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чем бы дитя ни тешилось, лишь бы не плакалоstresses
gen. as long as it keeps him/ her happy ("He likes writing, and what I say is, as long as it keeps him happy, why shouldn't he?" W. Somerset Maugham m_rakova); whatever floats one's boat (m_rakova); whatever turns you on (m_rakova)
idiom. anything for a quiet life
proverb any bauble of folly will keep baby jolly (let him do whatever (silly) things he wants to do); play keeps the baby from tears; any toy is O.K. that keeps the baby at play; anything to keep someone quiet (Anglophile)
saying. any toy is o.k. that keeps the baby at play