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1 стены имеют уши
General subject: little pitchers have long ears, pitchers have ears, walls have ears -
2 Что говорит большой, слышит и малый
Children often hear and pick up from adults what they are not sup posed to knowCf: Little children have long ears (Am.). Little pigs have long ears (Br.). Little pitchers have big ears (Am.). Little pitchers have great (long) ears (Am., Br.). Small pitchers have wide ears (Am., Br.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Что говорит большой, слышит и малый
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3 дети любят подслушивать
General subject: little pitchers have long ears, little pitchers have wide earsУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > дети любят подслушивать
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4 у маленьких кувшинов большие ушки
Универсальный русско-английский словарь > у маленьких кувшинов большие ушки
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5 PITCHER
• Little pitchers have big (great, long) ears - Что говорит большой, слышит и малый (4)• Pitcher goes often to the well /but is broken at last/ (The) - Быть бычку на веревочке (Б), Повадился кувшин по воду ходить, там ему и голову сложить (П), Сколько веревочке ни виться, а конец будет (C)• Pitcher that goes to the well too often is broken at last (A) - Повадился кувшин по воду ходить, там ему и голову сложить (П), Сколько веревочке ни виться, а конец будет (C)• Pitcher went once too often to the well (The) - Быть бычку на веревочке (Б), Повадился кувшин по воду ходить, там ему и голову сложить (П), Сколько веревочке ни виться, а конец будет (C)• Small pitchers have wide ears - Что говорит большой, слышит и малый (4)• Whether the pitcher strikes the stone, or the stone the pitcher it is bad for the pitcher - Или пень об сову, или сову об пень - все рано ей больно (И), Что в лоб, что по лбу (4) -
6 дети любят слушать то, что им не полагается
General subject: little pitchers have big earsУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > дети любят слушать то, что им не полагается
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7 дети любят слушать, что им не полагается
Set phrase: little pitchers have long earsУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > дети любят слушать, что им не полагается
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8 маленькие дети слышат много лишнего
Saying: little pitchers have long earsУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > маленькие дети слышат много лишнего
См. также в других словарях:
Pitchers have ears. — См. У стен уши есть … Большой толково-фразеологический словарь Михельсона (оригинальная орфография)
little pitchers have large ears — Children overhear much that is not meant for them. A pitcher’s ears are its handles. 1546 J. HEYWOOD Dialogue of Proverbs II. V. G4v Auoyd your children, small pitchers haue wide eares. 1594 SHAKESPEARE Richard III II. iv. 37 Good madam, be not… … Proverbs new dictionary
little pitchers have big ears — Little children often overhear things they are not supposed to hear, or things adults do not expect they would notice. A proverb. * /Be especially careful not to swear in front of little children. Little pitchers have big ears./ … Dictionary of American idioms
little pitchers have big ears — Little children often overhear things they are not supposed to hear, or things adults do not expect they would notice. A proverb. * /Be especially careful not to swear in front of little children. Little pitchers have big ears./ … Dictionary of American idioms
little\ pitchers\ have\ big\ ears — proverb Little children often overhear things they are not supposed to hear, or things adults do not expect they would notice. Be especially careful not to swear in front of little children. Little pitchers have big ears … Словарь американских идиом
little pitchers have big ears — little children often overhear things that they are not supposed to hear Little pitchers have big ears she said when she saw her daughter standing at the door listening to her talking to her husband … Idioms and examples
little pitchers have big ears — (USA) This means that children hear more and understand the world around them better than many adults realize … The small dictionary of idiomes
have — See: CAT HAS NINE LIVES, ONE S CAKE AND HAVE IT TOO, EVERY CLOUD HAS A SILVER LINING, EVERY DOG HAS HIS DAY, HAVE NOTHING ON or HAVE ANYTHING ON, LITTLE PITCHERS HAVE BIG EARS, or an important word after this in the sentence … Dictionary of American idioms
have — See: CAT HAS NINE LIVES, ONE S CAKE AND HAVE IT TOO, EVERY CLOUD HAS A SILVER LINING, EVERY DOG HAS HIS DAY, HAVE NOTHING ON or HAVE ANYTHING ON, LITTLE PITCHERS HAVE BIG EARS, or an important word after this in the sentence … Dictionary of American idioms
have — See: cat has nine lives, eat one s cake and have it too, every cloud has a silver lining, every dog has his day, have nothing on or not have anything on, little pitchers have big ears, or an important word after this in the sentence … Словарь американских идиом
little pitchers have big ears — (USA) This means that children hear more and understand the world around them better than many adults realize.<br (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions