cry before one is hurt

cry before one is hurt
(cry (cry out или shout) before one is hurt)
кричать, поднимать шум заранее, раньше времени

I... took up a pistol. You see it is not loaded, and this coward cried out before he was hurt. (W. Thackeray, ‘Pendennils’, vol. II, ch. XXXI) — я: ". взял пистолет. Видите, он не заряжен, а этот трус раньше времени поднял панику."

‘No good crying before we're hurt,’ he said: ‘The pound's still high. we're good stayers.’ ‘In the soup, I'm afraid.’ (J. Galsworthy, ‘The White Monkey’, part III, ch. VII) — - Нечего проливать слезы раньше времени. Фунт стоит высоко, мы еще крепко сидим. - Сидеть-то сидим, да боюсь, что в калоше.


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

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  • cry before one is hurt — or[holler before one is hurt] {v. phr.}, {informal} To complain when there is no reason for it; become upset because you are worried or afraid. Used in negative sentences. * /When Billy went to the barber, he began to cry before the barber cut… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • cry before one is hurt — or[holler before one is hurt] {v. phr.}, {informal} To complain when there is no reason for it; become upset because you are worried or afraid. Used in negative sentences. * /When Billy went to the barber, he began to cry before the barber cut… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • cry\ before\ one\ is\ hurt — • cry before one is hurt • holler before one is hurt v. phr. informal To complain when there is no reason for it; become upset because you are worried or afraid. Used in negative sentences. When Billy went to the barber, he began to cry before… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • holler\ before\ one\ is\ hurt — • cry before one is hurt • holler before one is hurt v. phr. informal To complain when there is no reason for it; become upset because you are worried or afraid. Used in negative sentences. When Billy went to the barber, he began to cry before… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • holler before one is hurt — See: CRY BEFORE ONE IS HURT …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • holler before one is hurt — See: CRY BEFORE ONE IS HURT …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • don’t cry before you’re hurt — Cf. early 14th cent. Fr. follie fait plorer deuant que on soit batu. 1548 Reliquiœ Antiquœ (1843) II. 16 Ye may the better understand that I cry not before I am pricked. 1678 J. RAY English Proverbs (ed. 2) 237 You cry before you’re hurt. 1721 J …   Proverbs new dictionary

  • don't cry before you're hurt — See: CRY BEFORE ONE IS HURT …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • don't cry before you're hurt — See: CRY BEFORE ONE IS HURT …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • don't\ cry\ before\ you're\ hurt — See: cry before one is hurt …   Словарь американских идиом

  • hurt — See: CRY BEFORE ONE IS HURT or HOLLER BEFORE ONE IS HURT …   Dictionary of American idioms


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