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слово не воробей, вылетит – не поймаешь
stresses
gen.
better the foot slip than the tongue trip
(
Anglophile
)
;
a spoken word takes its flight
(
Anglophile
)
;
you can't unring a bell
(
mikhailS
)
amer.
a word is like a bird -- once it has flown from your mouth, you can never get it back
proverb
when the word is out it belongs to another
;
think first, then speak
;
words are not birds – out you let them, and back you never get them!
;
better feet slip than the tongue
;
least said soonest mended
слово не воробей: вылетит – не поймаешь
Gruzovik, proverb
you can't take back what you say once you've said it
proverb
a word spoken is past recalling
;
better the foot slip than the tongue
zool.
you can't take back what you say once you've said it
слово - не воробей, вылетит - не поймаешь
gen.
a word spoken is past recalling
;
better to stumble than make a slip of the tongue
слово – не воробей, вылетит – не поймаешь
proverb
word spoken is past recalling
;
it is so much easier to say than to unsay
"слово – не воробей, вылетит – не поймаешь"
gen.
YOYOW
слово не воробей, вылетит не поймаешь
idiom.
a word spoken is past recalling
слово не воробей, вылетит-не поймаешь
gen.
word spoken is past recalling
;
talk is cheap
proverb
a word spoken is past recalling
(дословно: Сказанного не воротишь)
;
a word too much cannot be recalled
(
VLZ_58
)
;
what is said cannot be unsaid
(
VLZ_58
)
;
spoken words are like flown birds – neither can be recalled
(
VLZ_58
)
слово-не воробей, вылетит-не поймаешь
idiom.
you own your own words
(
george serebryakov
)
Слово-- не воробей, вылетит-- не поймаешь
proverb
you can't put toothpaste back in the tube
(не идеальный аналог, но отражает ту же мысль
ART Vancouver
)
приблиз.
слово не воробей, вылетит-не поймаешь
saying.
don't write a cheque with your mouth that your ass can't cash
(
Баян
)
слово не воробей, вылетит не поймаешь
:
2 phrases
in 2 subjects
Idiomatic
1
Makarov
1
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