- near is my shirt, nearer my skin
- своя рубашка ближе к телу. /кожа рубашки дороже
Большой англо-русский учебный словарь сочетаемости. Кауль М.Р., Хидекель С.С. 2010.
near is my shirt, nearer my skin
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near is my shirt, but nearer is my skin — See also the preceding proverb (near is my kirtle, but nearer is my smock). Cf. early 14th cent. Fr. plus pres m’est char que n’est chemise, my skin is nearer to me than my shirt. c 1570 in J. P. Collier Old Ballads (1840) 99 Neerer is my skin… … Proverbs new dictionary
near is my kirtle, but nearer is my smock — A justification for looking after one’s own closest interests; see also the next proverb (near is my shirt, but nearer is my skin). A kirtle is a woman’s skirt or gown; a smock is an undergarment. Cf. PLAUTUS Trinummus 1. 1154 tunica propior… … Proverbs new dictionary
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shirt — see near is my shirt, but nearer is my skin … Proverbs new dictionary
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