(omelette)
91(can't) make an omelette without ... — This expression means that it is impossible to make important changes without causing some unpleasant effects. Some people will lose their jobs after the merger but you can t make an omelette without breaking eggs …
92can't make omelette without breaking eggs — This expression means that it is impossible to make important changes without causing some unpleasant effects. Some people will lose their jobs after the merger, but you can t make an omelette without breaking eggs …
93Spanish omelette — noun an omelette containing chopped vegetables, especially potatoes …
94You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs. — something that you say which means it is difficult to achieve something important without causing any unpleasant effects. Twenty jobs will have to be cut if the company s going to be made more efficient. But you can t make an omelette without… …
95Spanish omelette — noun (C) a thick omelette made with cooked vegetables …
96you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs — This idiom means that in order to achieve something or make progress, there are often losers in the process …
97Tant de bruit pour une omelette. — См. Из пустяков, да много шуму …
Большой толково-фразеологический словарь Михельсона (оригинальная орфография)
98Il n’y a pas d’omelette sans casser des oeufs. — См. Любишь кататься, люби и саночки возить …
Большой толково-фразеологический словарь Михельсона (оригинальная орфография)
99made an omelette without breaking eggs — had his cake and ate it too, achieved two opposite goals …
100make an omelette without breaking eggs — complete a larger project without completing preliminary tasks …