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It is easy to be generous with what is another’s (Br.). It is easy to spend someone else’s money (Am.) All men are free of other men’s goods (Am.). Hens… Read more »
It is easy to be generous with what is another’s (Br.). It is easy to spend someone else’s money (Am.) All men are free of other men’s goods (Am.). Hens… Read more »
Another’s plight is always light. Ce n’est pas à vous de bercer les enfants des autres. Mettre le doigt entre l’arbre et l’écorce. Нечего тебе чужих детей качать. Не мешайся… Read more »
Age breeds aches (Am.). The feet are slow when the head wears snow (Am., Br.). Old age is sickness of itself (Br.). An old ape has an old eye (Br.)…. Read more »
The cobbler must stick to his last (Br.). Every man to his trade (Am., Br.). Let every man do what he was made for (Br.). Let not the cobbler go… Read more »
As is the gardener, so is the garden (Am.). As is the workman, so is his work (Am.). As is the workman, so is the work (Br.). Like author, like… Read more »
Make hay while the sun shines (Am., Br.). Enjoy your ice cream while it’s on your plate (Am.). Hoist up the sail while the gale does last (Am.). Hoist… Read more »
Make hay while the sun shines (Am., Br.). Enjoy your ice cream while it’s on your plate (Am.). Hoist up the sail while the gale does last (Am.). Hoist… Read more »
Make hay while the sun shines (Am., Br.). Enjoy your ice cream while it’s on your plate (Am.). Hoist up the sail while the gale does last (Am.). Hoist… Read more »
The mill cannot grind with the water that is passed (past); Let bygones be bygones. A dry well pumps no water (Am.). It is very hard to shave an egg… Read more »
Sweets to the sweet and sour to the sour (Am.) As the work, so the pay (Br.). As is the gardener, so is the garden (Am.) Tel bec, tel chant…. Read more »
Gratitude is the least of virtues; ingratitude is the worst of vices. What we see depends mainly on what we look for ( tr) Some men go through a forest… Read more »
A bad rumour flies on wings. Spoken words are like flown birds: neither can be recalled (Am.). A thing that is said is said, and forth it goes (Br.). Time… Read more »
A bad rumour flies on wings. Spoken words are like flown birds: neither can be recalled (Am.). A thing that is said is said, and forth it goes (Br.). Time… Read more »
A bitten child dreads the dog. A burnt child dreads the fire. Once bitten, twice shy. Chat échaudé craint l’eau froide. Un enfant brûlé redoute le feu. Обжегшись на молоке… Read more »
To pull sb’s chestnuts out of the fire To make a cat’s-paw of other people to cash in on smb’s labor; to go along for the ride. It’s good to take the… Read more »
Lookers-on see more than players. Chacun est sage pour les affaires d’ autres С берега хорошо смотреть на гребцов. Проявить мудрость в чужих делах куда легче, нежели в своих собственных. В. Блейк. Всякий мудр… Read more »
Lookers-on see more than players. Chacun est sage pour les affaires d’ autres. С берега хорошо смотреть на гребцов. Проявить мудрость в чужих делах куда легче, нежели в своих собственных. В. Блейк. Всякий мудр… Read more »
Live and learn. As long as you live you must learn how to live (Am.) On apprend à tout âge. On n’est jamais trop vieux pour apprendre. On s’instruit à… Read more »
One nail drives out another. Fight fire with fire. A peg is driven out by a peg, a nail by a nail (Am.). A chaire de loup, sauce de chien…. Read more »
After death, the doctor. It is no time to stoop when the head is off (Br.). It is too late to close the barn door after the horse has bolted… Read more »