What does it mean to be a good fellow among the sheep? Well done against the sheep, and well done against the sheep himself

31. And Laban said (to him): What shall I give you? Jacob said (to him): Give me nothing. If you just do to me what I say, then I will again feed and guard your sheep. 32. Today I will go through all your flock of sheep; separate from it every speckled and spotted animal, every beast

Well done among the sheep

English synonym for the expression “Well done to the sheep, and before the well done the sheep itself” Hares may pull dead lions by the beard— Dead lions and hares can pull a dead lion’s beard

Analogues of the saying “well done on the sheep”

• A dead dog will not bite
• God grant our calf the wolf to catch
• Only the lazy one doesn't hit him
• Pick up your lips: the mayor is coming
• Be careful not to fasten your lips!
• In its hole, even a mouse feels like a lion.

Application of proverbs in literature

— "No; I only know how to not allow honest people to step on their feet... I’m a good guy with sheep, and I’m a good guy with a sheep myself...”(N. S. Leskov “On Knives”)
— “Anya was the first of us to understand that the saying applies to them: “Well done among the sheep, but well done by the sheep himself.”(E. S. Ginzburg “Steep Route”)
— “You wanted to show off, look at the fellow. Well done on the sheep! “You can’t be a boy anymore, Azin,” Severikhin reprimanded, already softening.”(A. I. Aldan-Semyonov “Red and White”)
— “Oh, grandpa, you can’t handle him! - Yuka said. - Why should I? As soon as he hears who is waiting for him here, all the fanfare will jump off him. He’s a rubbish little man: he’s a good fellow against sheep, and against a fellow he’s a sheep himself...”(Nikolai Dubov “Boy by the Sea”)

Just like good guys against sheep make real good guys

Vladimir Leonidovich Durov explained to me from the very beginning that he wanted to refute misconceptions about animals. It is generally accepted, for example, that the hare is a coward and that the hare is scythe; This means you need to show how deftly the hare shoots from a cannon.
I was invited to one of the first rehearsals. Vladimir Leonidovich tried to cure the hares of fear; that was not easy. Although animals, according to Durov, obey various reflexes, and man, if Descartes was not mistaken, thinks and therefore exists, there is much in common between the behavior of people and animals; in particular, it is easier to intimidate oneself brave man than to make a hero out of a coward. Durov said that when a worm crawls away from a chicken, the chicken devours it, and when a worm crawls onto a chicken, the chicken quickly retreats. (By the way, there is a proverb “Well done against the sheep, but well done against the sheep itself,” which was not invented by chickens or hares) Rehearsals took place at night. Vladimir Leonidovich patiently fed the premiere of the troupe, the sweetest hare, with carrots, and the trainer’s hand fearfully backed away. As for the cannon, it was frankly running away from the hare. After two or three weeks, the hares realized that they were the strongest. Durov called this method of training “coward deception”(I. G. Ehrenburg “People, Years, Life”)

1 well done against the sheep

well done against (among) the sheep, and against the well done the sheep itself

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brave before a lamb, but a lamb before the brave; cf. brave as a lion with a lamb; a big fish in a little pond; a big frog in a little puddle; a triton among the minnows; hares may pull dead lions by the beard; a bully is always a coward

Where was Konshakov? - asked Zina Kolesova. - What is it Konshakov! Well done among the sheep... And Devyatkin was completely afraid. (A. Musatov, Stozhary)- "And Konshakov? Where was he?" inquired Zina Kolesova. "Konshakov! Bah! He"s brave enough when he"s with sheep... As for Devyatkin, he really did show the white feather."

2 well done against the sheep

etc than himself:

- ≈

3 well done against the sheep

Makarov: lath painted to look like iron (O timid person who puffs up)

4 well done among the sheep

⇒ some person is brave only when confronting those weaker, lower in rank etc than himself:

- ≈ a lion among sheep (, a sheep among lions).

5 SHEEP

See also in other dictionaries:

Well done against the sheep, and against (against) the well done - the sheep himself- YOUNGER, dtsa, m. Ozhegov’s Explanatory Dictionary. S.I. Ozhegov, N.Yu. Shvedova. 1949 1992 … Ozhegov's Explanatory Dictionary

Well done against the sheep, and well done against the sheep himself.- Well done against the sheep, and well done by the sheep himself. See ERRORS ELIGIBILITY...

well done to the sheep, and well done to the sheep itself- (hammer or anvil) Wed. No; I only know how to not allow honest people to step on their feet... I’m a good guy with sheep, and I’m a good guy with a sheep myself... Leskov. With knives. 4, 6. Wed. Turkish bashi buzuk, tormentor of the unarmed and defenseless, cutter... ... Michelson's Large Explanatory and Phraseological Dictionary

WELL DONE Ozhegov's Explanatory Dictionary

WELL DONE- Well done, man, man. In folk literature: daredevil, brave. Good M. II. Well done, dude, husband. 1. A young man, strong, of good build. Brave m. 2. Expressing praise to someone who does what n. well, deftly, skillfully (colloquial). She is our M.M., which... Ozhegov's Explanatory Dictionary

brave man- Well done, daredevil, daring, grip, era, daredevil. Well done against the sheep, and against the well done the sheep itself (last). A swashbuckler, a thug, a sincere friend. Fluff. He looks like a young eagle; flies like an eagle. Oh, grab it, woman! Pushk... Russian Dictionary... ... Synonym dictionary

YOUNG- YOUNG, young, not old, youthful; lived for a short century; unaged, immature, immature, not yet matured. A young man who has not yet reached his middle years. Young green. The children are still young, too small. Young kvass, beer, unfermented... ... Dahl's Explanatory Dictionary

GOOD- GOOD MAN, husband. (colloquial). A daring man, a brave man. A good man is against the sheep, but against a daredevil it is the sheep himself (about the one who shows his strength in front of the weak). Ozhegov's explanatory dictionary. S.I. Ozhegov, N.Yu. Shvedova. 1949 1992 … Ozhegov's Explanatory Dictionary

COWARDICE- Many would be cowards if they had enough courage. Thomas Fuller There are cowards of the brain and cowards of the heart. Stanislav Jerzy Lec Bold will run away, but will not yield. Timid, but not cowardly. Vasily Klyuchevsky Am I really timid? I don't have the courage... ...

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ERRORS - EFFECTIVENESS- We don’t have it, but we have it. No, no, but everything is there. Whoever is first is right. Whose is older is to the right. Whoever interrupts leads (in dancing). The prey does not wait for the catcher (extra: but the catcher waits for it). Do one thing, don’t spoil another! Don’t look at the vatolu, but... ... IN AND. Dahl. Proverbs of the Russian people