Category: ანდაზები

  Like husband, like wife. One bone, one flesh (Br.) They are finger and thumb. They are indeed of the same breed. They are made of the same leaven. As… Read more »

He who marries a widow also marries her debts. Quick choice, long repentance (Br.) Traduction:C’est à celui qui se marie avec une veuve de s’occuper de ses enfants. Тот, кто… Read more »

The widow’s sons have no tears. lunion d’un veuf et d’une veuve nait un enfant habillé en deuil. Не бери у попа телицу, а у вдовы – девицу Не покупай… Read more »

A widow is a rudderless boat. Widdows weep but they look for another husband. A rich widow weeps with one eye and signals with the other. Better by far a… Read more »

A good husband makes a good wife (Am., Br.). A good Jack makes a good Jill (Am., Br.). Good wives and good plantations are made by good husbands (Am.). A… Read more »

Translation:  The world was about to collapse and the jackal wanted to celebrate a wedding Fiddle while Rome is burning . Ne pas ignorer les malheures des autres. Страна разорялась,… Read more »

Action without thought is like shooting without aim (Am.). Beggars mounted run their horse to death (Br.). Give a beggar a horse and he’ll ride it to death (Am.). Give… Read more »

What is bred in the bone will not /come/ out of the flesh (Am., Br.) A golden bit does not make a horse any better (Br.Am). Pigs are pigs (Am.)… Read more »

Put not your finger (hand) between the bark and the tree (Br.) Ne mets pas yon doigt entre l’écorce d’un ‘arbre. Камня на камне не оставил. Камень подбросил и голову… Read more »

The wind cannot be caught in (with) a net (Br.). You cannot catch the wind in the palm of your hand (Am.) Come easy (light), go easy (light) (Am.). Come… 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 »