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1 WORM
• Even a worm will turn - Всякому терпению приходит конец (B), Терпит брага долго, а через край пойдет - не уймешь (T), Человек не камень: терпит да и треснет (4)• Tread on a worm and it will turn - Всякому терпению приходит конец (B)• Tread on a worm's tail and it will turn - Всякому терпению приходит конец (B)• Worm will turn (The) - Всякому терпению приходит конец (B) -
2 Всякому терпению приходит конец
There comes a point when even the meekest man would not endure ill- treatment any longer. See Последняя капля переполняет чашу (П), Терпит брага долго, а через край пойдет - не уймешь (T), Человек не камень: терпит да и треснет (4)Cf: A bow long bent at last waxes weak (Br.). A bow too much bent will break (Am.). Even a worm will turn (Am., Br.). A man may bear till his back break (Br.). A man may provoke his own dog to bite him (Am., Br.). Patience is a stout horse, but it will tire at last (Br.). Rub a galled horse and he will kick (Am.). There's a limit to everything (Am., Br.). Tramp on a snail, and she'll shoot out her horns (Br.). Tread on a worm and it will turn (Am., Br.). Tread on a worm's tail and it will turn (Br.). When the well is full, it will run over (Br.). The worm will turn (Am.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Всякому терпению приходит конец
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3 всякому терпению приходит конец
1) General subject: a worm will turn, even a worm will turn2) Set phrase: tread on a worm and it will turnУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > всякому терпению приходит конец
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4 доброе слово и кошке приятно
Set phrase: a little sympathy goes a long way, a word warmly said gives comfort even to a cat, soft fire makes sweet malt (contrast: tread on a worm and it will turn)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > доброе слово и кошке приятно
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5 ласковое слово и кошке приятно
Set phrase: a little sympathy goes a long way, a word warmly said gives comfort even to a cat, soft fire makes sweet malt (contrast: tread on a worm and it will turn)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > ласковое слово и кошке приятно
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