know enough to come in out of the rain

know enough to come in out of the rain
разг.
(know enough to come in (get или австрал. keep) out of the rain (амер. know enough to go in when it rains))
отличаться сообразительностью

I will dig up the trained statesmen of all ages and all climes and furnish this country with a Congress that knows enough to come in out of the rain - a thing that's never happened yet, since the Declaration of Independence... (M. Twain, ‘The American Claimant’, ch. III) — я откопаю опытных государственных деятелей всех веков и народов и создам в Америке конгресс, которого на было со времени провозглашения Декларации независимости США; чем-чем, а элементарной сообразительностью он будет отличаться...


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

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Смотреть что такое "know enough to come in out of the rain" в других словарях:

  • know enough to come in out of the rain — {v. phr.} To have good sense; know how to take care of yourself. Usually used in the negative. * /Bob does so many foolish things that his mother says he doesn t know enough to come in out of the rain./ * /Sally may look stupid, but she knows… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • know enough to come in out of the rain — {v. phr.} To have good sense; know how to take care of yourself. Usually used in the negative. * /Bob does so many foolish things that his mother says he doesn t know enough to come in out of the rain./ * /Sally may look stupid, but she knows… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • know\ enough\ to\ come\ in\ out\ of\ the\ rain — v. phr. To have good sense; know how to take care of yourself. Usually used in the negative. Bob does so many foolish things that his mother says he doesn t know enough to come in out of the rain. Sally may look stupid, but she knows enough to… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • not know enough to come in out of the rain — Someone who doesn t know enough to come in out of the rain is particularly stupid …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • out of the rain — See: KNOW ENOUGH TO COME IN OUT OF THE RAIN …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • out of the rain — See: KNOW ENOUGH TO COME IN OUT OF THE RAIN …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • out\ of\ the\ rain — See: know enough to come in out of the rain …   Словарь американских идиом

  • come — See: CHICKENS COME HOME TO ROOST, CROSS A BRIDGE BEFORE ONE COMES TO IT, EASY COME EASY GO, FIRST COME FIRST SERVED, GET WHAT S COMING TO ONE, HAVE IT COMING, HOW COME also HOW S COME, IF WORST COMES TO WORST, JOHNNY COME LATELY, KNOW ENOUGH TO… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • come — See: CHICKENS COME HOME TO ROOST, CROSS A BRIDGE BEFORE ONE COMES TO IT, EASY COME EASY GO, FIRST COME FIRST SERVED, GET WHAT S COMING TO ONE, HAVE IT COMING, HOW COME also HOW S COME, IF WORST COMES TO WORST, JOHNNY COME LATELY, KNOW ENOUGH TO… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • come — See: chickens come home to roost, cross a bridge before one comes to it, easy come, easy go, first come, first served, get what s coming to one, have it coming, how come also how s come, if worst comes to worst, Johnny come lately, know enough to …   Словарь американских идиом

  • enough — See: GIVE ONE ENOUGH ROPE, AND HE WILL HANG HIMSELF, KNOW ENOUGH TO COME IN OUT OF THE RAIN, LET WELL ENOUGH ALONE, SURE ENOUGH …   Dictionary of American idioms


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