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| he robs his belly to cover his back | |||
| great boast, small roast (used (mockingly) about a person who takes pains to look prosperous (and is dressed well) though is poor (and hungry) in fact); fine feathers don't make fine birds; his clothes are plenty, but his belly is empty; all show and no substance! (Andrey Truhachev); all fur coat and no knickers (Br. Andrey Truhachev); outside hooey, inside phooey (Am. sl. Andrey Truhachev) | |||
| на брюхе шёлк, а в брюхе щёлк: 4 phrases in 1 subject |
| Proverb | 4 |