A Dictionary of English Proverbs in Modern Use

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Absence makes the heart grow fonder Accidents will happen in the best regulated families Actions speak louder than words After death the doctor After rain comes fair weather After supper, mustard All bread is not baked in one oven All cats are grey in the dark All in good time All is fair in love and war to be continued

All is not gold that glitters All is well that ends well All the future exists in the past All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy Among the blind the one-eyed man is king Any port in a storm Appearances arc deceptive The appetite comes with eating An apple a day keeps the doctor away The apples on the other side of the wall are the sweetest to be continued

Art is long, life is short As a man lives, so shall he die As a man sows, so shall he reap As a tree falls, so shall it lie Ask no questions and you will be told no lies As the call, so the echo As the old cock crows, so doth the young As well be hanged for a sheep as for a lamb As well for the cow calf as for the bull As you brew, so must you drink A bad beginning makes a bad ending Br.

Barking dogs seldom bite Bear and forbear Beauty dies and fades away, but ugly holds its own Beauty is in the eye of the beholder Beauty is only skin deep Beauty lies in lover's eyes Beggars cannot be choosers The belly is not filled with fair words Best defense is attack The best is oftentimes the enemy of the good to be continued

The best things are worst to come by Better a lean jade than an empty halter Better an egg today than a hen tomorrow Better a small fish than an empty dish Better go to heaven in rags than to hell in embroidery Better late than never Better one-eyed than stone-blind Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know Better the last smile than the first laughte Better to do well than to say well to be continued

Better untaught than ill taught Between two stools one falls to the ground Beware of a silent dog and still water A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush Birds of a feather flock together Blood is blood Blood is thicker than water Brevity is the soul of wit A bully is always a coward A burnt child dreads the fire to be continued

Business before pleasure Business first, pleasure afterwards Business is business Business is the salt of life By doing nothing we learn to do ill Br.

Caesar's wife must be above suspicion Calamity is man's true touchstone Call the bear 'uncle' till you are safe across the bridge Care killed a cat The cask saviors of the first fill Catch the bear before you sell his skin A cat has nine lives A cat may look at a king Caution is the parent of safety The chain is no stronger than its weakest link to be continued

Charity begins at home Cheats never prosper Cheek brings success The child is father of the man A child may have too much of his mother's blessing The child says nothing but what is heard by the fire A clean hand wants no washing Cleanliness is next to godliness A close mouth catches no flies Clothes do not make a man to be continued

Clothes make the man The cobbler should stick to his last A cock is valiant on his own dunghill Company in distress makes trouble less Confession is good for the soul Confession is the first step to repentance Constant dropping wears away a stone The council of many is better The course of true love never did run smooth Cowardice is the mother of cruelty to be continued

Cowards are cruel Cracked pots last longest A creaking door hangs long on its hinges Criminals often return to the scene of the crime Curiosity killed the cat Curses like chickens come home to roost Cut your coat according to your cloth Br.

Danger foreseen is half avoided Death ends all things Death is the great leveler Death squares all accounts Deeds, not words Br.

False friends are worse than open enemies Familiarity breeds contempt A fault confessed is half redressed Fear has a quick ear Feather by feather a goose is plucked Fields have eyes, and woods have ears Fine feathers make fine birds Fine words butter no parsnips Fire and water are good servants, but bad masters The first blow is half the battle to be continued

First catch your hare, then cook him First come, first served First think, then speak Fish begins to stink at the head Fling dirt enough and some will stick A fool and his money are soon parted A fool at forty is a fool indeed A fool may ask more questions than a wise man can answer A fool's bolt is soon shot Fools make feasts and wise men eat them to be continued

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread Forbidden fruit is sweet Forewarned is forearmed Fortune favors the brave Fortune favors the fools Fortune knocks once at least at every man's gate Four eyes see more than two A friend in need is a friend indeed Br.

A gift in the hand is better than two promises Gifts from enemies are dangerous Give a dog a bad name and hang him Give a man enough rope and he will hang himself Give every man thine ear, but few thy voice Give him an inch and he'll take an ell Give him a ring, and he'll want your whole arm God helps those who help themselves God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb A good beginning is half the battle to be continued

A good beginning makes a good ending Good can never grow out of evil Good clothes open all doors A good dog deserves a good bone A good face is a letter of recommendation Good fame sleeps, bad fame creeps A good name is better than riches Grasp all, lose all Grasp the nettle and it won't sting you Great boast, small roast to be continued

Great cry and little wool The great fish eat up the small Great talkers are little doers Great wits jump Gut no fish till you got them Br.

Habit is a second nature Half a loaf is better than no bread Handsome is as handsome does Hard words break no bones Haste makes waste Hasty climbers have sudden falls Hasty love is soon hot and soon cold Hawk will not pick out hawk's eyes The heart that once truly loves never forgets He dances well to whom fortune pipes to be continued

A hedge between keeps friendship green Hedges have eyes, and walls have ears He gives twice who gives quickly He is lifeless who is faultless He is well paid that is well satisfied He laughs best who laughs last Hell is paved with good intentions He loves bacon well that licks the swine-sty door He needs a long spoon that sups with the devil He smells best that smells of nothing to be continued

He that comes first to the hill, may sit where he will He that commits a fault thinks everyone speaks of it He that dies pays all debts He that feared every bush must never go a-birding He that fears death lives not He that has a great nose thinks everyone is speaking of it He that hath an ill name is half hanged He that hesitates is lost to be continued

He that lies down with dogs must rise up with fleas He that lives with cripples learns to limp He that loves the tree, loves the branch He that mischief hatches, mischief catches He that serves everybody is paid by nobody He that strikes my dog, would strike me if he durst He that will thrive must rise at five, he that hath thriven may lie till seven He who laughs at crooked men should need walk very straight to be continued

He who pays the piper calls the tune He who sleeps catches no fish He works best who knows his trade The highest tree has the greatest fall History repeats itself Home is home though it be never so homely Homer sometimes nods Honesty is the best policy Honey is sweet, but the bee stings Honour and profit lie not in one sack Hunger breaks stone walls to be continued

A hungry belly has no ears A hungry man is an angry man Br.

An idle brain is the mother of all evil I fear Greeks even when bringing gifts If ifs and ans were pots and pans If it were not for hope, the heart would break If my aunt had been a man, shes have been my uncle If the blind lead the blind both shall fall into the ditch If the cap fits, wear it If the mountain will not come to Mahomet, Mahomet must go to the mountain If the sky fall(s), we shall catch larks If we cant as we would, we must do as we can If we cant as we would, we must do as we can to be continued to be continued

If wishes horses, beggars might ride If you agree to carry the calf, theyll make you carry the cow If you pay not a servant his wages, he will pay himself If you run after two hares youll catch none If you sell the cow you will sell her milk too If you want a pretence to whip a dog, it is enough to say he ate the frying-pan If you want a thing well done, do it yourself Ill deemed, half hanged Ill-gotten goods never prosper Ill gotten, ill spent to be continued

Ill news travels fast A ill stake standeth long In for a penny, in for a pound An injury forgiven is better than an injury revenged In the evening one may praise the day It is a great life if you dont weaken It is a long lane that has no turning It is always darkest before the dawn It is an ill bird that fouls its own nest It is an ill wind that blows nobody good to be continued

It is better to be a has-been than a never- was It is dogged that does it It is easier to raise the devil than to lay him It is easy to be wise after the event It is never too late to learn It is never too late to mend It is not the gay coat that makes the gentleman It is no use crying over spilt milk It is the first step that costs It is the lasts straw that breaks the camels back It is the lasts straw that breaks the camels back to be continued to be continued

It is too late to lock the stable-door when the horse is stolen It never rains but it pours Its a poor heart that never rejoices It takes all sort to make a world I will not change a cottage in possession for a kingdom in reversion Br.

Jack is no judge of Jill's beauty Jack of all trades is master of none Joan's as good as my lady in the dark Judge not of men and things at first sight Judge not, that ye be not judged Br.

Kind hearts are more than coronets Know the breed, know the dog Br.

The laborer is worthy of his hire The last drop makes the cup run over Learn wisdom by the follies of others Learn young, learn fair Least said, soonest mended The leopard cannot change his spots The less people think, the more they talk Let all things past pass Let bygones be bygones Let every sheep hang by its own shank to be continued

Let every tailor stick to his goose Let sleeping dogs lie Let the dead bury their dead Let them learn first to show piety at home Let well alone Life is but a span Life is not a bed of roses Life is not all beer and skittles Life is not all clear sailing in calm waters Light gains make heavy purses to be continued

Like begets like Like father, like son Like master, like man Like teacher, like pupil Like to like A little learning is a dangerous thing Little pitchers have long ears Little strokes fell great oaks Little thieves are hanged but great ones escape Live and learn to be continued

Live and let live A living dog is better than a dead lion Long absent, soon forgotten Look before you leap Lookers-on see most of the game Lost time is never found again Love cannot be forced Love conquers all Love in a hut, with water and a crust is cinders, ashes, dust Love is blind to be continued

Love laughs at locksmiths Love makes the world go round Love me, love my dog Love will creep where it may not go Luck goes in cycles Lucky at cards, unlucky in love Br.

