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41 Чем кумушек считать трудиться, / Не лучше ль на себя, кума, оборотиться?
(И. Крылов)Thy counting will but trouble earn, / Twere better, gossip, on thyself thy looks to turn! (trans. by H. Harrison); cf. the pot calling (calls) the kettle black; people living in glass houses should not throw stones; hadn't you better look at yourself instead or retailing gossip?- Ну, это уж из зависти! - сердито нахмурившись, сказал Рудин. - Нехорошо, нехорошо! - и покачал головой так, чтоб все это видели. - А ты бы нам лучше о своей работе рассказал, чем кумушек считать трудиться... (Б. Горбатов, Донбасс) — 'Sheer envy!' Rudin threw out with a scowl. 'Shame! Shame!' and he shook his head deprecatingly for all to see. 'Hadn't you better tell us about your work instead of retailing gossip?' he added...
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Чем кумушек считать трудиться, / Не лучше ль на себя, кума, оборотиться?
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42 Da redet der Topf über den Tiegel.
That's the pot calling the kettle black.Deutsch-Englisches Wörterbuch > Da redet der Topf über den Tiegel.
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43 Wer im Glashaus sitzt, sollte nicht mit Steinen werfen!
Deutsch-Englisches Wörterbuch > Wer im Glashaus sitzt, sollte nicht mit Steinen werfen!
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44 tencere
"(liddedand now usually handled) saucepan, saucepot, stewpan, or stewpot. - dibin/götün kara, seninki benden kara. colloq. The pot´s calling the kettle black. -si kaynarken, maymunu oynarken.... When he was prosperous.../When he was living on easy street.... -de pişirip kapağında yemek to make do strictly with what one has; to get by on a shoestring. - tava, herkeste bir hava. colloq. There´s no unity of thought or action among them; each one of them is off on a different tack. - yuvarlanmış/yuvarlandı, kapağını bulmuş/buldu. colloq. He´s found a friend who´s as bad as he himself is. " -
45 sova
f ornith owl | prov rugala se sova sjenici a pot calling the kettle black* * *• owl• owi
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Pot calling the kettle black — The phrase Pot calling the kettle black is an idiom, used to accuse another speaker of hypocrisy, in that the speaker disparages the subject for a fault or negative behavior that could equally be applied to him or her, though there is an… … Wikipedia
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pot calling the kettle black — If someone hypocritically criticises a person for something that they themselves do, then it is a case of the pot calling the kettle black … The small dictionary of idiomes
the pot calling the kettle black — Castigation of another s faults by someone with the same shortcomings • • • Main Entry: ↑pot * * * I see pot I II used to convey that the criticisms a person is aiming at someone else could equally well apply to themselves … Useful english dictionary
the pot calling the kettle black — ► the pot calling the kettle black used to convey that the criticisms a person is aiming at someone could equally well apply to themselves. Main Entry: ↑kettle … English terms dictionary
pot calling the kettle black — If someone hypocritically criticises a person for something that they themselves do, then it is a case of the pot calling the kettle black. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** This expression is used in a situation where a person with a… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
pot call the kettle black — {informal} The person who is criticizing someone else is as guilty as the person he accuses; the charge is as true of the person who makes it as of the one he makes it against. * /When the commissioner accused the road builder of bribery, the… … Dictionary of American idioms
pot call the kettle black — {informal} The person who is criticizing someone else is as guilty as the person he accuses; the charge is as true of the person who makes it as of the one he makes it against. * /When the commissioner accused the road builder of bribery, the… … Dictionary of American idioms
pot\ calls\ the\ kettle\ black — informal the person who is criticizing someone else is as guilty as the person he accuses; the charge is as true of the person who makes it as of the one he makes it against. When the commissioner accused the road builder of bribery, the… … Словарь американских идиом
pot calling the kettle black — noun /ˈpɒt ˌkɔːliŋ ðə ˌkɛtəl ˌblæk,ˈpɑːt ˌkɑːliŋ ðə ˌkɛtəl ˌblæk/ A situation in which somebody comments on or accuses someone else of a fault which the accuser shares. I think its a case of the pot calling the kettle black when she says he is… … Wiktionary
pot calling the kettle black — a person who is criticizing someone else is as guilty as the person he criticizes I was joking to her about why she was afraid to look for another job but she said it was like the pot calling the kettle black as I also never tried to change jobs … Idioms and examples
