Category: ნ – პ

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

A bargain is a bargain. Promise is debt. A deal is a deal; A promise is a promise; If you pledge don’t hedge. Не that takes the devil into his… Read more »

A clean fast is better than a dirty breakfast. Ever busy, ever bare (Br.). Honour and profit lie not in one sack (Br.). Muck and money go together (Br.). Riches… Read more »

A bad workman quarrels with his tools. A bad gardener quarrels with his rake (Br.). A bad shearer never had a good sickle (Br.). A bad worker finds faults with… Read more »

Little pitches have long ears. Peu de lancements ont de longues oreilles. Маленькие детки любят слушать разговоры взрослых. (досл.) Die jungen Froschen lernen von den alten das Quaken; Wie die… Read more »

Venture a small fish to catch a great. Beaucoup peu  fait un grand. Donner des fèves pour de pois. Risquez un petit poisson pour attraper un grand (super). Маленькое облако… Read more »

Little things amuse little minds. Petites choses amusent petits esprits. Малые птички свивают и малые гнезда. Мала избушка, мала и топка. Kleine Vögleich, kleine Nestlein; Klein und wacker baut den… Read more »

Little thieves are hanged, but great one escape. We hang little thieves and take off our hats to great ones (Am., Br.) Laws catch flies, but let hornets go free…. Read more »

A little pot is soon hot. A thorn is small, but he who has felt it doesn’t forget it (Am.) L’homme ne se mesure pas. Petit, mais brave; de toutes… Read more »

Don’t teach your granny to suck eggs. Don’t teach your grandmother to suck eggs (Am., Br.). Eggs can’t teach the hen (Am.). Teach your father to get children (Br.). You… Read more »

Too many cooks spoil the broth. Everybody’s business is nobody’s business (Am., Br.). Many commanders sink the ship (Br.). Many physicians have killed the king (Br.). A pig that has… Read more »

He kills two dogs with one stone. Kill two birds with one stone. Il tue deux chiens avec une pierre. Одним камнем двух собак разогнал Убить двух зайцев одним выстрелом (ударом). Убить двух птиц одним камнем.(англ. посл.). Wer zwei Hasen… 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 barley corn is better than a diamond to a cock. Do not cast pearls before the swine. (Bible) C’est un grain  de millet à la bouche d’un âne. Il… Read more »

Old friends and old wine are best. Don’t trade /in/ old friends for new (Am.). Forsake not old friends for new (Am.). Keep old friends with the new (Am.). Make… Read more »