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1 пытаться сделать невозможное
1) General subject: number sands, hold the eel by the tail, make a pint measure hold a quart, run head against a wall, try to put a quart into a pint pot2) Australian slang: push shit uphill3) Makarov: assay the impossible, bang ( one's) head against a brick wall, bang (one's) head against a wall, run (one's) head against a brick wall, run (one's) head against a wall, set the tortoise to catch the hare, square the circle4) Taboo: shovel the shitУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > пытаться сделать невозможное
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2 браться за трудное дело
General subject: hold the eel by the tailУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > браться за трудное дело
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