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121 Better to stumble than make a slip of the tongue.
фраз. Лучше споткнуться, чем оговориться.Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > Better to stumble than make a slip of the tongue.
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122 better never begin than never make an end
краще ніколи не починати, ніж ніколи не завершитиEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > better never begin than never make an end
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123 you had better be/make sure
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124 you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs
посл."не разбив яйца, яичницы не сделаешь"; ≈ не разгрызёшь ореха, не съешь и ядра [этим. фр. on ne fait pas d'omelette sans casser des œufs]No one abhors violence more than I do. Still you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs... (S. Lewis, ‘It can't Happen Here’, ch. 24) — Никто не питает большего отвращения к насилию, чем я. Но нельзя сделать яичницу, не разбив яиц...
She would be very upset, she would cry perhaps... You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs. It was better to have a good cry than to marry a man who was keeping another woman with your money. (L. P. Hartley, ‘The Hireling’, ch. XIX) — Она будет очень расстроена, наверное, даже поплачет... Ну что ж, лес рубят - щепки летят. Лучше поплакать, чем выходить замуж за человека, который на ваши деньги содержит другую женщину.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs
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125 you can take a horse to the water, but you cannot make him drink
посл.(you can (или may) take a horse (или a man may lead a horse) to the water, but you cannot make him drink)"можно пригнать коня на водопой, но пить его не заставишь"; ≈ не всего можно добиться силойIf he is very strongly set against the work, perhaps it is better that he should take the opportunity there is now to break his articles. I am naturally very disappointed, but as you know you can take a horse to the water, but you can't make him drink. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Of Human Bondage’, ch. 39) — Если Филип решительно настроен против своей работы, может быть, лучше воспользоваться случаем и расторгнуть договор. Нечего и говорить, что я очень огорчен тем, как обернулось дело, но вы сами знаете - силком работать не заставишь.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > you can take a horse to the water, but you cannot make him drink
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126 -to make-
Nota d'usoNella costruzione causativa il verbo all'infinito che segue to make non è preceduto da to: si dice That made me think, ciò mi fece riflettere e non That made me to think; The medicine made me feel better, la medicina mi fece sentire meglio; They made him resign, lo costrinsero a dimettersi, lo fecero dimettere. Nella corrispondente forma passiva l'infinito deve invece essere preceduto da to: She must be made to come back, bisogna farla tornare, la si deve far tornare; I was made to wait for hours, mi fecero aspettare per ore. -
127 nothing to make a song about
разг.ничего особенного; не заслуживает вниманияPersonally, of course, I think this new thing miles better than ‘The Sobbing Turtle’ which was a nice little affair, but nothing to make a song about. (J. Galsworthy, ‘The White Monkey’, part III, ch. II) — Конечно, я лично считаю новый роман во сто раз лучше "Рыдающей горлицы", - то была приятная книжечка, но о ней и сказать, в сущности, нечего.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > nothing to make a song about
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128 I think there is a train at 5.15 but you'd better make sure
Общая лексика: кажется, есть поезд в 5.15, но советую вам это проверитьУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > I think there is a train at 5.15 but you'd better make sure
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