LAWS CATCH FLIES, BUT LET HORNETS GO FREE

Meaning of LAWS CATCH FLIES, BUT LET HORNETS GO FREE in English

Законы ловят мух, а шершней отпускают. Ср. Закон, что паутина: шмель проскочит, а муха увязнет. Алтынного вора вешают, полтинного чествуют

English sayings. Английские поговорки. 2012

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LAWS — County: Angus Post Code: DD5
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FREE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) free market economy North American Free Trade Agreement Free Territory of Trieste European Free …
Английский словарь Британика
LET — I. ˈlet, usu -ed.+V transitive verb ( letted ; letted or let ; letting ; lets ) Etymology: Middle English …
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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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FREE — I. ˈfrē adjective ( fre·er ˈfrēə(r), ˈfri(ə)r, -iə ; fre·est ˈfrēə̇st) Etymology: Middle English fre, free, from Old English frēo; …
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BUT — I. (ˈ)bət, usu -əd.+V conjunction Etymology: Middle English, conjunction & preposition, from Old English būtan, būte, conjunction & preposition, without, …
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-LET — lə̇t, usu -ə̇d.+V noun suffix ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English -let, -lette, from Middle French -elet, from Old French, …
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LAWS — plural of law present third singular of law
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FLIES — present third singular of fly plural of fly
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FLIES — (pl. ) of Fly
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LET — let 1 /let/ , v. , let, letting , n. v.t. 1. to allow or permit: to let him escape. …
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FREE — — freeness , n. /free/ , adj., freer, freest , adv., v., freed, freeing . adj. 1. enjoying personal rights …
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CATCH — — catchable , adj. /kach/ , v. , caught, catching , n. , adj. v.t. 1. to seize or capture, …
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BUT — but 1 /but/ ; unstressed /beuht/ , conj. 1. on the contrary; yet: My brother went, but I did not. …
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FLIES — n. (Theatre) empty area over the stage (out of the audience's sight) where the scenery is kept
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LET — I. ˈlet transitive verb ( let·ted ; letted or let ; let·ting ) Etymology: Middle English letten, from Old English …
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GO — I. ˈgō verb ( went ˈwent ; gone ˈgȯn also ˈgän ; go·ing ˈgō-iŋ, ˈgȯ(-)iŋ; “gȯing to” in sense 13 …
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FREE — I. ˈfrē adjective ( fre·er ; fre·est ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English frēo; akin to Old High German …
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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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FREE — adv freely; willingly. 2. free ·adj to frank. 3. free ·adv without charge; as, children admitted free. 4. free ·superl …
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FLIES — pl of fly.
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CATCH — vi to attain possession. 2. catch ·noun act of seizing; a grasp. 3. catch ·noun a slight remembrance; a trace. …
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BUT — noun a limit; a boundary. 2. but ·vt a thrust in fencing. 3. but ·vi ·see butt, ·v, and abut, …
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LET — [let] vt let.ted ; letted or let ; let.ting [ME letten, fr. OE lettan to delay, hinder; akin to OHG …
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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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LET — let BrE AmE let —The phrase let me has a non-standard casual form ˈlem i , sometimes written lemme ▷ …
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FREE — free BrE AmE friː ▷ freed friːd ▷ freeing ˈfriː ɪŋ ▷ freely ˈfriː li ▷ freer ˈfri ː ‿ə …
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FLIES — flies BrE AmE flaɪz
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LET — / let; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( let·ting , let , let ) ALLOW 1. [ no …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GO — / gəʊ; NAmE goʊ/ verb , noun ■ verb ( goes / gəʊz; NAmE goʊz/ went / went; NAmE / …
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FREE — / friː; NAmE / adjective , verb , adverb ■ adjective ( freer / ˈfriːə(r); NAmE / freest / ˈfriːɪst; …
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FLIES — / flaɪz; NAmE / noun [ pl. ] 1. pl. of fly 2. ( BrE ) = fly noun (3) …
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CATCH — / kætʃ; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( caught , caught / kɔːt; NAmE /) HOLD 1. [ …
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LET — I. let 1 S1 W1 /let/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle let , present participle letting …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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FREE — I. free 1 S1 W1 /friː/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: noun : ↑ freebie , ↑ freedom ; …
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FLIES — flies /flaɪz/ BrE AmE a ↑ fly 3 (2)
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CATCH — I. catch 1 S1 W1 /kætʃ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle caught /kɔːt $ kɒːt/) [ …
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BUT — I. but 1 S1 W1 /bət; strong bʌt/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: butan 'outside, without, …
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LET — v. & n. --v. (letting; past and past part. let) 1 tr. a allow to, not prevent or forbid (we …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
FREE — adj., adv., & v. --adj. (freer; freest) 1 not in bondage to or under the control of another; having personal …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CATCH — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. caught) 1 tr. a lay hold of so as to restrain or …
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LET — v. & n. v. (letting; past and past part. let) 1 tr. a allow to, not prevent or forbid (we …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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FREE — adj., adv., & v. adj. (freer; freest) 1 not in bondage to or under the control of another; having personal …
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CATCH — v. & n. v. (past and past part. caught) 1 tr. a lay hold of so as to restrain or …
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BUT — conj., prep., adv., pron., n., & v. conj. 1 a nevertheless, however (tried hard but did not succeed; I am …
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LET — 1. v. & n. --v. (letting; past and past part. let) 1. tr. a allow to, not prevent or forbid …
Oxford English vocab
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FREE — adj., adv., & v. --adj. (freer; freest) 1. not in bondage to or under the control of another; having personal …
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CATCH — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. caught) 1. tr. a lay hold of so as to restrain or …
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BUT — 1.conj., prep., adv., pron., n., & v. --conj. 1. a nevertheless, however (tried hard but did not succeed; I am …
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LET — ( lets, letting) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: The form 'let' …
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FREE — ( freer, freest, frees, freeing, freed) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. …
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CATCH — ( catches, catching, caught) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you …
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BUT — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use but to introduce something …
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