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21 воробей
1) General subject: gutter bird, gutter-bird, sparrow3) Jargon: spadger, bow and arrow (Little bow and arrow fell out of the nest.) -
22 Л-132
ОТРЕЗАННЫЙ ЛОМОТЬ NP sing only subj compl with copula (subj: human, pres or past fixed WO1. a person ( usu. a grown-up son or, less often, daughter) who no longer lives with his family, who has become independent and does not require supportX - отрезанный ломоть = X is on his ownX is (has become) his own man (her own woman, his own master) X has left the nest X has cut loose.«Что делать, Вася! Сын - отрезанный ломоть. Он что сокол: захотел - прилетел, захотел - улетел...» (Тургенев 2). "What can we do, Vasya! Our son's his own master now. He's like a free bird of the skies: he wanted to come -came flying to us, wanted to go -and flew away" (2e).2. a person who has dissociated himself from his milieu, from his traditional way of life, from his usual activityX - отрезанный ломоть - X is cut off (from his country (his milieu etc))(in limited contexts) X is a lone wolf....В Одессе он (Бунин) застрял: не хотел сделаться эмигрантом, отрезанным ломтём упрямо надеялся на чудо — на конец большевиков, погибель советской власти и на возвращение в Москву под звон кремлёвских колоколов (Катаев 3)...In Odessa he (Bunin) has stuck: he did not want to become an emigre, cut off from his country, he was stubbornly hoping for a miracle-for the Bolsheviks to be defeated, Soviet rule overthrown and his return to Moscow amid the triumphant ringing of the Kremlin bells (3a). -
23 отрезанный ломоть
[NP; sing only; subj-compl with copula (subj: human), pres or past; fixed WO]=====1. a person (usu. a grown-up son or, less often, daughter) who no longer lives with his family, who has become independent and does not require support:- X is (has become) his own man (her own woman, his own master);- X has cut loose.♦ "Что делать, Вася! Сын - отрезанный ломоть. Он что сокол: захотел - прилетел, захотел - улетел..." (Тургенев 2). "What can we do, Vasya! Our son's his own master now He's like a free bird of the skies: he wanted to come-came flying to us; wanted to go and flew away" (2e).2. a person who has dissociated himself from his milieu, from his traditional way of life, from his usual activity:- X - отрезанный ломоть≈ X is cut off (from his country <his milieu etc >);- [in limited contexts] X is a lone wolf.♦...В Одессе он [Бунин] застрял: не хотел сделаться эмигрантом, отрезанным ломтем; упрямо надеялся на чудо - на конец большевиков, погибель советской власти и на возвращение в Москву под звон кремлёвских колоколов (Катаев 3)...In Odessa he [Bunin] has stuck: he did not want to become an emigre, cut off from his country, he was stubbornly hoping for a miracle-for the Bolsheviks to be defeated, Soviet rule overthrown and his return to Moscow amid the triumphant ringing of the Kremlin bells (3a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > отрезанный ломоть
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24 Какова пряха, такова на ней и рубаха
See Каков мастер, такова и работа (К)Cf: As is the gardener, so is the garden (Am.). As is the workman, so is his work (Am.). As is the workman, so is the work (Br.). Such a bird, such a nest (Am.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Какова пряха, такова на ней и рубаха
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25 охота в воздухе
catching prey on the wingLarge moving insects spotted up to 30 m away, and caught in bill after shallow direct glide, sometimes with outstretched neck, which may terminate in brief hover before bird drops into vegetation; also drops straight onto prey below perch .Flying insects taken in rapid, sometimes lengthy, pursuit flight which may start with vertical climb of c. 30 m, prey then deflected off course and seized in quick lunge (рывок) .In deserts, this mode of hunting is most often used by wheatears in periods when termites swarm and these rather large insects abandon their nest en masse and fly in different directions with their weak and unsteady flight. .способы охота в воздухе - foraging method, foraging mode, foraging tacticsThe feeding mechanism of each species are designated to enable it to feed in the most profitable manner, without undue waste of energy in handling the food, or ingesting food that is not worthwhile .Русско-английский словарь по этологии (поведению животных) > охота в воздухе
