Category: ანდაზები

Where the devil cannot come, he will send a woman. A woman can make or break a man. Où le diable ne peut pas venir, il enverra à une femme…. Read more »

A shy woman is worth a city, a shy man is worth a goat. Il ne peut être honteux de se soumettre à la nécessité. Стыдливая женщина стоит целого города,… Read more »

All meat is to be eaten and all maids to be wed (Am.). All meats to be eaten, all maids to be wed (Br.). Every girl has her day (Am.)…. Read more »

Everyone thinks his own cross the hardest to bear (Br.). То everyone his own cross is heaviest (Am.) Sa propre croix est le plus lourde à porter.. Пока дошли до… Read more »

To dig one’s own grave. To  drive nails into one’s own coffin. Creuser sa propre tombe. На свою голову. Взвыла собака на свою голову. Кабы тебе на свою голову (напророчить злое). Курица петухом… Read more »

A man born to misfortune will fall on his back and fracture his nose (Am.). No butter will stick to his bread (Br.). An unfortunate (unlucky) man would be drowned… Read more »

Even foxes are outwitted and caught (Br.). The fox knows much, but more he that catches him (Br.). Long runs the fox, but at last is caught (Am.). The old… Read more »

Caution is the eldest child of wisdom (Am.). Discretion is the mother of other virtues (Br.). An ounce of discretion is worth a pound of knowledge (Am.). An ounce of… Read more »

The flock follow the bell-wether (Br.). If a sheep loops the dyke, all the rest will follow (Br.). If one sheep has left the fold, the rest will follow (Am.)…. Read more »

The flock follow the bell-wether (Br.). If a sheep loops the dyke, all the rest will follow (Br.). If one sheep has left the fold, the rest will follow (Am.)…. Read more »

A man must plough with such oxen as he has (Br.). They that have no other meat, bread and butter are glad to eat (Br.). They that have no other… Read more »

If you want a pretence to whip a dog, say that he ate the frying pan (Br.). If you want a pretense to whip a dog, it is enough to… Read more »

Loaded wagon creaks, an empty one rattles. The further you get, the harder the going. Le chariot se casse en transportant les poids lourds. Plus loin vous allez, plus chemin… Read more »

The beast that goes always never wants blows (Br.). Don’t spur a willing horse (Am., Br.). Don’t whip the horse that is pulling (Am.). A good horse should be seldom… Read more »

All is good in a famine (Am., Br.). Among the blind the one-eyed man is king (Br.). A bad bush is better than the open field (Am., Br.). Make the… Read more »