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church mouse

/tʃɜːtʃ maʊs/

Перевод: Пословичное выражение, описывающее кого-то крайне бедного, основанное на идее, что мышь, живущая в церкви, не имела бы ни еды, ни имущества.

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/tʃɜːtʃ maʊs/C1informal
  • ruПословичное выражение, описывающее кого-то крайне бедного, основанное на идее, что мышь, живущая в церкви, не имела бы ни еды, ни имущества.

A proverbial phrase describing someone who is extremely poor, based on the idea that a mouse living in a church would have nothing to eat or own.

  1. Extremely poorB2informal

    Used to describe someone who is very poor, often in the phrase 'as poor as a church mouse'.

    ruБедный как церковная мышь

    • After losing his job, he was as poor as a church mouse.
    • She grew up as poor as a church mouse but later became successful.
    • They lived like church mice, barely able to afford food.