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1 lightning never strikes twice in the same place
syn: opportunity seldom knocks twiceблискавка в одне місце двічі не б'є ≅ доля одним і тим же двічі не балує an occasion lost cannot be redeemedEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > lightning never strikes twice in the same place
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2 opportunity seldom knocks twice
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > opportunity seldom knocks twice
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3 _доля
be content with your lot chances rule men, and not men chances a change in fortune hurts a wise man no more than a change of the moon don't tempt providence every bullet has its billet every man is the architect of his own fortune everyone has his lot and a wide world before him fortune always leaves one door open in disasters fortune can take away riches but not courage fortune favours the brave fortune favours the fools fortune is fickle fortune is like glass: it breaks when it is brightest fortune knocks once at every door fortune knows neither reason nor law God's clock strikes on time hanging and wiving goes by destiny heaven protects children, sailors, and drunken men if you're born to be hanged then you'll never be drowned lightning never strikes twice in the same place man proposes, God disposes no flying from fate no man is content with his own lot an occasion lost cannot be redeemed pretty face, poor fate providence helps those who help themselves a special providence takes care of idiots and stick-and-dirt chimneys turn about is fair play the unexpected always happens when fortune smiles, embrace her you must take the fat with the lean -
4 an occasion lost cannot be redeemed
syn: opportunity seldom knocks twiceщаслива нагода рідко приходить двічі ≅ двічі літо не бува лови рибу як ловиться одчиняй двері як одчиняються, бо як зачиняться – не скоро відчиниш що раз випустиш, то вже не впіймаєшEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > an occasion lost cannot be redeemed
См. также в других словарях:
lightning never strikes twice in the same place — The same accident does not happen twice; the same person does not have the same luck again. A proverb. * /Billy won a pony in the contest last year, but lightning never strikes twice in the same place./ … Dictionary of American idioms
lightning never strikes twice in the same place — The same accident does not happen twice; the same person does not have the same luck again. A proverb. * /Billy won a pony in the contest last year, but lightning never strikes twice in the same place./ … Dictionary of American idioms
lightning never strikes twice (in the same place) — phrase used for saying that something bad or unusual is not likely to happen again in the same place or to the same person Thesaurus: not likely to happensynonym general words meaning to happensynonym Main entry: lightning … Useful english dictionary
lightning\ never\ strikes\ twice\ in\ the\ same\ place — proverb the same accident does not happen twice; the same person does not have the same luck again. Billy won a pony in the contest last year, but lightning never strikes twice in the same place … Словарь американских идиом
lightning never strikes twice in the same place — proverb an unusual situation or event is unlikely to happen again in exactly the same circumstances or to the same person … Useful english dictionary
lightning never strikes the same place twice — 1857 P. H. MYERS Prisoner of Border xii. They did not hit me at all... Lightning never strikes twice in the same place, nor cannon balls either, I presume. 1942 P. WILDE Tinsley’s Bones x. The Witness: They say that lightning never strikes twice… … Proverbs new dictionary
lightning never strikes twice — lightning never strikes (the same place) twice used to say that a very unusual event is not likely to happen again to the same person or in the same place • • • Main Entry: ↑lightning lightning never strikes (the same place) twice see ↑lightning … Useful english dictionary
in the same place — See: LIGHTNING NEVER STRIKES TWICE IN THE SAME PLACE … Dictionary of American idioms
in the same place — See: LIGHTNING NEVER STRIKES TWICE IN THE SAME PLACE … Dictionary of American idioms
in\ the\ same\ place — See: lightning never strikes twice in the same place … Словарь американских идиом
lightning never strikes the same place twice — lightning never strikes (the same place) twice used to say that a very unusual event is not likely to happen again to the same person or in the same place • • • Main Entry: ↑lightning lightning never strikes (the same place) twice see ↑lightning … Useful english dictionary