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1 a blot is no blot till it be hit
посл.; редк.≈ не пойман - не ворI will join with you in anything, provided always you carry it prudently, for fear of scandal. A blot is no blot till it be hit. (EP) — Я окажу вам поддержку во всем, если вы будете соблюдать осторожность и избегать скандала. Ведь не пойман - не вор.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > a blot is no blot till it be hit
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• Blot is no blot till (unless) it be hit (A) - Не пойман - не вор (H), Не тот вор, кто украл, а тот, кто попался (H) -
4 Не пойман - не вор
When there is no direct evidence of guilt against a person, he is regarded innocent See Не тот вор, кто украл, а тот, кто попался (H)Cf: All are presumed good till found at (until they are found in a) fault (Am.). All are presumed good till they are found in a fault (Br.). A blot is no blot till (unless) it be hit (Br.). Every one is held to be innocent until he is proved guilty (Br.). Не is not a thief until he is caught (Am.). One is innocent until proven guilty (Am.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Не пойман - не вор
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5 Не тот вор, кто украл, а тот, кто попался
See Не пойман - не вор (Н)Cf: A blot is no blot till (unless) it be hit (Br.). Не is not a thief until he is caught (Am.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Не тот вор, кто украл, а тот, кто попался
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посл.no man's thief till he's caught; if a man isn't caught he isn't a thief; cf. a blot is no blot unless it be hit- Ты видал сам? - спросил его Егор Степанович. - Не-ет... народ байт - он вечор стащил... - Знаешь: не пойман - не вор. Поймал бы ты его... ну, тогда... (Ф. Панфёров, Бруски) — 'Did you see them do it yourself?' Yegor Stepanovich asked. 'No, I didn't. But all the people say they saw him...' 'You know, if a man isn't caught he isn't a thief. If you'd caught him at it yourself, it would be another thing.'
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