time and tide wait for no man
- time and tide wait for no man
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≈ время не ждёт
Now that was a favorite saying of Jake Beam's, who used to be stationmaster at the old Bertha Furnace station, before they descontinued the passenger station. ‘Time and tide,’ he would say so solemn, ‘and the Alton Railroad wait, for no man.’ (J. Updike, ‘The Centaur’, ch. II) — Помню, как говорил Джейк Бим, тот, что был начальником станции Берта-Фернес, теперь-то там пассажирские поезда не останавливаются. Время и Олтонская железная дорога - говаривал он важным таким голосом - никого не ждут.
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2006.
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time and tide wait for no man — ► time and tide wait for no man proverb if you don t make use of a favourable opportunity, you may never get the same chance again. Main Entry: ↑time … English terms dictionary
time and tide wait for no man — This is used as a way of suggestion that people should act without delay … The small dictionary of idiomes
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time and tide wait for no man — one person cannot stop the forces of time, one person cannot change events that are fated to continue … English contemporary dictionary
time and tide wait for no man — This is used as a way of suggestion that people should act without delay. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
time and tide wait for no man — proverb if you don t make use of a favorable opportunity, you may never get the same chance again … Useful english dictionary
for no man — See: TIME AND TIDE WAIT FOR NO MAN … Dictionary of American idioms
for no man — See: TIME AND TIDE WAIT FOR NO MAN … Dictionary of American idioms
time — ► NOUN 1) the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future, regarded as a whole. 2) a point of time as measured in hours and minutes past midnight or noon. 3) the favourable or appropriate moment to do… … English terms dictionary
tide — 01. The children got trapped on a small rock in the middle of the water when the [tide] came in while they were playing. 02. When the [tide] is out, we can walk further along the beach. 03. I like to explore the beach when the [tide] is low. 04.… … Grammatical examples in English
man — see man cannot live by bread alone whatever man has done, man may do a man is as old as he feels, and a woman as old as she looks man is the measure of all things man proposes, God disposes man’s extremity is … Proverbs new dictionary
