desert one's colours

desert one's colours
(desert one's (или the) colours)
бросить начатое дело [этим. воен. изменить своему знамени, дезертировать]

A: "I'm sorry I can't go with you any further in this matter..." B: "You don't mean that surely? 'Pon my soul, I never thought you would desert the colours, - and just when we're on the verge of success, too!" (SPI) — А: "К сожалению, я больше не могу сотрудничать с вами в этом деле... Б. Неужели вы это серьезно? Ей-богу, никогда не думал, что вы бросите начатое дело, особенно когда успех так близок!"


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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