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1 it is impossible to hoist oneself by one's own boot's straps
≅ вище голови не стрибнеш вище пояса не підскочиш, вище себе не виростеш вуха вище лоба не ростутьEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > it is impossible to hoist oneself by one's own boot's straps
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2 hoist
1. n1) підійманняto give smb. a hoist — розм. підсадити когось
2) тех. піднімальний пристрій; підйомник, лебідка; елеватор; ліфт3) мор. талі4) висота підняття5) мор. прапорний сигнал6) розм. магазинний злодій7) (the hoist) крадіжка в магазинах2. v1) піднімати (вітрила, вантаж; тж hoist up)to hoist the colours — мор. піднімати прапор
2):to hoist oneself up — піднятися, видертися (кудись)
3) розм. обкрадати магазиниhoist in — мор. підняти на судно
* * *I [hxist] n1) підйом2) тex. піднімальний пристрій; підйомник; лебідка; мop. талі3) мop. висота підйому ( чого-небудь); висота вітрила4) мop. прапорний сигнал; крайка прапора, яка примикає до фалів; ширина прапора5) cл. магазинний злодій; ( the hoist) злодійство в магазинахII [hxist] v2) cл. здійснювати магазинні крадіжкиIII [hxist] past, р. р. від hoise -
3 _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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