LITTLE THIEVES ARE HANGED, BUT GREAT ONES ESCAPE

Meaning of LITTLE THIEVES ARE HANGED, BUT GREAT ONES ESCAPE in English

Воришек вешают, а крупные воры остаются безнаказанными. Ср. Что ворам с рук сходит, за то воришек бьют

English sayings. Английские поговорки. 2012

LITTLE
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LITTLE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Little Armenia Little Entente Little League little magazine Little Missouri River Little Richard Little …
Английский словарь Британика
GREAT — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Carolus Magnus Charles the Great Great Learning Herod the Great Stephen the Great Theodoric …
Английский словарь Британика
LITTLE — I. ˈlid. ə l, -it ə l sometimes when not heavily stressed (ˌ)lil esp when a vowel follows adjective ( …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GREAT — I. ˈgrā]t, South often -re(ə)] or -rāə]; usu ]d.+V adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English grete, from Old English …
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ESCAPE — I. ə̇ˈskāp, eˈ- verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English escapen, ascapen, from Old North French escaper, ascaper, from (assumed) …
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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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ARE — I. Etymology: Middle English are, arne, from Old English aron, earun; akin to Old Norse eru (they) are, erum (we) …
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-ONES — plural of -one
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ONES — plural of one present third singular of one
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HANGED — past of hang
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THIEVES — (pl. ) of Thief
Английский словарь Webster
ONES — (adv.) Once.
Английский словарь Webster
HANGED — (imp. & p. p.) of Hang
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ESCAPE — (n.) The act of fleeing from danger, of evading harm, or of avoiding notice; deliverance from injury or any evil; …
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THIEVES — ( pl. ) of Thief
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ONES — ( adv. ) Once.
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HANGED — ( imp. & p. p. ) of Hang
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LITTLE — — littlish /lit"l ish, lit"lish/ , adj. — littleness , n. /lit"l/ , adj., littler or less or lesser, littlest …
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GREAT — — greatness , n. /grayt/ , adj., greater, greatest , adv., n., pl. greats , ( esp. collectively ) great …
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ESCAPE — — escapable , adj. — escapeless , adj. — escaper , n. — escapingly , adv. /i skayp"/ , v. …
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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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ARE — are 1 /ahr/ ; unstressed /euhr/ , v. pres. indic. pl. and 2nd pers. sing. of be . [ bef. …
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HANGED — adj. executed or killed by hanging; suspended
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
LITTLE — I. ˈli-t ə l adjective ( lit·tler ˈli-t ə l-ər, ˈlit-lər ; or less ˈles ; or less·er ˈle-sər ; …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GREAT — I. ˈgrāt, Southern also ˈgre(ə)t adjective Etymology: Middle English grete, from Old English grēat; akin to Old High German grōz …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ESCAPE — I. is-ˈkāp, es-, dialect iks-ˈkāp verb ( es·caped ; es·cap·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French escaper, eschaper, from Vulgar …
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THIEVES — pl of thief.
Webster English vocab
ONES — adv once.
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LITTLE — noun a small degree or scale; miniature. 2. little ·adj short in duration; brief; as, a little sleep. 3. little …
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HANGED — impf & ·p.p. of hang.
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GREAT — superl pregnant; big (with young). 2. great ·noun the whole; the gross; as, a contract to build a ship by …
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ESCAPE — noun a sally. 2. escape ·noun an apophyge. 3. escape ·noun leakage or outflow, as of steam or a liquid. …
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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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ARE — noun the unit of superficial measure, being a square of which each side is ten meters in length; 100 square …
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GREAT — [great] adj [ME grete, fr. OE great; akin to OHG groz large] (bef. 12c) 1 a: notably large in size: …
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ESCAPE — [es.cape] vb es.caped ; es.cap.ing [ME, fr. ONF escaper, fr. (assumed) VL excappare, fr. L ex- + LL cappa head …
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ARE — [are] [ME, fr. OE earun; akin to ON eru, erum are, OE is is] pres 2d sing or pres pl …
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ARE — I are verb from be, strong form BrE AmE ɑː AmE ɑːr , weak form ə AmE ə r II …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LITTLE — / ˈlɪtl; NAmE / adjective , determiner , pronoun , adverb ■ adjective [ usually before noun ] HELP NOTE …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GREAT
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ESCAPE — / ɪˈskeɪp; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb 1. [ v ] escape (from sb/sth) to get away from …
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LITTLE — I. lit ‧ tle 1 S1 W1 /ˈlɪtl/ BrE AmE adjective [ Language: Old English ; Origin: lytel ] 1 …
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GREAT — I. great 1 S1 W1 /ɡreɪt/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative greater , superlative greatest ) [ Word Family: noun …
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ESCAPE — I. es ‧ cape 1 S3 W2 /ɪˈskeɪp/ BrE AmE verb [ Word Family: noun : ↑ escape , ↑ …
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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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THIEVES — pl. of THIEF.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LITTLE — adj., n., & adv. --adj. (littler, littlest; less or lesser; least) 1 small in size, amount, degree, etc.; not great …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GREAT
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ESCAPE — v. & n. --v. 1 intr. (often foll. by from) get free of the restriction or control of a place, …
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THIEVES — pl. of THIEF.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LITTLE — adj., n., & adv. adj. (littler, littlest; less or lesser; least) 1 small in size, amount, degree, etc.; not great …
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GREAT
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ESCAPE — v. & n. v. 1 intr. (often foll. by from) get free of the restriction or control of a place, …
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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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THIEVES — pl. of THIEF.
Oxford English vocab
LITTLE — adj., n., & adv. --adj. (littler, littlest; less or lesser; least) 1. small in size, amount, degree, etc.; not great …
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GREAT
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ESCAPE — v. & n. --v. 1. intr. (often foll. by from) get free of the restriction or control of a place, …
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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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LITTLE — I. DETERMINER, QUANTIFIER, AND ADVERB USES /lɪt(ə)l/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GREAT — ( greater, greatest, greats) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use …
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ESCAPE — ( escapes, escaping, escaped) 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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Английские поговорки

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