Category: ქ – ყ

Give him a finger and he will take a hand (Am.). Give him an inch and he’ll take a mile (an ell, a yard) (Am., Br.). Give him a ring,… Read more »

If ifs and ans were pots and pans. If wishes were horses, beggars might ride. If ifs and ands were pots and pans there’d be no work for tinkers. If… Read more »

Lay by (off, up) for a rainy day (Br.). No morning sun lasts a whole day (Br.). Put something away for a rainy day (Am.). Save it for a rainy… Read more »

The river passed the saint forgotten. The river past, and God forgotten. L’ abondance du bien fait oublier Dieu. Пока горя немного, не вспоминают Бога. Пока гром не грянет, мужик… Read more »

Every ass likes to hear himself bray (Br.). Every ass loves to hear himself bray (Am.). /There is/ nothing like leather (Br.) He that praises himself spatters himself. Man’s praise… Read more »

You cannot have all chiefs, you gotta have Indians too (Am) There are too many choefs and not enough Indians (Br) A pig in the parlo(u)r is still a pig… Read more »

Each bird likes to hear himself sing. Each bird likes his own nest best (Am.). Every bird thinks his nest best (Br.) Chacun ses goûts. Chaque oiseau aime s’entendre chanter…. Read more »

I talk of chalk and you of cheese (Br.). What’s that got to do with the price of apples (eggs, horses)? (Am.) A chacun son chat. Я говорю про Ивана,… Read more »

Not every pearl that is found is valuable All aren’t cooks that walk with long knives. All are not hunters that blow the horn. Il y a de la fumée… Read more »

It is difficult to change habits/ leopard does not change its spots A crow is never the whiter for washing herself oft (often) (Br.). A crow is no whiter for… Read more »

The crow did not have an eye and asked for eyelashes. Quand on n’a pas d’œil on ne reve pas de cils У вороны глаз не было, а у Бога… Read more »

Breed up a crow and he will peck out your eyes (Br.). No good deed goes unpunished (Am.). Save a thief from the gallows, and he’ll be the first to… Read more »