Category: ანბანური საძიებელი

When in Rome, do as the Romans. Follow the customs, or fly the country (Br.). When at Rome, live as the Romans live (Br.). When in Rome, do as the… Read more »

Don’t bite the hand that feeds you (Am., Br.). Don’t bite the hand that butters your bread (Am.). Don’t cut the bow you are standing on (Br.). Don’t cut the… Read more »

As a man sows, so will he reap. The hand that gives, gathers (Am., Br.) An act of kindness is well repaid. Kindness always begets kindness. Bon champs semé, bon… Read more »

Care killed the cat. Care brings grey hair. Many cares make the head white. Ce n’est pas l’âge, mais le malheur qui vieillit. Ржа железо есть, а печаль сердце. День… Read more »

Make hay while the sun shines (Am., Br.). Enjoy your ice cream while it’s on your plate (Am.). Hoist up the sail while the gale does last (Am.). Hoist your… Read more »

A bargain is a bargain. Promise is debt. A promise is a debt. A promise is a promise. Chose promise, chose due. Une affaire est une affaire. La promesse est… Read more »

Little chips great fires. A little axe cuts down big trees. The smallest axe may fell the hugest oak. Petites puces(chips) grands(supers) feux. Малый топор может срубить большое дерево. Маленький топор большое… Read more »

A little stream drives a light mill. A little rain stills a great wind Am.). The smallest axe may fell the hugest oak (Br.) Petit homme abat grande chaine. Petite… Read more »

A man cannot whistle and drink at the same time. A man cannot spin and reel at the same time. If you run after two hares, you will catch neither…. Read more »

A fox is not taken twice in the same snare. An old bird is not caught by (with)  chaff. A smart mouse has more than one hole (Am.) A mouse… Read more »

Merry heart makes a cheerful countenance. The joy of the heart makes the face fair. Un coeur joyeux fait une mine gaie. При счастливом сердце лицо сияет, а сердечная скорбь… Read more »

A hungry belly has no ears. Hungry dogs will eat dirty puddings. A hungry man, (is) an angry man. A hungry horse makes a clean manger. Un ventre affamé n’a… Read more »

The more haste, the less speed. Too swift arrives as tardy as too slow. Qui se hâte trop, arrive tard. Шибко ехать – не скоро доехать. Не торопись – опоздаешь…. Read more »

Reperentance is good, but innocence is better. It is difficult to admit your faults (to own up to your own mistakes) (Am.). It is easy to make a mistake, hard… Read more »

If the blind lead the blind both shall fall into the ditch. C’est la faim qui épouse la soif. Слепой слепца водит, оба ни зги не видят. Слепой находит слепого, а вода… Read more »

Bend with the tree that will bend with you. Better bend than break (Br.). Better bend the neck than bruise the forehead (Am.). Better bent than broken (Am.). Better bow… Read more »

Man may meet, but mountains never. Friends may meet but mountains never. Friends (Men) may meet but mountains never /greet/ (Br.). Men may meet, though mountains cannot (Am.). Two men… Read more »

Man may meet, but mountains never. Friends may meet but mountains never. Friends (Men) may meet but mountains never /greet/ (Br.). Men may meet, though mountains cannot (Am.). Two men… Read more »