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рад бы в рай, да грехи не пускаютstresses
inf. I would gladly do it, but it's beyond my power
proverb jack would wipe his nose if he had it (used (often with a feeling of ironical self-pity) to mean: one has to submit to hard necessity (orpossibilities, circumstances) andforget one's dreams because they cannot be realized); the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak; it would've been nice to be in paradise, but many a sin doesn't let me in!
рад бы в рай - да грехи не пускают
gen. one would be glad to get to paradise but the blames do not allow it; one would be glad to get to paradise but the blames don't allow it; would be glad to get to paradise but the blames do not allow it; would be glad to get to paradise but the blames don't allow it
рад бы в рай – да грехи не пускают
idiom. would be glad to get to paradise but the blames don't allow it (Yeldar Azanbayev); would be glad to get to paradise but the blames do not allow it (Yeldar Azanbayev)
рад бы в рай, да грехи не пускают: 4 phrases in 2 subjects
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