Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь
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ВО (В) ЦВЕТЕ ЛЕТ (СИЛ)PrepPthese forms onlysubj-compl with бытье (subj: human, obj-compl with знать, оставить etcobj: human), or advfixed WO
Смотреть другие описанияthe years when one's or s.o. 's mental and physical abilities are at their peakin one's primein the prime of lifeat the height of one's powers.Он погиб во цвете лет, оставив молодую жену с ребенком. Не was killed in his prime, leaving behind a young wife and child