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1 что имеем, не храним, потерявши, плачем
1) Set phrase: the cow knows not what her tail is worth till she has (or hath) lost it, the cow knows not what her tail is worth until she has ( or hath) lost it, we know not what is good until we have lost it (we do not take care of what we have, but we value it highly when we have lost it), we know not what is good until we have lost it (дословно: Человек не ценит хорошего, пока не потеряет), we never know the value of water till the well is dry (дословно: Мы никогда не знаем насколько ценна вода, пока не высохнет колодец), we never know the worth (or the value) of water till the well is dry, we think it's too cheap until we lose it and weep, when the pinch comes, you remember the old shoe (дословно: Когда новый ботинок начинает жать, вспоминаешь старый ботинок)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > что имеем, не храним, потерявши, плачем
См. также в других словарях:
Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs, Thematic Index — absence absence makes the heart grow fonder he who is absent is always in the wrong the best of friends must part blue are the hills that are far away distance lends enchantment to the view out of sight, out of mind … Proverbs new dictionary