Category: ზ – ი

Butter to butter is no relish (Br.). Too good is stark nought (Br.). Too much of a good thing is worse than none at all (Am.). Too much of one… Read more »

One keeps numb  as fish. Close as an oyster(wax). Silent as a grave. Muet comme une carpe. Думала рыба: «Сказала бы что-нибудь, да воды полон рот» (осет.). Спела бы и… Read more »

Politeness costs little (nothing), but yields much. Faint heart never won fair lady (Am., Br.). A bold heart is half the battle (Br.). Cheek brings success (Br.). Courage wins (Br.)…. Read more »

He that is full of himself is very empty. He that praises himself spatters himself. Let another man praise you /, and not your mouth (not yourself)/ Man’s praise in… Read more »

Breed up a crow and he will peck out your eyes (Br.). Do no good and you shall find no evil (Am.). No good deed goes unpunished (Am.). Save a… Read more »

Breed up a crow and he will peck out your eyes (Br.). Do no good and you shall find no evil (Am.). No good deed goes unpunished (Am.). Save a… Read more »

It takes two to make a quarrel. La belle-mère et la belle-fille peuvent cuisiner ensemble mais ils ne seront jamais tendres Entre belle-mere et belle –fille il y a toujours… Read more »

Between two evils ‘tis not worth choosing. It is all one (Br.). /It is/ six of one and half a dozen of the other (Br.). It’s six of one, half… Read more »

Best defence is offence. Attack is the best /form (method) of/ defence (Br.). A good offense is the best defense (Am.). Offence is the best defence (Br.) Traduction :Au cours des… Read more »

He laughs best who laughs last. He who laughs last, laughs longest. Better the last smile than the first laughter (Am., Br.) Let them laugh that win (Am.). That’s /good/… Read more »

One man’s meat is another man’s poison. What’s sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander. Le bonheur des uns fait le malheur des autres. Il y en a… Read more »

A round peg in a square hole. L’habit ne fait pas le moine. La barbe ne fait pas l’homme. Une cheville ronde dans un trou carré. Сидит (подходит) как на … Read more »

Fall out of the frying-pan into the fire. Out of frying pan into the fire. From smoke into smother. There’s no escaping fate; No flying from fate; The fated will… Read more »

A blessing in disguise. No such good luck had not bad luck helped; It’s a blessing in disguise; No great loss without some small gain; What you lose on the… Read more »

I want bread when I am hungry ( Everything has its due time) Everything is good in its season (Br.). La faim nous enseigne beaucoup de choses. Nécessité fait loi…. Read more »