Adlai Stevenson
https://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng/sayings_expressions/quotations-c-/aphorism-4032

#quoteoftheday

(1900—1965)
U.S. politician
If the Republicans will stop telling lies about the Democrats, we will stop telling the truth about them.

Chinese proverb
https://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng/sayings_expressions/quotations-p-/aphorism-3790

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Never do anything standing that you can do sitting, or anything sitting that you can do lying down.

on easy street
https://www.sky-net-eye.com/rus/english/idioms/american/i_o/5641-on-easy-street

#esl #английский #неформальное #прилагательное

on easy street (https://www.sky-net-eye.com/rus/?redir=5641-on-easy-street)  {adj. phr.},  {informal}
~живущий в благоприятных условиях, в достатке.
Имеющий денег в достатке для легкой жизни; весьма богатый.
After years of hard work, the Grants found themselves on easy street.
Jim's novel was a success and put him on easy street. — Написанный Джимом роман получил признание и принес достаток.
Ср.: IN CLOVER (https://www.sky-net-eye.com/rus/~google/IN+CLOVER), IN THE CHIPS (https://www.sky-net-eye.com/rus/?redir=4123-in-the-chips), WELL-TO-DO (https://www.sky-net-eye.com/rus/?redir=8805-well-to-do).
Категории:

money (https://www.sky-net-eye.com/rus/~tag/money)

success (https://www.sky-net-eye.com/rus/~tag/success)

Evelyn Waugh
https://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng/sayings_expressions/quotations-u-/aphorism-4198

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(1903—1966)
English novelist
Punctuality is the virtue of the bored.

Don't sell the bear's skin before you've caught it
https://www.sky-net-eye.com/rus/english/proverbs/D_p/Dont-sell-the-bears-skin-before-youve-caught-it

#учиманглийский #пословица

He продавай медвежьей шкуры, не поймав сперва медведя.
Ср. Не убив медведя, шкуры не продавай. Медведь в лесу, а шкура продана.

Thomas L. Masson
https://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng/sayings_expressions/quotations-m-/aphorism-2545

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(1866—1934), writer
Be yourself is about the worst advice you can give to some people.

powder room
https://www.sky-net-eye.com/rus/english/idioms/american/i_p/6297-powder-room

#esl #английский #существительное

powder room (https://www.sky-net-eye.com/rus/?redir=6297-powder-room)  {n.}
Женская уборная.
When they got to the restaurant, Mary went to the powder room to wash up.
Категории:

{n.} (https://www.sky-net-eye.com/rus/~tag/%7Bn.%7D)