anything for a quiet life
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‘Raly [= really], gentlemen,’ said Sam. ‘I'm not wery [= very] much in the habit o' singin' vithout [= without] the instrument; but anythin' for a quiet life, as the man said ven [= when] he took the sitivation [= situation] at the light-house.’ (Ch. Dickens, ‘Pickwick Papers’, ch. XLIII) — - Право же, джентльмены, у меня нет привычки петь без инструмента, - сказал Сэм, - но все отдам, чтобы не приставали, как сказал человек, занявший место смотрителя маяка.
A peaceable sort of man, whose very physiognomy said "anything for a quiet life". (Fr. Marryat, ‘Olla Podrida’, ‘Diary on the Continent’) — Мирный человек, на физиономии которого написано: "Все отдам за спокойную жизнь"
‘Be a pal. Come on, now, don't leave me in the lurch. All I want is a little help now and again. Life's difficult enough as it is.’ ‘All right, all right. Get behind the wheel and I'll push. Anything for a quiet life.’ (J. Wain, ‘Hurry On Down’, ch. IX) — - Ну, будьте другом. Хоть сейчас-то не оставляйте меня. Мне ведь надо только, чтоб вы иногда подсобили мне в трудную минуту. Жизнь, она чертовски трудная штука. - Ладно, ладно. Садитесь за руль, а я подтолкну. Чего не сделаешь ради душевного спокойствия.
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