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ковать железо, пока горячоstresses
Makarov. get out while the going is good; go while the going is good
proverb strike while the iron is hot (т.е. предпринимать усилия, пока есть возможность; англ. оборот взят из репортажа MSNBC Alex_Odeychuk)
slang irons in the fire
ковать железо пока горячо
gen. make hay (неполная форма выражения: make hay while the sun shines: There were more noirs, more of her beloved westerns (including 1950's The Furies and 1955's The Violent Men), and a brace of lesser-sung Douglas Sirk melodramas that make hay out of Stanwyck's increasingly starry, glamorous persona vogeler)
куй железо, пока горячо
Makarov. you'd better cash in while you can
proverb delays are dangerous; procrastination brings loss; procrastination is the thief of time; take time by the forelock; hoist your sail when the wind is fair; never put off till tomorrow what you can do today (contrast: set not your loaf in till the oven's hot); strike while the iron is hot; make hay while the sun shines (дословно: Коси сено, пока солнце светит); strike the iron while it is hot; time and tide wait for no man; don't spoil the ship for a ha'p'orth of tar
куй железо пока горячо
gen. don't miss your window! (Holly Golightly)
ковать железо, пока горячо: 5 phrases in 3 subjects
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