Category: სხვა ანდაზები

There are as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it (Am., Br.). There are better fish in the sea than have ever been caught (Am.) Impossible… Read more »

Scornful dogs will eat dirty puddings. Les chiens méprisants mangeront des poudings sales. Капризная невеста так и умрет без жениха (досл.). Капризной невесте – черт жених. Девушка невестится, а бабушке… Read more »

Honey is sweet, but bees sting (Am.). Honey is sweet, but the bee stings (Br.). What is sweet in the mouth is oft bitter in the stomach (Br.) A good… Read more »

Sore upon sore is not salve. to fix one thing and break another. Le moulin est bon tandis que le meule se remue et non tandis qu’elle ne bouge. Мельница… Read more »

Haste makes waste. Don’t rush ahead of people who know better. Ceux qui s’avancent trop precipitament reculeront encore plus vite. Идущий впереди позади останется (досл.) Не лезь поперед батькой в… Read more »

Birds of a feather flock together; Blood is thicker than water; The devil is kind to his own. Six of one, half a dozen of the other. (Iron). It doesn’t… Read more »

All clouds bring not rain (Am., Br.). Every cloud engenders not a storm (Br.). Every cloud is not a sign of a storm (Am.). Every wind blows not down the… Read more »

No day passes without grief (Br.). No day passes without some grief (Am.) Aucun jour  sans chagrin. День придет и заботу принесет. Ни один день не проходит без печали. День… Read more »

The unbidden guest is a bore and a pest (Am.). Unbidden guests are most welcome when they are gone (Am.). Unbidden guests are welcome when they are gone (Br.). Unbidden… Read more »

A cow will not kick its own calf Dog doesn’t eat dog. The devil takes care of his own. Coup de pied de l’áne. Le fils ne meurt pas d’un… Read more »

Need makes a naked man run (Am.). Need makes the naked man run (Br.). Need makes the old wife trot (Am., Br.). Need must when necessity drives (Am.) Brotherly love… Read more »

Un vieux morceu de bois ne tient pas les clous. Un morceau de bois a beau séjourner dans l’eau, il ne deviendra jamais un caïman. Старые доски гвоздя не держат… Read more »

All dogs bite the bitten dog (Am.). When a man is down, everyone runs over him (steps on him) (Am.). When a man is going downhill, everyone gives him a… Read more »

The dog gets ols because of its  love to his master Care killed the cat (Am., Br.). Adversity flatters no man (Am., Br.). Care brings grey hair (Br.). Care is… Read more »

Even the dog looks back at his tail ( People take precautions) Meme le chien regarde sa queue. Selon l’oiseau la queue. И собака на хвост оглядывается (досл.). Оглядывается, что… Read more »

Beware of the cat that licks from the front but claws from behind. He who sups with the devil must use a long spoon. Take heed of an ox before,… Read more »

Lit: Dogs lick their wounds. The hair of the dog is the cure of his bite.(Am) Desperate cuts (diseases) must have desperate cures (Am., Br.). Desperate evils require desperate remedies… Read more »

A dog will not cry (howl) if you beat him with a bone. The ass dreams of thistles (Br.). The hungry man often talks of bread (Am.) Si jeunesse savait,… Read more »