- Hope is a good breakfast, but is a bad supper.
- <01> Надежда хороша на завтрак, но плоха на ужин. Bacon (Бэкон).
Англо-русский словарь цитат, пословиц, поговорок и идиом. Академик.ру. 2011.
Hope is a good breakfast, but is a bad supper.
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hope is a good breakfast but a bad supper — 1661 W. RAWLEY Resuscitatio (ed. 2) 298 But, said the fisher men, we had hope then to make a better gain of it. Saith Mr. [Francis] Bacon well my Maisters, then Ile tell you; hope is a good Breakfast but it is a Bad supper. 1817 H. L. PIOZZI… … Proverbs new dictionary
hope — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Confidence Nouns 1. hope[s], desire; trust, confidence, optimism, reliance, faith, belief; assurance, secureness, security; reassurance. See safety. 2. (omen of hope) good omen or auspices, promise; good … English dictionary for students
good — see if you can’t be good, be careful a good beginning makes a good ending there’s many a good cock come out of a tattered bag no good deed goes unpunished he is a good dog who goes to church the good die young … Proverbs new dictionary
bad — see a bad excuse is better than none bad money drives out good bad news travels fast a bad penny always turns up bad things come in threes there is no such thing as bad weather, only the wrong clothes … Proverbs new dictionary
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supper — see after dinner rest a while, after supper walk a mile hope is a good breakfast but a bad supper … Proverbs new dictionary
breakfast — see hope is a good breakfast but a bad supper sing before breakfast, cry before night … Proverbs new dictionary
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
espoir — [ ɛspwar ] n. m. • espeir 1155; de espérer 1 ♦ Le fait d espérer, d attendre (qqch.) avec confiance. ⇒ espérance; espérer. L espoir d une réussite, de réussir. J ai le ferme espoir qu il réussira. ⇒ assurance, certitude, conviction. Il y a peu d… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Hoffnung — 1. A Hööbh as an lungh Sial. (Amrum.) – Haupt, VIII, 369, 320; Johansen, 151. Die Hoffnung ist ein langes Seil. 2. An Hoffnung und gespanntem Tuche geht viel ab. Frz.: Vin versé n est pas avalé. 3. Bey Hoffnung ist allweg zweiffel. – Lehmann, 395 … Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon
novel — novel1 novellike, adj. /nov euhl/, n. 1. a fictitious prose narrative of considerable length and complexity, portraying characters and usually presenting a sequential organization of action and scenes. 2. (formerly) novella (def. 1). [1560 70; … Universalium
