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61 там 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 > там хорошо, где нас нет
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62 начать дело
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63 дальше в лес - больше дров
Set phrase: as the days grow longer, the storms are stronger, complications begin to set in, the deeper into the wood you go, the more timber seems to grow, the farther in, the deeper (as it goes on, things get more complicated, worse), the farther into the forest, the thicker the trees, the deeper one gets into smth, the more involved it becomesУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > дальше в лес - больше дров
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64 чем дальше в лес, тем больше дров
Set phrase: as the days grow longer, the storms are stronger, complications begin to set in, the deeper into the wood you go, the more timber seems to grow, the farther in, the deeper (as it goes on, things get more complicated, worse), the farther into the forest, the thicker the trees, the devil is in the detail (проект легко представить, а сложнее совершить)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > чем дальше в лес, тем больше дров
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65 Глаза - зеркало души
Универсальный русско-английский словарь > Глаза - зеркало души
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66 Нет людей более слепых, чем те, кто не собирается смотреть, и более глухих, чем те, кто не собирается слушать
Универсальный русско-английский словарь > Нет людей более слепых, чем те, кто не собирается смотреть, и более глухих, чем те, кто не собирается слушать
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67 всякое начало трудно
Set phrase: all things are difficult before they are easy (дословно: Прежде чем стать легким, всё трудно)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > всякое начало трудно
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68 глаза - зеркало души
Универсальный русско-английский словарь > глаза - зеркало души
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69 дают-бери, бьют-беги
Универсальный русско-английский словарь > дают-бери, бьют-беги
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70 дела идут, контора пишет
Set phrase: busy as a bee (things go on and never slop. said (often: jocularly or ironically) as a reply to the question,,как дела?" ("how are things?") or the like), our busy office hums and clatters: we do our best to speed up letters!, snafu (situation normal, all fouled up), things are on the move, and the office is openУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > дела идут, контора пишет
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71 дураков не сеют, не жнут, они сами родятся
Универсальный русско-английский словарь > дураков не сеют, не жнут, они сами родятся
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72 дураков не сеют, не жнут, сами родятся
Универсальный русско-английский словарь > дураков не сеют, не жнут, сами родятся
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73 за морем телушка - полушка, да рубль перевоз
Set phrase: over the ocean the calf costs half, but it is dear to ship it here, the oats are cheap, but the boats are expensive (even inexpensive goods turn to be expensive if their transportation is costly)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > за морем телушка - полушка, да рубль перевоз
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74 за морем телушка - полушка, да рубль перевозу
Set phrase: over the ocean the calf costs half, but it is dear to ship it here, the oats are cheap, but the boats are expensive (even inexpensive goods turn to be expensive if their transportation is costly)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > за морем телушка - полушка, да рубль перевозу
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75 и на солнце бывают пятна
Универсальный русско-английский словарь > и на солнце бывают пятна
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76 лиха беда-начало
Set phrase: all things are difficult before they are easy (дословно: Прежде чем стать легким, всё трудно) -
77 мы и сами с усами
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78 наше дело маленькое
Set phrase: is to obey, our job (we are only subordinates), ours not to reason why (originally: theirs not to reason why, theirs but to do and die (a. tennyson. the charge of the light brigade)), we are not ambitious, we don't countУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > наше дело маленькое
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79 не с лица воду пить
Set phrase: a plain one and a heart of gold, a pretty face and a heart that's cold, a pretty face may not make you happy, but a loving heart will, beauty is but skin-deep (дословно: Красота всего лишь сверху. Смысл: наружность обманчива; красота недолговечна), choose a wife by your ear rather than by your eye, if jack is in love he is no judge of jill's beauty, prettiness makes no pottage (the saying is normally used when people are considering the merits of a not-so-pretty groom or bride to mean: prettiness is (or looks are) not that important)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > не с лица воду пить
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80 с лица не воду пить
Set phrase: a plain one and a heart of gold, a pretty face and a heart that's cold, a pretty face may not make you happy, but a loving heart will, choose a wife by your ear rather than by your eye, if jack is in love he is no judge of jill's beauty, prettiness makes no pottage (the saying is normally used when people are considering the merits of a not-so-pretty groom or bride to mean: prettiness is (or looks are) not that important), looks don't countУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > с лица не воду пить
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