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• ПОД ЛЕЖАЧИЙ <ЛЕЖАЧ> КАМЕНЬ (И) ВОДА НЕ ТЕЧЕТ{{}}

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⇒ if a person makes no effort, he will make no progress, get nowhere (said when s.o. is inactive and does nothing toward attaining some goal, furthering some matter etc):

- - nothing ventured, nothing gained;

- no work, no money;

- no bees, no honey;

- no song, no supper;

- the sleeping fox catches no chickens.