practice makes perfect

practice makes perfect
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≈ навык мастера ставит, дело мастера боится [первонач. use makes perfect; этим. лат. usus promptum facit]

...stepping gently up, he kissed Margaret with a friendly kiss. She awoke, and perfectly understanding the thing, she said, ‘For shame of yourself. Jem. What would Mary say?’ Lightly said, lightly answered. ‘She'd nobbut [= no but] say, practice makes perfect.’ (E. Gaskell, ‘Mary Burton’, ch. 5) — ...Джем, осторожно наклонившись, дружески поцеловал Маргариту. Она проснулась и сказала: - Как вам не стыдно, Джем! А Мэри? На шутливый вопрос последовал такой же ответ. - Она только и сможет сказать: повторение - мать учения.

Bradley: "...I've 'ad to do with a good many young ladies in my time. I can't off and remember one as was quicker than Miss Grange." Miss Grange: "Well, practice makes perfect, they say." (W. S. Maugham, ‘Sheppy’, act 1) — Брэдли: "...в моей парикмахерской работало много молодых маникюрш. Но никто не работал быстрее, чем мисс Грендж." Мисс Грендж: "Дело мастера боится, знаете ли."

Dickon aimed five shafts from the usual distance, and three of them found the aim... ‘Practice makes perfect - make up your mind to get five out of five next week.’ (G. Trease, ‘Bows Against the Barons’, ch. III) — Дикон прицелился и с обычного расстояния выпустил пять стрел. Три из них попали в цель... - Навык мастера ставит. Следующий раз давай пять из пяти.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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