Rustam Karpykbayevadicionou o comentário 9 years ago
put money where your mouth is
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slava petraadiocionou a nota 9 years ago
Nota (en-en)
In the Russian language there is a very interesting phrase which is translated literally as "I didn't pull your tongue". It means kind of: 1) I didn't force you to talk! You said that yourself 2) I did not open your mouth! You said it yourself! 3) I did not make you say that !
It's used in the situation when nobody asked a person and the person said or offered something by him/herself. It's as if somebody offered smth but nobody asked him/her to. Nobody "pulled that person's tongue", he/she said that him/herself. Maybe this example will help
PETER: Thank God it's Friday. Maybe let's have some fun and go to the bar to crack a bottle. It's on me today. JOHN: You got it! Nobody "pulled your tongue." Let's do it ...
Who can help find an English fixed expression about that? TIA
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Igor Yurchenkoadicionou o comentário 9 years ago
how about "you just can't keep your mouth shut, can't you?". or just "you said it"
slava petraadicionou o comentário 9 years ago
Спасибо Рустам. Интересная фраза! Put your money where your mouth is = to do sth rather than to just talk about it = отвечать за свои слова/за свой "базар"; когда слово не расходится с делом; подкреплять слова делами
slava petraadicionou o comentário 9 years ago
Игорь, второй вариант очень прост, но удивительно хорош! Как я сам о нем забыл ?! Спасибо
slava petraadicionou o comentário 9 years ago
P.S. Игорь, и маленькая поправка к первому варианту - "you just can't keep your mouth shut, CAN you?"
Holy Molyadicionou o comentário 9 years ago
Слава, насколько мне известно, схожей идиомы для "тянуть за язык" в контексте "я тебя не заставлял этого говорить" нет. Есть похожая идиома для этой фразы в контексте "приходится тянуть его(кого-либо) за язык (клещами из него тянуть), чтобы вытянуть информацию" - "like pulling teeth". Например: she was so upset last night but it was like pulling teeth to make her tell me why.
⁌ ULY ⁍adicionou o comentário 9 years ago
We say: Nobody held a gun to your head.
Holy Molyadicionou o comentário 9 years ago
And who are those "we" exactly? :))