Make hay while the sun shines A man can die but once A man can do no more than hecan A man cannot spin and reel at the same time Man does not live by bread alone Man is a bundle of habits A man is as old as he feels, and a woman as old as she looks A man is known by the company he keeps Manners make the man Man proposes, God disposes to be continued

A man who has not been flogged is not educated Many a good cow hath an evil (bad) calf Many a good father has but a bad son Many a little makes a micelle Many a true word is spoken in jest Many commanders sink the ship Many physicians have killed the king Marriages are made in heaven Marry in haste and repent at leisure Measure twice and cut once to be continued

Men must do as they may, not as they would Mere wishes are silly fishes Men are best loved farthest off Might goes before right Might goes before right Misery loves company Misfortunes come on horseback, and go away on foot Misfortunes never come singly A miss is as good as a mile Money is the root of all evil Money makes money to be continued

Money makes the man Money makes the mare go Money often unmakes the men who make it Money talks The more haste, the less speed The more, the merrier The more you have, the more you want The morning to the mountain, the evening to the fountain Mother's darlings are but milksop heroes The mouse lordships where a cat is not to be continued

Much will have more Muck and money go together Murder will out Br.

Nature will have its course Near is my coat (shirt), but nearer is my shirt (skin) Necessity is the mother of invention Need makes the old wife trot Needs must when the devil drives Never jump your fences till you meet them Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today Never say die A new broom sweeps clean New lords, new laws to be continued

No cross, no crown No flying from fate No fool like an old fool No great loss but some small profit No great loss without some small gain No joy without alloy No man can serve two masters No man is a hero to his valet No man is a prophet in his own country No man is wise at all times to be continued

None but the brave deserve the fair None is so blind as they who will not see None is so deaf as those who won't hear No news is good news No pains, no gains No safe wading in an unknown water No sweet without some bitter Nothing is impossible to a willing heart Nothing is stolen without hands Nothing new under the sun to be continued

Nothing succeeds like success Nothing venture, nothing have No wisdom like silence Br.

An oak is not felled with one stroke Of two evils choose the least Old birds are not to be caught with chaff An old dog cannot alter his way of barking An old dog will learn no new tricks An old fox is not easily snared Old friends and old wine are best Old love does not rust Once a priest, always a priest Once a thief, always a thief to be continued

Once bitten, twice shy One cannot be too careful One cannot blow and swallow at the same time One cannot put back the clock One cannot run with the hare and hunt with the hounds One cloud is enough to eclipse the sun One drop of poison infects the whole ton of wine One fire drives out another One good turn deserves another One hand washes the otherOne hand washes the other to be continued to be continued

One law for the rich and another for the poor One man does not make a team One man, no man One man's breath is another's death One man's meat is another man's poison One nail drives out another One scabbed sheep will mar a whole flock One swallow does not make a summer One today is worth two tomorrows One touch of nature makes the whole world kin to be continued

One woe doth tread upon another's heels Out of sight, out of mind Over shoes, over boots Br.

Penny and penny laid up will be many A penny more buys the whistle A penny saved is a penny gained People who live in glass houses should not throw stones The pitcher goes once too often to the well (but is broken at last) Pity is akin to love Possession is nine points of the law to be continued

A pound in the purse is worth two in the book Practice is the best master Practice makes perfect Praise is not pudding Precaution is better than repentance Prettiness dies first Prevention is better than cure Pride goes before a fall Procrastination is the thief of time The proof of the pudding is in the eating to be continued

Prosperity makes friends, and adversity tries them A public hall is never swept Put your hand no further than your sleeve will reach Br.

The race is to the swift Rats desert a sinking ship A remedy is worse than disease Repetition is the mother of learning A rolling stone gathers no moss Roll my log and I will roll yours Rome was not built in a day The rotten apple injures its neighbours Br.

Safe bind, safe find Salt water and absence wash away love The same for Attius as for Tettius The same knife cuts bread and fingers Satan finds some mischief still for idle hands to do Saying and doing are two things The scalded cat fears cold water Score twice before you cut once Scratch my back and I shall scratch yours Second thoughts are best to be continued

Seeing is believing Seldom seen, soon forgotten Silence gives consent Silence is golden A single bamboo cant form a row Slow help is no help Soft and fair goes far A soft answer turneth away wrath Soft fire makes sweet malt So many countries, so many customs to be continued

So many men, so many minds So many wells, so many buckets So many to do, so little done Soon enough done if well done Spare the rod and spoil the child The sprit is willing but the flesh is weak Sport as you may while the masters away Standing pools gather filth A stick is quickly found to beat a dog with Sticks and stones will break my bones, but names will never hurt me to be continued

The still sow eats all the draff Still water breeds vermin Still waters run deep A stitch in time saves nine Stolen waters are sweet Stretch your legs according to the coverlet Strike while the iron is hot Br.

Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves Take time by the forelock Talk of the devil and he is sure to appear Tastes differ There are as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it There are many ways of dressing a calfs head There are more ways than one to kill a cat There are more ways to the wood than one There are two sides to every question There is a crook in the lot of everyone to be continued

There is a skeleton in every house There is honour among thieves There is many a slip between the cup and the lip There is no accounting for tastes There is no effect without a cause There is no ill in life that is no worse without bread There is no place like home There is no rose without a thorn There is no rule without an exception There is no smoke without fire to be continued

There is no time like the present There is safety in numbers There is small choice in rotten apples There was never a good town but had a mire at one end of it They that have got good store of butter may lay it thick on their bread Things done cannot be undone Things past cannot be recalled Though you cast out nature with a fork, it will still return The thread breaks where it is weakest A threatened blow is seldom given to be continued

Threatened folk(s) live long Time and thinking tame the strongest grief Time and tide wait for no man Time flies Time is a great healer Time is many Time tames the strongest grief Time works wonders To err is human To know everything is to know nothing to be continued

Too far East is West Too many cooks spoil the broth Too much knowledge makes the head bald Too much pudding will choke a dog A tree is known by its fruit Truth is stranger than fiction Truth lies at the bottom of a well Two blacks do not make a white Two dogs over one bone seldom agree Two heads are better than one to be continued

Two in distress make trouble less Two is company, but three is none Two wrongs do not make a right Br.

United we stand, divided we fall Br.

Virtue is its own reward Br.

Walls have ears Waste not, want not A watched pot never boils The way to a mans heart is through his stomach The weakest goes to the wall The weariest day draws to an end Well begun is half done Well done, if twice done We soon believe what we desire What cant be cured must be endured to be continued

What is bred in the bone will come out in the flesh What is done by night appears by day What is done, cannot be undone What is fairly gathered is roundly spent What is got over the devils back is spent under his belly What is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander What is worth doing at all is worth doing well Whats good for one is bad for another What the eye does not see the heart does not grieve What will be, will beWhat will be, will be to be continued to be continued

What you lose on the swings, you gain on the roundabouts When a thing is done, advice comes too late When at Rome, do as the Romans do When Greek meets Greek then comes the tug of war When poverty comes in at the door, love flies out at the window When the fox preaches take care of your geese Where theres a will, theres a way Where the river is deepest it makes least noise While the grass grows the horse starves While there is life, there is hope to be continued

Who breaks, pays Who keeps company with the wolf will learn to howl Whom gods would destroy, they first make mad Who spends more than he should, shall not have to spend when he would Who will not keep a penny never shall have any The wish is father to the thought With time and patience the leaf of the mulberry becomes satin The wolf may change his coat, but not his disposition to be continued

The wolf may lose his teeth, but never his nature Wolf never wars against wolf A wonder lasts but nine days Words may pass, but blows fall heavy A word to the wise Work done, have your fun The worst spoke in a cart breaks first Br.

You cannot judge a tree by its bark You cannot make a silk purse out of a sows ear You cannot touch pitch and not be defiled You cannot wash charcoal white You can take a horse to the water, but you cannot make him drink You cant eat your cake and have it You cant make an omelet without breaking eggs You have made your bed, and you must lie on it You never know what you can do till you try Br.

No items Br.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder Rus.V&S

Accidents will happen in the best regulated families Rus.V&S

Actions speak louder than words Rus.V&S

After death the doctor

After rain comes fair weather

After supper, mustard

All bread is not baked in one oven

All cats are grey in the dark Rus.V&S

All in good time V&SRus.

All is fair in love and war

All is not gold that glitters Rus.V&S

All is well that ends well V&SRus.

