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1 the cobbler's wife is the worst shod
посл.у жены сапожника обувь хуже всех; ≈ сапожник ходит без сапогLarge English-Russian phrasebook > the cobbler's wife is the worst shod
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2 the shoemaker's wife is the worst shod
Пословица: сапожник всегда без сапог, сапожник ходит без сапогУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > the shoemaker's wife is the worst shod
См. также в других словарях:
the shoemaker’s son always goes barefoot — A skilled or knowledgeable person commonly neglects to give his own family the benefit of his expertise. Found in a number of variants. 1546 J. HEYWOOD Dialogue of Proverbs I. xi. E1v But who is wurs shod, than the shoemakers wyfe, With shops… … Proverbs new dictionary