help a lame dog over a stile
- help a lame dog over a stile
"помочь хромой собаке взять барьер", помочь кому-л. в беде, выручить кого-л. из беды; тж. a lame dog
‘Perhaps we should always try to help lame dogs over stiles,’ said Mr. Carter, with an air of having discovered the side door to the Heaven. ‘Do you call that man a lame dog?’ Catherine laughed despite herself. (P. H. Johnson, ‘Catherine Carter’, part IV, ch. 10) — - А может, человек всегда должен помогать тем, кого Бог обидел, - сказал мистер Картер с видом праведника. - Это он-то Богом обижен? - не могла не рассмеяться Кэтрин.
Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа»..
2006.
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