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1 всяк сверчок знай свой шесток
1) General subject: stick to last2) Set phrase: know your place!, let every herring hang by its own gill, let every sheep hang by its own shank, let not the cobbler go beyond his last, let the cobbler stick to his last, mind your own business!, the cobbler must stick to his last (said to or about him who should mind his own business and not intend to act beyond the limits of his influence, responsibilities, functions), the cobbler should stick to his last (said to or about him who should mind his own business and not intend to act beyond the limits of his influence, responsibilities, functions), the gunner to his linstock, and the steersman to the helm3) Saying: a shoe-maker must keep to his lastУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > всяк сверчок знай свой шесток
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2 знай, сверчок, свой шесток
Set phrase: know your place!, let every herring hang by its own gill, let every sheep hang by its own shank, let not the cobbler go beyond his last, let the cobbler stick to his last, mind your own business!, the cobbler must stick to his last (said to or about him who should mind his own business and not intend to act beyond the limits of his influence, responsibilities, functions), the cobbler should stick to his last (said to or about him who should mind his own business and not intend to act beyond the limits of his influence, responsibilities, functions), the gunner to his linstock, and the steersman to the helmУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > знай, сверчок, свой шесток
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ВСЯК СВЕРЧОК ЗНАЙ СВОЙ ШЕСТОК ЗНАЙ СВЕРЧОК СВОЙ ШЕСТОК (saying) do not overstep the limits of your authority (said to or about a person who is behaving in a way inappropriate to his position or is interfering in someone else's affairs): = stay on your own side of the fence the cobbler should (let the cobbler) stick to his last mind your own business.(Аграфена Кондратьевна:) Опомнись! (Большое:) Знай сверчок свой шесток! Не твое дело! (Островский 10). (А.К.:) Recollect yourself!(В.:) Stay on your own side of the fence! This is none of your business! (10a).(Кочкарёв:) He смыслишь ничего, не мешайся. Знай сверчок свой шесток - убирайся! (Гоголь 1). (К.:) You don't understand anything. Don't interfere. The cobbler should stick to his last. Clear off! (1a). -
4 всяк сверчок знай свой шесток
• ВСЯК СВЕРЧОК ЗНАЙ СВОЙ ШЕСТОК; ЗНАЙ СВЕРЧОК СВОЙ ШЕСТОК[saying]=====⇒ do not overstep the limits of your authority (said to or about a person who is behaving in a way inappropriate to his position or is interfering in someone else's affairs):- the cobbler should < let the cobbler> stick to his last;- mind your own business.♦ [Аграфена Кондратьевна:] Опомнись! [Большов:] Знай сверчок свой шесток! Не твоё дело! (Островский 10). [А.К.:] Recollect yourself! [В.:] Stay on your own side of the fence! This is none of your business! (10a).♦ [Кочкарёв:] Не смыслишь ничего, не мешайся. Знай сверчок свой шесток - убирайся! (Гоголь 1). [К.:] You don't understand anything. Don't interfere. The cobbler should stick to his last. Clear off! (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > всяк сверчок знай свой шесток
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5 знай сверчок свой шесток
• ВСЯК СВЕРЧОК ЗНАЙ СВОЙ ШЕСТОК; ЗНАЙ СВЕРЧОК СВОЙ ШЕСТОК[saying]=====⇒ do not overstep the limits of your authority (said to or about a person who is behaving in a way inappropriate to his position or is interfering in someone else's affairs):- the cobbler should < let the cobbler> stick to his last;- mind your own business.♦ [Аграфена Кондратьевна:] Опомнись! [Большов:] Знай сверчок свой шесток! Не твоё дело! (Островский 10). [А.К.:] Recollect yourself! [В.:] Stay on your own side of the fence! This is none of your business! (10a).♦ [Кочкарёв:] Не смыслишь ничего, не мешайся. Знай сверчок свой шесток - убирайся! (Гоголь 1). [К.:] You don't understand anything. Don't interfere. The cobbler should stick to his last. Clear off! (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > знай сверчок свой шесток
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6 беда коли сапожник начнёт печь пироги, а кузнец тачать сапоги
Set phrase: the cobbler should stick to his last (дословно: Сапожнику следует держаться за свою колодку)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > беда коли сапожник начнёт печь пироги, а кузнец тачать сапоги
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7 не за свое дело не берись
Set phrase: the cobbler should stick to his last (дословно: Сапожнику следует держаться за свою колодку)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > не за свое дело не берись
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8 сверчок
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9 Всяк сверчок - знай свой шесток.
фраз. The cobbler should stick to his last.Дополнительный универсальный русско-английский словарь > Всяк сверчок - знай свой шесток.
