Не that leaves the highway to cut short, commonly goes about (Br.). The highway is never about (Am., Br.). The longest way around is the shortest way home (Am.). The longest way round is the nearest (the shortest) way home (Am., Br.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Напрямик - ближе, кругом - скорее
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3 кратчайший путь - знакомый путь
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