Category: თვითშეფასება/დაფასება/დაუფასებლობა

Make not the door wider than the house. Cut your coat according to the cloth. (Am) Ask your purse what you should buy (Am.). Cut the coat according to the… 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 »

Don’t bite off more than you can chew. Ne viser pas trop haut. Не откусывай больше, чем сможешь проглоить. Не откусывай больше того, что ты в состоянии проглотить. Бери ношу… 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 »

An ass endures his burden, but no more than his burden (Br.). Catch no more fish than you can salt (Am.). Don’t bite off more than you can chew (Am.,… Read more »

Let him that pays reckoning choose the lodging. Le gros depenseur n’est pas le gros mangeur. Понял плательщик, да не понял жующий (досл.). Кто платит, тот и музыку заказывает. Цену… Read more »

The cock is master (bold) of (on) his own dunghill (Br.). A cock is mighty in his own backyard (Am.). Every cock crows the loudest upon his own dunghill (Am.)…. Read more »

A golden bit does not make a horse any better (Br.). A golden bit does not make the horse any better (Am.). Pigs are pigs (Am.) Don’t cast pearls before… 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 »

Who has never tasted bitter, knows not what is sweet. Health is not valued till sickness comes. Misfortunes tell us what fortune is. Qui n’a jamais gouté amer, ne sait… Read more »

Who has never tasted bitter, knows not what is sweet. Health is not valued till sickness comes. Qui n’a jamais gouté amer, ne sait pas ce qu’est doux. Кто не болел, тот не ценит здоровье. (абхазская… Read more »