DRIVE THE NAIL THAT WILL GO

Meaning of DRIVE THE NAIL THAT WILL GO in English

Вбивай гвоздь, который вбивается. Смысл: делай то, что возможно; не пытайся делать невозможное. Ср. Стены лбом не [lang id 1]opnxhaex|.[/lang] На рожон не лезь

English sayings. Английские поговорки. 2012

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WILL
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WILL — I. _wəl, _(ə)l, (|)wil verb ( past would _wəd, _(ə)d, (|)wu̇d ; or archaic second singular wouldst _wə]dzt, (|)wu̇], ]dst, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THAT — I. ˈthat, usu -ad.+V pronoun ( plural those ˈthōz) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English thæt, neuter demonstrative pron. & …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NAIL — I. ˈnāl, esp before pause or consonant ˈnāəl noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old …
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GO — I. (|)gō, when followed without pause by a stressed syllable sometimes _gə or +V _gəw verb ( went (|)went ; …
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DRIVE
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WILL — will 1 /wil/ , auxiliary v. and v., pres. sing. 1st pers. will , 2nd will or ( Archaic ) …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NAIL — — nailless , adj. — naillike , adj. /nayl/ , n. 1. a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, …
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GO
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DRIVE
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WILL — I. wəl, (ə)l, ə l, ˈwil verb ( past would wəd, (ə)d, ˈwu̇d ; present singular & plural will ) …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NAIL — I. ˈnāl noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English nægl; akin to Old High German nagal nail, fingernail, Latin unguis …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GO — I. ˈgō verb ( went ˈwent ; gone ˈgȯn also ˈgän ; go·ing ˈgō-iŋ, ˈgȯ(-)iŋ; “gȯing to” in sense 13 …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DRIVE — I. ˈdrīv verb ( drove ˈdrōv ; driv·en ˈdri-vən ; driv·ing ˈdrī-viŋ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English drīfan; akin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WILL — v that which is strongly wished or desired. 2. will ·v strong wish or inclination; desire; purpose. 3. will ·v …
Webster English vocab
NAIL — noun to spike, as a cannon. 2. nail ·noun to stud or boss with nails, or as with nails. 3. …
Webster English vocab
GO — noun a glass of spirits. 2. go ·noun act; working; operation. 3. go ·p.p. gone. 4. go ·noun noisy merriment; …
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DRIVE — vi to distrain for rent. 2. drive ·p.p. driven. 3. drive ·add. ·noun a tamping iron. 4. drive ·vt to …
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WILL — [will] vb, past would pres sing & pl will [ME (1st & 3d sing. pres. indic.), fr. OE wille (infin. …
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NAIL — [nail] n [ME, fr. OE naegl; akin to OHG nagal nail, fingernail, L unguis fingernail, toenail, claw, Gk onyx] (bef. …
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GO — [go] vb went ; gone ; go.ing ; goes [ME gon, fr. OE gan; akin to OHG gan to go, …
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NAIL
Britannica English vocabulary
NAIL — nail, Nail BrE AmE neɪ ə l ▷ nailed neɪ ə ld ▷ nailing ˈneɪ ə l ɪŋ ▷ nails …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WILL — / wɪl; NAmE / modal verb , verb , noun ■ modal verb ( short form 'll / l; NAmE …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NAIL
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GO — / gəʊ; NAmE goʊ/ verb , noun ■ verb ( goes / gəʊz; NAmE goʊz/ went / went; NAmE / …
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DRIVE — / draɪv; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( drove / drəʊv; NAmE droʊv/, driven / ˈdrɪvn; NAmE /) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WILL — I. will 1 S1 W1 /wɪl/ BrE AmE modal verb ( negative short form won’t ) [ Language: Old English …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THAT
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NAIL — I. nail 1 S3 /neɪl/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: nægl ] 1 . a …
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WILL — n. & v. --n. 1 the faculty by which a person decides or is regarded as deciding on and initiating …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NAIL — n. & v. --n. 1 a small usu. sharpened metal spike with a broadened flat head, driven in with a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
WILL — n. & v. n. 1 the faculty by which a person decides or is regarded as deciding on and initiating …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WILL — v.aux. & tr. (3rd sing. present will; past would) (foll. by infin. without to, or absol.; present and past only …
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NAIL — n. & v. n. 1 a small usu. sharpened metal spike with a broadened flat head, driven in with a …
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GO
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WILL — 1. v.aux. & tr. (3rd sing. present will; past would) (foll. by infin. without to, or absol.; present and past …
Oxford English vocab
NAIL — n. & v. --n. 1. a small usu. sharpened metal spike with a broadened flat head, driven in with a …
Oxford English vocab
GO
Oxford English vocab
WILL — I. MODAL VERB USES /wɪl/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Will' …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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NAIL — ( nails, nailing, nailed) 1. A nail is a thin piece of metal with one pointed end and one flat …
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DRIVE
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THAT
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
NAIL — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a nail bomb (= containing nails ) as tough as nails/as tough as old …
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DRIVE
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
NAIL — noun 1 on the fingers/toes ⇨ See also ↑ fingernail , ↑ toenail ADJECTIVE ▪ long , short ▪ sharp …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
DRIVE — INDEX: 1. to drive a car, train, or other vehicle 2. to go somewhere in a car or other vehicle …
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GO — n. 25B6; verb he's gone into town : MOVE, proceed, make one's way, advance, progress, pass; walk, travel, journey; poetic/literary …
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GO
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WILL — I 1. сущ. 1) воля; сила воли indomitable will inflexible will iron will strong will will to live 2) воля; …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
NAIL — 1. сущ. 1) ноготь to cut, pare, trim one's nails ≈ стричь ногти to do, manicure one's nails ≈ делать …
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GO
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DRIVE — 1. сущ. 1) а) езда full drive ≈ езда на полной скорости test drive ≈ пробная поездка (право покупателя при …
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THAT — that.ogg 1. ðæt (полная форма); ðət,ðt (редуцированные формы) pron ( pl those) А demonstr 1. 1> это what is that? …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
NAIL — nail.ogg 1. neıl n 1. 1> ноготь to do one's nails - делать маникюр 2> коготь 2. 1> гвоздь; нагель …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DRIVE — drive.ogg 1. draıv n 1. 1> езда full drive - а) на полной скорости; б) полным ходом within two hour's …
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NAIL
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