Category: ზ – ი

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 »

An act of kindness is well repaid (Am.). Cast thy bread upon the waters, for thou shalt find it after many days (Br.). Cast your bread upon the water; it… Read more »

One man’s trash is another man’s treasure Traduction :Je ne suis pas si ordure que ça, je pourrais vous etre utile – Я не такой мусорник, чтоб не пригодился бы, –… Read more »

In every joke there’s a grain of truth; There is many a true word spoken in jest; Many a true word is spoken in jest. Dans chaque plaisanterie il y… Read more »

The cobbler must stick to his last (Br.). Every man as his business lies (to his business, to his craft) (Br.). Every man to his trade (Am., Br.). If you… Read more »

Better the devil you know than the devil you don’t. Mieux est le diable que vous connaissez. Привычная лихорадка лучше непривычной (досл.). Привычка не рукавичка, ее не повесишь на спичку…. Read more »

The same old Coaxer but in a different coat. A leopard does not/can’t change its spots. Le même vieil Enjôleur  dans le même manteau . Опять тот же Фома, опять… Read more »

A good neighbor is a precious thing (Am.). A good neighbour, a good morrow (Br.). We can live without our friends, but not without our neighbours (Br.). When you buy… Read more »

When wine is in, truth is out, when wine is in, wit is out. Bacchus has drowned more men than Neptune. Quand on est ivre on se sent tout puissant…. Read more »

If you buy cheaply, you pay dearly.. Never buy what you do not want because it is cheap. It will be dear to you. A cheapskate pays twice. A miser… Read more »

Haste makes waste (Am., Br.) All in its good time. Shortcuts lead to long delays. Good and quickly seldom meet Am.). The greater hurry, the worse the speed (Am.). Haste… Read more »

Anything is better than nothing (Am.). Better something than nothing (Am.). Better something than nothing at all (Am., Br.). Half a loaf is better than none (Am., Br.). Of a… Read more »

A little rain stills a great wind (Am.). The smallest axe may fell the hugest oak (Br.). Small rain allays a great wind (Br.). A small rain lays a great… Read more »

Everyone to his equal (Am.). Every sheep with its like (Am.). Geese with geese, women with women (Br.). Keep to your own kind (Am.). Oies avec oies, femmes avec femmes…. Read more »

You can’t put the wolves in with the sheep. Tigers and deer do not stroll together (Am.) A sow is no match for a goose. The earthen pot must keep… Read more »

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 »