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плетью обуха не перешибешь
stresses
proverb
might is right
(nothing can be achieved when the circumstances are unfavourable, when your opponent is stronger than you)
;
a whip can't stand up to an axe
плетью обуха не перешибёшь
gen.
it is impossible to break the butt end with a lash
;
one can't break through a wall with his forehead
;
one cannot break through a wall with his forehead
;
you can't break through a wall with your forehead
;
you cannot break through a wall with your forehead
idiom.
you can't chop wood with a penknife
;
it's impossible to break the butt end with a lash
(
Yeldar Azanbayev
)
proverb
there is no arguing with a large fist
;
you cannot chop wood with a penknife
;
you can't knock down a wall with a peashooter
;
you cannot cut blocks with a razor
(contrast: the word "impossible" is not in my dictionary)
;
he must needs go whom the devil drives
;
needs must when the devil drives
(дословно: Приходится, когда чёрт гонит (т.е. против необходимости ничего не поделаешь))
Игорь Миг, proverb
you can't erase a new drawing with an old eraser
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