მენახირის შვილს მენახირე წაიყვანს, მეხბორის შვილს – მეხბორეო
There is never a pot too crooked but what there’s a lid to fit it (Am.). There is no goose so grey in the lake, that cannot find a gander… Read more »
There is never a pot too crooked but what there’s a lid to fit it (Am.). There is no goose so grey in the lake, that cannot find a gander… Read more »
My next neighbour’s scathe is my present peril (Br.). When the house of your neighbour is on fire your own is in danger (Br.). When your neighbor’s house is on… Read more »
The wolf was blamed for what jackals did ( Translation: put the blame on another head) Good fame sleeps, bad fame creeps (Br.). A good reputation stands still; a bad… Read more »
A wise man relies on his knowledge and a hare-on its legs The bee that gets the honey doesn’t hang around the hive (Am.). Change of pasture makes fat calves… Read more »
Dogs deride an old wolf ( a German proverb) The jackal derides an old lion. (a Persian proverb) Age breeds aches (Am.). The feet are slow when the head… Read more »
Dog that trots about finds a (the) bone Every dog has his day /and every man his hour/. Do or die (Am., Br.). Double or quits (Br.). Make a spoon… Read more »
The left hand doesn’t know what the right hand is doing (Am., Br.) The lower millstone grinds as well as the upper (Am.). The lower mill-stone grinds as well as… Read more »
The camel going to seek horns lost his ears. En oubliant le Père on rendait honneur au malsaint. Отца забыл, отчиму клялся (досл.). Своего не бросай, чужого не бери. Был… Read more »
Even if the mill were on a big river, still it may not be good enough. Quoi que tu dise et quoi que tu fasse c’est toujours la même chose…. Read more »
Be hasty when help is needed and do not hurry when there is a feast. Cherchez le bonheur et méfiez vous de malheur. На пир – шагом, на беду (при… Read more »
Send not a cat for lard. Give the sheep in care of the wolf. Set the fox to mind the geese. Don’t set a wolf to watch the sheep (Am.)…. Read more »
The pitcher goes often to the well that is broken at last. The pitcher goes often to the well but is broken eventually. A pot oft sent to the well… Read more »
Every man carries an enemy in his own bosom. Every man is his worst enemy. Evil is brought on by oneself (Am.) Beware of no man more than thyself (Br.)…. Read more »
Blunt wedges rive hard knots. Desperate cuts must have desperate cures, Desperate diseases must have desperate cures. Diamond cut diamond. Like cures like. One fire drives out another. One love… Read more »
Blunt wedges rive hard knots. Desperate cuts must have desperate cures, Desperate diseases must have desperate cures. Diamond cut diamond. Like cures like. One fire drives out another. One love… Read more »
By their fruits you shall know them (Am., Br.). Judge a tree by its fruit (Am.). Man is known by his deeds (Br.). A tree is known by its fruit… Read more »
A sausage fell on the cat’s head and it said: I wish this happened every day (Meaning: Profits gained without effort are thoroughly enjoyed) . Les profits gagnés sans effort… Read more »
Cat has nine lives. Jettez le chat et il se redresse. Кошка все на ноги падает. Кошку девятая смерть донимает. Die Katze fällt, immer wieder auf die Füße; Eine Katze… Read more »
Getting is easier than keeping. A careless hussy makes many thieves. Better safe than sorry. En coffre ouvert le juste pèche. Лучше хранить, чем добывать. Лучше перебдеть, чем недобдеть. Bewahren… 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 »