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1 П-174
ПЛЁТЬЮ ОБУXA HE ПЕРЕШИБЁШЬ (saying) it is useless to oppose great force or fight a more powerful opponent (said when a person is forced to accept sth. that has been imposed by a stronger party, resign himself to circumstances): = you can't chop wood with a penknife you can't fight guns with sticks you can't fight a howitzer with a peashooter there's no arguing with a big fist.... К донкихотам и донкихотству у него был особый личный счёт... Они опровергали мудрость, которой он жил все годы:...плетью обуха не перешибёшь... (Орлова I).Не had his own particular and personal estimation of the Don Quixotes and their tilting at windmills....They were denying the wisdom whereby he had lived all those years:...you can't chop wood with a penknife (1a).«Надо в чем-то уступить советской власти!.. Плетью обуха не перешибёшь» (Солженицын 2). u... You must make some concessions to the Soviet regime.... You can't fight a howitzer with a peashooter" (2a). -
2 плетью обуха не перешибешь
[saying]=====⇒ it is useless to oppose great force or fight a more powerful opponent (said when a person is forced to accept sth. that has been imposed by a stronger party, resign himself to circumstances):- there's no arguing with a big fist.♦... К донкихотам и донкихотству у него был особый личный счёт... Они опровергали мудрость, которой он жил все годы:...плетью обуха не перешибёшь... (Орлова I). He had his own particular and personal estimation of the Don Quixotes and their tilting at windmills....They were denying the wisdom whereby he had lived all those years:...you can't chop wood with a penknife (1a).♦ "Надо в чем-то уступить советской власти!.. Плетью обуха не перешибёшь" (Солженицын 2). u... You must make some concessions to the Soviet regime.... You can't fight a howitzer with a peashooter" (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > плетью обуха не перешибешь
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3 Иглой дороги не меряют
There is no point in doing something with him proper tools as it is mere waste of time Cf: You cannot chop wood with a penknife (cut blocks with a razor) (Br.). You can't fill pails with a spoon (Br.). You can't saw wood with a hammer (Am.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Иглой дороги не меряют
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4 _вміння; здібності; можливості
attempt not to fly like an eagle with the wings of a wren blind men can judge no colours the difficult is done at once; the impossible takes a little longer he who pleased everybody died before he has born it is impossible to hoist oneself by one's own boot's straps much is expected where much is given no living man all things can one cannot put back the clock those who think they can't are generally right the wind cannot be prevented from blowing you cannot chop wood with a penknife you cannot eat your cake and have it you cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear you cannot please everyone and your wifeEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > _вміння; здібності; можливості
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