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1 a public hall is never swept
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2 everybody's business is nobody's business
var: what is everybody's business is nobody's businesssyn: too many cooks spoil the brothу семи няньок дитя без ока ≅ де багато няньок, там дитя каліка багато няньок – дитина без носа невісток багато, а хата неметена де багато господинь, там хата неметена де велика рада, там рідкий борщ два кухарі – лихий борщ де багато кухарок, там борщ пересоленийEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > everybody's business is nobody's business
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