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МЕНЯТЬ/СМЕНИТЬ ШИЛО НА МЫЛО coll VP subj: human the verb may take the final position, otherwise fixed WOto rid o.s. of an undesirable person or thing only to findo.s. with a worse person or thing, extricate o.s. from a bad situation only to find o.s. in a worse situation etc: X сменял шило на мыло - X jumped out of the frying pan into the fire X traded bad for worse X traded something bad for something (even) worse.(author's usage) «Он за что сидел-то?» - «За кражу...» - и Люба беспомощно посмотрела на подругу. «Шило на мыло, - сказала та. - Пьяницу на вора... Ну и судьбина тебе выпала! Живи одна, Любка» (Шукшин 1). "What was he in prison for?" "Burglary..." And Lyuba looked at her friend helplessly. "Out of the frying pan into the fire," said the latter. "A drunkard for a thief. What a terrible fate, poor thing. Live alone, Lyuba" (1a). -
2 менять шило на мыло
• МЕНЯТЬ/СМЕНЯТЬ ШИЛО НА МЫЛО coll[VP; subj: human; the verb may take the final position, otherwise fixed WO]=====⇒ to rid o.s. of an undesirable person or thing only to find o.s. with a worse person or thing, extricate o.s. from a bad situation only to find o.s. in a worse situation etc:- X traded something bad for something (even) worse.♦ [author's usage] "Он за что сидел-то?" - "За кражу..." - и Люба беспомощно посмотрела на подругу. "Шило на мыло, - сказала та. - Пьяницу на вора... Ну и судьбина тебе выпала! Живи одна, Любка" (Шукшин 1). "What was he in prison for?" "Burglary..." And Lyuba looked at her friend helplessly. "Out of the frying pan into the fire," said the latter. "A drunkard for a thief. What a terrible fate, poor thing. Live alone, Lyuba" (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > менять шило на мыло
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3 сменять шило на мыло
• МЕНЯТЬ/СМЕНЯТЬ ШИЛО НА МЫЛО coll[VP; subj: human; the verb may take the final position, otherwise fixed WO]=====⇒ to rid o.s. of an undesirable person or thing only to find o.s. with a worse person or thing, extricate o.s. from a bad situation only to find o.s. in a worse situation etc:- X traded something bad for something (even) worse.♦ [author's usage] "Он за что сидел-то?" - "За кражу..." - и Люба беспомощно посмотрела на подругу. "Шило на мыло, - сказала та. - Пьяницу на вора... Ну и судьбина тебе выпала! Живи одна, Любка" (Шукшин 1). "What was he in prison for?" "Burglary..." And Lyuba looked at her friend helplessly. "Out of the frying pan into the fire," said the latter. "A drunkard for a thief. What a terrible fate, poor thing. Live alone, Lyuba" (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > сменять шило на мыло
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4 К-461
менять/променять (сменить) кукушку на ястреба obs, coll VP subj: human to make a mistaken estimation and choose the worse of two bad optionsX променял кукушку на ястреба - X chose the worse of two evils(in limited contexts) X jumped out of the frying pan into the fire. -
5 менять кукушку на ястреба
• МЕНЯТЬ/ПРОМЕНЯТЬ < СМЕНЯТЬ> КУКУШКУ НА ЯСТРЕБА obs, coll[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ to make a mistaken estimation and choose the worse of two bad options:- [in limited contexts] X jumped out of the frying pan into the fire.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > менять кукушку на ястреба
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6 променять кукушку на ястреба
• МЕНЯТЬ/ПРОМЕНЯТЬ < СМЕНЯТЬ> КУКУШКУ НА ЯСТРЕБА obs, coll[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ to make a mistaken estimation and choose the worse of two bad options:- [in limited contexts] X jumped out of the frying pan into the fire.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > променять кукушку на ястреба
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7 сменять кукушку на ястреба
• МЕНЯТЬ/ПРОМЕНЯТЬ < СМЕНЯТЬ> КУКУШКУ НА ЯСТРЕБА obs, coll[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ to make a mistaken estimation and choose the worse of two bad options:- [in limited contexts] X jumped out of the frying pan into the fire.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > сменять кукушку на ястреба
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