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Terms for subject Idiomatic containing of thumb | all forms | exact matches only | in specified order only
| English | Russian |
| as a rule of thumb | в качестве общего правила (Andrey Truhachev) |
| as a rule of thumb | характерно (Liv Bliss) |
| as a rule of thumb | в виде общего правила (Andrey Truhachev) |
| by the pricking of thumbs | дурное предчувствие (By the pricking of my thumbs, Something wicked this way comes – Macbeth Act IV Scene I vloginov) |
| by the pricking of one's thumbs (Фразеологизм употребляется для выражения предвидения негативных явлений – He knew something terrible was about to happen by the pricking of his thumbs – ... | как в воду глядел |
| know by the pricking of one's thumbs | нутром чувствовать (He knew something terrible was about to happen by the pricking of his thumbs.) |
| the rule of thumb is that | как правило (Millennials (born 1985-2004) are the largest generation ever born in America (88 million) and even outnumber the Boomers. He suggested they influenced the outcome of the recent presidential election, as some 16 million new voters entered the ranks in 2020, while some 8 million older voters died off. The rule of thumb, according to Gronbach, is that younger voters tend to be more liberal, and older ones more conservative.  coasttocoastam.com) |