Category: სხვა ანდაზები

Each bird likes his own nest best (Am.). Every bird likes its own nest (Br.). Every bird thinks her  /own/ nest beautiful (thinks his nest best) (Br.). Every man likes… Read more »

Barking dogs seldom bite. Dogs that bark at a distance bite not at a hand. Beaucoup savent parler  mais bien peu savent faire. Мяукающий кот может поймать мышку только в… Read more »

Can the leopard change his spots. Apples don’t grow on monkey-trees (Br.). Potatoes don’t grow by the side of the pot (Br.) Peut la panthère changer ses spots Не растут… Read more »

There’s no such thing as a free lunch. At smb’s expense even vinegar seems sweet. to make a cat’s paw of smb.; to make a convenience of smb.; to sponge… Read more »

There’s no such thing as a free lunch. At smb’s expense even vinegar seems sweet. to make a cat’s paw of smb.; to make a convenience of smb.; to sponge… Read more »

At smb’s expense even vinegar seems sweet. There’s no such thing as a free lunch. to make a cat’s paw of smb.; to make a convenience of smb.; to sponge… Read more »

At smb’s expense even vinegar seems sweet. There’s no such thing as a free lunch. to make a cat’s paw of smb.; to make a convenience of smb.; to sponge… Read more »

After death, the doctor. It’s easy to be wise after the event. It is no time to stoop when the head is off (Br.). It is too late to close… Read more »

You cannot jest an enemy into a firend , but you can jest a friend into an enemy . Les faux amis sont pire que des ennemis ouverts. Если у… Read more »

Flattery makes friends and truth makes enemies. Candor breeds hatred (Am.). Flattery begets friends, but the truth begets enmity (Am.). Follow not truth too near the heels lest it dash… Read more »

Flattery makes friends and truth makes enemies. Candor breeds hatred (Am.). Flattery begets friends, but the truth begets enmity (Am.). Follow not truth too near the heels lest it dash… Read more »

Flattery makes friends and truth makes enemies. Candor breeds hatred (Am.). Flattery begets friends, but the truth begets enmity (Am.). Follow not truth too near the heels lest it dash… Read more »

Might makes <goes before> right; A  straw must break in a strong hand. Need must when the devil drives. La raison du plus fort est toujours le meilleure. Où force… Read more »

A good painter can draw a devil as well as an angel. Will is his law (Br.) Les lois ont le nez de cire. Хозяин – барин. Что хочу, то… Read more »

A good painter can draw a devil as well as an angel. Will is his law (Br.) Les lois ont le nez de cire. Хозяин – барин. Что хочу, то… Read more »

A good painter can draw a devil as well as an angel. Will is his law (Br.) Les lois ont le nez de cire. Хозяин – барин. Что хочу, то… Read more »

Не who will have no judge but himself condemns himself (Br.). If you judge your own case, you are judged by a fool (Am.). Men are blind in their own… Read more »