♢ мартышкин труд — carrying coals to Newcastle
мартышчын
мартышкин труд перен. разг. — мартышчына праца
mērkaķa, mērkaķu
прил.
di / della bertuccia
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мартышкин труд разг. — portare acqua col vaglio
"Life is far too important a thing ever to talk seriously about." Oscar Wilde
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"Honor is not the exclusive property of any political party." Herbert Hoover
"Hitch your wagon to a star." Ralph Waldo Emerson