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1 На двух свадьбах сразу не танцуют
When a person is engaged in doing something, you cannot expect him to do another job simultaneouslyCf: A horse can't pull while kicking (Am.). A man cannot reel and spin together (whistle and drink at the same time) (Br.). A man cannot whistle and eat a meal at the same time (Am.). No man can do two things at once (sup and blow together) (Br.). One cannot be in two places at once (Am., Br.). When a mule is kicking, he is not pulling; and when he is pulling, he is not kicking (Am.). You can't dance at two weddings with one pair of feet (Am.) You can't follow two paths (Am.). You can't ride two horses at the same time (Am.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > На двух свадьбах сразу не танцуют
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ДЕЛО ДЕЛАТЬ VP subj: human usu. this WO1. to be engaged in work, occupy o.s. with some activityX дело делает - X keeps (himself) busyX attends to his workX-y надо дело делать - X should be doing somethingдавайте дело делать =• leVs get to work.«Чем в губернское правление-то шататься... лучше бы дело делать!» (Салтыков-Щедрин 2). "Instead of wasting his time in government departments...he should have been doing something!" (2a).Вышинский? Законченный негодяй. Всю жизнь был меньшевиком, понятно, в меньшевиках можно дела не делать, только краснобайствовать (Рыбаков 2). What about Vyshinsky? Не was a thoroughbred scoundrel. All his life he'd been a Menshevik. That was understandable: among the Mensheviks you didn't have to do anything, other than engage in rhetoric (2a).2. to do sth. needed, importantX дело делает = X is doing real workX is doing something worthwhile (useful etc).«Эхе, xe!двенадцать часов! - сказал наконец Чичиков, взглянув на часы. - Что ж я так закопался? Да ещё пусть бы дело делал...» (Гоголь 3). "Oh, my, it's twelve o'clock already," said Chichikov, glancing at his watch. "Why have I been lingering over the stuff so long? Had I been doing something worthwhile, it wouldn't have been so bad..." (3c). -
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[VP; subj: human; usu. this WO]=====1. to be engaged in work, occupy o.s. with some activity:♦ "Чем в губернское правление-то шататься... лучше бы дело делать!"(Салтыков-Щедрин 2). "Instead of wasting his time in government departments...he should have been doing something!" (2a).♦ Вышинский? Законченный негодяй. Всю жизнь был меньшевиком, понятно, в меньшевиках можно дела не делать, только краснобайствовать (Рыбаков 2). What about Vyshinsky? He was a thoroughbred scoundrel. All his life he'd been a Menshevik. That was understandable: among the Mensheviks you didn't have to do anything, other than engage in rhetoric (2a).2. to do sth. needed, important:- X is doing something worthwhile (useful etc).♦ "Эхе, xe! двенадцать часов! - сказал наконец Чичиков, взглянув на часы. - Что ж я так закопался? Да ещё пусть бы дело делал..." (Гоголь 3). "Oh, my, it's twelve o'clock already," said Chichikov, glancing at his watch. "Why have I been lingering over the stuff so long? Had I been doing something worthwhile, it wouldn't have been so bad..." (3c).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > дело делать
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