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101 come the old soldier over smb
1) командовать кем-л., поучать кого-л. ( на правах более опытного человека)2) обманывать, надувать кого-л., втирать очки кому-л.But you needn't try to come the old soldier over me. I'm not quite such a fool as that. (Th. Hughes, ‘Tom Brown at Oxford’, ch. XVII) — Не пытайтесь надуть меня. Не так-то уж я глуп.
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102 there's many a good tune played on an old fiddle
посл."на старой скрипке можно сыграть не одну хорошую мелодию" (особ. о любвеобильной, но уже немолодой женщине)‘Ma Buggins was the only woman on Hannans for a while... not above doing a line with the boys, now and then.’ ‘Oh!’ Sally was horrified. ‘Frisco says there's many a good tune played on an old fiddle, and I dare say he knows what he's talking about.’ (K. S. Prichard, ‘The Roaring Nineties’, ch. 16) — - Матушка Баггинс долго была единственной женщиной в Хэннане... Говорят, она не гнушалась обществом здешних кавалеров. - Да что ты! - негодующе воскликнула Салли. - Фриско говорит, что чем старше вино, тем крепче, а уж он в этих делах знает толк.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > there's many a good tune played on an old fiddle
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103 pay off (or settle) a (or an old) score
cвoдить (cтapыe) cчёты, oтплaтить зa (cтapыe) oбиды, pacквитaтьcяGreat was their amazement, great was their relief, when they found out that their dreaded master breathed nothing but kindness, gentleness and conciliation. The old scores, they found, were not to be paid off, but to be wiped out (L. Strachey)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > pay off (or settle) a (or an old) score
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104 an old bird is not caught with chaff
1) Общая лексика: старого воробья на мякине не проведёшь2) Пословица: старого воробья на мякине не обманёшь (an experienced, wise, clever person is not to be enticed, fooled so easily)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > an old bird is not caught with chaff
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105 reopen not the wounds once healed
syn: do not rip up old soresне треба роз'ятрювати старі раниEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > reopen not the wounds once healed
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106 will not make old bones
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107 happy the wooing that's not long doing
посл.≈ "затянувшееся ухаживание счастья не сулит"‘You remember the old saying, Mr. Quin?’ ‘Happy the wooing that's not long doing...’ At the end of two months Richard Harwell and Eleanor Le Couteau were engaged. (A. Christie, ‘The Mysterious Mr. Quin’, ‘At the Bells and Motley’) — - Вы помните старую пословицу, мистер Куин? - Слишком долгое ухаживание счастья не приносит... Через два месяца Ричард Харуэл и Элеанор Лекуто были обручены.
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108 would not put it past smb.
разг.(would not put it past smb. (to do smth.))считать кого-л. способным на что-л....they were a nice pair, he wouldn't put anything past them. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Then and Now’, ch. XXXVI) —...хороша парочка. Он считал их способными на все.
I wouldn't put it past you to go down in the kitchen when we're all in bed and have a good square meal on the sly. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Complete Short Stories’, ‘The Three Fat Women of Antibes’) — Тебе ничего не стоит отправиться в кухню после того, как все мы легли спать, и плотно поесть.
‘But you don't think Paddy'll try any more of his dirty tricks, do you?’ ‘Hell won't be full till he's there, as Mrs. Molloy says,’ Dinny replied. ‘And I wouldn't put anything past Paddy Cavan.’ (K. S. Prichard, ‘Golden Miles’, ch. 19) — - Но неужели вы думаете, что Пэдди может учинить еще какую-нибудь подлость? - Вот уж кого черти в аду заждались, как говорит про него миссис Моллой, - заметил Динни. - Я тоже не поручился бы за Пэдди Кевана.
Foreign guests said Mr. de Morfé was a connoisseur of wine and food. It was rumoured that Mr. de Morfé superintended cooking of some of the dishes himself. Old mates declared they wouldn't put it past Frisco. (K. S. Prichard, ‘The Roaring Nineties’, ch. 45) — Иностранцы говорили о мистере де Морфе, что это великий знаток хорошей кухни и вин. Рассказывали даже, что он самолично наблюдает за приготовлением некоторых блюд. Старые товарищи Фриско говорили, что это вполне может быть.
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109 An old fox needs not to be taught new tricks
Пословица: Не учи ученого, яйца курицу не учатУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > An old fox needs not to be taught new tricks
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110 Deutero-Isaiah (Section of the Old Testament Book of Isaiah, Is:40-55, that is later in origin than the preceding chapters, though not as late as the following chapters)
Религия: "Девтероисайя"Универсальный англо-русский словарь > Deutero-Isaiah (Section of the Old Testament Book of Isaiah, Is:40-55, that is later in origin than the preceding chapters, though not as late as the following chapters)
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111 I do not like to see the passing of these old customs
Общая лексика: мне неприятно видеть, как эти старые обычаи уходят в прошлоеУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > I do not like to see the passing of these old customs
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112 Trito-Isaiah (Section of the Old Testament Book of Isaiah, Is: 56-66, that is later in origin than the preceding chapters, though not as late as the following chapters)
Религия: "Тритоисайя"Универсальный англо-русский словарь > Trito-Isaiah (Section of the Old Testament Book of Isaiah, Is: 56-66, that is later in origin than the preceding chapters, though not as late as the following chapters)
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113 an old bird is not caught by chaff
Пословица: старого воробья на мякине не проведёшьУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > an old bird is not caught by chaff
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114 an old bird is not to be caught with chaff
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > an old bird is not to be caught with chaff
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115 an old dog barks not in vain
Пословица: старая собака на пустое дерево лаять не станет (дословно: Старый пёс без причины не лает), старый ворон даром не каркает (дословно: Старый пёс без причины не лает)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > an old dog barks not in vain
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116 an old fox is not easily snared
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > an old fox is not easily snared
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117 doctors sometimes fall back on old cures when modern medicine does not work
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > doctors sometimes fall back on old cures when modern medicine does not work
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118 loss of interest, not years, is old age
Общая лексика: старость-это не ушедшие годы, а исчезнувшие интересыУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > loss of interest, not years, is old age
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119 she's not yet 30 years old and already she has 5 books to her credit
Общая лексика: ей ещё нет тридцати лет, а у нее на счёту пять книгУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > she's not yet 30 years old and already she has 5 books to her credit
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120 sixty is not really old
Общая лексика: шестьдесят лет - это ещё не настоящая старостьУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > sixty is not really old
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