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1 быть себе на уме
know the time of day словосочетание:know black from white (быть себе на уме, понимать что к чему)know beans (быть себе на уме, знать что к чему)know how many beans make five (быть себе на уме, знать что к чему)know what one is about (быть себе на уме, действовать разумно) -
2 знать что к чему
know what's what словосочетание: -
3 знать в (чем-л.) толк
Makarov: know how many beans make fiveУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > знать в (чем-л.) толк
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4 быть себе на уме
1) General subject: be up to a thing or two, know beans, know black from the white, know black from white, know how many beans make five, know on which side bread is buttered, know the time of day, know what one is about, know which side ( one's) bread is buttered, to be up to a thing or two, to be up-stroke a thing or two, have up sleeve, know what one is doing2) Colloquial: know what's what3) Literal: know the time of the day4) Makarov: know on which side (one's) bread is buttered5) Saying: know on which side bread is buttered6) Idiomatic expression: know which side one’s bread is buttered, have an eye on the main chance -
5 мы и сами с усами
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6 мы сами с усами
Set phrase: we know a thing or two (we are wise enough ourselves), we know enough to come in out of the rain, we know how many beans make five (we are wise enough ourselves), we know our onions ourselves, we know our stuff ourselves, we know the time of day (we are wise enough ourselves), we know what is what (we are wise enough ourselves) -
7 знать, что к чему
1) General subject: know how many beans make five, have one's priorities right, know the ropes, know way around2) Jargon: know what's what3) Set phrase: know on which side one's bread is buttered (дословно: Знать, с какой стороны твой хлеб маслом намазан) -
8 знать, где раки зимуют
прост.know a thing or two; know what's what; cf. know how many beans make five; know a hawk from a handsawИванушке-то с полагоря: он набил мамон мякиной - и прав; а нас ведь на мякине не проведёшь - мы знаем, где раки зимуют! (М. Салтыков-Щедрин, Добродетели и пороки) — That's no skin off the d-Fool's nose; he's stuffed his tummy with chaff and feels righteous; but you don't catch old birds like us with chaff - we know a hawk from a handsaw!
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > знать, где раки зимуют
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9 быть смышлёным
General subject: to be up to trap, know how many beans make five -
10 знать в (чем-л.) толк, знать что к чему
General subject: know how many beans make fiveУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > знать в (чем-л.) толк, знать что к чему
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11 знать в толк
Makarov: (чем-л.) know how many beans make five -
12 знать в толк, знать что к чему
General subject: (чем-л.) know how many beans make fiveУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > знать в толк, знать что к чему
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