Category: ანბანური საძიებელი

Walls have ears fields have eyes, and woods (or walls) have ears. Walls have ears hedges have eyes, and woods (or walls) have ears. Les murs ont des oreilles. И… Read more »

Truth and oil always come to the top (Am.). Truth and oil are ever above (Br.). Truth, crushed to earth, will rise again (Am.). Truth is mighty and will prevail… Read more »

A man can die but once, go ahead and give it a try (Br.). What will be, will be (Am., Br.) A man can die but once (Am.). A man… Read more »

Age breeds aches (Am.). The feet are slow when the head wears snow (Am., Br.). Old age is sickness of itself (Br.). An old ape has an old eye (Br.)…. Read more »

All the Tracys have always the wind in their faces (Br.). Flies go to (hunt) the lean horse (Br.). The lean dog is all fleas (Am.). A man born to… Read more »

Barking dogs seldom bite. A threatened blow is seldom given. A barking dog has no bite (Br.). A barking dog never bites (Am.). Barking dogs do not (seldom) bite (Br.)…. Read more »

A man can do no more than he can. (Am., Br.). A nail can go no farther than its head will let it (Am.). No man can see over his… Read more »

It is better to trust the eye than the ear (Am.). Men’s ears are less reliable than their eyes (Br.). Seeing is believing (Am., Br.). What we see we believe… Read more »

All are not saints that go to church. Pray to God, but keep hammering (Am.). Pray to God, but keep the hammer going (Br.). Pray to God, sailor, but pull… Read more »

Do not triumph before the victory (Br.). Don’t sing your triumph before you have conquered (Am.) If laugh before breakfast you will cry before supper. Ne triomphez pas avant la… Read more »

Gratitude is the least of virtues; ingratitude is the worst of vices. What we see depends mainly on what we look for ( tr) La gratitude est la moindre de… Read more »

The fear takes molehills for mountains. The fear is greater than the reason for it (Am.) La crainte prend des taupinières pour des montagnes. La crainte a des yeux qui… Read more »

A lazy dog catches no meat (finds no bone) (Am.). A setting hen gathers no feathers (Am., Br.). The sleeping fox catches no poultry (Am., Br.) Не becomes poor that… Read more »

The leopard cannot change its spots. Once a wolf always a wolf; Nature is stronger than nurture; What is bred in the bone will come out in the flesh. The… Read more »

A foolish act is most foolish when done by an old person Cf: The older the fool, the worse he is (Am.). An old fool is worse than a young… 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 »

Idleness rusts the mind. L’oisiveté rouille l’avis (esprit). Стоячая вода гниет (киснет). Стоячая вода тухнет. Стоячее дерево на прогон идет. Плуг от работы блестит, стоячая вода издаст зловоние. Стоячая вода плесенью покрывается. В стоячей… Read more »