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1 ROPE
• Give a fool (a man, a thief, him) rope enough and he'll hang himself - Дай глупому лошадь, он на ней и к черту уедет (Д), Заставь дурака Богу молиться, он и лоб расшибет (3)• If you don't touch the rope, you won't ring the bell - Под лежачий камень вода не течет (П)• Name not a rope in his house that hanged himself (that was hanged) - В доме повешенного не говорят о веревке (B), Не говори с косым о кривом (H)• Never talk of a rope in the house of a man who has been hanged - В доме повешенного не говорят о веревке (B), Не говори с косым о кривом (H) -
2 Заставь дурака Богу молиться, он и лоб расшибет
Inexperienced people, who are too enthusiastic in doing some job, get harmed as the con sequence of their actions. See Дай глупому лошадь, он на ней и к черту уедет (Д), Усердие не по разуму приносит вред (У)Cf: Action without thought is like shooting without aim (Am.). Give a calf rope enough and it will hang itself (Am.). Give a fool rope enough and he'll hang himself (Br.). Give a man rope enough and he'll hang himself (Am., Br.). Zeal without knowledge is a fire without light (Am., Br.). Zeal without knowledge is a runaway horse (sister of folly) (Br.). Zeal without knowledge is the sister of folly (Am.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Заставь дурака Богу молиться, он и лоб расшибет
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3 заставь дурака богу молиться, он и лоб разобьёт
заставь дурака богу молиться, он и лоб разобьёт (расшибёт)посл.cf. give a fool rope enough, and he will hang himself; he would throw out the child along with the bath; he will make a mess of tying his bootlaces; over-zeal will damage the causeКруглова.
Эти головы меры не знают: либо он молчит,... либо того натворит, что с ним наплачешься. Пословица-то эта про них говорится: заставь дурака богу молиться, так он себе лоб разобьёт. (А. Островский, Не всё коту масленица) — Kruglova: People like him do not know the right measure: he either keeps mum... or makes such a mess that you get plenty of trouble. Give a fool rope enough, and he will hang himself, as the proverb goes.Вдруг она [машина] судорожно дёрнулась, разбила бампером перед собой лёд, ухнула с фарами и затихла, достигнув дна. - Что и требовалось доказать, - сказал Локтев. - Заставь дурака богу молиться... (В. Мурзаков, Мы уже ходим, мама...) — Then it shuddered convulsively, the bumper broke the ice ahead, the headlights disappeared into the water and the engine stalled as the wheels reached the bottom. 'And serves you bloody well right,' said Loktiev. 'Some people will make a mess of tying their bootlaces.'
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > заставь дурака богу молиться, он и лоб разобьёт
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4 дай дураку волю, он сам себя загубит
Set phrase: give a fool rope enough, and he'll hang himselfУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > дай дураку волю, он сам себя загубит
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5 Дай глупому лошадь, он на ней и к черту уедет
Some men given enough freedom of action will eventually overreach themselves, cause their own downfall, or cause trouble. See Заставь дурака Богу молиться, он и лоб расшибет (3)Cf: Action without thought is like shooting without aim (Am.). Beggars mounted run their horse to death (Br.). Give a beggar a horse and he'll ride it to death (Am.). Give a calf rope enough and it will hang itself (Am.). Give a fool (a thief, him) enough rope /and he'll hang himself/ (Am., Br.). Give a man rope enough and he'll hang himself (Am., Br.). Set a beggar (a rogue) on horseback, and he'll ride to the devil (Br.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Дай глупому лошадь, он на ней и к черту уедет
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