They owe us £10 and we do not press for payment, but omittance is no quittance. (DEI) — Они должны нам 10 фунтов. Мы их не торопим. Но долг остается долгом - напоминай не напоминай.
Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.
omittance — (n.) omission, c.1600, perhaps coined by Shakespeare, who used it in wordplay ( Omittance is no quittance ), from OMIT (Cf. omit) + ANCE (Cf. ance) … Etymology dictionary
Quittance — Quit tance (kw[i^]t tans), n. [OE. quitaunce, OF. quitance, F. quittance. See {Quit}, v. t.] 1. Discharge from a debt or an obligation; acquittance. [1913 Webster] Omittance is no quittance. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Recompense; return; repayment.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
