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1 a lie can go around the world and back while the truth is lacing up its boots
брехня пройде весь світ і назад повернеться, поки правда взує черевикиEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > a lie can go around the world and back while the truth is lacing up its boots
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believe every man a liar until he proves himself true the bigger the lie, the more it is believed he that tells a lie must invent twenty more to maintain it it is better to be cheated than not to trust it is better to be lied about than to lie a liar is not believed when he speaks the truth a liar is worse than a thief liars begin by imposing on others but end by deceiving themselves liars have need of good memories a lie can go around the world and back while the truth is lacing up its boots a lie stands on one leg, truth on two lies do harm only to them that tell 'em lies have short legs men are never so easily deceived as when they are plotting to deceive others one lie makes many popular opinion is the greatest lie in the world there's no liar like an old liar white lies are but ushers to the black ones you can fool some of the people all the time, all the people some of the time, but you can't fool all the people all the time you catch a thief but never a liar -
3 wait
1. n1) очікування, чекання2) театр. антракт; перерва3) засідка, засада, підстерігання4) заст. сторож5) pl колядники2. v1) чекати, очікувати, дожидати (когось, чогось; на когось, на щось — for)wait a minute! — (почекайте) хвилинку!
to keep smb. waiting — примушувати когось чекати
2) зачекати; чатувати, підстерігати3) прислуговувати, служитиto wait at (on, upon) table — прислуговувати за столом; обслуговувати відвідувачів ресторану
4) обслуговувати (покупців тощо); працювати офіціантом5) відкладати (обід тощо)6) супроводжувати; проводжати; брати участь (у церемонії)wait about, wait around — розм. очікувати; тинятися, вештатися
wait behind — затриматися, залишитися
wait off — спорт. приберігати сили на кінець змагання
wait on — прислужувати; залицятися; приходити (до когось), робити візит
wait upon — прислуговувати, обслуговувати; залицятися; представлятися (комусь); з'являтися (до когось), робити візит
* * *I ['weit] n1) очікування2) миcт. антракт; перерва3) засідкаto lie in wait — бути /знаходитися/ в засідці; підкараулювати когось
4) христослави (співаки, що ходять по будинках в святвечір)II [weit] v1) ( for) чекатиto wait for a person [for a train] — чекати людину [потяг]
I can't wait — я не можу чекати; згораю від нетерпіння
2) відкладатиthat work will have to wait — цю роботу доведеться відкласти, з цією роботою доведеться почекати
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