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1 DEVIL
• Cross on the breast, and the devil in the heart (The) - Глядит овцой, а пахнет волком (Г)• Devil and all to pay (The) - Сам черт не разберет (C)• Devil can cite Scripture for his purpose (The) - Цель оправдывает средства (Ц)• Devil dances in an empty pocket (The) - Бедность не грех, а до греха доводит (Б)• Devil finds (makes) work for idle hands /to do/ (The) - Безделье - мать пороков (Б), Трутни горазды на плутни (T)• Devil is dead (The) - Дело в шляпе (Д)• Devil is ever kind to (is fond of, is good to, is kind to, looks after, protects, takes care of) his own (The) - К своим и черт хорошо относится (K)• Devil is not as (so) black as he is painted (The) - Не так страшен черт, как его малюют (H)• Devil knows many things because he is old (The) - Старый волк знает толк (C)• Devil looks after his own (The) - К своим и черт хорошо относится (K)• Devil lurks behind the cross (The) - Глядит овцой, а пахнет волком (Г)• Devil protects his own (The) - К своим и черт хорошо относится (K)• Devil rebukes sin (The) - Чья бы корова мычала, а твоя бы молчала (4)• Devil sits behind the cross (The) - Глядит овцой, а пахнет волком (Г)• Devil takes care of his own (The) - К своим и черт хорошо относится (K)• Devil was sick, the devil a monk (a saint) would be; the devil was well, the devil of a monk (a saint) was he (The) - Мужик тонул - топор обещал, вытащили - топорища жаль (M)• Don't bid the devil good morning until you have met him - Не реви раньше смерти (H)• Fight the devil with his own tools, or fight the devil with fire - Клин клином вышибают (K), Чем ушибся, тем и лечись (4)• Give the devil an inch and he will take an ell - Дай волю на ноготок - он возьмет на весь локоток (Д), Дай курице гряду - изроет весь огород (Д), Дай черту волос, а он и за всю голову (Д)• Here is the devil to pay, and no pitch hot - Сам черт не разберет (C)• He that takes the devil into his boat must carry him over the sound - Взялся за гуж, не говори, что не дюж (B)• It is easier to raise the devil than to lay him - Беда к нам приходит верхом, а от нас уходит пешком (Б), Беда приходит пудами, а уходит золотниками (Б)• Nothing goes over the devil's back that doesn't come back under the devil's belly - Худо нажитое впрок не идет (X)• Pull devil, pull baker - Живи и жить давай другим (Ж)• Speak of the devil /and he is sure to appear/ - Серого помянешь, а серый здесь (C)• Speak of the devil, and he'll appear - На ловца и зверь бежит (Л), О волке толк, а тут и волк (0), Серого помянешь, а серый здесь (C)• Speak of the devil and in he walks - Серого помянешь, а серый здесь (C)• Talk about the devil and his imps will appear - О волке толк, а тут и волк (O)• Talk of the devil and his imp appears - О волке толк, а тут и волк (O)• Talk of the devil and you'll see his horns - О волке толк, а тут и волк (O)• What goes over the devil's back comes under his belly - Худо нажитое впрок не идет (X)• What is got over the devil's back is spent under his belly - Худо нажитое впрок не идет (X), Чужим добром не разживешься (4)• When the devil was sick, a monk was he; when the devil was well, the devil of a monk was he - Мужик тонул - топор обещал, вытащили - топорища жаль (M)• Where God has a church, the devil has a chapel - Около святых черти водятся (O)• Where God has his church (temple), the devil will have his chapel - Около святых черти водятся (O)• You can't paint the devil white - Черного кобеля не отмоешь добела (4) -
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НА ЛОВЦА И ЗВЕРЬ БЕЖИТ (saying) (said when s.o. unexpectedly comes across a person he has been looking for or needs) you are or this is precisely the person I want to speak to, consult with etc at this moment: - just the person I need(ed) (want(ed)) to see (in limited contexts) talk (speak) of the devil (and he appears (will appear)). -
3 на ловца и зверь бежит
[saying]=====⇒ (said when s.o. unexpectedly comes across a person he has been looking for or needs) you are or this is precisely the person I want to speak to, consult with etc at this moment:- ≈ just the person I need(ed) (want<ed>) to see;- [in limited contexts] talk (speak) of the devil (and he appears < will appear>).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > на ловца и зверь бежит
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4 О волке помолвка, а волк и тут.
American English: speak of the devil and he appears.Универсальный русско-английский словарь > О волке помолвка, а волк и тут.
