Category: სემანტიკური მოდელები

The more the better. Store is no sore. Never too much of a good thing (Br.). Plenty is no plague (Br.). You can never have too much of a good… Read more »

The dog in the manger won’t eat the oats or let anyone else eat them (Am.). Like the dog in the manger he will neither eat himself nor let the… Read more »

Can the leopard change his spots? Can the Ethiopian change his colour (his skin)? (Br.). A (The) leopard cannot (does not) change his spots (Am., Br.). What is bred in… Read more »

Might makes <goes before> right; A  straw must break in a strong hand. Need must when the devil drives. There is no arguing with a large fist. What may the… Read more »

To think a little amount of something to be sufficient for something Qui croit beaucoup, beaucoup se trmpe. Девять упряжек волов девяти братьям лишними казались (досл.). Один орешек девять братьев поделили. Viel… Read more »

Too many cooks spoil the broth (the soup). Everybody’s business is nobody’s business. The common horse is worst shod (Am., Br.). A pot that belongs to many is ill stirred… Read more »

Too many cooks spoil the broth (the soup). Everybody’s business is nobody’s business. The common horse is worst shod (Am., Br.). A pot that belongs to many is ill stirred… Read more »

Too many cooks spoil the broth (the soup). Everybody’s business is nobody’s business. The common horse is worst shod (Am., Br.). A pot that belongs to many is ill stirred… Read more »

The man who falls off the horse will not be accepted by the donkey. All the world loves a winner (Am.). Everyone is akin to the rich (Br.). A full… Read more »

Add little to little and there will be a great heap (Am.). A bushel of wheat is made up of single grains (Br.). Little drops of water, Uttle grains of… Read more »