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начать за здравие, а кончить за упокой

start on a merry note, but finish on a sad one (Anglophile); give a bad ending to a good start (Anglophile); damn with faint praise (Anglophile); start with a bang and end with a fizzle (Moscowtran); start something well and end badly (Anglophile)

Gruzovik, obsol.

start well and end badly; start cheerfully and end sadly

начать за здравие о ~и, а кончить за упокой

but finish on a sad one; start on a merry note; start well and end badly

начать за здравие, а кончить за упокой

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