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1 the goose that laid the golden eggs
источник обогащения; ≈ курица, несущая золотые яйца [часть выражения to kill the goose that laid или lays the golden eggs]; см. kill the goose that laid the golden eggs...he could see that McGrath, upon the death of the goose that laid the golden eggs, might well be carried away by the impulse to make a last packet out of his poor employer. (J. Murdoch, ‘The Nice and the Good’, ch. 8) —...Дакейн понимал, что после смерти Радичи, этой курицы, несущей золотые яйца, Мак-Грату могло прийти в голову в последний раз поживиться за счет своего несчастного хозяина.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > the goose that laid the golden eggs
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2 the ten commandments
1) уст.; ирон. женские ногти, "коготки" [букв. десять заповедей; выражение популяризировано Шекспиром; см. цитату]Duchess of Gloucester: "...Could I come near your beauty with my nails, I'd set my ten commandments in your face." (W. Shakespeare, ‘King Henry VI’, part II, act I, sc. 3) — Герцогиня Глостерская: "...Да, красотка, когда б Могла, то на лице твоем ногтями Все заповеди написала б я!"
I'll set my ten commandments in the face o' the first look that lays a finger on him. (W. Scott, ‘Waverley’, ch. XXX) — Я вцеплюсь в физиономию всякого, кто посмеет притронуться к нему пальцем.
2) уст.; ирон. следы от ногтей, царапиныDon't put your tongue into your cheek at me... or I'll write the ten commandments on your face. (Fr. Marryat, ‘The King's Own’, ch. XL) — Не насмехайтесь надо мной... а то на вашей физиономии останутся следы моих ногтей.
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3 the goose that lays the golden eggs
Общая лексика: источник обогащения, курица, несущая золотые яйцаУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > the goose that lays the golden eggs
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4 the agreement lays down that
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > the agreement lays down that
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5 lays the foundation for
• слагам началото наEnglish-Bulgarian polytechnical dictionary > lays the foundation for
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6 to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
to kill the goose that lays the golden eggsmatar a galinha dos ovos de ouro, perder uma grande chance.————————to kill the goose that lays the golden eggsmatar a galinha dos ovos de ouro.English-Portuguese dictionary > to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
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7 kill the goose that laid (or lays) the golden eggs
уничтoжить иcтoчник coбcтвeннoгo блaгococтoяния; убить куpицу, нecущую зoлoтыe яйцa [выpaжeниe из бacни Эзoпa] A person who is blackmailing doesn't want to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs (E. S. Gardner). As London's Daily Telegraph put it in an editorial, 'Unless tourism is brought under firmer discipline, it will destroy itself. We think we are within measurable distance of killing the goose which lays the golden eggs' (Time)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > kill the goose that laid (or lays) the golden eggs
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8 kill the goose that laid the golden eggs
уничтожить источник собственного благосостояния ≈ убить курицу, несущую золотые яйца [выражение из басни Эзопа]; см. тж. the goose that laid the golden eggsA person who is blackmailing doesn't want to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs... (E. S. Gardner, ‘The Case of the Drowsy Mosquito’, ch. 23) — Шантажист никогда не убьет свою жертву, эту курицу, которая несет ему золотые яйца.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > kill the goose that laid the golden eggs
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9 to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
matar la gallina de los huevos de oroEnglish-spanish dictionary > to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
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10 kill the goose who lays the golden eggs
English-spanish dictionary > kill the goose who lays the golden eggs
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11 kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
English-Dutch dictionary > kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
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12 lay down on the job
expr AmE slIf any one of us lays down on the job we shall never be able to finish it in time — Если кто-нибудь из нас будет прохлаждаться, то мы не кончим эту работу вовремя
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > lay down on the job
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13 kill the goose that lays the golden egg
Общая лексика: резать курицу, несущую золотые яйцаУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > kill the goose that lays the golden egg
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14 kill the goose lays the golden eggs
altın yumurtlayan tavuğu kesmekEnglish-Turkish dictionary > kill the goose lays the golden eggs
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15 kill the goose lays the golden eggs
altın yumurtlayan tavuğu kesmekEnglish-Turkish dictionary > kill the goose lays the golden eggs
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16 Kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
Зарезать курицу, несущую золотые яйцаDifficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > Kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
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17 don't kill the goose that lays golden eggs
אל תשחוט את האווזה המטילה ביצי זהב, אל תסתום מכרה זהב בטרם עת* * *◙ תע םרטב בהז הרכמ םותסת לא,בהז יציב הליטמה הזוואה תא טוחשת לא◄English-Hebrew dictionary > don't kill the goose that lays golden eggs
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18 don't kill the goose that lays golden eggs
slacht de gans niet die gouden eieren legtEnglish-Dutch dictionary > don't kill the goose that lays golden eggs
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19 don't kill the goose that lays golden eggs
döda inte hönan som värper guldägg, ta inte livet av mjölkkonEnglish-Swedish dictionary > don't kill the goose that lays golden eggs
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20 when a man lays the foundation of his own ruin, others will build on it
коли людина закладає підвалини власної загибелі, інші починають на них будуватиEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > when a man lays the foundation of his own ruin, others will build on it
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