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1 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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2 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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3 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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4 из двух зол выбирают меньшее
Универсальный русско-английский словарь > из двух зол выбирают меньшее
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5 известная беда лучше ожидаемой неизвестности
Set phrase: better the devil you know than the devil you don't (дословно: Чёрт знакомый лучше чёрта незнакомого)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > известная беда лучше ожидаемой неизвестности
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6 известный дьявол лучше неизвестного
General subject: better the devil you know than the devil you don'tУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > известный дьявол лучше неизвестного
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better the devil you know — This is the shortened form of the full idiom, better the devil you know than the devil you don t , and means that it is often better to deal with someone or something you are familiar with and know, even if they are not ideal, than take a risk… … The small dictionary of idiomes
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better the devil you know — This is the shortened form of the full idiom, better the devil you know than the devil you don t , and means that it is often better to deal with someone or something you are familiar with and know, even if they are not ideal, than take a risk … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Better the devil you know — This is the shortened form of the full idion, better the devil you know than the devil you don t , and means that it is often better to deal with someone or something you are familiar with and know, even if they are not ideal, than take a risk… … Dictionary of English idioms
better the devil you know... — a new devil could be worse than the old devil Should we fire the coach? No better the devil we know than the one we don t … English idioms
The Neptunes discography — The Neptunes are a two member producing group consisting of Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo. This discography lists the recorded performances as a duo and individuals. It also lists the writing and production credits as The Neptunes, as Williams… … Wikipedia