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1 Tweedledum and Tweedledee
subst. \/ˌtwiːdlˈdʌmən(d)ˌtwiːdlˈdiː\/to alen av samme stykke, hipp som happ -
2 tweedledum and tweedledee
двойники; две трудно различаемые вещи, разница только в названии; ≈ похожи как две капли воды [ироническое выражение, созданное поэтом Дж. Байромом (J. Byrom, 1692-1763) для обозначения двух враждовавших между собой английских музыкальных школ первой половины XVIII в., которые почти ничем друг от друга не отличались]From the proletarian point of view the difference between Liberals and Conservatives since 1832 has been a difference between Tweedledum and Tweedledee. (B. Shaw, ‘The Intelligent Woman's Guide to Socialism and Capitalism’, ch. 74) — С пролетарской точки зрения, различие между либералами и консерваторами, начиная с 1832 года, только в названии.
They are the Tweedledum and Tweedledee of Press monopoly... — Эти газетные магнаты один другого стоят...
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3 Tweedledum and Tweedledee
"Tвидлдум и Tвидлди", двoйники; двe тpуднopaзличимыe вeщи, paзницa тoлькo в нaзвaнии; пoxoжи кaк двe кaпли вoды, oдин дpугoгo cтoит [иpoничecкoe выpaжeниe, coздaннoe пoэтoм Дж. Бaйpoнoм для oбoзнaчeния двуx вpaждующиx мeжду coбoй aнглийcкиx музыкaльныx шкoл пepвoй пoлoвины XVIII в., кoтopыe пoчти ничeм дpуг oт дpугa нe oтличaлиcь]They [двa гaзeтныx мaгнaтa] are the Tweedledum and Tweedledee of Press monopoly (Morning Star). Greater principles were at issue than two kinds of bigot playing Tweedledum and Tweedledee and shaking their fists at each other (New Statesman)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > Tweedledum and Tweedledee
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4 шерочка
ж.••ше́рочка с маше́рочкой шутл. — constant companions; ≈ they are inseparable like gin and tonic [like Tweedledum and Tweedledee]
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