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1 flourish like a bay tree
книжн.процветать; успешно развиваться [этим. библ. Psalms XXXVII, 35]Wilson was no strict moralist. He was not too nice in his scruples. He recognized that this was a world where dishonesty was often successful. It was doubtful in the righteous man usually had the chance to "flourish like the green bay tree". (W. Du Bois, ‘Worlds of Color’, ch. X) — Уилсон не был очень строг в вопросах морали или излишне щепетилен. Он соглашался с тем, что в нынешнем мире люди без совести и чести нередко добиваются успеха, тогда как у порядочного человека очень мало шансов жить припеваючи.
Monopoly also flourished like a bay tree in these years. (W. Foster, ‘Outline Political History of the Americas’, book III, ch. 22) — Эти годы ознаменовались также расцветом монополий.
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2 flourish like the green bay tree
процветать; цвести и пахнутьThe wicked, he thought, did in fact flourish like the green bay tree.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > flourish like the green bay tree
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