All the future exists in the past

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy Rus.V&S

Among the blind the one-eyed man is king Rus.V&S

Any port in a storm

Appearances arc deceptive Rus.V&S

The appetite comes with eating Rus.V&S

An apple a day keeps the doctor away Rus.V&S

The apples on the other side of the wall are the sweetest

Art is long, life is short V&SRus.

As a man lives, so shall he die

As a man sows, so shall he reap V&SRus.

As a tree falls, so shall it lie Rus.V&S

Ask no questions and you will be told no lies V&SRus.

As the call, so the echo

As the old cock crows, so doth the young

As well be hanged for a sheep as for a lamb Rus.V&S

As well for the cow calf as for the bull

As you brew, so must you drink V&SRus.

A bad beginning makes a bad ending

Barking dogs seldom bite V&SRus.

Bear and forbear

Beauty dies and fades away, but ugly holds its own

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder Rus.V&S

Beauty is only skin deep Rus.V&S

Beauty lies in lover's eyes

Beggars cannot be choosers Rus.V&S

The belly is not filled with fair words

Best defense is attack

The best is oftentimes the enemy of the good Rus.V&S

The best things are worst to come by

Better a lean jade than an empty halter

Better an egg today than a hen tomorrow

Better a small fish than an empty dish

Better go to heaven in rags than to hell in embroidery

Better late than never

Better one-eyed than stone-blind

Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know

Better the last smile than the first laughter

Better to do well than to say well

Better untaught than ill taught

Between two stools one falls to the ground

Beware of a silent dog and still water

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush Rus.V&S

Birds of a feather flock together Rus.V&S

Blood is blood

Blood is thicker than water Rus.V&S

Brevity is the soul of wit V&SRus.

A bully is always a coward V&SRus.

A burnt child dreads the fire Rus.V&S

Business before pleasure V&SRus.

Business first, pleasure afterwards

Business is business V&SRus.

Business is the salt of life

By doing nothing we learn to do ill

Caesar's wife must be above suspicion Rus.

Calamity is man's true touchstone

Call the bear 'uncle' till you are safe across the bridge

Care killed a cat Rus.V&S

The cask saviors of the first fill

Catch the bear before you sell his skin

A cat has nine lives Rus.V&S

A cat may look at a king Rus.V&S

Caution is the parent of safety

The chain is no stronger than its weakest link Rus.V&S

Charity begins at home Rus.V&S

Cheats never prosper

Cheek brings success

The child is father of the man Rus.

A child may have too much of his mother's blessing

The child says nothing but what is heard by the fire

A clean hand wants no washing

Cleanliness is next to godliness Rus.

A close mouth catches no flies

Clothes do not make a man

Clothes make the man V&SRus.

The cobbler should stick to his last V&SRus.

A cock is valiant on his own dunghill V&SRus.

Company in distress makes trouble less

Confession is good for the soul V&SRus.

Confession is the first step to repentance

Constant dropping wears away a stone Rus.V&S

The council of many is better

The course of true love never did run smooth Rus.V&S

Cowardice is the mother of cruelty

Cowards are cruel

Cracked pots last longest

A creaking door hangs long on its hinges V&SRus.

Criminals often return to the scene of the crime

Curiosity killed the cat Rus.V&S

Curses like chickens come home to roost Rus.V&S

Cut your coat according to your cloth V&SRus.

Danger foreseen is half avoided

Death ends all things

Death is the great leveler Rus.V&S

Death squares all accounts

Deeds, not words Rus.V&S

False friends are worse than open enemies

Familiarity breeds contempt Rus.V&S

A fault confessed is half redressed

Fear has a quick ear

Feather by feather a goose is plucked

Fields have eyes, and woods have ears

Fine feathers make fine birds V&SRus.

Fine words butter no parsnips Rus.V&S

Fire and water are good servants, but bad masters

The first blow is half the battle Rus.V&S

First catch your hare, then cook him

First come, first served V&SRus.

First think, then speak

Fish begins to stink at the head Rus.

Fling dirt enough and some will stick V&SRus.

A fool and his money are soon parted Rus.V&S

A fool at forty is a fool indeed

A fool may ask more questions than a wise man can answer

A fool's bolt is soon shot

Fools make feasts and wise men eat them

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread Rus.

Forbidden fruit is sweet V&SRus.

Forewarned is forearmed Rus.V&S

Fortune favors the brave

Fortune favors the fools

Fortune knocks once at least at every man's gate

Four eyes see more than two V&SRus.

A friend in need is a friend indeed Rus.V&S

A gift in the hand is better than two promises

Gifts from enemies are dangerous

Give a dog a bad name and hang him V&SRus.

Give a man enough rope and he will hang himself

Give every man thin ear, but few thy voice

Give him an inch and he'll take an ell

Give him a ring, and he'll want your whole arm

God helps those who help themselves Rus.V&S

God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb V&SRus.

A good beginning is half the battle

A good beginning makes a good ending Rus.V&S

Good can never grow out of evil Rus.V&S

Good clothes open all doors

A good dog deserves a good bone

A good face is a letter of recommendation

Good fame sleeps, bad fame creeps

A good name is better than riches

Grasp all, lose all

Grasp the nettle and it won't sting you

Great boast, small roast

Great cry and little wool Rus.V&S

The great fish eat up the small

Great talkers are little doers

Great wits jump

Gut no fish till you got them

Habit is a second nature

Half a loaf is better than no bread

Handsome is as handsome does

Hard words break no bones V&SRus.

Haste makes waste

Hasty climbers have sudden falls

Hasty love is soon hot and soon cold

Hawk will not pick out hawk's eyes

The heart that once truly loves never forgets

He dances well to whom fortune pipes

A hedge between keeps friendship green

Hedges have eyes, and walls have ears

He gives twice who gives quickly

He is lifeless who is faultless

He is well paid that is well satisfied

He laughs best who laughs last

Hell is paved with good intentions

He loves bacon well that licks the swine-sty door

He needs a long spoon that sups with the devil

He smells best that smells of nothing

He that comes first to the hill, may sit where he will

He that commits a fault thinks everyone speaks of it

He that dies pays all debts

He that feared every bush must never go a-birding

He that fears death lives not

He that has a great nose thinks everyone is speaking of it

He that hath an ill name is half hanged

He that hesitates is lost

He that lies down with dogs must rise up with fleas

He that lives with cripples learns to limp

He that loves the tree, loves the branch

He that mischief hatches, mischief catches

He that serves everybody is paid by nobody

He that is long a-giving knows not how to give

He that strikes my dog, would strike me if he durst

He that will thrive must rise at five, he that hath thriven may lie till seven

He who laughs at crooked men should need walk very straight

He who pays the piper calls the tune

He who sleeps catches no fish

He works best who knows his trade

The highest tree has the greatest fall

History repeats itself

Home is home though it be never so homely

Homer sometimes nods V&S

Honesty is the best policy

Honey is sweet, but the bee stings

Honour and profit lie not in one sack

Hunger breaks stone walls

A hungry belly has no ears

A hungry man is an angry man

An idle brain is the mother (root) of all evil (sin, vice) Rus.V&S

I fear Greeks even when bringing gifts

If ifs and ans were pots and pans

If it were not for hope, the heart would break

If my aunt had been a man, shes have been my uncle

If the blind lead the blind both shall fall into the ditch Rus.V&S

If the cap fits, wear it Rus.V&S

If the mountain will not come to Mahomet, Mahomet must go to the mountain

If the sky fall(s), we shall catch larks

If we cant as we would, we must do as we can

If wishes horses, beggars might ride Rus.V&S

If you agree to carry the calf, theyll make you carry the cow

If you pay not a servant his wages, he will pay himself

If you run after two hares youll catch none

If you sell the cow you will sell her milk too

If you want a pretence to whip a dog, it is enough to say he ate the frying-pan

If you want a thing well done, do it yourself Rus.V&S

Ill deemed, half hanged

Ill-gotten goods never prosper

Ill gotten, ill spent

Ill news travels fast V&SRus.

A ill stake standeth long

In for a penny, in for a pound Rus.V&S

An injury forgiven is better than an injury revenged

In the evening one may praise the day

It is a great life if you dont weaken

It is a long lane that has no turning

It is always darkest before the dawn Rus.V&S

It is an ill bird that fouls its own nest Rus.V&S

It is an ill wind that blows nobody good

It is better to be a has-been than a never-was

It is dogged that does it

It is easier to raise the devil than to lay him

It is easy to be wise after the event

It is never too late to learn

It is never too late to mend

It is not the gay coat that makes the gentleman V&SRus.

It is no use crying over spilt milk Rus.V&S

It is the first step that costs

It is the lasts straw that breaks the camels back V&SRus.

It is too late to lock the stable-door when the horse is stolen Rus.V&S

It never rains but it pours V&SRus.

