he that touches pitch shall be defiled
- he that touches pitch shall be defiled
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≈ грязью играть - руки марать; с кем поведёшься, от того и наберёшься Apocrypha Ecclesiasticus XIII, 1];
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‘I have endorsed Callahan,’ the Judge said. He didn't flicker. ‘I maybe could give you the dirt,’ the Boss said speculatively. ‘Callahan's been playing round for a long time, and he who touches pitch shall be defiled...’ (R. P. Warren,‘All the King's Men’, ch. I) — - Я поддержал кандидатуру Калахана, - сказал судья Ирвин. Он не дрогнул. - Я мог бы произвести для вас раскопки, - задумчиво сказал Хозяин. - Калахан давно в обращении, а где это видано, чтоб грязью играть, да рук не замарать...
His motto had always been: you cannot touch pitch and not be defiled. His hands were clean. (A. J. Cronin, ‘Beyond This Place’, part II, ch. VIII) — Девизом Дейла всегда было: с кем поведешься, от того и наберешься. Вот он и имел дело с честными людьми.
Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа»..
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