- Marry in haste and repent at leisure.
- <01> Женишься в спешке, потом долго раскаиваешься на досуге (Женишься на скорую руку да на долгую муку). Proverb (Пословица).
Англо-русский словарь цитат, пословиц, поговорок и идиом. Академик.ру. 2011.
Marry in haste and repent at leisure.
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marry in haste and repent at leisure — This formula can be applied to rash steps other than marriage: e.g. 1998 Spectator 10 Jan. 6 All modern governments legislate in haste and repent at leisure. A frequent recent variant is act in haste, repent at leisure: e.g. 1998 Times 26 Jan. 21 … Proverbs new dictionary
haste — n Haste, hurry, speed, expedition, dispatch are comparable when meaning quickness or swiftness in movement or in action. Haste implies quickness or swiftness in persons rather than in machines, vehicles, or methods of transportation; thus, a… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Marry in haste, repent at leisure. — old fashioned something that you say which means if you marry someone too soon, without knowing for certain that they are the right person for you, you will have an unhappy marriage. It s true I ve only known him for six months and I know you re… … New idioms dictionary
haste — see haste is from the devil more haste, less speed haste makes waste make haste slowly marry in haste and repent at leisure nothing should be done in haste but gripping a flea … Proverbs new dictionary
marry — see never marry for money, but marry where money is marry in haste and repent at leisure marry in May, rue for aye better to marry than to burn a young man married is a young man marred … Proverbs new dictionary
leisure — see the busiest men have the most leisure idle people have the least leisure there is luck in leisure marry in haste and repent at leisure … Proverbs new dictionary
repent — see marry in haste and repent at leisure … 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
