Category: ანბანური საძიებელი

Among the blind the one-eyed man is king. In the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is king. Dans la brume tout le monde est pilote. Quand le chat… Read more »

Penny-wise and pound-foolish (Am., Br.). Penny-wise, pound-foolish (Am.) A penny soul never came to twopence (Br.). A penny soul never ‘came twopence (Am.). Save at the spigot and waste at… Read more »

From rags to riches (Am., Br.). How we apples swim! (Am., Br.).  – Risen from the dunghill (from the ranks) (Br.) – Give a lark to catch a kite. ….from… Read more »

Old birds are not caught with chaff. The best wine comes out of an old vessel. The old mule ploughs a straight furrow. An old ox makes (ploughs) a straight… Read more »

Не who bewails himself has the cure in his hands (Br.). It’s the crying baby that gets the milk (Am.). The squeaking wheel gets the oil (Am.). The squeaky axe… Read more »

The poor man always gets the blame; When (the) masters fall out, their men get the clout. The humble suffer from the folly of the great (Am.). Kings go mad,… Read more »

Eagles do not breed doves (Br.). Figs do not grow on thistles (Am.). Sour grapes can never make sweet wine (Am.). You cannot make a silk purse out of a… Read more »

The tongue ever turns to the aching tooth. A man in suffering finds relief in rehearsing his ills (Am.). A man lays his hand where he feels the pain (Br.)…. Read more »

Think today and speak tomorrow. Before you go into a canyon, know how you’ll get out (Am.). Do not wade in unknown waters (Am.). If you cannot see the bottom,… Read more »

God save me from my friends (Br.). Save me from my friends (Am.) Dieu me garde de mes amis, je me garderai de mes ennemis. Избави меня, Боже, от друзей,… Read more »

God save me from my friends (Br.). Save me from my friends (Am.) Dieu me garde de mes amis, je me garderai de mes ennemis. Избави меня, Боже, от друзей,… Read more »

God defend (deliver) me from my friends, from my enemies I can (will) defend myself (Am., Br.). God protect me from my friends; my enemies I know enough to watch/… Read more »

God defend (deliver) me from my friends, from my enemies I can (will) defend myself (Am., Br.). God protect me from my friends; my enemies I know enough to watch/… Read more »

Claw me, and I’ll claw you. Scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours. One hand washes another and both the face. Roll my log and I will roll yours. Un… Read more »

Claw me, and I’ll claw you. Scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours. One hand washes another and both the face. Un barbier rase l’autre. Griffez mon dos et je… Read more »

Idleness rusts the mind. Standing pools gather filth (Am., Br.). A standing pool soon stagnates (Am.). Still water breeds vermin (Br.) If you rest, you rust (Am.). Inactivity breeds ignorance… Read more »