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12 Не в свои сани не садись
а) People should not undertake a task they do not know how to do, and they should not speak about matters they are ignorant of See Беда, коли сапожник начнет печь пироги, а кузнец тачать сапоги (Б), Берись за то, к чему ты годен (Б), Ласточка лепит гнезда, пчелка - соты (Л), Не за свое дело не берись (H), Не суйся в ризы, коль не поп (H); b) You must know your place and should not try to equal people superior to you. See Всяк сверчок знай свой шесток (B), Гусь свинье не товарищ (Г), Знай, кошка, свое лукошко (3), Куда конь с копытом, туда и рак с клешней (K), Лезет в волки, а хвост собачий (Л), Сапог с сапогом, лапоть с лаптем (C), С суконным рылом в калачный ряд не суйся (C)Cf:a) The cobbler must stick to his last (Br.). Every man as his business lies (to his business, to his craft) (Br.). Every man to his trade (Am., Br.). If you are a cock, crow; if a hen, lay eggs (Am.). Let every man do what he was made for (Br.). Let not the cobbler go beyond his last (Br.). Let the cobbler stick to his last (Am., Br.). A shoemaker should stick to his last (Br.). Shoemaker, stick to your last (to your shoes) (Am.)b) As a bear has no tail, for a lion he will fail (Br.). Everyone to his equal (Am.). Every sheep with its like (Am.). Geese with geese, and women with women (Br.). Keep to your own kind (Am.). Tigers and deer do not stroll together (Am.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Не в свои сани не садись
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13 суди не выше сапога
(А. Пушкин < Плиний Старший; лат. ne sutor supra crepidam (judicaret))lit. judge not above the boot; cf. a cobbler should stick to his lastРусско-английский фразеологический словарь > суди не выше сапога
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14 всяк сверчок знай свой шесток
тж. знай, сверчок, свой шестокпосл.lit. if you are a cricket stay on your hearth; cf. know your place!; stay on your own side of the fence!; this is none of your business!; let not the cobbler go beyond his last; the cobbler must (should) stick to his last; let the cobbler stick to his last; let every sheep hang by its own shank; let every herring hang by its own gill; the gunner to his linstock, and the steersman to the helmАграфена Кондратьевна.
Что ты! что ты! опомнись! Большое. Знай сверчок свой шесток! Не твоё дело! (А. Островский, Свои люди - сочтёмся) — Agrafena Kondratyevna. What're you doing! What're you doing! Recollect yourself! Bolshov. Stay on your own side of the fence! This is none of your business!Приедут, между прочим, купцы Хтулкин и Переулков: для этих господ положены в передней лист бумаги и перо. "Каждый сверчок знай свой шесток". Пусть распишутся и уйдут. (А. Чехов, Раз в год) — Among those who would come there were also sure to be the merchants Khtulkin and Pereulkov; for these gentlemen a sheet of paper and a pen have been placed in the ante-room. Every one in the right place. They may sign their names and go away.
Алёшка... тоже вошёл в избу и, помолившись со лживым усердием на иконы, скромненько уселся на лавочке у самой двери - всяк, мол, сверчок знай свой шесток. (В. Катаев, Растратчики) — Alyoshka... also entered the hut, and after praying with deceitful fervour to the icons, seated himself on a bench just within the door - the cobbler doesn't go beyond his last.
Мы можем, из последних сил подступив, лишь замереть в бессилии перед неизъяснимостью наших понятий и недоступностью соседних пределов, но переступить их и подать оттуда пусть слабый совсем и случайный голос нам не позволится. Знай сверчок свой шесток. (В. Распутин, Что передать вороне?) — Gathering our last strength, we can only approach and stop still, powerless before the inarticulateness of our concepts and the inaccessibility of adjacent spaces, for it is not given to us to step over and then give even the weakest and occasional voice from there. If you are a cricket stay on your hearth!
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > всяк сверчок знай свой шесток
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15 беда, коль пироги начнёт печи сапожник
беда, коль пироги начнёт печи сапожник <, а сапоги тачать пирожник>(И. Крылов)The pieman, that doth try to cobble shoes, / The cobbler, that doth take to pies and stews, / Will find that with them things go badly! (trans. by H. Harrison); cf. let the cobbler stick to his last; the cobbler must (should) stick to his last- Впрочем, я отвечу вам очень коротко: "беда, коль пироги начнёт печь сапожник..." Я всегда улыбаюсь, когда слушаю гневные рассуждения штатских людей о военном, особенно о морском деле. (Л. Соболев, Капитальный ремонт) — 'But in brief, I can tell you this: let the cobbler stick to his last. I always smile when I hear civilians getting worked up about naval matters.'
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > беда, коль пироги начнёт печи сапожник
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16 всяк сверчок знай свой шесток
посл.
know your place!
stay on your own side of the fence!
this is non of your business!
let not the cobbler go beyond his last
the cobbler must (should) stick to his last
let the cobbler stick to his last
the gunner to his linstock, and the steersman to the helm
let every herring hang by its own gillДополнительный универсальный русско-английский словарь > всяк сверчок знай свой шесток
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17 не в свои сани не садись
посл.don't try to do something you're not fit for; cf. let not the cobbler go beyond his last; let the cobbler stick to his last; the cobbler must (should) stick to his last- Какое там образование - грамотешка! С таким образованием только получку считать, а не казённые деньги. Я ей сколько раз говорил: не лезь не в свои сани. (В. Распутин, Деньги для Марии) — 'Education? A joke. Can't do much more than count her pay, let alone the till. How many times did I tell her: don't try to do something you're not fit for.'
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > не в свои сани не садись
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