Category: კ – მ

A good dog deserves a good bone. A boisterous horse must have a rough bridle (Am., Br.). Don’t spur a willing horse (Am., Br.). A good horse should be seldom… Read more »

A good anvil does not fear the hammer. A good horse should be seldom spurred. It is a good horse that never stumbles. A boisterous horse must have a rough… Read more »

Happy is he that happy is his children. Des parents heureux font des enfants heureux. Детки хороши – отцу матери венец; худы – отцу матери конец. Всегда отец будет веселиться,… Read more »

A good wife and health is a man’s best wealth. То him who has a good wife no evil can come which he cannot bear (Br.) Heureux l’homme qui trouve… Read more »

A good beginning makes a good ending. A good lather is a half a shave. A beard well lathered is half a shave (Br.). Getting started is half of the… Read more »

A penny soul never came to two pence. Don’t spoil the ship for half a penny’s worth of tar (Am.). Don’t waste ten dollars looking for a dime (Am.). It… Read more »

A curst cow has short horns. Curst cows have curt horns (Br.). Cussed cows have short horns (Am.). Contre le pot de fer se brise le pot de terre. Бодливой… 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 »

Another yet the same (Br.). Between two evils ’tis not worth choosing (Br.). Don’t swap the witch for the devil (Am.). It is six of one and half a dozen… Read more »

Everything in its right time. Everything has its due Everything is good in its season (Br.). Good that comes too late is good as nothing (Am.). A word before is… Read more »

Meaning: to satisfy both parties involved, both opposing sides (usu. said in situations when a person is trying to please two people or parties with different interests or views): Lit:… Read more »

One beats the bush, and another catches the bird. Reap the  benefits of others’  work ( translation) Out of the frying-pan (frying pan) into the fire (Am., Br.) Sauter de… Read more »

Great barkers are no biters. The cow that moos the most gives the least milk (Am.). A dog that barks much is never a good hunter (Br.). Great boaster, little… Read more »

The coward dies many times (Am.). The coward dies a thousand deaths, the brave but one (Am.). The coward often dies, the brave but once (Br.). Cowards die many times… Read more »

Children and chicken must be always picking. Les grains de pain ne nourrit pas un ventre affamé. Un ventre affamé ne se contente pas de grains de pain. L’homme affamé… Read more »

The belly carries the feet (the legs) (Br.). The stomach carries the feet (Am.) Une poignée de nourriture, quand on est affamé, rend Сonscient de la valeur des choses. Une… Read more »

The ass dreams of thistles (Br.). Hunger never saw bad bread (Am,). Hunger sweetens what is bitter (Am.). A hungry horse makes a clean manger (Br.). Monkeys in hard times… Read more »