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121 от слова до дела-бабушкина верста
Set phrase: better to do well than to say well (дословно: Лучше хорошо поступать, чем хорошо говорить), saying and doing are two things (дословно: Сказать и сделать-две разные вещи; сто перегонов)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > от слова до дела-бабушкина верста
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122 подавать большие надежды
Set phrase: promise well, shape wellУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > подавать большие надежды
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123 поступки говорят громче слов
Set phrase: better to do well than to say wellУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > поступки говорят громче слов
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124 семь бед - один ответ
Set phrase: as well be hanged for a sheep as (for) a lamb, as well be hung for a sheep as ( for) a lambУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > семь бед - один ответ
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125 сказано-не доказано, надо сделать
Set phrase: better to do well than to say well (дословно: Лучше хорошо поступать, чем хорошо говорить), easier said than done (дословно: Легче сказать, чем сделать), saying and doing are two things (дословно: Сказать и сделать-две разные вещи)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > сказано-не доказано, надо сделать
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126 старый конь борозды не испортит
Set phrase: an old horse doesn't spoil the furrows, an old horse makes a straight furrow, an old ox makes a straight furrow (what an experienced old person says he will do, will be done well), good broth may be made in an old pot, old porridge is sooner heated than new made, old pottage is sooner heated than new made, old wood is best to burn, old horse to ride, old books to read, and old wine to drink (contrast: when bees are old, they yield no honey. a cracked bell can never sound well), the best wine comes out of an old vessel, the devil knows many things because he is old, the older the fiddle, the sweeter the tune, there is many a good tune played on an old fiddle, there's many a good tune played on an old fiddleУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > старый конь борозды не испортит
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127 старый конь борозды не портит
Set phrase: an old horse doesn't spoil the furrows, an old horse makes a straight furrow, an old ox makes a straight furrow (what an experienced old person says he will do, will be done well), good broth may be made in an old pot, old porridge is sooner heated than new made, old pottage is sooner heated than new made, old wood is best to burn, old horse to ride, old books to read, and old wine to drink (contrast: when bees are old, they yield no honey. a cracked bell can never sound well), the best wine comes out of an old vessel, the devil knows many things because he is old, the older the fiddle, the sweeter the tune, there's many a good tune played on an old fiddleУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > старый конь борозды не портит
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128 чует кошка, чьё мясо съела
Set phrase: he's well aware whose hand has been in the biscuit-tin, surely feels the shoe pinching (used to mean: he (she) surely understands that he (she) is to blame and might be punished and knows what for), well knows the kitten whose meat it has eatenУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > чует кошка, чьё мясо съела
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well-set — well′ set′ adj. 1) cvb firmly set or fixed: well set in her habits[/ex] 2) cvb strongly formed: a well set body[/ex] • Etymology: 1300–50 … From formal English to slang
Well-set — a. [1913 Webster] 1. Properly or firmly set. [1913 Webster] 2. Well put together; having symmetry of parts. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
well-set — Synonyms and related words: able bodied, athletic, balanced, brawny, broad shouldered, burly, coequal, confirmed, coordinate, deep dyed, deep engraven, deep fixed, deep grounded, deep laid, deep rooted, deep seated, deep set, deep settled, dyed… … Moby Thesaurus
well-set-up — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ adjective : well formed, framed, or fashioned a handsome well set up blond young man Dorothy C. Fisher * * * well set upˈ adjective (informal; of a person) Well built, shapely • • • Main Entry: ↑well … Useful english dictionary
well-set — adjective Date: 14th century 1. well or firmly established < well set in his own values William Johnson > 2. strongly built < a well set athlete > … New Collegiate Dictionary
well-set — adjective strongly and firmly constructed a well knit argument a well knit theatrical production well knit athletes a sailor short but well set Alexander Hamilton • Syn: ↑well knit • Similar to: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
well-set-up — /ˈwɛl sɛt ʌp/ (say wel set up) adjective set up skilfully. Also, (especially in predicative use), well set up /wɛl sɛt ˈʌp/ (say wel set up) …
well-set — /wel set /, adj. 1. firmly set or fixed. 2. strongly formed: a well set human body. [1300 50; ME] * * * … Universalium
well-set — /ˈwɛl sɛt/ (say wel set) adjective skilfully arranged, fixed, placed, etc. Also, (especially in predicative use), well set /wɛl ˈsɛt/ (say wel set) …
well set up — (of a person) strongly built. → well set … English new terms dictionary
well set — adjective firmly established; solidly fixed or arranged. ↘(also well set up) (of a person) strongly built … English new terms dictionary