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 Abberline_Arrol

link 21.05.2012 14:02 
Subject: каждой дырке - затычка gen.
Есть аналог этому выражению? Что-то грубее, чем to stick one's nose~.

 silly.wizard

link 21.05.2012 14:13 
a plug for every hole ;)

 Erdferkel

link 21.05.2012 14:15 
оно исходно "(в/к) каждой бочке затычка"
КО ВСЯКОЙ (К КАЖДОЙ) БОЧКЕ ЗАТЫЧКА highly coll NP; usu. subj-compl with быт be, nom or instrum subj human; fixed WO
1. disapprov a meddlesome person who wants to take part in everything that is going on
X - ко всякой бочке затычка - X has a finger in every pie
X makes everything his business X is a busybody (a buttinsky ) X butts into everything.
2. a person who is made to do all kinds of jobs, tasks etc, a person who serves in whatever capacity needed
X — ко всякой бочке затычка - X is a general factotum
(in limited contexts) X is chief cook and bottlewasher.

 nephew

link 21.05.2012 14:18 
My father always wanted to be the corpse at every funeral, the bride at every wedding and the baby at every christening. Alice Roosevelt

 Abberline_Arrol

link 21.05.2012 15:49 
thank you guys, a lot

 

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