Translation of "работа не бей лежачего" to English

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Dictionary translations for "работа не бей лежачего"

работа не бей лежачего adverb

this is a fine place for workers to goof off

Contexts with "работа не бей лежачего"

Не бей собачку! Don't kick the dog!

Работа не в большей степени цель жизни, чем игра. Work is not the object of life any more than play is.

Не бей мертвую лошадь, слишком поздно. Not to beat a dead horse.

Эта работа не окупается. This work doesn't pay.

Аннан однажды описал это положение старой ганской пословицей: «Никогда не бей человека по голове, если он держит в зубах твои пальцы». Annan once made the point by citing an old Ghanaian proverb: “Never hit a man on the head when you have your fingers between his teeth.”

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