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1 the best is oftentimes the enemy of the good
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > the best is oftentimes the enemy of the good
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2 the best is oftentimes the enemy of the good
Пословица: от добра добра не ищут, от добра добра не ищут (дословно: Лучшее часто враг хорошего), от здоровья не лечатся (дословно: Лучшее часто враг хорошего)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > the best is oftentimes the enemy of the good
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3 The best is oftentimes the enemy of the good.
<03> Лучшее часто враг хорошего. Ср. От добра добра не ищут. От здоровья не лечатся.Англо-русский словарь цитат, пословиц, поговорок и идиом > The best is oftentimes the enemy of the good.
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4 the best is oftentimes the enemy of the good
посл.Лучшее часто враг хорошего.ср. От добра добра не ищут. От здоровья не лечатся.Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > the best is oftentimes the enemy of the good
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5 The best is oftentimes the enemy of the good.
фраз. Лучшее — враг хорошего.Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > The best is oftentimes the enemy of the good.
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6 the best is (oftentimes) the enemy of the good
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > the best is (oftentimes) the enemy of the good
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7 the best is the enemy of the good
посл.лучшее (часто) враг хорошего; ≈ от добра добра не ищут...you'll fail, because you won't remember that the best is the enemy of the good. (C. P. Snow, ‘Corridors of Power’, ch. XIII) —...вы ничего не добьетесь, так как забыли, что лучшее - враг хорошего.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > the best is the enemy of the good
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8 the best is the enemy of the good
var: the best is oftentimes the enemy of the goodsyn: the best things are worst to come byкраще – ворог доброго ≅ часто краще доброму на шляху стоїтьEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > the best is the enemy of the good
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9 best is oftentimes the enemy of the good
пог. лучшее — враг хорошегоАнгло-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > best is oftentimes the enemy of the good
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10 enough is as good as a feast
syn: too much pudding will choke a dogдобре все по мірі the best is the enemy of the good measure is a treasureEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > enough is as good as a feast
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11 от добра добра не ищут
1) General subject: enough is as good as a feast, leave well alone, let (leave) well alone, you may go farther and fare worse2) American: let well alone3) Set phrase: enough is as good as a feast (дословно: Иметь достаточно-все равно что пировать), enough is as good as feast, if you're well off don't seek better!, leave well (enough) alone (changes in one's happy life may hardlv do one any good and may do only harm. used by a person who does not want any such changes), let well (enough) alone, let well (enough) alone (дословно: Не трогайте того, что и так хорошо), the best is oftentimes the enemy of the good, the best is oftentimes the enemy of the good (дословно: Лучшее часто враг хорошего), too much of a good thing is good for nothing, we can't be too choosy, when fortune smiles do not further seek to better your lot, if it ain't broke don't fix it4) Saying: don't mess with success, leave well enough aloneУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > от добра добра не ищут
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12 let well alone
syn: the best is (oftentimes) the enemy of the goodвід добра добра не шукають the best is the enemy of the good don't trouble trouble till trouble troubles you let sleeping dogs lie -
13 от добра добра не ищут
посл.if you're well off you don't seek better; cf. let well alone; enough is as good as a feast; the best is oftentimes the enemy of the good; why look for a good thing when you have one?Стёша хотела крикнуть, что дома с цветами под окнами, что жизнь лёгкая, - всё выдумки, не будет легче. Уж коли хочет добра ей, то пусть не держит - с отцом да с матерью ей удобнее, от добра добра не ищут! (В. Тендряков, Не ко двору) — Stesha wanted to scream at him, to tell him the house with the flowers under the window was all just a tale, and nothing was ever going to be any better. If he wanted her to be happy, he shouldn't keep her there; she'd be better off with her parents. If you're well off you don't seek better!
Пока суд да дело, Светлана, разумеется, может поселиться у неё, у Федоры Павловны. Чего там ещё искать - от добра добра не ищут. (М. Алигер, Соловьиная песня) — Up to then, of course, Svetlana could stop with her, why look for a good thing when you have one?
- Первый раз в жизни мужика прошу: не уходи. От добра добра не ищут. Не уходи, Саша. (С. Абрамов, Требуется чудо) — 'For the first time in my life, I'm asking a man: Don't leave me. Let well alone. Don't go, Sasha.'
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > от добра добра не ищут
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14 от здоровья не лечатся
Set phrase: don't mess with success, enough is as good as a feast, if it ain't broke don't fix it, if you're well off don't seek better!, leave well alone, leave well enough alone, let well alone, the best is oftentimes the enemy of the good (дословно: Лучшее часто враг хорошего), too much of a good thing is good for nothing, when fortune smiles do not further seek to better your lot, you may go farther and fare worseУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > от здоровья не лечатся
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15 mai bine este uneori duşmanul binelui
prov. the best is oftentimes the enemy of the good.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > mai bine este uneori duşmanul binelui
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16 Лучшее - враг хорошего.
фраз. The best is oftentimes the enemy of the good.Дополнительный универсальный русско-английский словарь > Лучшее - враг хорошего.
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