Its a poor heart that never rejoices

It takes all sort to make a world V&SRus.

I will not change a cottage in possession for a kingdom in reversion

Jack is no judge of Jill's beauty

Jack of all trades is master of none

Joan's as good as my lady in the dark

Judge not of men and things at firstsight

Judge not, that ye be not judged

Kind hearts are more than coronets

Know the breed, know the dog

The laborer is worthy of his hire

The last drop makes the cup run over Rus.V&S

Learn wisdom by the follies of others

Learn young, learn fair

Least said, soonest mended

The leopard cannot change his spots

The less people think, the more they talk

Let all things past pass

Let bygones be bygones Rus.V&S

Let every sheep hang by its own shank

Let every tailor stick to his goose

Let sleeping dogs lie V&SRus.

Let the dead bury their dead Rus.V&S

Let them learn first to show piety at home

Let well alone

Life is but a span

Life is not a bed of roses

Life is not all beer and skittles

Life is not all clear sailing in calm waters

Light gains make heavy purses

Like begets like

Like father, like son Rus.V&S

Like master, like man V&SRus.

Like teacher, like pupil

Like to like

A little learning is a dangerous thing

Little pitchers have long ears Rus.V&S

Little strokes fell great oaks

Little thieves are hanged but great ones escape

Live and learn

Live and let live

A living dog is better than a dead lion

Long absent, soon forgotten

Look before you leap

Lookers-on see most of the game

Lost time is never found again

Love cannot be forced

Love conquers all

Love in a hut, with water and a crust is cinders, ashes, dust

Love is blind

Love laughs at locksmiths

Love makes the world go round

Love me, love my dog

Love will creep where it may not go

Luck goes in cycles

Lucky at cards, unlucky in love Rus.V&S

Make hay while the sun shines

A man can die but once V&SRus.

A man can do no more than hecan

A man cannot spin and reel at the same time

Man does not live by bread alone

Man is a bundle of habits

A man is as old as he feels, and a woman as old as she looks Rus.V&S

A man is known by the company he keeps V&SRus.

Manners make the man V&SRus.

Man proposes, God disposes Rus.V&S

A man who has not been flogged isnot educated

Many a good cow hath an evil (bad)calf

Many a good father has but a bad son

Many a little makes a mickle

Many a true word is spoken in jest Rus.

Many commanders sink the ship

Many physicians have killed the king

Marriages are made in heaven V&SRus.

Marry in haste and repent at leisure

Measure twice and cut once

Men are loved farthest off best

Men must do as they may, not as they would

Mere wishes are silly fishes

Might goes before right

Misery loves company Rus.V&S

Misfortunes come on horseback, and go away on foot

Misfortunes never come singly V&SRus.

A miss is as good as a mile Rus.V&S

Money is the root of all evil Rus.V&S

Money makes money Rus.V&S

Money makes the man

Money makes the mare go

Money often unmakes the men who make it

Money talks Rus.V&S

The more haste, the less speed

The more, the merrier

The more you have, the more you want

The morning to the mountain, the evening to the fountain

Mother's darlings are but milksop heroes

The mouse lordships where a cat is not

Much will have more

Muck and money go together

Murder will out Rus.V&S

Nature will have its course

Near is my coat (shirt), but nearer is my shirt (skin)

Necessity is the mother of invention Rus.V&S

Need makes the old wife trot

Needs must when the devil drives

Never jump your fences till you meet them

Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today

Never say die Rus.V&S

A new broom sweeps clean V&SRus.

New lords, new laws

No cross, no crown

No flying from fate

No fool like an old fool

No great loss but some small profit

No great loss without some small gain

No joy without alloy

No man can serve two masters

No man is a hero to his valet

No man is a prophet in his own country

No man is wise at all times

None but the brave deserve the fair Rus.V&S

None is so blind as they who will not see Rus.V&S

None is so deaf as those who won't hear

No news is good news

No pains, no gains

No safe wading in an unknown water

No sweet without some bitter

Nothing is impossible to a willing heart

Nothing is stolen without hands

Nothing new under the sun

Nothing succeeds like success

Nothing venture, nothing have

No wisdom like silence

An oak is not felled with one stroke

Of two evils choose the least

Old birds are not to be caught with chaff Rus.V&S

An old dog cannot alter his way of barking

An old dog will learn no new tricks

An old fox is not easily snared

Old friends and old wine are best

Old love does not rust

Once a priest, always a priest

Once a thief, always a thief

Once bitten, twice shy Rus.V&S

One cannot be too careful Rus.V&S

One cannot blow and swallow at the same time

One cannot put back the clock Rus.V&S

One cannot run with the hare and hunt with the hounds

One cloud is enough to eclipse the sun

One drop of poison infects the whole tun of wine

One fire drives out another

One good turn deserves another

One hand washes the other

One law for the rich and another for the poor

One man does not make a team

One man, no man

One man's breath is another's death

One man's meat is another man's poison

One nail drives out another

One scabbed sheep will mar a whole flock

One swallow does not make a summer

One today is worth two tomorrows

One touch of nature makes the whole world kin

One woe doth tread upon another's heels

Out of sight, out of mind

Over shoes, over boots

Penny and penny laid up will be many

A penny more buys the whistle

A penny saved is a penny gained

People who live in glass houses should not throw stones

The pitcher goes once too often to the well (but is broken at last)

Pity is akin to love

Possession is nine points of the law

A pound in the purse is worth two in the book

Practice is the best master

Practice makes perfect

Praise is not pudding

Precaution is better than repentance

Prettiness dies first

Prevention is better than cure

Pride goes before a fall

Procrastination is the thief of time

The proof of the pudding is in the eating

Prosperity makes friends, and adversity tries them

A public hall is never swept

Put your hand no further than your sleeve will reach

The race is to the swift

Rats desert a sinking ship

A remedy is worse than disease

Repetition is the mother of learning

A rolling stone gathers no moss

Roll my log and I will roll yours

Rome was not built in a day

The rotten apple injures its neighbours Rus.V&S

Safe bind, safe find

Salt water and absence wash away love

The same for Attius as for Tettius

The same knife cuts bread and fingers

Satan finds some mischief still for idle hands to do

Saying and doing are two things

The scalded cat fears cold water

Score twice before you cut once

Scratch my back and I shall scratch yours Rus.V&S

Second thoughts are best

Seeing is believing

Seldom seen, soon forgotten

Silence gives consent

Silence is golden

A single bamboo cant form a row

Slow help is no help

Soft and fair goes far

A soft answer turneth away wrath Rus.V&S

Soft fire makes sweet malt

So many countries, so many customs

So many men, so many minds

So many wells, so many buckets

So many to do, so little done

Soon enough done if well done

Spare the rod and spoil the child

The sprit is willing but the flesh is weak

Sport as you may while the masters away

Standing pools gather filth

A stick is quickly found to beat a dog with

Sticks and stones will break my bones, but names will never hurt me

The still sow eats all the draff

Still water breeds vermin

Still waters run deep

A stitch in time saves nine

Stolen waters are sweet

Stretch your legs according to the coverlet

Strike while the iron is hot

Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves

Take time by the forelock

Talk of the devil and he is sure to appear

Tastes differ

There are as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it

There are many ways of dressing a calfs head

There are more ways than one to kill a cat

There are more ways to the wood than one

There are two sides to every question

There is a crook in the lot of everyone

There is a skeleton in every house

There is honour among thieves

There is many a slip between the cup and the lip

There is no accounting for tastes

There is no effect without a cause

There is no ill in life that is no worse without bread

There is no place like home

There is no rose without a thorn

There is no rule without an exception

There is no smoke without fire

There is no time like the present

There is safety in numbers

There is small choice in rotten apples

There was never a good town but had a mire at one end of it

They that have got good store of butter may lay it thick on their bread

Things done cannot be undone

Things past cannot be recalled

Though you cast out nature with a fork, it will still return

The thread breaks where it is weakest

A threatened blow is seldom given

Threatened folk(s) live long

Time and thinking tame the strongest grief

Time and tide wait for no man

Time flies

Time is a great healer

Time is many

Time tames the strongest grief

Time works wonders

To err is human

To know everything is to know nothing

Too far East is West

Too many cooks spoil the broth V&SRus.

Too much knowledge makes the head bald

Too much pudding will choke a dog

A tree is known by its fruit

Truth is stranger than fiction

Truth lies at the bottom of a well

Two blacks do not make a white Rus.V&S

Two dogs over one bone seldom agree

Two heads are better than one

Two in distress make trouble less

Two is company, but three is none V&SRus.

