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a little dip, in old days, set moscow ablazeот копеечной свечки Москва сгорела
a little dip, in old days, set Moscow ablazeот копеечной свечи Москва сгорела
if the devil finds a man idle, he'll set him to workбыла бы шея, а хомут найдётся
if the devil finds a man idle, he'll set him to workбыла бы шея, хомут найдётся
not to set at a pin's feeни в грош не ставить
set a beggar on a horseback, and he'll ride a gallopпосади свинью за стол, она и ноги на стол
set a beggar on a horseback, and he'll ride to the devilпосади свинью за стол, она и ноги на стол
set a beggar on horseback and he'll ride to the devilпосади нищего на коня, он и к самому дьяволу отправится
set a beggar on horseback and he'll ride to the devilпосади свинью за стол, она и ноги на стол
set a beggar on horseback and he'll ride to the devilпосади свинью за стол, она и ноги на стол
set a fox to keep one's geeseпустить козла в огород
set a thief to catch a thiefпоймать вора поручи вору (Т. е. вор вора скорее поймает)
set a thief to catch a thiefвор вора всегда поймает
set a thief to catch a thiefвор вором губится (дословно: Поймать вора поручи вору. (т.е. вор вора скорее поймает))
you have set a fox to keep the geeseпустили козла в огород (contrast: give never the wolf the sheep to keep. a fox should not be of the jury at a goose's trial. that cat is out of kind that sweet milk will not lap. Used to mean: they let him in there where he exactly wanted to be (in pursuit of profit for himself))