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The Universal Dictionary- It is intended for a full-text search and it significantly expands the possibilities of working with lexical items from the Russian glossary of LingvoUniversal. Contains usage examples, synonyms, and antonyms.
- It is intended for a full-text search and it significantly expands the possibilities of working with lexical items from the Russian glossary of LingvoUniversal. Contains usage examples, synonyms, and antonyms.
swings and roundabouts
брит.; разг. плюсы и минусы, преимущества и недостатки см. тж. you win some you lose some, you can't win them all
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swings and roundabouts
плюсы и минусы; преимущества и недостатки you win some you lose some; you can't win them allExamples
It's swings and roundabouts. — Никогда не знаешь, где найдёшь, где потеряешь.
If you earn more, you pay more tax, so it's all swings and roundabouts. — Чем больше зарабатываешь, тем больше платишь налогов. Во всём есть свои плюсы и минусы.
What you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts. — Потеряешь в одном, выиграешь в другом.
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