Two wrongs do not make a right

United we stand, divided we fall

Virtue is its own reward

Walls have ears

Waste not, want not

A watched pot never boils

The way to a mans heart is through his stomach

The weakest goes to the wall

The weariest day draws to an end

Well begun is half done

Well done, if twice done

We soon believe what we desire

What cant be cured must be endured Rus.V&S

What is bred in the bone will come out in the flesh Rus.V&S

What is done by night appears by day

What is done, cannot be undone

What is fairly gathered is roundly spent

What is got over the devils back is spent under his belly

What is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander

What is worth doing at all is worth doing well

Whats good for one is bad for another

What the eye does not see the heart does not grieve

What will be, will be

What you lose on the swings, you gain on the roundabouts

When a thing is done, advice comes too late

When at Rome, do as the Romans do

When Greek meets Greek then comes the tug of war

When poverty comes in at the door, love flies out at the window

When the fox preaches take care of your geese

Where theres a will, theres a way

Where the river is deepest it makes least noise

While the grass grows the horse starves

While there is life, there is hope

Who breaks, pays

Who keeps company with the wolf will learn to howl

Whom gods would destroy, they first make mad

Who spends more than he should, shall not have to spend when he would

Who will not keep a penny never shall have any

The wish is father to the thought

With time and patience the leaf of the mulberry becomes satin

The wolf may change his coat, but not his disposition

The wolf may lose his teeth, but never his nature

Wolf never wars against wolf

A wonder lasts but nine days

Words may pass, but blows fall heavy

A word to the wise

Work done, have your fun

The worst spoke in a cart breaks first

You cannot judge a tree by its bark

You cannot make a silk purse out of a sows ear

You cannot touch pitch and not be defiled

You cannot wash charcoal white

You can take a horse to the water, but you cannot make him drink

You cant eat your cake and have it Rus.V&S

You cant make an omelet without breaking eggs

You have made your bed, and you must lie on it

You never know what you can do till you try

Разлука заставляет сердце любить сильнее. Реже видишь, больше любишь. Pr.V&S

Men are best loved farthest off. A hedge between keeps friendship green. Distance lends enchantment to the view. Rus. Pr.

Несчастья случаются и в прекрасно организованных семьях. Скандал в благородном семействе. В семье не без урода. И от доброго отца родится бешеная овца. Pr.V&S

Every family has a black sheep. Many a good cow hath an evil calf. Pr.Rus.

Поступки говорят громче, чем слова. Не верь словам, а верь делам. Сказано - не доказано, надо сделать. Не спеши языком, торопись делом. Pr.V&S

Actions are mightier than words. Doing is better than saying. Easier said than done. Rus.

Кроткий ответ отвращает гнев. Ласковое слово не трудно, а споро. Повинную голову меч не сечет. V&S

Soft fire makes sweet malt. Soft and fair goes far. Rus.

Внешность обманчива. Личиком гладок, делами гадок. Не все то золото, что блестит. V&SPr.

Appearance often deceive. Judge not of men and things at first sight. A fair face may hide a foul heart. All is not gold that glitters. Pr.Rus.

Аппетит приходит во время еды. Чем больше делаешь что-то, тем больше увлекаешься. Сыт покуда, как съел полпуда, а как бы проведать, где можно пообедать. Pr.V&S

Much will have more. The more you have, the more you want. Rus. Pr.

По яблоку в день - и обойдешься без доктора. Лук от семи недуг. Добрый повар стоит хорошего доктора. Pr.V&S

Eat an apple before going to bed, and youll make the doctor beg for his bread. Diet cures more than the lancet. Rus.Pr.

Гнилое яблоко портит соседнее. Паршивая овца все стадо портит. С кем поведешься, от того и наберешься. Pr.V&S

One scabbed sheep will mar a whole flock. One drop of poison infects the whole tun of wine. Evil communications corrupt good manners. Pr.Rus.

Искусство долго, жизнь коротка. Нельзя попусту растрачивать время, в жизни нужно многое успеть. Век долог, да час дорог. Pr.V&S

Art is short, time is fleeting. Life is but a span. So much to do, so little done. Pr.Rus.

Почеши мне спину, и я почешу тебе. Ты – мне, я – тебе. Услуга за услугу. Долг платежом красен. Pr.V&S

Claw me, and I will claw thee. Roll my log and I will roll yours. One good turn deserves another. One hand washes the other. Pr.Rus.

Красота – в глазах смотрящего. Не красивая красива, а любимая. Не то мило, что хорошо, а то хорошо, что мило. Pr.V&S

Beauty lies in lovers eyes. Jack is no judge of Jills beauty. Pr.Rus.

Красота только на поверхности. Снаружи красота, внутри пустота. Лицом хорош, да душою не пригож. Не с лица воду пить. Pr.V&S

Beauty dies and fades away, but ugly holds its own. Prettiness dies first. Appearances are deceptive. Pr.Rus.

Pr.V&S Будешь рано ложиться и рано встает, здоровье богатство и ум наживёт. Кто раньше встает, тот вдвое живёт.

Pr.Rus. The early bird catches the worm. He who sleeps catches no fish.

Pr.V&S Ты постелил себе кровать, тебе на ней и спать. Как постелешь, так и поспишь. Что посеешь, то и пожнёшь.

Pr.Rus. As a man sows, so shall he reap. As a man lives, so shall he die.

Pr.V&S Нищие не могут быть слишком разборчивы. Нужда заставит, и не хошь - везёшь. Богатому как хочется, а бедному как можется.

Pr.Rus. Needs must when the devil drives. Dont look a gift horse in the mouth.

Pr.V&S Хорошее начало обеспечивает хороший конец. Доброе начало полдела откачало. Лиха беда начало.

Pr.Rus. A good beginning is half a battle. It is the first step that costs.

Pr.V&S Птица в руке стоит двух в кустах. Не сули журавля в небе, а дай синицу в руки.

Pr.Rus. A gift in the hand is better than two promises. Better an egg today than a hen tomorrow.

Pr.V&S Ранняя птичка ловит червячка. Кто пораньше встает, тот грибки берет, а сонливый и ленивый идут следом за крапивой.

Pr.Rus. Early to bed and early to rise makes a man health, wealthy and wise. First come, first served.

Pr.V&S Только дурная птица пачкает собственное гнездо. Не выноси из избы сора.

Pr.Rus. Dont tell tales out of school.

Pr.V&S Птицы с одинаковым оперением собираются вместе. Рыбак рыбака видит издалека. Свой своему поневоле брат.

Pr.Rus. Like to like. Deep will call the deep.

Pr.V&S Старых птиц на мякину не поймаешь. Старый волк знает толк.

Pr.Rus. An old fox is not easily snared. Experience is the mother of wisdom.

Pr.V&S Однажды укушенный – вдвойне пуглив. Обжёгшись на молоке, будешь дуть и на воду.

Pr.Rus. The scalded cat fears cold water.

Pr.V&S Черное на черное не даст белого. Из лжи правды не вырастишь. Злом зла не поправишь.

Pr.Rus. Two wrongs do not make a right.

Pr.V&S Среди слепых одноглазый человек – король. На безрыбье и рак рыба.

Pr.Rus. Half a loaf is better than no bread. Any port in a storm.

Pr.V&S Если слепой ведет слепого, оба свалятся в канаву. Косой кривого не учит.

Pr.Rus. The blind leading the blind.

Pr.V&S Никто так не слеп, как тот, кто не желает видеть. Хуже всякого глухого, кто не хочет слышать.

Pr.Rus. None is so deaf as those who wont hear.

Pr.V&S Кровь не вода. К своему рту ложка ближе. Своя рубаха ближе к телу.

Pr.Rus. Blood is blood. Charity begins at home. Near is my shirt, but nearer is my skin.

Pr.V&S Первый удар – это половина сражения. Почин всего дороже. Лиха беда начало.

Pr.Rus. Well begun is half done. A good beginning makes a good ending.

Pr.V&S То, что вскормлено в кости, проявится в плоти. Горбатого могила исправит. Волк каждый год линяет, да обычай не меняет.

Pr.Rus. What is bred in the bone will go out of the flesh. The leopard cannot change his spots.

Pr.V&S Праздный ум – мастерская дьявола. Лень до добра не доводит. Труд человека кормит, а лень портит.

Pr.Rus. An idle person is the devils playfellow. By doing nothing we learn to do ill. Idleness is the mother of all evil.

Pr.V&S Только храбрые достойны красавиц. Смелость города берет. Кто смел, тот на коня сел.

Pr.Rus. Fortune favours the brave. Nothing venture, nothing have.

Pr.V&S Краткость – душа ума. Краткость – сестра таланта. Коротко и ясно, оттого и прекрасно.

Pr.Rus. The less people think, the more they talk.

Pr.V&S Что ты заварил, то ты и пить должен. Сам заварил кашу, сам и расхлёбывай.

Pr.Rus. One must drink as one brews. As a tree falls so shall if lie.

