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• Don't hold your breath - Держи карман шире! (Д)• Keep your breath to cool your porridge (soup) - Ешь пирог с грибами, да держи язык за зубами (E)• One man's breath is another man's death - Что русскому здорово, то немцу смерть (4)• Save your breath to cool your broth (porridge) - Ешь пирог с грибами, да держи язык за зубами (E)• Take a deep breath - Дышите глубже (Д) -
2 не соваться с советом
keep one's breath to cool one's porridge словосочетание:keep one's breath to cool one's porridge (не соваться с советом, помалкивать)Русско-английский синонимический словарь > не соваться с советом
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1) General subject: keep a still tongue in head, keep breath to cool porridge, keep counsel (о чем-л.), keep head shut, keep mum, keep mum (о чем-л.), keep silent, hold tongue, keep breath to cool porridge, keep counsel, sing, sing small, keep a still tongue in one's head, keep a quiet tongue in one's head, save one's breath to cool one's porridge2) Makarov: keep (one's) head shut, keep a still tongue in ( one's) head, close mouth -
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1) General subject: button up mouth, hold peace, hold tongue, keep a still tongue in head, keep breath to cool porridge, keep mouth shut, keep mouth tight shut, keep tongue between teeth, shut mouth, shut pan, hold tonque, keep a still tongue in one's head, keep a quiet tongue in one's head, keep mum, save one's breath to cool one's porridge, button one's lip2) Set phrase: hold one's tongue, (imp.; usu. inf. & imper.; not used with neg.) hold one's tongue3) Makarov: keep a still tongue in (one's) head, choke in, choke up, close mouthУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > держать язык за зубами
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прост.keep one's mouth shut; hold one's tongue; keep one's tongue within one's teeth; keep a still tongue in one's head; keep (save) one's breath to cool one's porridge- Кто растрепал по деревне, будто я из-за неё ухожу? - А тебе что? - Ты? - А хотя бы и я! - Так и знал, что ты. Так вот я тебе советую: вперёд держи язык за зубами. (С. Антонов, Дело было в Пенькове) — 'Who babbled all over the village that I was supposedly leaving because of her?' 'What do you care?' 'Was it you?' 'What if it was!' 'I knew it. I'll give you a piece of advice: hold your tongue in future.'
Приспешники Баро Широ умели держать язык за зубами. Само собой разумеется, станичники тоже помалкивали. (Ю. Нагибин, Трубка) — Baro Shiro's retinue kept their mouths shut. The villagers, naturally, did the same.
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > держать язык за зубами
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keep smth. to oneself; cf. hold one's tongue; keep (play) mum; keep (save) one's breath to cool one's porridge- Как истинный друг твой и её говорю тебе: ты способен в самом начале загубить всё хорошее, что может быть между вами. - Оставь-ка ты свои нравоучения при себе! - бросил Беридзе и быстро побежал на лыжах вперёд. (В. Ажаев, Далеко от Москвы) — 'As a sincere friend of both of you I tell you - you're likely to nip in the bud whatever genuine feeling may arise between you two.' 'You keep your lectures to yourself!' snapped Beridze and darted forward on his skis.
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > держать при себе
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[d'erzhat' yazyk za zubami]
To hold one's tongue behind one's teeth.
To keep silent, not to blab; to be cautious in what one says.
Cf. To hold one's tongue; to keep one's breath to cool one's porridge. Русские фразеологизмы в картинках (русско-английский словарь) > держать язык за зубами
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