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1 посади свинью за стол, она и ноги на стол
Set phrase: allow a pig at table to sit and it'll put on the table its feet, give him a ring, and he'll want your whole arm, give him an inch and he will take a mile, give him an inch and he will take a yard, give him an inch and he will take an ell, give him an inch and he'll take an ell (дословно: Дай ему вершок, он все три аршина отхватит), it is hard to break a hog of an ill custom (of an impudent person who has bad manners), let him put in his finger, and he will put in his whole hand, set a beggar on a horseback, and he'll ride a gallop, set a beggar on a horseback, and he'll ride to the devil, set a beggar on horseback and he'll ride to the devil (дословно: Посади нищего на коня, он и к самому дьяволу отправится)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > посади свинью за стол, она и ноги на стол
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