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1 Что ворам с рук сходит, за то воришек бьют
Men are accused for in significant offenses, but they are acquit ted for great ones when they have money to pay off or are powerful See Алтынного вора вешают, полтинного чествуют (A)Cf: Laws are like cobwebs which may catch small flies, but let wasps and hornets break through (Br.). Laws catch flies and let hornets go free (Am.). Laws catch flies, but let hornets go free (Br.). Little thieves are hanged, but great ones escape (Am., Br.). We hang little thieves and take off our hats to great ones (Am.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Что ворам с рук сходит, за то воришек бьют
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2 LAW
• Every law has a loophole - Закон, что дышло: куда повернешь, туда и вышло (3)• Ignorance of the law excuses no man - Незнание закона не есть оправдание (H)• Ignorance of the law is no excuse - Незнание закона не есть оправдание (H)• Law is a bottomless pit /; keep far from it/ - В суд ногой, в карман рукой (B)• Law is like an axle: you can turn it whichever way you please if you give it plenty of grease (The) - Закон, что дышло: куда повернешь, туда и вышло (3)• Laws are like cobwebs which may catch small flies, but let wasps and hornets break through - Что ворам с рук сходит, за то воришек бьют (4)• Laws are made to be broken (evaded) - Закон, что дышло: куда повернешь, туда и вышло (3)• Laws catch flies and (, but) let hornets go free - Что ворам с рук сходит, за то воришек бьют (4)• One law for the rich and another for the poor - Бедному с богатым судиться - лучше в ложке утопиться (Б)• There is one law for the rich and another for the poor - Бедному с богатым судиться - лучше в ложке утопиться (Б)• Will is his law - Хозяин - барин (X) -
3 алтынного вора вешают, полтинного чествуют
Set phrase: laws catch flies, but let hornets go free (дословно: Законы ловят мух, а шершней отпускают)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > алтынного вора вешают, полтинного чествуют
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4 закон, что паутина: шмель проскочит, а муха увязнет
Set phrase: laws catch flies, but let hornets go free (дословно: Законы ловят мух, а шершней отпускают)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > закон, что паутина: шмель проскочит, а муха увязнет
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5 что сходит с рук ворам, за то воришек бьют
(И. Крылов)what a real thief will get away with will bring a pilferer to grief (trans. by I. Walshe and V. Berkov); cf. little theieves are hanged, but great ones escape; laws catch flies, but let hornets go freeРусско-английский фразеологический словарь > что сходит с рук ворам, за то воришек бьют
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