Pr.V&S Не переходи мостов, пока к ним не подойдешь. Всему свой черед. Всякому овощу своё время.

Pr.Rus. Dont cry out before you are heart. All in good time.

Pr.V&S Новая метла метёт чисто.

Pr. New lords, new laws. Rus.

Pr.V&S У каждой пули свое назначение. От судьбы не уйдешь. Чему быть, того не миновать.

Pr. What will be, will be. No flying from fate. Rus.

Pr. Задира всегда трус. Молодец среди овец, а на молодца и сам овца. V&S

Pr. Bullies are always cowards. Cowards are cruel. Rus.

Pr. Сначала дело, потом удовольствие. Кончил дело – гуляй смело. Делу время, потехе час. V&S

Pr. Business first, pleasure afterwards. Business is the salt of life. Business is business. Rus.

Pr.V&S Дело есть дело. Сделал дело – гуляй смело.

Pr.Rus. Business first, pleasure afterwards. Business is the salt of life.

Pr.V&S Дело всех – это ничьё дело. У семи нянек дитя без глазу.

Pr.Rus. Too many cooks spoil the broth. A public hall is never swept. Many commanders sink the ship.

Pr.V&S Пусть прошлое останется в прошлом. Что было, то прошло. Кто старое помянет, тому глаз вон.

Pr.Rus. Let the dead bury their dead. Let all things past pass.

Pr. Жена Цезаря должна быть выше подозрений.

Pr.V&S Нельзя съесть свой пирог и оставить его нетронутым. С одного вола двух шкур не дерут.

Pr.Rus. A man cannot spin and reel at the same time. One cannot blow and swallow at the same time.

Pr.V&S Если шапка впору- носите её. Правда глаза колет. Не в бровь, а в глаз.

Pr.Rus. If the shoe fits, wear it. He that has a great nose thinks everyone is speaking of it.

Pr.V&S Везёт в картах, не везёт в любви. Кому везёт в любви, не везёт в картах.

Pr.Rus. What you loose on the swings, you gain on roundabouts.

Pr.V&S Забота убила кошку. Не работа старит, а забота. Беды да печали с ног скачали.

Pr.Rus. Care will kill a cat.

Pr.V&S Невозможно быть слишком осторожным. Бережёного бог бережёт. Не зная броду, не суйся в воду.

Pr.Rus. Caution is the parent of safety. Look before you leap.

Pr.V&S У кошки девять жизней. На живом всё заживёт. Живая кость обрастает мясом.

Pr.Rus. A cat with nine lives. A cat has nine lives and a woman has nine cats lives.

Pr.V&S Кошка может смотреть на короля. Вольно псу и на владыку брехать. За погляд денег не берут.

Pr.Rus. One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.

Pr.V&S Когда кошки нет, мыши резвятся. Кот из дома - мыши в пляс.

Pr.Rus. Sport as you may while the masters away.

Pr.V&S В темноте все кошки серы. Ночью все кони вороные. И урод ночью красавец.

Pr.Rus. When candles are out all cats are grey.

Pr.V&S Цепь не крепче своего слабейшего звена. Где тонко, там и рвётся.

Pr.Rus. One link is broken, the whole chain is broken. The worst spoke in a cart breaks first.

Pr.V&S Благотворительность начинается дома. Своё дитя и горбато, да мило.

Pr.Rus. Let them learn first to show piety at home. Blood is thicker than water.

Pr.V&S Не считай цыплят, прежде чем они вылупятся. Не дели шкуру неубитого медведя. Не говори гоп, пока не перепрыгнешь.

Pr.Rus. First catch your hare, then cook him. Dont halloo before you are out of the wood.

Pr. Ребенок - это отец человека. Всякий бык теленком был.

Pr.V&S Обжегшийся ребенок боится огня. Битому псу только плеть покажи.

Pr.Rus. The scalded cat fears cold water. Fear has a quick ear.

Pr. Чистоплотность стоит рядом с праведностью. Чистота – лучшая красота. В здоровом теле - здоровый дух.

Pr.V&S Нельзя перевести часы назад. Прошлого не воротишь. Что было – то сплыло.

Pr.Rus. Things past cannot be recalled. Things done can not be undone.

Pr.V&S Одежда делает человека. В наряде пригож, а без него на пень похож.

Pr.Rus. The tailor makes the man. Fine feathers make fine birds. Good clothes open all doors.

Pr.V&S У каждого облака есть серебряная подкладка. Нет худа без добра. Будет и на нашей улице праздник.

Pr.Rus. It is an ill wind that blows nobody good. It is always darkest before the down.

Pr.V&S Раскраивай свою одежду исходя из материала. По одёжке протягивай ножки. Не так живи, как хочется, а так, как можется.

Pr.Rus. Stretch your legs according to the coverlet. Put your hand no further than your sleeve will reach.

Pr.V&S Не нарядный пиджак делает мужчину джентльменом. По одёжке встречают, по уму провожают.

Pr.Rus. All is not gold that glitters. Appearances are deceptive.

Pr.V&S Сапожнику следует придерживаться своего ремесла. Не за своё дело не берись. Всяк сверчок знай свой шесток.

Pr.Rus. Let every tailor stick to his goose. Every man to his trade.

Pr.V&S Петух храбр на своей навозной куче. Всяк кулик на своём болоте велик. Дома и стены помогают.

Pr.Rus. Every dog is a lion at home.

Pr.V&S Дурное окружение портит хорошие манеры. С волками жить, по – волчьи выть. С кем поведешься, от того и наберешься.

Pr.Rus. You cannot touch pitch and not be defiled. A man is known by the company he keeps.

Pr.V&S Двое составляют компанию, а трое – нет. Третий – лишний.

Pr.Rus. Two is company, three is a crowd.

Pr.V&S Человека узнают по компании, с которой он связан. Скажи мне, кто твой друг, и я скажу тебе, кто ты.

Pr.Rus. As a man is so is his company. Evil communications corrupt good manners.

Pr.V&S Признание целительно для души. Повинную голову меч не сечёт. За признание – половина наказания.

Pr.Rus. Confession is the first step to repentance. A fault confessed is half redressed.

Pr.V&S Слишком много поваров портят бульон. У семи нянек дитя без глазу.

Pr.Rus. Many physicians have killed the king. Everybodys business is nobodys business.

Pr.V&S Путь истинной любви никогда не бывал гладким. Любовь никогда не бывает без грусти.

Pr.Rus. True love never run smooth.

Pr.V&S Не кричи, пока тебе не сделали больно. Не реви раньше смерти. Не так страшен черт, как его малюют.

Pr.Rus. The devil is not so black as he is painted. Dont cross the bridges before you come to them.

Pr.V&S Крику много, а шерсти мало. Много шуму из ничего.

Pr.Rus. Great boast, small roast. Great talkers are little doers.

Pr.V&S Чего нельзя вылечить, то нужно вытерпеть. Что о том тужить, что нельзя воротить.

Pr.Rus. It is no use crying over split milk.

Pr.V&S Любопытство убило кошку. Много будешь знать, скоро состаришься.

Pr.Rus. A fool may ask more questions than a wise man can answer. Too much knowledge makes the head bald.

Pr.V&S Проклятия, как цыплята, приходят домой на насест. Не рой другому яму, сам в нее попадёшь. Как аукнектся, так и откликнется.

Pr.Rus. As the call, so the echo. As a man sows, so shall he reap.

Pr.V&S Темнее всего перед рассветом. Будет и на нашей улице праздник.

Pr.Rus. It is a long lane that has no turning. After rain comes fair weather.

Pr.V&S Пусть мёртвые хоронят своих мертвецов. Что было, то прошло и быльём поросло.

Pr.Rus. Let bygones be bygones. Let all things past pass.

Pr.V&S Смерть – великий уравнитель. У смерти все равны. Смерть не спросит, придёт и скосит.

Pr.Rus. Death squares all accounts. Death ends all things.

Pr.V&S Дела, а не слова. Не спеши языком, торопись делом.

Pr.Rus. Actions speak louder than words. Easier said than done. Better to do well than to say well.

Pr.V&S Глубокое тяготеет к глубокому. Масть к масти подбирается.

Pr.Rus. Like to like. Birds of a feather flock together.

Pr.V&S Лучшая защита – нападение. Кто смел, тот два съел. Смелость города берет.

Pr.Rus. The best defense is offence. Fortune favours the brave.

Pr.V&S Чёрт может цитировать библию в своих целях. Богу молиться, с чёртом водиться.

Pr.Rus. The devil lurks behind the cross. When the fox preaches take care of your geese.

Pr.V&S Не так страшен черт, как его малюют. У страха глаза велики.

Pr.Rus. The devil is no worse than hes called.

Pr.V&S Черт заботиться о своих. Ему и чёрт ворожит.

Pr.Rus. The devils child, the devils luck.

