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41 не по вкусу
(кому кто, что)разг.not to one's taste (liking); cf. against the grain- Придётся много поработать, прежде чем всё станет ясным для всех. Ты ещё увидишь, кое-кому моё предложение придётся не по вкусу. (В. Ажаев, Далеко от Москвы) — 'It will be hard going before we can make the proposition clear to everyone concerned. You'll find that some people won't like the idea at all.'
Бог с ней, с обновкой. Согласен, не по вкусу, но сам факт-то могла отметить. Что вот для неё постарался. (В. Шугаев, Арифметика любви) — Never mind about the gift. It's not her taste anyway. But she might at least have noted the effort I made for her sake.
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42 не сули журавля в небе, дай синицу в руки
не сули (не нужно) журавля в небе, <а> дай синицу в рукипосл.cf. a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush; better an egg today than a hen tomorrow; a gift in the hand is better than two promises; a pound in the purse is worth two in the book; one today is worth two tomorrow; never quit certainty for hope- Как же, то есть вас сейчас и сделают профессором после экзамена? - Нет ещё... но большая надежда получить. - Так, стало быть, это пустяки - одни только надежды. Нет, Павел Васильич, на жизнь нельзя так смотреть: жизнь - серьёзное дело; пословица говорится: "Не сули журавля в небе, а дай синицу в руки". (А. Писемский, Тюфяк) — 'How is that? You mean they will make you a professor as soon as you pass your examination?' 'Not immediately... but I have great hopes.' 'Nonsense! Sheer daydreaming! That's not the way to look at life, Pavel Vasilich, life's a serious business; 'A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush', you know.
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > не сули журавля в небе, дай синицу в руки
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43 с мизинец
пренебр.next to nothing; very small; a little to swear byАрматорцев.
Дарованья у них с мизинец, но ловкость колоссальная. (П. Невежин, Неугомонная) — Armatortsev. Their gift is next to nothing, but they are crafty as they make 'em.
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