Since Adam was a boy
https://www.sky-net-eye.com/rus/english/proverbs/S_p/Since-Adam-was-a-boy
https://www.sky-net-eye.com/rus/english/proverbs/S_p/Since-Adam-was-a-boy
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С того времени, когда Адам был ребенком. (Т. е. с незапамятных времен.)
Ср. Со времен царя Гороха.
С того времени, когда Адам был ребенком. (Т. е. с незапамятных времен.)
Ср. Со времен царя Гороха.
E.B. White
https://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng/sayings_expressions/quotations-u-/aphorism-2476
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(1899-- 1985)
English writer
It is easier for a man to be loyal to his club than to his planet; the by-laws are shorter, and he is personally acquainted with the other members.
https://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng/sayings_expressions/quotations-u-/aphorism-2476
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(1899-- 1985)
English writer
It is easier for a man to be loyal to his club than to his planet; the by-laws are shorter, and he is personally acquainted with the other members.
play possum (https://www.sky-net-eye.com/rus/?redir=6220-play-possum) {v. phr.}, {informal}
1. Претворяться спящим.
Johnny seemed to be fully asleep, but his mother knew that he was playing possum.
2. Быть тихим, неподвижным в целях самозащиты; пытаться избежать внимания при помощи пассивности.
The rabbit played possum under the bushes, hoping the hunter would not see him.
Bob played possum when the teacher looked around.
Категории:
1. Претворяться спящим.
Johnny seemed to be fully asleep, but his mother knew that he was playing possum.
2. Быть тихим, неподвижным в целях самозащиты; пытаться избежать внимания при помощи пассивности.
The rabbit played possum under the bushes, hoping the hunter would not see him.
Bob played possum when the teacher looked around.
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Dick Vertlieb
https://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng/sayings_expressions/quotations-v-/aphorism-4506
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U.S. manager of Seattle Mariners, on basketball
This is the second most exciting indoor sport, and the other one shouldn't have spectators.
https://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng/sayings_expressions/quotations-v-/aphorism-4506
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U.S. manager of Seattle Mariners, on basketball
This is the second most exciting indoor sport, and the other one shouldn't have spectators.
Joe E. Louis
https://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng/sayings_expressions/quotations-l-/aphorism-3278
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(1914—1981)
U.S. comedian
If you drink like a fish, don't drive. Swim.
https://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng/sayings_expressions/quotations-l-/aphorism-3278
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(1914—1981)
U.S. comedian
If you drink like a fish, don't drive. Swim.
Before one can say Jack Robinson
https://www.sky-net-eye.com/rus/english/proverbs/B_p/Before-one-can-say-Jack-Robinson
https://www.sky-net-eye.com/rus/english/proverbs/B_p/Before-one-can-say-Jack-Robinson
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Прежде, чем успеешь сказать "Джек Робинсон".
Ср. Не успеть и глазом моргнуть.
Прежде, чем успеешь сказать "Джек Робинсон".
Ср. Не успеть и глазом моргнуть.
Brevity is the soul of wit
https://www.sky-net-eye.com/rus/english/proverbs/B_p/Brevity-is-the-soul-of-wit
https://www.sky-net-eye.com/rus/english/proverbs/B_p/Brevity-is-the-soul-of-wit
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Краткость -душа остроумия. Ср. Коротко и ясно, оттого и прекрасно. Не то мудрено, что переговорено, а то, что недоговорено. Краткость — сестра таланта.
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Краткость -душа остроумия. Ср. Коротко и ясно, оттого и прекрасно. Не то мудрено, что переговорено, а то, что недоговорено. Краткость — сестра таланта.
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Mend or end (end or mend)
https://www.sky-net-eye.com/rus/english/proverbs/M_p/Mend-or-end--end-or-mend-
https://www.sky-net-eye.com/rus/english/proverbs/M_p/Mend-or-end--end-or-mend-