Category: სემანტიკური მოდელები

A good anvil does not fear the hammer. A good horse should be seldom spurred. It is a good horse that never stumbles. A boisterous horse must have a rough… Read more »

A good wife and health is a man’s best wealth. То him who has a good wife no evil can come which he cannot bear (Br.) Heureux l’homme qui trouve… Read more »

A good beginning makes a good ending. A good lather is a half a shave. A beard well lathered is half a shave (Br.). Getting started is half of the… Read more »

A penny soul never came to two pence. Don’t spoil the ship for half a penny’s worth of tar (Am.). Don’t waste ten dollars looking for a dime (Am.). It… Read more »

A curst cow has short horns. Curst cows have curt horns (Br.). Cussed cows have short horns (Am.). Contre le pot de fer se brise le pot de terre. Бодливой… Read more »

A blessing in disguise. No such good luck had not bad luck helped; It’s a blessing in disguise; No great loss without some small gain; What you lose on the… Read more »

Big talker, little doer (Am.), Great talkers are little doers (Br.). Great talkers, little doers (Am.). Much talk, little work (Am.) All gong and no action (Br.). All talk and… Read more »

If thou hast not a capon, feed on an onion. Beggars must (should) be no choosers. Beggars can’t be choosers. Hunger finds no fault with the cookery. Hunger is the… Read more »

Barking dogs seldom bite. Chien qui aboie ne mord pas. Собака, что не кусает, издалека лает (груз.). Hunde, die bellen, berssen nicht. Bange Hunde bellen viel. Çok havlayan köpek ısırmaz…. Read more »

If you knew where you were going to fall, you would put down something soft to fall on. A danger foreseen is half avoided; Forewarned is forearmed. Un danger prévu… Read more »

a) Man proposes, and (but) God disposes (). Man proposes, God disposes (Am.) L’homme propose et Dieu dispose b) Every law has a loophole; One law for the rich and… Read more »

Need makes the old wife trot. (Am., Br.). Need makes a naked man run (Am.). Need makes the naked man run (Br.). Needs must when necessity drives (Am.). Needs must… Read more »

As is the gardener, so is the garden (Am.). As is the workman, so is his work (Am.). As is the workman, so is the work (Br.). Like author, like… Read more »

Every Jack has his Gill (Am., Br.). Every pot has its cover (Am.). Every rag meets its mate (Am.). For very Jack there is a Jill (Am.). No matter how… Read more »

Like priest, like people. (Am., Br.). As the man, so his cattle (Br.). Like king, like people (Am., Br.). Like prince, like people (Br.). Like teacher, like pupil (Br.). Such… Read more »