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121 Если бы, да кабы, да во рту росли грибы, тогда бы был не рот, а целый огород
(Said ironically.) You would be or would have been successful if nothing impeded or had impeded. See Была бы краса, кабы не дождь да осенняя роса (Б), Если бы на горох не мороз, он давно бы через тын перерос (E), Кабы бабушка не бабушка, так была б она дедушкой (K), Кабы на коня не спотычка, ему бы и цены не было (K), Кабы на хмель не мороз, так он бы и тын перерос (K), Кабы не кабы да не но, был бы генералом давно (K), Кабы не плешь, так бы не голо (K), Кабы сивому коню черную гриву, был бы буланый (K)Var.: Если бы, да кабы /, во рту росли б грибы (бобы)/Cf: If "ifs" and "ands" were pots and pans /there would be no need for tinkers (tinkers' hands)/ (Am.). If ifs and ans were pots and pans /there'd be no trade for tinkers/ (Br.). If my aunt had been a man, she'd have been my uncle (Am., Br.). If pigs had wings, they would be angels (Br.). "Ifs" and "buts" butter no bread (Am.). If wishes were horses, beggars might (would) ride (Am., Br.). Were it not for the bone in the leg, all would be carpenters (Br.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Если бы, да кабы, да во рту росли грибы, тогда бы был не рот, а целый огород
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ЛОВИТЬ (ВЫИСКИВАТЬ и т. п.) БЛОХ highly coll VP subj: usu. human or collect) to find fault with s.o. or sth. for small and unimportant deficienciesX ловит блох == X nitpicks (nit-picks)X splits hairs X picks (minor) holes in sth.Она заговорила о том, что всякая критика должна быть в первую очередь объективной, оценивать в целом, а потом уж выискивать блох (Трифонов 2). She said that criticism should above all be objective and should assess the work as a whole, and only then proceed to nit-picking (2a).После цепочки редакторов, трудившихся над книгой, цензору оставалось только вылавливать блох, чтобы оправдать свой кусок хлеба с маслом (Мандельштам 2). After a book had been thoroughly worked over by one editor after another, little remained for the censor to do except to pick a few minor holes here and there in order to justify the butter he got with his daily bread (2a). -
123 выискивать блох
• ЛОВИТЬ( ВЫИСКИВАТЬ и т. п.) БЛОХ highly coll[VP; subj: usu. human or collect]=====⇒ to find fault with s.o. or sth. for small and unimportant deficiencies:- X picks (minor) holes in sth.♦ Она заговорила о том, что всякая критика должна быть в первую очередь объективной, оценивать в целом, а потом уж выискивать блох (Трифонов 2). She said that criticism should above all be objective and should assess the work as a whole, and only then proceed to nit-picking (2a).♦ После цепочки редакторов, трудившихся над книгой, цензору оставалось только вылавливать блох, чтобы оправдать свой кусок хлеба с маслом (Мандельштам 2). After a book had been thoroughly worked over by one editor after another, little remained for the censor to do except to pick a few minor holes here and there in order to justify the butter he got with his daily bread (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > выискивать блох
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124 ловить блох
• ЛОВИТЬ( ВЫИСКИВАТЬ и т. п.) БЛОХ highly coll[VP; subj: usu. human or collect]=====⇒ to find fault with s.o. or sth. for small and unimportant deficiencies:- X picks (minor) holes in sth.♦ Она заговорила о том, что всякая критика должна быть в первую очередь объективной, оценивать в целом, а потом уж выискивать блох (Трифонов 2). She said that criticism should above all be objective and should assess the work as a whole, and only then proceed to nit-picking (2a).♦ После цепочки редакторов, трудившихся над книгой, цензору оставалось только вылавливать блох, чтобы оправдать свой кусок хлеба с маслом (Мандельштам 2). After a book had been thoroughly worked over by one editor after another, little remained for the censor to do except to pick a few minor holes here and there in order to justify the butter he got with his daily bread (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > ловить блох
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125 На бедного Макара все шишки валятся
Troubles always befall an unlucky and miserable person. See К мокрому теленку все мухи льнут (K), Кому не повезет, тот и на ровном месте упадет (K), На убогого всюду каплет (H), По бедному Захару всякая щепа бьет (П)Var.: На бедного Макара все шишки валятся - и с сосен, и с ёлокCf: All the Tracys have always the wind in their faces (Br.). Flies go to (hunt) the lean horse (Br.). The lean dog is all fleas (Am.). A man born to misfortune will fall on his back and fracture his nose (Am.). No butter will stick to his bread (Br.). An unfortunate (unlucky) man would be drowned in a tea-cup (Br.). An unhappy man's cart is easy to overthrow (Am.). An unhappy man's cart is easy to tumble (Br.). What is worse than ill luck? (Br.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > На бедного Макара все шишки валятся
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