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discipline in the navy in the past. In the limited room on a ship space had to be found to operate the cat effectively. no spring chicken не первой молодости / свежести M E A N I N G : not young anymore He must be ten years older than Grace and she’s no spring chicken. ORIGIN: This saying has been around since the early 1800s, and it almost always applied to women, although there is no reason it couldn’t refer to men, too. A spring chicken is a really young chick, like a baby. The expression began as now past a chicken, and the saying today is a variation of the original. nosey got shot не суй свой нос (в чужой вопрос) M E A N I N G : don’t interfere in affairs that do not concern you or you will suffer harm yourself; often said touching the nose with one’s forefinger What were you saying about me to June? – Mind your own business! Nosey got shot! 87