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41 мы сами с усами
Set phrase: we know a thing or two (we are wise enough ourselves), we know enough to come in out of the rain, we know how many beans make five (we are wise enough ourselves), we know our onions ourselves, we know our stuff ourselves, we know the time of day (we are wise enough ourselves), we know what is what (we are wise enough ourselves) -
42 ум хорошо, два лучше
Универсальный русско-английский словарь > ум хорошо, два лучше
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43 хорошо там, где нас нет
Set phrase: blue are the hills that are far from us (contrast: who leaves the old way for the new, will find himself deceived. better the devil you know than the devil you don't know), grass is always greener on the other side of the fence (used (often: ironically) to mean: life is better where we are not), grass is always greener on the other side of the hill (used (often: ironically) to mean: life is better where we are not), that place is best of all where we haven't been at allУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > хорошо там, где нас нет
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44 везде хорошо, где нас нет
Set phrase: blue are the hills that are far from us (contrast: who leaves the old way for the new, will find himself deceived. better the devil you know than the devil you don't know), grass is always greener on the other side of the fence (used (often: ironically) to mean: life is better where we are not), that place is best of all where we haven't been at allУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > везде хорошо, где нас нет
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45 дай ему палец, он и всю руку откусит
Set phrase: give him a finger and he'll take the whole arm, give him a ring, and he'll want your whole arm, give him an inch and he'll take a mile (used to mean: if you grant some people a small favour, it only encourages them to take much more than they are offered), give him an inch and he'll take a yard (used to mean: if you grant some people a small favour, it only encourages them to take much more than they are offered), give him an inch and he'll take an ell (used to mean: if you grant some people a small favour, it only encourages them to take much more than they are offered), give him an inch and he'll take an ell (дословно: Дай ему вершок, он все три аршина отхватит), if you agree to carry the calf, they'll make you carry the cowУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > дай ему палец, он и всю руку откусит
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46 дуракам закон не писан
Set phrase: as the fool thinks, so the bell clinks, as the fool thinks, so the bell clinks (дословно: Дурак думает, что стоит ему захотеть, и колокол зазвонит), experience keeps a dear school, but fools learn in no other, fools are fools - they observe no rules, fools rush in where angels fear to tread (a stupid or reckless person observes no rules of behaviour, shows no common sense), fools rush in where angels fear to tread (дословно: Дураки лезут туда, куда боятся ступить даже ангелы), some are wise, and some are otherwise, there is no law for foolsУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > дуракам закон не писан
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47 дураку закон не писан
Set phrase: as the fool thinks, so the bell clinks, experience keeps a dear school, but fools learn in no other, fools are fools - they observe no rules, fools rush in where angels fear to tread (a stupid or reckless person observes no rules of behaviour, shows no common sense), some are wise, and some are otherwiseУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > дураку закон не писан
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48 кошке игрушки, а мышке слёзки
Универсальный русско-английский словарь > кошке игрушки, а мышке слёзки
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49 кошке игрушки, мышке слёзки
Универсальный русско-английский словарь > кошке игрушки, мышке слёзки
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50 мал золотник, да дорог
Set phrase: a little body often harbours a great soul (said about people or things that are not big, not tall, not large, but are beautiful, have lots of merits, excellent qualities, and are as good as big), a little body often harbours a great soul (дословно: в маленьком теле часто таится великая душа), an inch is as good as an ell, little bodies may have great souls, little is the light will be seen far in a mirk night, little pigeons can carry great messages, small rain lays great dust, small rain lays great dust (дословно: Небольшой дождь густую пыль прибивает), small rain will lay great dustУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > мал золотник, да дорог
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51 маленькие детки - маленькие бедки
Универсальный русско-английский словарь > маленькие детки - маленькие бедки
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52 маленькие детки - маленькие бедки, а вырастут велики - будут большие
Универсальный русско-английский словарь > маленькие детки - маленькие бедки, а вырастут велики - будут большие
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53 милые бранятся - только тешатся
Set phrase: a woman's blow never gave a black eye, lovers' quarrels are soon mended, lovers' quarrels mean the renewal of love паи lovers under the sun quarrel just for fun, lovers' tiffs are easily made up again, real love can't be smooth, the falling out of friends is the renewing (or renewal) of love, the falling out of lovers is the renewing (or renewal) of love, lovers' tiffs are harmlessУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > милые бранятся - только тешатся
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54 мир не без добрых людей
Set phrase: all the keys hang not at one man's girdle (the world is no! without good people), people kind and fair are everywhere, the world is small as we are told, but there are people with hearts of goldУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > мир не без добрых людей
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55 муж и да жена - одна сатана
Set phrase: husband and wife have the same interests and views, husband and wife live the same life, such a cup, such a cruse (contrast:. every couple is not a pair), they are finger and thumb, they are indeed of the same breed, they are made of the same leavenУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > муж и да жена - одна сатана
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56 муж и жена - одна сатана
Set phrase: husband and wife have the same interests and views, husband and wife live the same life, such a cup, such a cruse (contrast:. every couple is not a pair), they are finger and thumb, they are indeed of the same breed, they are made of the same leavenУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > муж и жена - одна сатана
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57 на свете не без добрых людей
Set phrase: all the keys hang not at one man's girdle (the world is no! without good people), people kind and fair are everywhere, the world is small as we are told, but there are people with hearts of goldУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > на свете не без добрых людей
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58 одна голова хорошо, а две лучше
Set phrase: a problem shared is a problem halved, two heads are better than one (дословно: Две головы лучше одной), two heads are better than one, two heads are better then one, four eyes see more than twoУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > одна голова хорошо, а две лучше
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59 свет не без добрых людей
Set phrase: all the keys hang not at one man's girdle (the world is not without good people), people kind and fair are everywhere, the world is small as we are told, but there are people with hearts of goldУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > свет не без добрых людей
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60 скоро сказка сказывается, да не скоро дело делается
Set phrase: easier said than done, it is tales that are quickly spun, deeds are sooner said than done, rome was not built in a day (contrast: no sooner said than done), saying and doing are two things, sooner said than done, there is many a slip 'twixt cup and lipУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > скоро сказка сказывается, да не скоро дело делается
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