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1 we hang little thieves and take off our hats to great ones
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > we hang little thieves and take off our hats to great ones
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2 one law for the rich and another for the poor
syn: might goes before rightодин закон для багатих, а інший – для бідних ≅ сильні та багаті рідко винуваті що вільно панові, то невільно Іванові де гроші судять, там право в кут і правда тоне, коли золото випливає чия сила, того й правда за моє жито ще й мене побито писар провинився, а шевця повісили побили Хому за Яремину вину кому скрутиться, а кому змелеться possession is nine points of the lawEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > one law for the rich and another for the poor
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3 Что ворам с рук сходит, за то воришек бьют
Men are accused for in significant offenses, but they are acquit ted for great ones when they have money to pay off or are powerful See Алтынного вора вешают, полтинного чествуют (A)Cf: Laws are like cobwebs which may catch small flies, but let wasps and hornets break through (Br.). Laws catch flies and let hornets go free (Am.). Laws catch flies, but let hornets go free (Br.). Little thieves are hanged, but great ones escape (Am., Br.). We hang little thieves and take off our hats to great ones (Am.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Что ворам с рук сходит, за то воришек бьют
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4 Алтынного вора вешают, полтинного чествуют
See Что ворам с рук сходит, за то воришек бьют (Ч)Cf: We hang little thieves and take off our hats to great ones (Am., Br.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Алтынного вора вешают, полтинного чествуют
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