suit the action to the word
- suit the action to the word
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The old gentleman bowed respectfully; and advancing to the magistrate's desk, said, suiting the action to the word, ‘That is my name and address, sir.’ (Ch. Dickens, ‘Oliver Twist’, ch. XI) — Старый джентльмен, у которого слово не расходилось с делом, почтительно поклонился и, подойдя к столу судьи, сказал: "Вот моя фамилия и адрес, сэр"
‘I wonder what we do next,’ said I. ‘Guess we sail right in,’ returned Jim, and suited the action to the word. (R. L. Stevenson and L. Osbourne, ‘The Wrecker’, ch. X) — - Хотелось бы мне знать, что мы дальше будем делать? - спросил я. - Я думаю, войдем и все, - ответил Джим. Сказано - сделано, и он вошел в комнату.
‘You must forgive me,’ Mr. Smith, replied with courtesy, ‘but I don't touch alcohol.’ ‘I don't touch it myself,’ Jones said. ‘I drink it,’ and he suited the action to the words. (Gr. Greene, ‘The Comedians’, part I, ch. I) — - Вы меня извините, - учтиво ответил ему мистер Смит, - но я не прикасаюсь к алкогольным напиткам. - Я тоже к ним не прикасаюсь, я их пью, - ответил Джонс и подкрепил свои слова действием.
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