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1 fools cut their fingers, but wise men cut their thumbs
посл.; редк.≈ если умный валяет дурака, никакой дурак за ним не угонится; см. тж. if wise men play the fool, they do it with a vengeanceLarge English-Russian phrasebook > fools cut their fingers, but wise men cut their thumbs
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2 if wise men play the fool, they do it with a vengeance
посл.(if wise men play the fool, they do it with a vengeance (шотл. none can play the fool so well as a wise man))≈ если умный валяет дурака, за ним никакой дурак не угонится; см. тж. fools cut their fingers, but wise men cut their thumbsLarge English-Russian phrasebook > if wise men play the fool, they do it with a vengeance
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3 fool
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