‘Don't worry,’ he said afterwards. ‘She'll live. Creaking gates hang long’ (D. Cusack, ‘The Sun Is Not Enough’, ch. 12) — - Не волнуйтесь, - сказал позже доктор Мелдрам. - Ваша мама будет жить. Скрипучее дерево долго стоит.
Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.
long — adjective see long and lazy, little and loud; fat and fulsome, pretty and proud it is a long lane that has no turning art is long and life is short be the day weary or be the day long, at last it ringeth to evensong kings have long arms … Proverbs new dictionary
Thür — 1. A breite Thür herein ün a schmale heraus. (Jüd. deutsch. Warschau.) Von anscheinend lockenden Geschäften, die uns später viel Sorge machen. 2. An der Thür des vollen Gewölbes drängen sich Freunde und Verwandte, aber die kalte Küche ist leer. 3 … Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon
Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs, Thematic Index — absence absence makes the heart grow fonder he who is absent is always in the wrong the best of friends must part blue are the hills that are far away distance lends enchantment to the view out of sight, out of mind … Proverbs new dictionary
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