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26 На окошке грибы не растут
See Без труда не вытащишь и рыбку из пруда (Б)Cf: Apples don't grow on monkey-trees (Br.). God gives (sends) every bird its food, but he does not throw it into the nest (Am.). No pains, no gains (Am., Br.). Potatoes don't grow by the side of the pot (Br.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > На окошке грибы не растут
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27 Пироги на кустах не растут
See Без труда не вытащишь и рыбку из пруда (Б)Cf: Apples don't grow on monkey trees (Br.). God gives (sends) every bird its food, but he does not throw it into the nest (Am.). Potatoes don't grow by the side of the pot (Br.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Пироги на кустах не растут
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28 на соплях
груб.-прост.1) (кое-как, еле-еле (тащиться, тянуть, дотягивать и т. п.)) drive (drag smth., fly, etc.) on the last drops ( of fuel)Кукушкин снова прошёл над головами. Его самолёт напоминал птицу, кружащуюся над разорённым гнездом и не знающую, куда ей сесть. Он шёл уже на третий круг. - Сейчас прыгнет, бензин на исходе, на соплях дожимает! - прошептал Юра, смотря на часы. (Б. Полевой, Повесть о настоящем человеке) — Kukushkin flew overhead once again. His plane looked like a bird circling over its ruined nest, not knowing where to perch. He started on a third circle. 'He'll bail out in a minute. His fuel has run out. He's flying on the last drops!' whispered Yura, his eyes glued to his watch.
2) (очень плохо, непрочно (сделан, держится и т. п.)) held together with spit, i.e. made roughly, hastily, just anyhowМакет сделан, как со вкусом выражается Новиков, "на соплях". Прикручено, наляпано, бросовые детали - все кое-как, лишь бы держалось. (Д. Гранин, Искатели) — A model, as Novikov expresses it with relish, 'is held together with spit.' The rough-made parts are knocked up anyhow, with just enough care to make them hold together.
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29 по Сеньке и шапка
Set phrase: a little bird is content with a little nest (used (as a comment) about a person who seems to get exactly what he (she) deserves and is worthy of), cut your coat to suit your cloth, he is not too big for his boots, such a big cap just fits the small (or big) chap!, such a small cap just fits the small (or big) chap! -
30 по Сеньке шапка
Set phrase: a little bird is content with a little nest (used (as a comment) about a person who seems to get exactly what he (she) deserves and is worthy of), he is not too big for his boots, such a big cap just fits the small (or big) chap!, such a small cap just fits the small (or big) chap! -
31 Хлеб за брюхом не ходит
It is the man who needs something or somebody that has to be initiative. See Без труда не вытащишь и рыбку из пруда (Б)Cf: God reaches us good things by our own hands (Br.). God sends every bird its food, but he does not throw it into the nest (Am.). Roasted ducks don't fly into your mouth (Am.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Хлеб за брюхом не ходит
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32 К-467
ВСЯК КУЛИК СВОЁ БОЛОТО ХВАЛИТ (saying) everyone praises what is familiar, close, or dear to him (said in jest when a person speaks highly of the place where he lives, his job etc): = every bird likes its own nest (best) every cook praises his own broth. -
33 всяк кулик свое болото хвалит
[saying]=====⇒ everyone praises what is familiar, close, or dear to him (said in jest when a person speaks highly of the place where he lives, his job etc):- every cook praises his own broth.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > всяк кулик свое болото хвалит
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34 FOOD
• God gives (sends) every bird its food, but he does not throw it into the nest - На окошке грибы не растут (H), Пироги на кустах не растут (П), Хлеб за брюхом не ходит (X)• More die of food than famine - Где пиры да чаи, там и немочи (Г)
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