old horses

I have not permitted myself, gentlemen, to conclude that I am the best man in the country; but I am reminded in this connection of an old Dutch farmer who remarked... that ‘it was not best to swap horses when crossing a stream.’ (A. Lincoln, ‘Address to a Delegation of the National Union League’, June 9, 1864, HBQ) — я не беру на себя смелость утверждать, джентльмены, что я самый достойный гражданин этой страны. Но в этой связи мне вспоминаются слова одного голландского фермера, который как-то заметил: "...Не лучшее время менять лошадей, когда пересекаешь реку"

Proteus: "...I have had enough of it... I resign." Crassus: "But not at such a moment as this. Don't let us swop horses when crossing a stream." Nicobar: "Why not, if the horse you have got is subject to hysterics." Boanerges: "Not to mention that you may have more than one horse at your disposal." (B. Shaw, ‘The Apple Cart’, act I) — Протей: "...хватит с меня... я подаю в отставку." Красс: "Но не в такой момент. Мы не можем менять лошадей посредине реки." Никобар: "А почему бы и не сменить, если лошадь склонна к истерикам?" Бонерджес: "Не говоря уже о том, что в вашем распоряжении имеется еще несколько лошадей."

You can trust us to be discreet and tactful. So I suggest you cut the cackle and come to the horses. (A. Christie, ‘The Body in the Library’, ch. 5) — Вы можете положиться на мое благоразумие и такт. Хватит трепаться, переходите к делу.

There is an old English saying "cut the cackle and come to the 'osses". It means "cut out your silly chatter or your introductory flourishes and come to the point". (A. Warner, ‘A Short Guide to English Style’, ch. II) — Имеется старое английское выражение "хватит кудахтать - пора по коням", которое означает "хватит пустой болтовни - приступайте к делу"

put or turn out to grass — auf die Weide treiben od. führen; (fig.) in den Ruhestand versetzen

grass on somebody — jemanden verpfeifen (ugs.)

blade of grass — Grashalm m

grass seed — Grassamen m

the grass is always greener (on the other side of the fence or hill) (Prov) — auf des Nachbars Feld steht das Korn immer besser (Prov), die Kirschen in Nachbars Garten... (Prov)

to play on grass (Sport) —

the cattle are out at grass (Brit) — das Vieh ist auf der Weide

to put or turn out to grass ( Brit, cattle ) — auf die Weide führen or treiben; old horses das Gnadenbrot geben (+dat); (inf) employee aufs Abstellgleis schieben (inf)

to grass on sb — jdn verpfeifen (inf)

put or turn out to grass — auf die Weide treiben od. führen; (fig.) in den Ruhestand versetzen

grass on somebody — jemanden verpfeifen (ugs.)

tirar algo a algn — [para que lo coja] to throw sth to sb; [para hacer daño] to throw sth at sb

ya me han vuelto a tirar en química — I've failed chemistry again, I've flunked chemistry again ( esp EEUU) *

• tirar [de] — [+ soga, cuerda] to pull

tirar — Esp [en puerta etc] pull

tire — LAm [en puerta etc] pull

• tirar [de] — to pull

• tirar [de] — [+ espada, navaja] to draw

tiramos de diccionario y lo traducimos en un minuto — * if we use a dictionary it will just take a minute to translate

• tirar al [blanco] — to aim

• tirar a [matar] — to shoot to kill

• tirar a [puerta] — Esp to shoot at goal

no tires los papeles al suelo — don't throw o drop the wrappers on the ground

tirarle algo a alguien — ( para que lo agarre) to throw somebody something; ( con agresividad) to throw something at somebody

estos zapatos ya están para tirar(los) — these shoes are about ready to be thrown away o out

tiró el jarrón al suelo de un codazo — he knocked the vase off the table (o shelf etc) with his elbow

tirar a dar — to shoot to wound ( not to kill)

tirar al arco (AmL) or (Esp) a puerta — to shoot at goal

tira por esta calle abajo — go o turn down this street

tirarse en paracaídas — to parachute; ( en emergencia) to bale out

tirárselas de algo — (AmL fam)

tirarse a alguien — to screw somebody (vulg), to lay somebody (sl)

tirarse un pedo — to fart (sl)

tirarse un eructo — to burp (colloq)

se tiró el examen — he flunked the exam (colloq)

no tires los papeles al suelo — don't throw o drop the wrappers on the ground

tirarle algo a alguien — ( para que lo agarre) to throw somebody something; ( con agresividad) to throw something at somebody

estos zapatos ya están para tirar(los) — these shoes are about ready to be thrown away o out

tiró el jarrón al suelo de un codazo — he knocked the vase off the table (o shelf etc) with his elbow

tirar a dar — to shoot to wound ( not to kill)

tirar al arco (AmL) or (Esp) a puerta — to shoot at goal

tira por esta calle abajo — go o turn down this street

tirarse en paracaídas — to parachute; ( en emergencia) to bale out

tirárselas de algo — (AmL fam)

tirarse a alguien — to screw somebody (vulg), to lay somebody (sl)

tirarse un pedo — to fart (sl)

tirarse un eructo — to burp (colloq)

se tiró el examen — he flunked the exam (colloq)

Ex: Do not push or pull on the disc drawer.

Ex: The books may simply be laid before the librarian as they are found, ' dumped in his lap', as one writer puts it.