Pr.V&S Лучше чёрт, которого знаешь, чем чёрт, которого не знаешь. Кабы знать, где упасть, так соломки бы припасть.

Pr.Rus. Better the harm you know, than the harm you dont know.

Pr. Заговори о чёрте, и он наверняка появится. Лёгок на помине. Про волка речь, а он навстречь.

Pr.V&S Приходится, когда чёрт гонит. Нужда всему научит.

Pr.Rus. Necessity is the mother of invention. Need makes the old wife trot. Hunger breaks stone walls.

Pr.V&S Алмаз режется алмазом. Нашла коса на камень.

Pr.Rus. When Greek meets Greek then comes the tug of war.

Pr.V&S Набросай достаточно грязи, и часть её пристанет. Клевета как уголь: не обожжёт, так замарает.

Pr.Rus. Give a dog a bad name and hang him.

Pr.V&S Осторожность – лучшая часть доблести. Бережёного бог бережёт. Не зная броду, не суйся в воду.

Pr.Rus. Caution is the parent of safety. One cannot be too careful. Look before you leap.

Pr.V&S Очень тяжелые болезни требуют чрезвычайно сильных средств. Клин клином вышибают.

Pr.Rus. One nail drives out another. Diamond cut diamond.

Pr.V&S Собака не ест собаку. Волк волка не съест. Вор вора не обидет.

Pr.Rus. Wolf never wars against wolf. There is honour among thieves.

Pr.V&S Собака поедает собаку. Два медведя в одной берлоге не уживутся.

Pr.Rus. The great fish eat up the small. Two dogs over one bone seldom agree.

Pr.V&S У каждой собаки есть свой день. Будет и на нашей улице праздник.

Pr.Rus. Fortune knocks once at least at every man's gate. It is a long lane that has no turning.

Pr.V&S Преступника тянет на место преступления. Вина голову клонит.

Pr.Rus. Criminals often return to the scene of the crime. Once a thief, always a thief.

Pr.V&S Живая собака лучше мертвого льва. Лучше голубь в тарелке, чем глухарь на току.

Pr.Rus. Better go to heaven in rags than to hell in embroidery. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

Pr.V&S Старая собака не научится новым трюкам. Старого учить- что мёртвого лечить.

Pr.Rus. An old dog cannot alter his way of barking. Learn young, learn fair.

Pr.V&S Дай собаке дурное имя и повесь её. Раскрасилась клевета во все махровые цвета.

Pr.Rus. He that hath an ill name is half hanged. Ill deemed, half hanged.

Pr.V&S Любишь меня- люби мою собаку. Любишь кататься, люби и саночки возить.

Pr.Rus. He that strikes my dog, would strike me if he durst. He that loves the tree, loves the branch.

Pr.V&S Лающие собаки редко кусают. Кто много грозит, тот мало вредит.

Pr.Rus. A threatened blow is seldom given. Beware of a silent dog and still water.

Pr.V&S Спящих собак не буди. Не ищи беды, беда сама тебя сыщет.

Pr.Rus. Don't trouble trouble till trouble troubles you. Let well alone.

Pr.V&S Что сделано, того нельзя отменить. Сделанного не воротишь.

Pr.Rus. Things past cannot be recalled. It is no use crying over spilt milk.

Pr.V&S Скрипящая дверь долго висит на своих петлях. Битая посуда два века живет.

Pr.Rus. Cracked pots last longest. Threatened folk(s) live long.

Pr.V&S Последняя капля переполняет чашу. Семь бед миновал, а на одну наскочил.

Pr.Rus. It is the last straw that breaks the camel's back.

Pr.V&S Постоянно падающие капли точат камень. Терпение и труд всё перетрут.

Pr.Rus. little strokes fell great oaks. Drop by drop the sea is drained.

Pr.V&S Легче сказано, чем сделано. Скоро сказка складывается, да не скоро дело делается.

Pr.Rus. Deeds, not words. Actions speak louder than words.

Pr.V&S Восток или запад, дома лучше всего. В гостях хорошо, а дома лучше.

Pr.Rus. There is no place like home. Home is home though it be never so homely.

Pr.V&S Легко пришло- легко ушло. Как нажито, так и прожито.

Pr.Rus. Easily earned money is quickly spent. Ill gotten, ill spent.

Pr.V&S Жизнь коротка, и надо успеть насладиться ею. Живи не скупись, с друзьями веселись.

Pr.Rus. A man can die but once. Life is but a span.

Pr.V&S Не складывайте все яйца в одну корзину. Не ставьте всё на одну карту.

Pr.Rus. Don't venture all in one bottom.

Pr.V&S Благородной целью можно оправдать любые дурные поступки. Цель оправдывает средства.

Pr.Rus. All is fair in love and war. The end crowns all.

Pr.V&S Лучшее часто враг хорошего. От добра добра не ищут.

Pr.Rus. The best things are worst to come by. Let well alone.

Pr. Дом англичанина- его крепость. В чужой монастырь со своим уставом не ходят.

Pr.V&S Человеку свойственно ошибаться. Не ошибается тот, кто ничего не делает.

Pr.Rus. He is lifeless who is faultless. Every man has a fool in his sleeve.

Pr.V&S Легко быть мудрым после события. После драки кулаками не машут.

Pr.Rus. When a thing is done, advice comes too late. After death the doctor.

Pr.V&S Всё приходит к тому, кто умеет ждать. Кто ждет, тот дождется.

Pr.Rus. With time and patience the leaf of the mulberry becomes satin. It is dogged that does it.

Pr. Исключение подтверждает правило. И то бывает, что кошка собаку съедает.

Pr.V&S Крайности встречаются. Счастье с несчастьем близко живут.

Pr.Rus. Too far East is West.

Pr.V&S Чего глаз не видит, о том сердце не печалится. Сглаз долой- из сердца вон.

Pr.Rus. Out of sight, out of mind. Seldom seen, soon forgotten.

Pr.V&S Четыре глаза видят больше, чем два. Одна голова хорошо, а две лучше.

Pr.Rus. Two heads are better than one. One man, no man.

Pr.V&S Лицо- указатель мыслей. Глаза(лицо)- зеркало души.

Pr.Rus. A good face is a letter of recommendation.

Pr.V&S Близкое знакомство порождает презрение. Реже видишь, больше любишь.

Pr.Rus. No man is a hero to his valet. A hedge between keeps friendship green.

Pr.V&S В каждом стаде есть черная овца. В семье не без урода.

Pr.Rus. Many a good cow hath an evil (bad) calf. Many a good father has but a bad son.

Pr.V&S Какой отец, такой и сын. Яблоко то яблони недалеко падает.

Pr.Rus. As the old cock crows, so doth the young. Like begets like.

Pr.V&S «Достаточно» стоит пиршества. Всё хорошо в меру.

Pr.Rus. Too much pudding will choke a dog. He is well paid that is well satisfied.

Pr.V&S Красивое оперение делает птиц красивыми. Одежда красит человека.

Pr.Rus. Good clothes open all doors. Clothes make the man.

Pr. Огонь и вода- хорошие слуги, но плохие хозяева. С огнем не шути и воде не верь.

Pr.V&S Кто первый пришел, того первого и обслужили. Кто поздно пришел, тому обглоданный мосол.

Pr.Rus. The early bird catches the worm. He that will thrive must rise at five, he that hath thriven may lie till seven.

Pr. Рыба начинает тухнуть с головы. Дурные примеры заразительны.

Pr.V&S В море остается столько же хорошей рыбы, сколько уходит из него. На наш век хватит.

Pr.Rus. What you lose on the swings, you gain on the roundabouts.

Pr.V&S Дурак быстро расстается со своими деньгами. У дурака в горсти дыра.

Pr.Rus. A fool's bolt is soon shot. Fools make feasts and wise men eat them.

Pr.V&S Нет такого дурака, как старый дурак. Старого дурака ничем не исправить.

Pr.Rus. A fool at forty is a fool indeed. Every man is fool or a physician at forty.

Pr. Не следует необдуманно и самонадеянно пускаться в рискованные мероприятия. Дуракам закон не писан.

Pr.V&S Предостереженный- значит вооруженный. Береженного бог бережет.

Pr.Rus. Danger foreseen is half avoided.

Pr.V&S Судьба покровительствует храбрым. За смелым бежит удача.

Pr.Rus. Faint heart never won fair lady. None but the brave deserve the fair.

Pr.V&S Друг в нужде- истинный друг. Друзья познаются в беде.

Pr.Rus. Prosperity makes friends, and adversity tries them. Calamity is man's true touchstone.

Pr.V&S Нет лучше старых друзей и старого вина. Старый друг лучше новых двух.

Pr.Rus. The heart that once truly loves never forgets. Old love does not rust.

Pr.V&S Запретный плод сладок. Чего нельзя, того и хочется.

