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41 дело мастера боится
погов.the good workman does a good job; cf. as is the workman so is the work; the work shows the workman; he works best who knows his trade; practice makes perfect- Смотрите-ка, смотрите-ка! - закричат они вкупе и влюбе: - Смотрите, как он вытягивается, как он передними ногами упирается, а задними загребает! Вот уж именно дело мастера боится!.. (М. Салтыков-Щедрин, Коняга) — 'Look, look!' they would shout in unison, all quarrels forgotten and peace and amity restored. 'See how he stretches his poor old body, how he digs his front hoofs into the soil, how he pushes with his hind legs! Yes, truly, the good workman does a good job!..'
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > дело мастера боится
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42 как влитой
как (словно, точно) влитой ( сидит)1) (хорошо, плотно облегая (об одежде)) it fits like a glove; it looks like he (she) was poured into it[Варвара Сергеевна] надела платье, которое до войны сидело словно влитое. (А. Караваева, Разбег) — Varvara Sergeyevna put on her favourite dress. Before the war it looked as if she was poured into it.
2) ( плотно и ловко (сидеть в седле)) sit one's horse as if one were part of it; sit fastСорокин сидел как влитой в седле. (А. Толстой, Хождение по мукам) — Sorokin sat his horse as if he were part of it.
Лиска отчаянно взбрыкнула задними ногами, но Санька сидел как влитой. (А. Мусатов, Стожары) — Liska lashed out desperately with her hind legs, but Sanka was sitting fast.
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43 на цырлах
(ходить перед кем, вокруг кого)груб.-прост.dance before smb. on one's hind legs; bow and scrape to smb.; flap around smb.- Ольга дома. Пацан растёт... А мать-то уж над ним как птица: так и вьётся, так и вьётся. И Лёшку как прижала. Только скажет: "Лёш!" - он прямо из шкуры выпрыгивает и целый день вокруг них на цырлах. Тоже, может быть, лишне так-то. (В. Мурзаков, Мы уже ходим, мама...) — 'Olga's at home. The lad's growing fast... His mother fusses over him like a hen. She's got Alex well-trained. Just has to call him and he jumps up and flaps around them all day. Perhaps it's even a bit much.'
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44 спать без задних ног
[spat' b'ez zadnikh nog] To sleep without one's hind legs. To sleep soundly. Cf. To sleep like a log/top.Русские фразеологизмы в картинках (русско-английский словарь) > спать без задних ног
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45 лягушка
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Any insectivorous anuran amphibian of the family Ranidae, such as Rana temporaria of Europe, having a short squat tailless body with a moist smooth skin and very long hind legs specialized for hopping. (Source: CED)
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