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1 the opera isn't over till the fat lady sings
syn: no race is won or lost until the line is crossedопера не закінчена, доки не заспіває товста леді доки гра не закінчена, ще є шанси перемогтиEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > the opera isn't over till the fat lady sings
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2 no race is won or lost until the line is crossed
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > no race is won or lost until the line is crossed
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3 В-84
ЕЩЁ HE ВЁЧЕР recent, coll (sent Invar fixed WOthere remains time before the conclusion of sth. (to accomplish sth. not yet accomplished, prove o.s., turn around a course of events etc): itis not too late (to do sth.)therefe still time itfc not over yet №s not over till itfc over we're (they're etc) not through yet nothing is set in stone yet (in limited contexts) the final act has yet to be played out (the final scene has yet to be acted out). Cf. the opera isn't over till the fat lady sings.«Вашу команду бьют!» - «Ничего, ещё не вечер, они ещё себя покажут». "Your team is getting killed!" "That's OK, there's still time. They'll show what they can do yet." -
4 еще не вечер
• ЕЩЕ НЕ ВЕЧЕР recent, coll[sent; Invar; fixed WO]=====⇒ there remains time before the conclusion of sth. (to accomplish sth. not yet accomplished, prove o.s., turn around a course of events etc):- it is not too late (to do sth.);- we're <they're etc> not through yet;- [in limited contexts] the final act has yet to be played out (the final scene has yet to be acted out). Cf. the opera isn't over till the fat lady sings.♦ "Вашу команду бьют!" - "Ничего, ещё не вечер, они ещё себя покажут". "Your team is getting killed!" "That's OK, there's still time. They'll show what they can do yet."Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > еще не вечер
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5 _початок та кінець
all good things come to an end all great things had a small beginning all is well that ends well better never begin than never make an end the end crowns the work the end justifies the means the first blow is half the battle everything has an end first impressions are half the battle the hardest step is over the threshold a good beginning makes a good ending it is the first step that costs the opera isn't over till the fat lady sings the sooner begun, the sooner doneEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > _початок та кінець
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