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1 the higher the ape goes, the more he shows his tail
посл."чем выше обезьяна взберётся на дерево, тем виднее её хвост" (говорится о человеке, недостатки которого тем очевиднее, чем выше его общественное положение)Margaret retorted: ‘...your speech betrays you. It is not till the ape hath mounted the tree that she shows her tail so plain.’ (Ch. Reade, ‘The Cloister and the Hearth’, ch. LII) — Ваша речь вас выдает. Как говорится, залезла обезьяна на дерево, и все увидели, что у нее хвост.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > the higher the ape goes, the more he shows his tail
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2 the higher the ape goes, the more he shows his tail
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > the higher the ape goes, the more he shows his tail
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3 The higher the ape goes, the more he shows his tail.
<03> Чем выше взбирается обезьяна, тем виднее ее хвост. Смысл: чем выше общественное положение человека, тем виднее его недостатки.Англо-русский словарь цитат, пословиц, поговорок и идиом > The higher the ape goes, the more he shows his tail.
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4 the higher the ape goes, the more he shows his tail
посл.Чем выше взбирается обезьяна, тем виднее ее хвост. Смысл: чем выше общественное положение человека, тем виднее его недостатки.Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > the higher the ape goes, the more he shows his tail
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