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1 в беде любой выход хорош
General subject: any port in a storm, any port in stormУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > в беде любой выход хорош
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2 в бурю любая гавань хороша
1) General subject: any port in storm2) Set phrase: any port in a stormУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > в бурю любая гавань хороша
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3 утопающий за соломинку хватается
1) General subject: a drowning man catches (will catch) at a straw, (и) a drowning man will clutch at a straw2) Set phrase: a drowning man catches at a straw, a drowning man will catch at a straw, a drowning man will clutch at a straw, any port in a storm3) Makarov: drown man catches at strawУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > утопающий за соломинку хватается
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4 утопающий и за соломинку хватается
Set phrase: a drowning man catches at a straw, a drowning man will catch at a straw, a drowning man will catch at a straw (дословно: Утопающий за соломинку схватится), a drowning man will clutch at a straw, any port in a stormУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > утопающий и за соломинку хватается
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5 В шторм любая гавань хороша.
фраз. Any port in a storm.Дополнительный универсальный русско-английский словарь > В шторм любая гавань хороша.
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6 на безрыбье и рак рыба
посл beggars can't be choosers, in a pinch anything will do; any port in a stormАмериканизмы. Русско-английский словарь. > на безрыбье и рак рыба
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7 на безрыбье и рак рыба
посл.cf. half a loaf is better than no bread; a bit in the morning is better than nothing all day; there's a small choice in rotten apples; any port in a storm; in the land (country, realm) of the blind (among the blind) the one-eyed is kingСаша - девица новейшей формации. Она образованна, умна, честна и проч. На безрыбье и рак рыба, и поэтому она отличает 35-летнего Иванова. (А. Чехов, Письмо А. С. Суворину, 30 дек. 1888) — Sasha is a young woman of the newest type. She is well-educated, intelligent, honest, and so on. In the realm of the blind a one-eyed man is king, and so she favours Ivanov in spite of his being thirty-five.
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > на безрыбье и рак рыба
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8 утопающий за соломинку хватается
утопающий <и> за соломинку хватаетсяпосл.a drowning man catches (will catch, clutch) at a straw; cf. any port in a stormВы пишете, что Астров в этой сцене обращается к Елене, как самый горячий влюблённый, "хватается за своё чувство, как утопающий за соломинку". Но это неверно, совсем неверно! (А. Чехов, Письмо О. Л. Книппер, 30 сент. 1899) — You write that Astrov addresses Elena in that scene like the most ardent lover, 'clutches at his feeling like a drowning man at a straw.' But that's not right, not right at all!
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > утопающий за соломинку хватается
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9 в шторм любая гавань спасение
Set phrase: any port in storm (как вариант)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > в шторм любая гавань спасение
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any port in a storm — spoken phrase used for saying that you will accept any help or take any opportunity if you are in a bad situation It’s not an ideal solution, but any port in a storm. Thesaurus: ways of solving problemssynonym Main entry: port * * * … Useful english dictionary
any port in a storm — Any help is welcome in an emergency. A proverb. * /The motel we stopped in was nothing to brag about, but we were so exhausted that it was a clear case of any port in a storm./ … Dictionary of American idioms
any port in a storm — Any help is welcome in an emergency. A proverb. * /The motel we stopped in was nothing to brag about, but we were so exhausted that it was a clear case of any port in a storm./ … Dictionary of American idioms
any port in a storm — ► any port in a storm proverb in difficult circumstances one welcomes any source of relief or escape. Main Entry: ↑port … English terms dictionary
any port in a storm — This means that in an emergency any solution will do, even one that would normally be unacceptable … The small dictionary of idiomes
any port in a storm — 1749 J. CLELAND Memoirs of Woman of Pleasure II. 133 It was going by the right door, and knocking desperately at the wrong one... I told him of it: ‘Pooh,’ says he ‘my dear, any port in a storm.’ 1821 SCOTT Pirate I. iv. As the Scotsman’s howf… … Proverbs new dictionary
any port in a storm — This means that in an emergency any solution will do, even one that would normally be unacceptable. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** When you are in difficulty, any port in a storm refers to a solution you accept which in normal… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
any port in a storm — spoken used for saying that you will accept any help or take any opportunity if you are in a bad situation It s not an ideal solution, but any port in a storm … English dictionary
any\ port\ in\ a\ storm — proverb Any help is welcome in an emergency. The motel we stopped in was nothing to brag about, but we were so exhausted that it was a clear case of any port in a storm … Словарь американских идиом
Any port in a storm. — something that you say which means you must accept any help you are offered when you are in a difficult situation, although you may not want to do this. I don t even like him very much, but I had to move out of my flat and he offered me a place… … New idioms dictionary
any port in a storm — Any refuge will suit in an emergency … A concise dictionary of English slang