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121 for what it is worth
разг.не ручаясь за достоверность, истинность, точность чего-л., не гарантируя справедливости чего-л.It's the only clue of any kind that I've got, and I dare say It's a pretty rotten one, but I mean to follow it up for what It's worth. (A. Christie, ‘The Secret of Chimneys’, ch. XV) — Это единственная улика, которой я располагаю. Согласен, улика никудышная, и все же я займусь ею.
This is the news I heard - I pass it on to you for what it is worth. (ALD) — Я только передал вам то, что слышал. За что купил - за то и продаю.
You must take it for what it is worth. — Вы должны просто принять это на веру.
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122 know (on) what side one's bread is buttered
"знaть c кaкoй cтopoны xлeб нaмaзaн мacлoм", пoнимaть cвoю выгoду, нe упуcкaть cвoeгo; быть ceбe нa умe, знaть чтo к чeмуBosinney looked clever, but he had also... an air as if he did not quite know on which side his bread were buttered; he should be easy to deal with in money matters (J. Galsworthy). 'Sure, you're a fool,' she said slowly, getting up. 'You're that perfect you can't see what side your bread's buttered onConcise English-Russian phrasebook > know (on) what side one's bread is buttered
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123 you can have no more of a cat but her skin
Пословица: с лихой собаки хоть шерсти клок (used sarcastically to mean: one must be thankful for small mercies, for what little you have managed to gel from him), с паршивой овцы хоть шерсти клок (used sarcastically to mean: one must be thankful for small mercies, for what little you have managed to gel from him), с паршивой собаки хоть шерсти клок (used sarcastically to mean: one must be thankful for small mercies, for what little you have managed to gel from him)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > you can have no more of a cat but her skin
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124 know what one is about
expr infmlThere's no need to worry about him. It's a tough job but he knows what he's about — Не стоит о нем беспокоиться. Это трудная работа, но он достаточно опытный специалист
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > know what one is about
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125 for what it is worth
paзг.нe pучaяcь зa дocтoвepнocть, иcтиннocть, тoчнocть чeгo-л.; нe гapaнтиpуя cпpaвeдливocти чeгo-л.; зa чтo купил, зa тo и пpoдaюIt's the only clue of any kind that I've got, and I dare say it's a pretty rotten one, but I mean to follow it up for what it's worth (A. Christie). This is the news I heard - I pass it on to you for what it is worth -
126 every man can tame a shrew but he that has one
var: every man can tame a shrew but he that has hersyn: they all know what to do with a bad wife but he who's got oneкожний може приборкати сварливу дружину, окрім того, хто її маєEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > every man can tame a shrew but he that has one
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127 we know not what is good until we have lost it
1) Пословица: что имеем, не храним, потерявши, плачем (we do not take care of what we have, but we value it highly when we have lost it), цену вещи узнаёшь, когда потеряешь (дословно: Человек не ценит хорошего, пока не потеряет), что имеем, не храним, потерявши, плачем (дословно: Человек не ценит хорошего, пока не потеряет)2) Макаров: что имеем - не храним, потерявши - плачемУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > we know not what is good until we have lost it
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128 say what you like
говори, что хочешь!The phrase “say what you like” literally means “feel free to say anything you want”, but in reality it is used, evidence shows, by someone to prevent the other person voicing disagreement.
Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > say what you like
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