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5 О волке толк, а тут и волк
The man shows up unexpectedly just after he was talked about. See На ловца и зверь бежит (H), Серого помянешь, а серый здесь (QVar.: Помяни волка, а волк тут. Про волка речь, а он навстречьCf: Speak of angels and you'll hear the rustling of their wings (Ajn.). Speak of Satan and you'll see his horns (Am.). Speak of the devil /, and he'll appear/ (Am., Br.). Talk about the devil and his imps will appear (Am.). Talk of the angel and you'll hear the fluttering of his wings (Br.). Talk of the devil and his imp appears (Am., Br.). Talk of the devil and you'll see his horns (Br.). Talk of the Dule and he'll put out his horns (Br.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > О волке толк, а тут и волк
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6 вспомни дурака он и появится
General subject: speak of the devil and the devil appears. (Also see "легок на помине".)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > вспомни дурака он и появится
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7 П-332
ЛЁГОК (ЛЁГКИЙ) НА ПОМИНЕ coll AdjP subj-compl with бытье, subj: human ( usu. short-form var.) or detached modif (long-form var.) fixed WOs.o. appears suddenly (and usu. unexpectedly) just as or right after he is mentioned or thought ofspeak (talk) of the devil.(Каретников:) А ну-ка, почему-ка Свидерского нет? Ему бы надлежало быть... (В калитку входит Свидерский Леонид Казимирович...) Легок на помине! (Арбузов 1). (К.:) And why isn't Svidersky here? He should be among those present....(Leonid Svidersky enters by the garden gate...) (K.) Talk of the devil! (1a). -
8 легкий на помине
• ЛЕГОК < ЛЕГКИЙ> НА ПОМИНЕ coll[AdjP; subj-compl with быть, subj: human (usu. short-form var.) or detached modif (long-form var.); fixed WO]=====⇒ s.o. appears suddenly (and usu. unexpectedly) just as or right after he is mentioned or thought of:- speak (talk) of the devil.♦ [Каретников:] А ну-ка, почему-ка Свидерского нет? Ему бы надлежало быть... (в калитку входит Свидерский Леонид Казимирович...) Легок на помине! (Арбузов 1). [К.:] And why isn't Svidersky here? He should be among those present....(Leonid Svidersky enters by the garden gate...) [K. ] Talk of the devil! (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > легкий на помине
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9 легок на помине
• ЛЕГОК < ЛЕГКИЙ> НА ПОМИНЕ coll[AdjP; subj-compl with быть, subj: human (usu. short-form var.) or detached modif (long-form var.); fixed WO]=====⇒ s.o. appears suddenly (and usu. unexpectedly) just as or right after he is mentioned or thought of:- speak (talk) of the devil.♦ [Каретников:] А ну-ка, почему-ка Свидерского нет? Ему бы надлежало быть... (в калитку входит Свидерский Леонид Казимирович...) Легок на помине! (Арбузов 1). [К.:] And why isn't Svidersky here? He should be among those present....(Leonid Svidersky enters by the garden gate...) [K. ] Talk of the devil! (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > легок на помине
См. также в других словарях:
speak of the devil and he appears — A person comes just when you are talking about him. A proverb. * /We were just talking about Bill when he came in the door. Speak of the devil and he appears./ … Dictionary of American idioms
speak of the devil and he appears — A person comes just when you are talking about him. A proverb. * /We were just talking about Bill when he came in the door. Speak of the devil and he appears./ … Dictionary of American idioms
speak\ of\ the\ devil\ and\ he\ appears — proverb A person comes just when you are talking about him. We were just talking about Bill when he came in the door. Speak of the devil and he appears … Словарь американских идиом
speak of the devil and he appears — a person comes just when one is talking about him Speak of the devil and he appears, I said just as our colleague who we were talking about walked in the door … Idioms and examples
Speak of the Devil — is an idiom or phrase used in both written and spoken English. It is used when an object of discussion (normally a person) unexpectedly becomes present during the conversation. For example, if Alice and Bob start discussing Charlie while he isn t … Wikipedia
speak of the devil — verb mention someone s name who just then appears • Hypernyms: ↑mention, ↑advert, ↑bring up, ↑cite, ↑name, ↑refer • Verb Frames: Somebody s * * * … Useful english dictionary
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talk of the devil, and he is bound to appear — Also abbreviated to talk of the Devil!, used when a person just spoken of is suddenly seen. 1666 G. TORRIANO Italian Proverbs 134 The English say, Talk of the Devil, and he’s presently at your elbow. 1721 J. KELLY Scottish Proverbs 299 Speak of… … Proverbs new dictionary
devil — See: BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA, FULL OF THE OLD NICK or FULL OF THE DEVIL, GIVE THE DEVIL HIS DUE, GO TO THE DEVIL, PLAY THE DEVIL WITH, RAISE THE DEVIL, SPEAK OF THE DEVIL AND HE APPEARS … Dictionary of American idioms
devil — See: BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA, FULL OF THE OLD NICK or FULL OF THE DEVIL, GIVE THE DEVIL HIS DUE, GO TO THE DEVIL, PLAY THE DEVIL WITH, RAISE THE DEVIL, SPEAK OF THE DEVIL AND HE APPEARS … Dictionary of American idioms