чем бы дитя ни тешилось | |
gen. | anything for a quiet life; whatever tickles your pickle |
лишь бы не | |
gen. | to avoid |
плакать | |
gen. | laugh on the wrong side of mouth |
Makarov. | make showers; weep for; weep over |
Makarov. ironic. | pipe the eye; put the finger in the eye |
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anything for a quiet life (– Верещагин); whatever tickles your pickle (Из форума: To me, whatever tickles your pickle is the same as saying "whatever melts your butter" while one is directed to males and the other is directed to women, both have the same sexual connotation that can be offensive to the opposite sex in a professional work environment. Whatever floats your boat is the more politically correct way of saying this. Mikhail.Brodsky) |
чем бы дитя ни тешилось: 10 phrases in 4 subjects |
General | 4 |
Idiomatic | 1 |
Proverb | 4 |
Saying | 1 |