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СИДЕТЬ НА ПИЩЕ (ВКУШАТЬ ОТ ПИЩИ) СВЯТОГО АНТОНИЯ obs, lit, often humor VP subj: human to live in a half-starved conditionX сидит на пище святого Антония — X lives on air (on next to nothing)X is on starvation rations (in limited contexts) X is fasting for the sins of mankind.From the name of the Christian ascetic St. Anthony of Thebes, who lived on roots and grasses in the desert. -
2 вкушать от пищи святого Антония
• СИДЕТЬ НА ПИЩЕ (ВКУШАТЬ ОТ ПИЩИ) СВЯТОГО АНТОНИЯ obs, lit, often humor[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ to live in a half-starved condition:- [in limited contexts] X is fasting for the sins of mankind.—————← From the name of the Christian ascetic St. Anthony of Thebes, who lived on roots and grasses in the desert.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > вкушать от пищи святого Антония
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3 сидеть на пище святого Антония
• СИДЕТЬ НА ПИЩЕ (ВКУШАТЬ ОТ ПИЩИ) СВЯТОГО АНТОНИЯ obs, lit, often humor[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ to live in a half-starved condition:- [in limited contexts] X is fasting for the sins of mankind.—————← From the name of the Christian ascetic St. Anthony of Thebes, who lived on roots and grasses in the desert.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > сидеть на пище святого Антония
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