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1 a feast or a famine
≅ чи пан чи пропав двічі не вмирати або здобути, або дома не бувати або на щиті, або за щитом або зиск, або втрата або рибку їсти, або на дно сістиEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > a feast or a famine
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2 _мужність; сміливість; ризик
best defence is attack brave men lived before Agamemnon the courage of the tiger is one, and the horse, another a courageous foe is better than a cowardly friend don't put all your eggs in one basket faint heart never won fair lady a feast or a famine fortune can take away riches but not courage gold is tried by fire, brave men by adversity a good anvil does not fear the hammer he who loses his wealth loses much; he who loses even one friend loses more; but he that loses his courage loses all in for a penny, in for a pound nothing venture, nothing have to a brave heart, nothing is impossible whisky make rabbit hug lionEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > _мужність; сміливість; ризик
См. также в других словарях:
feast\ or\ a\ famine — • feast or a famine • either a feast or a famine n. phr. Plenty or very little; big success or bad failure. In this business it s either a feast or a famine. He is very careless with his money, it is always a feast or a famine with him … Словарь американских идиом
feast or a famine — {n. phr.} Plenty or very little; big success or bad failure. * /In this business it s either a feast or a famine./ * /He is very careless with his money, it is always a feast or a famine with him./ … Dictionary of American idioms
feast or a famine — {n. phr.} Plenty or very little; big success or bad failure. * /In this business it s either a feast or a famine./ * /He is very careless with his money, it is always a feast or a famine with him./ … Dictionary of American idioms
either\ a\ feast\ or\ a\ famine — • feast or a famine • either a feast or a famine n. phr. Plenty or very little; big success or bad failure. In this business it s either a feast or a famine. He is very careless with his money, it is always a feast or a famine with him … Словарь американских идиом
either a feast or a famine — See: FEAST OR A FAMINE … Dictionary of American idioms
either a feast or a famine — See: FEAST OR A FAMINE … Dictionary of American idioms
famine — See: FEAST OR A FAMINE … Dictionary of American idioms
famine — See: FEAST OR A FAMINE … Dictionary of American idioms
famine — See: feast or a famine … Словарь американских идиом
feast or famine — phrase a situation in which there is either far too much of something or not nearly enough of it Thesaurus: difficult situations and experiencessynonym Main entry: feast * * * either too much of something or too little … Useful english dictionary
feast today, famine tomorrow — If you indulge yourself with all that you have today, you may have to go without tomorrow … The small dictionary of idiomes