be conspicuous by its absence
- be conspicuous by its absence
блистать (своим) отсутствием [римский историк Тацит в "Анналах" рассказывает, что на похоронах знатной римлянки Юнии - сестры Брута и жены Кассия - впереди похоронной процессии несли, согласно традиции, изображение родственников умершей, среди которых Брут и Кассий блистали отсутствием; на английском языке выражение впервые употребил лорд Дж. Расселл в своей речи; см. цитаты]
Among the defects of the Bill, which were numerous, one provision was conspicuous by its presence, and one by its absence. (J. Russell, ‘Address to the Electors of the City of London’, April 6, 1859, OED) — К недостаткам законопроекта можно отнести и то, что один из пунктов блистал своим присутствием, а другой - отсутствием.
I alluded to it as "a provision conspicuous by its absence", a turn of phraseology which is not an original expression of mine, but is taken from one of the greatest historians of antiquity. (J. Russell, ‘Speech at the London Tavern’, April 15, 1859, OED) — Сказав, что "один из пунктов блистал своим отсутствием", я употребил выражение, придуманное не мною, а одним из самых замечательных историков древности.
Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа»..
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