OLD BIRDS ARE NOT ТО ВЕ САUGНТ WIТH CHAFF
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Перевод Примеры
Старых птиц на мякИну не поймаешь // Опытного человека нельзЯ обманУть пустословием Или нехИтрыми приёмами.

There was а softness in Roy's voice such аs I imagined he would Use if he were telling а prospective father that his wife waы about to gratify his wishes. It cut no ice with me. "Come off it, Roy," I sa1d. "l'm too old а bird to Ье caught with . Spit it out." (Maugham)

Everybody hunted him. The other young ladies ... languished after him still more longingly. Не had little notes from these ; presents of purses worked bу them, and cigar-cases embroidered with his coronet. They sang to him in cozy boudoirs. They ogled him аs they sang ... And so forth, and so forth-witb which our noble bird was bу no mea111 to Ье caught. (Тhackeray)
On this present birthday, Mr. Bagnet has accomplished the usual preliminaries. Не has bought two specimens of poultry, which, if there thе any truth in adages, -re certainly not caught with chaff, to bе prepared for the spit. (Dickens)