Category: უარყოფითი თვისებები

My tongue is my (worst) enemy; I  am my own worst enemy; An ox is taken by the horns, and a man by the tongue. Longue langue courte main. Sience… Read more »

The poor man always gets the blame; When (the) masters fall out, their men get the clout. Le pauvre homme obtient toujours la responsabilité. Mettre le doit entre l’arbre et… Read more »

Не who does not work, neither should he eat (Br.). A horse that will not carry a saddle must have no oats (Br.). No mill, no meal (Am., Br.). No… Read more »

Ask a kite for a feather and she will say she has but just enough to fly with (Br.). If he had the ‘flu, he wouldn’t give you a sneeze… Read more »

A misterly father makes a prodihgal son. Stingy people are like worker bees: they collect the honey, but never enjoy it L’or de l’avare à son heritier. A père avare… Read more »

The Devil was sick, the devil a monk (a saint) would be; the devil was well, the devil of a monk (a saint) was he . When the devil was… Read more »

The Devil was sick, the devil a monk (a saint) would be; the devil was well, the devil of a monk (a saint) was he . When the devil was… Read more »

Ask a kite for a feather and she will say she has but just enough to fly with (Br.). If he had the ‘flu, he wouldn’t give you a sneeze… Read more »

Complaints are requests, and requests are violence ( call a spade a spade) A hint is as good as a kick. Traduction  : Se plaindre c’est prier, prier c’est evlever…. Read more »

The Lord will attack again if you do not protest now Might makes right. Où il n’y a pas de péchés il n’y a pas d’honte. На барскую расправу не… Read more »

Give him a finger and he will take a hand (Am.). Give him an inch and he’ll take a mile (an ell, a yard) (Am., Br.). Give him a ring,… Read more »

I talk of chalk and you of cheese (Br.). What’s that got to do with the price of apples (eggs, horses)? (Am.) A chacun son chat. Я говорю про Ивана,… Read more »

Give a dog a finger and he will want a whole hand (Am.). Give him an inch and he’ll take a mile (an ell, a yard) (am., Br.) Give knaves… Read more »

Give him a finger and he’ll take the whole arm. Give him a ring, and he’ll want your whole arm. Give him an inch and he’ll take a mile. Give… Read more »

Don’t budge if you are at ease where you are (Br.). Don’t quarrel with your bread and butter (Br.). If you have a good seat, keep it (Br.). If you… Read more »

The devil lurks behind the cross. We see a mote in other men’s eyes when there’s a beam in our own (Br.). We see a mote in our brother’s eyes… Read more »

Never offer to teach fish to swim (Br.). Old foxes want no tutors (Am., Br.). An old fox needs not to be taught tricks (Am., Br.) Cooks are not to… Read more »

Envy and covetousness are never satisfied (Br.). Envy has no holiday (Br.). Envy never has a holiday (Am.) L’envie et l’avidité ne sont jamais satisfaits. L’envie n’a pas de congé… Read more »

Be swift to hear, slow to speak (Br.). Give every man thine ear, but few thy voice (Br.). Give every man your ear but few your voice (Am.). Have a… Read more »

Lying pays no tax (Br.). Talking pays no toll (Am.). The tongue is an unruly member (Am.) La bouche n’a pas de dimanche. Язык без костей, что хочет, о и… Read more »