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

#quoteoftheday

(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

#quoteoftheday

(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)

make a day of it
https://www.sky-net-eye.com/rus/english/idioms/american/i_m/4977-make-a-day-of-it

#esl #английский #неформальное #глагол

make a day of it (https://www.sky-net-eye.com/rus/?redir=4977-make-a-day-of-it)  {v. phr.},  {informal}
Заниматься чем-либо весь день.
When they go to the beach they take a picnic lunch and make a day of it.
Ср.: MAKE A NIGHT OF (https://www.sky-net-eye.com/rus/~google/MAKE+A+NIGHT+OF).
Категории:

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

{v. phr.} (https://www.sky-net-eye.com/rus/~tag/%7Bv.+phr.%7D)