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1 PLEASE
• He labors in vain who tries to please everybody - На всех не угодишь (H), На всех угодить - себя истомить (H)• He that all men will please shall never find ease - На всех угодить - себя истомить (H)• He that would please all and himself too, takes more in hand than he is like to do - На всех не угодишь (H)• He who pleased everybody died before he was born - На всех не угодишь (H)• He who tries to please everybody pleases nobody - Всем угодлив, так никому не пригодлив (B)• If you try to please all, you will please none - Всем угодлив, так никому не пригодлив (B)• It is hard to please all parties - На всех не угодишь (H)• Not even Jupiter can please everybody - На всех не угодишь (H)• One cannot please all the world and his wife - И красное солнышко на всех не угождает (И), На всех не угодишь (H), На всякое чиханье не наздравствуешься (H), Под всякую песню не подпляшешь, под всякие нравы не подладишь (П)• You cannot please everybody (everyone) - И красное солнышко на всех не угождает (И), На всех не угодишь (H), На всякое чиханье не наздравствуешься (H), Под всякую песню не подпляшешь, под всякие нравы не подладишь (П)• You can't please the whole world and his wife - И красное солнышко на всех не угождает (И), На всех не угодишь (H), На всякое чиханье не наздравствуешься (H), Под всякую песню не подпляшешь, под всякие нравы не подладишь (11) -
2 угодить
please; get; come; hitпопасть под арест; угодить в тюрьму — to get pulled
Синонимический ряд:1. оказаться (глаг.) оказаться; очутиться; попасть; угадать2. потрафить (глаг.) потрафить; ублажить -
3 На всех не угодишь
Do not worry that somebody is displeased with you, you cannot make everybody happy. See И красное солнышко на всех не угождает (И), На всех угодить - себя истомить (H), На всякое чиханье не наздравствуешься (H), Под всякую песню не подпляшешь, под всякие нравы не подладишь (П)Var.: На весь мир не угодишь (мягко не постелешь, не будешь мил). На всякий нрав не угодишьCf: Не labors in vain who tries to please everybody (Am.). Не that would please all and himself too, takes more in hand than he is like to do (Am.). Не who pleased everybody died before he was born (Br.). It is hard to please all parties (Br.). No gale can equally serve all passengers (Br.). Not even Jupiter can please everybody (Br.). One cannot please all the world and his wife (Br.). You cannot please everybody (Am., Br.). You can't please the whole world and his wife (Am.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > На всех не угодишь
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4 на всех не угодишь
посл.it is hard to please all parties; cf. he who pleased everybody (everyone) died before he was born; if you try to please all you will please none; tastes differ- Самая высокая и святая задача культурного человека - это служить ближним, и мы пытаемся служить, как умеем. Вам не нравится, но ведь на всех не угодишь. (А. Чехов, Дом с мезонином) — 'The highest and most sacred task of civilized man is to serve his neighbours, and we try to serve them as best we can. You don't like it, but then one can't please everybody.'
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > на всех не угодишь
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5 привередничать
несовер.; без доп.; разг.
be hard to please, be fastidious/squeamish/pernickety* * ** * * -
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7 на всех не угодишь
1) General subject: you can't indulge every creature, you can't please everyone2) Set phrase: he who pleased everybody died before he was born, he who pleased everybody died before he was born (дословно: Тот, кто всем угождал, умер раньше, чем появился на свет), he who pleased everyone died before he was born (one cannot please everyone), it is hard to please all parties, tastes differ, there's no pleasing everybodyУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > на всех не угодишь
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8 угождать
несов. - угожда́ть, сов. - угоди́ть(дт.; на вн.) please (d); oblige (d); (льстиво, подобострастно) play up (to)ему́ [на него́] не угоди́шь, ему́ тру́дно угоди́ть — he is hard to please, there is no pleasing him
на всех не угоди́шь — you can't please everybody
••угожда́ть и на́шим и ва́шим — ≈ run with the hare and hunt with the hounds
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9 более трудный
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10 С-543
РАД СТАРАТЬСЯ (predic subj: human fixed WO1. obs, mil (1st pers only ( subj omitted)) a soldier's (or soldiers') acknowledgment of commendation in the old armyat your command, sir!thank you, sir!2. obsoles, coll (1st pers only) (used to express the speaker's or speakers' willingness to make every possible effort to please s.o., usu. the interlocutor) I (or we) will try very hard to please you: I'll (we'll) do my (our) best.3. usu. а ты (он и т. п.) (и) рад стараться coll, humor or iron (pres only) to engage in an activity to a greater extent than is permitted or expecteda X рад стараться - but (and) X goes overboardbut X doesn't know when to stop but X goes (carries it) too far.Я Мите разрешила только попробовать торт, а он рад стараться - добрую половину съел. I gave Mitya permission just to taste the cake, but he went overboard and ate a good half of it. -
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[predic; subj: human; fixed WO]=====1. obs, mil [1st pers only (subj omitted)]⇒ a soldier's (or soldiers') acknowledgment of commendation in the old army:- at your command, sir!;- thank you, sir!2. obsoles, coll [1st pers only]⇒ (used to express the speaker's or speakers' willingness to make every possible effort to please s.o., usu. the interlocutor) I (or we) will try very hard to please you:3. usu. а ты <он и т.п.> (и) рад стараться coll, humor or iron [pres only]⇒ to engage in an activity to a greater extent than is permitted or expected:- but X goes (carries it) too far.♦ Я Мите разрешила только попробовать торт, а он рад стараться - добрую половину съел. I gave Mitya permission just to taste the cake, but he went overboard and ate a good half of it.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > рад стараться
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12 угождать
угодить (дт.; на вн.)ему, или на него, не угодишь, ему трудно угодить — he is hard to please, there is no pleasing him
угождать и нашим и вашим — run* with the hare and hunt with the hounds
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13 угодить
(кому-л.; на кого-л.)несовер. - угождать; совер. - угодитьplease; oblige; (с оттенком лести) play up (to); совер.; разг. get, comeему трудно угодить — he is hard to please, there is no pleasing him
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14 угождать
(кому-л.; на кого-л.)несовер. - угождать; совер. - угодитьplease; oblige; (с оттенком лести) play up (to)ему трудно угодить — he is hard to please, there is no pleasing him
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15 угождать
vi; св - угоди́тьto (try to) please/to oblige sbей не угоди́шь — she is hard to please
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16 ему трудно угодить
General subject: he is hard to pleaseУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > ему трудно угодить
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17 кочевряжиться
1) General subject: be hard to please2) Colloquial: be obstinate (упрямиться, заставлять просить себя о чем-л., долго отказываться от чего-л.), put on airs -
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General subject: be fastidious, be squeamish, be too exacting, be fussy, be hard to please -
19 Сытой мышке и сало не вкусно
When a man is not hungry, he is hard to pleaseVar.: Мышь сыта - мука горька. Сытая мышь и муки не естCf: Plenty makes daintiness (Am.). Plenty makes dainty (Am., Br.). То him that lost his taste sweet is sour (Br.). Too much plenty makes mouths dainty (Am.). When the cat is full, then the milk tastes sour (Am.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Сытой мышке и сало не вкусно
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20 привередничать
разг.be hard to please, be fastidious / squeamish / fussy
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