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2 you cannot get blood from a stone
≈ у него (у неё и т. д.) ни капли жалости, его (её и т. д.) не разжалобишь; см. тж. blood from a stone‘You're a talented chap. You're not a blackmailer.’ ‘Oh yes, I am,’ said Norman. ‘...you can't get blood from a stone...’ (I. Murdoch, ‘An Accidental Man’) — - Вы человек талантливый, вы ведь не шантажист. - Нет, я именно шантажист, - сказал Норман, -...и вы меня не разжалобите...
Large English-Russian phrasebook > you cannot get blood from a stone
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3 you can lead a horse to the water but you cannot make it drink
men kan een paard wel in 't water trekken, maar niet dwingen dat het drinktEnglish-Dutch dictionary > you can lead a horse to the water but you cannot make it drink
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4 you can take a horse to water, but you cannot make it drink
You can take a horse to water, but you cannot make it/him drink Не всего можно добиться силойEnglish-Russian combinatory dictionary > you can take a horse to water, but you cannot make it drink
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5 you cannot swing a cat
(you cannot swing a cat (here, there, etc.))очень тесно, повернуться негде [происходит от выражения not room enough или no room to swing a cat; см. no room to swing a cat]‘Where are you going?’ ‘To a horrid little house... One of Mould's brick bungalows with no view, no garden, and only four rooms, all so small you couldn't swing a cat in them.’ (A. J. Cronin, ‘A Thing of Beauty’, part 5, ch. III) — - Куда же вы переезжаете? - В ужасный маленький домишко... Один из тех, что выстроил Моулд, - ни вида из окон, ни сада, всего четыре комнаты, и те такие крошечные, что негде повернуться.
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6 you cannot see the wood for the trees
you cannot see the wood for the treesvocê está tão envolvido com os detalhes que perdeu de vista o todo.English-Portuguese dictionary > you cannot see the wood for the trees
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7 you cannot deny his authority
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8 you cannot get blood out of a stone
English-Dutch dictionary > you cannot get blood out of a stone
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9 you cannot put old heads on young shoulders
English-Dutch dictionary > you cannot put old heads on young shoulders
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10 you cannot quantify love
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11 you cannot teach an old dog new tricks
English-Dutch dictionary > you cannot teach an old dog new tricks
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12 you cannot flay the same ox twice
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > you cannot flay the same ox twice
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13 you cannot get a quart into a pint pot
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > you cannot get a quart into a pint pot
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14 you cannot get blood from a stone
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > you cannot get blood from a stone
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15 you cannot please everyone
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > you cannot please everyone
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16 you cannot please the whole world and his wife
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > you cannot please the whole world and his wife
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17 you cannot please the whole world and your wife
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > you cannot please the whole world and your wife
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18 you cannot wash charcoal white
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > you cannot wash charcoal white
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19 you cannot chop wood with a penknife
syn: a fog cannot be dispelled with a fanложкою не вичерпаєш води з моря ≅ головою стіни не проб'єш шилом моря не нагрієш волом зайця не здогониш вовка за вухо не втримати в решеті води не наносиш сонця решетом не вхопиш проти вітру піском не посипеш в сіні вогню не сховаєшEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > you cannot chop wood with a penknife
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20 you cannot eat your cake and have it
syn: a man cannot spin and reel at the same timeодин пиріг двічі не ідять ≅ з вола дві шкури не деруть з однієї липи двічі лика не деруть винного двома батогами не б'ють на двох весіллях зразу не танцюютьEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > you cannot eat your cake and have it
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