Bob. Frazeologizmlarning asosiy mazmuni va uning o’ziga xos xususiyatlari

1. Ehtiyotlik va ehtiyotkorlik – 39 iboralarni o‘rganishga oid birliklar
(27.1%)
Masalan:

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  Dumb dogs are dangerous – Tilsiz itlar havflidir;
  
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  It is ill to waken sleeping dogs – Uxlab yotgan kuchukni uyg’otib bo’lmaydi;
  
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  The scalded cat fears cold water – Hurkak mushuk sovuq suvdan ham hurkanadi.
  

2. Hayotiy tajriba – 26 iboralarni o‘rganishga oid birliklar (18%) Masalan:

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  A good dog deserves a good bone – Yaxshi kuchuk yaxshi suyakka loyiq;
  
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  If two men ride on a horse, one must sit behind – Bir otni ikki odam minsa biri orqada o’tirishga majbur;
  
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  It is too late to lock the stable when the horse has been stolen – Otin o’g’irlangandan keyin otxonaga qulf osishga xojat yo’q.
  
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  The old caw thinks she was never a calf – Qari sigir hech qachon buzoq bo’lmaganman deb o’ylaydi;
  

An old dog will learn on new tricks – Qari kuchuk yangi tryklarni (hunar,
harakat) o’rgatadi;

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  A living dog is better than a dead lion – O’ligidan ko’ra tirigi afzal.
  
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  Better be head of a dog than the tail of a lion – Arslonning dumi bo’lgandan ko’ra itning boshi bo’lgani yaxshi;
  

3. Mehnatsevarlik – 7 iboralarni o‘rganishga oid birliklar (4.9%) Masalan:

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  The dog that trots about finds a bone – Izlangan (mehnat qilgan) kuchuk suyak topar;
  
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  All lay loads on a willing horse - Barcha yuk halol otning yelkasida;
  

4. Shaxsiy fikrlar va hayotiy qarashlar 7 iboralarni o‘rganishga oid birliklar (4.9%) Masalan:

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  Pigs might fly if they had wings – Cho’chqalaram uchgan bo’lardi agar qanotlari bo’lganida;
  
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  If you sell a cow, you will sell the milk too – Agar sigiringni sotsang sutiniyam qo’shib sot.