rolling\ stone\ gathers\ no\ moss

rolling\ stone\ gathers\ no\ moss
proverb
A person who changes jobs or where he lives often will not be able to save money or things of his own.

Uncle Willie was a rolling stone that gathered no moss. He worked in different jobs all over the country.


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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  • (a) rolling stone gathers no moss — a rolling ˈstone gathers no ˈmoss idiom (saying) a person who moves from place to place, job to job, etc. does not have a lot of money, possessions or friends but is free from responsibilities Main entry: ↑rollidiom …   Useful english dictionary

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