Pr.Rus. The apples on the other side of the wall are the sweetest. Stolen waters are sweet.

Pr.V&S Бог помогает тем, кто помогает себе сам. Всяк своему счастью кузнец.

Pr.Rus. Every man is the architect of his own fortune. If you want a thing well done, do it yourself.

Pr.V&S Судьба покровительствует слабым. Лежачего не бьют.

Pr.Rus. Fortune favours the fools. Don't strike a man when he is down.

Pr. Кого боги хотят погубить, тех они сначала лишают рассудка. Если бог хочет погубить человека, он его лишает разума.

Pr.V&S Не все то золото, что блестит. Снаружи мило, а внутри гнило.

Pr.Rus. A fair face may hide a foul soul (heart). You cannot judge a tree by its bark.

Pr.V&S Добро никогда не может вырасти из зла. Худо до добра не доведет.

Pr.Rus. What is fairly gathered is roundly spent. What is got over the devil's back is spent under his belly.

Pr.V&S Дурно нажитое добро никогда не идет впрок. Как нажито, так прожито.

Pr.Rus. Ill gotten, Ill spent. Good can never grow out of evil.

Pr.V&S Не следует поучать более пожилого и опытного человека. Яйца курицу не учат.

Pr.Rus. Don't teach fishes to swim.

Pr.V&S Когда грек встречает грека, начинается упорная борьба. Нашла коса на камень.

Pr.Rus. Diamond cut diamond. One fire (nail) drives out another.

Pr.V&S Дары от врагов опасны. С медведем дружись, а за топор держись.

Pr.Rus. Gifts from enemies are dangerous. False friends are worse than open enemies.

Pr.V&S Человек намеревается, бог распоряжается. Человек предполагает – бог располагает.

Pr.Rus. Man proposes, God disposes.

Pr.V&S Человек может умереть только один раз. Двум смертям не бывать, одной не миновать. Страхов много, а смерть она.

Pr.Rus. He that fears death lives not.

Pr.V&S Мужчине столько лет, на сколько он себя чувствует. Седина в бороду, а бес в ребро. Рожа стара – сердце молодо.

Pr.Rus. Men are as old as they feel and women as they look.

Pr.V&S Каждый человек для себя. Своя рубаха ближе к телу. На бога надейся, а сам не плошай.

Pr.Rus. Every man for himself and God for us all. God helps those who help themselves. Every tub must stand on its own bottom.

Pr.V&S Не бейте человека, когда он лежит. Лежачего не бьют. Ты пожалей и тебя пожалеют.

Pr.Rus. God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.

Pr.V&S Манеры делают человека. Без хвоста и ворона не красна. Наряди пенек, и будет паренек.

Pr.Rus. Clothes make a man. Fine feathers make fine bird.

Pr.V&S Браки заключаются на небесах. Всякая невеста для своего жениха родится.

Pr.Rus. Marriage comes by destiny.

Pr.V&S Каков хозяин, таков и слуга. Каков поп, таков и приход. Каков Дёма, таково у него и дома.

Pr.Rus. Like teacher, like pupil. Like begets like. Like father, like son.

Pr.V&S Никто не может служить двум господам. И нашим и вашим.

Pr.Rus. Masters two will not do. Between two stools one falls to the ground. He that serves everybody is paid by nobody.

Pr.V&S То, что для одного человека пища, для другого –яд. О вкусах не спорят.

Pr.Rus. One mans breath is anothers death. Every man to his taste.

Pr.V&S Сколько людей, столько умов. У всякой пташки свои замашки.

Pr.Rus. Many men, many minds. Everybody to his own opinion. So many countries, so many customs.

Pr.V&S Бесполезно плакать над пролитым молоком. Что с возу упало, то пропало.

Pr.Rus. What is done cannot be undone. Things past cannot be recalled.

Pr.V&S Несчастье любит компанию. С миром и беда не убыток.

Pr.Rus. Company in distress makes trouble less. The more the merrier.

Pr.V&S Несчастья никогда не приходят по одиночке. Пришла беда – отворяй ворота.

Pr.Rus. Hardships never come singly. It never rains but it pours. Misfortunes come on horseback and go away on foot.

Pr.V&S Промах равносилен ошибке на милю. «Чуть-чуть» не считается.

Pr.Rus. An inch in missing is as bad as an ell.

Pr.V&S В деньгах корень всех зол. В богатстве сыто брюхо, голодна душа.

Pr.Rus. Muck and money go together. Honour and profit lie not in one sack.

Pr.V&S Деньги делают деньги. Деньги к деньгам.

Pr.Rus. Much will have more. Nothing succeeds like success.

Pr.V&S Деньги говорят. Хуже всех бед, когда денег нет.

Pr.Rus. Money makes the mare go.

Pr.V&S Если гора не идёт г Магомету, то Магомет идет к горе.

Pr.Rus. Men must do as they may, not as they would.

Pr.V&S Убийство обнаружится. Всё тайное станет явным. Шила в мешке не утаишь.

Pr.Rus. Murder cannot be hid. What is done by night appears a day.

Pr.V&S Необходимость – мать изобретательности. Нужда всему научит.

Pr.Rus. Need makes the old wife trot. Hunger breaks stone walls. Needs must when the devil drives.

Pr.V&S Никогда не говори умираю. Пока живу – надеюсь.

Pr.Rus. While there is life there is hope. It is a great life if you dont weaken.

Pr.V&S Плохие новости путешествуют быстро. Худые вести не лежат на месте.

Pr.Rus. Bad news has wings. Good fame sleeps, bad fame creeps.

Pr.V&S Отсутствие новостей –хорошая новость.

Pr.Rus. He smells best that smells of nothing.

Pr.V&S Не разбивши яиц, не сделаешь яичницы. Лес рубят - щепки летят.

Pr.Rus. If you sell the cow you will sell her milk too. No pains, no gains. No cross, no crown.

Pr.V&S Единожды поп – всегда поп. Чем сосуд наполнен, то из него и льётся. Привычка – вторая натура.

Pr.Rus. Once X – always X. Habit is a second nature.

Pr.V&S Побереги пенсы, а фунты сами по себе сберегутся. Копейка рубль бережет.

Pr.Rus. Many a little makes a mickle. Light gains make heavy purses.

Pr.V&S Пенни сбереженное- пенни заработанное. Прибирай остаток, меньше будет недостаток.

Pr.Rus. Who will not keep a penny never shall have any. Penny and penny laid up will be many.

Pr.V&S Потратил пенни, потрать и фунт. Взялся за гуж, не говори, что дюж.

Pr.Rus. In for a lamb, in for a sheep. As well be hanged for a sheep as for a lamb.

Pr. Тот кто платит волынщику, заказывает мелодию. Кто едет, тот и правит.

Pr.V&S Нельзя дотронуться до смолы и не испачкаться. Грязью играть – руки марать.

Pr.Rus. Evil communications corrupt good manners. Who keeps company with the wolfe will learn to howl.

Pr.V&S Кувшин слишком часто ходит к колодцу. Как веревочке не виться, а конца не миновать.

Pr.Rus. Murder will out. Give a man enough rope and he will hang himself.

Pr.V&S У маленьких кувшинов длинные уши. И стены имеют уши.

Pr.Rus. The child says nothing but what is heard by the fire. Walls have ears.

Pr.V&S Жалость сродни любви. Жалеет – значит любит.

Pr.Rus. Pity melts the mind to love.

Pr.V&S Нет места подобного дому. В гостях хорошо, а дома лучше. Дома и стены помогают.

Pr.Rus. East or west, home is best. Dry bread at home is better than roast meat abroad.

Pr.V&S Собственность – это девять пунктов закона. Бедному с богатым судиться – лучше в ложке утопиться.

Pr.Rus. Might goes before right. One low for the rich another for the poor.

Pr. Горшок, за которым наблюдают, никак не закипает.

Pr.V&S Когда бедность входит в дверь, любовь вылетает в окно. Худ Роман, когда пуст карман, хорош Мартын, когда есть алтын.

Pr.Rus. Love in a hut, with water and a crust is cinders, ashes, dust.

Pr.V&S Практика ведет к совершенству. Повторение – мать учения.

Pr.Rus. It is dogged that does it. Repetition is the mother of learning.

Pr.V&S Предупреждение лучше лечения. Болен- лечись, а здоров – берегись.

Pr.Rus. Precaution is better than. A stitch in time saves nine.

Pr.V&S Гордыня предшествует падению. Кто слишком высоко летает, тот низко падает.

Pr.Rus. The highest tree has the greatest fall.

Pr.V&S Промедление – это похититель времени. Куй железо, пока горячо.

Pr.Rus. Delays are dangerous. Time and tide wait for no man.

Pr.V&S Чтобы узнать каков пудинг, надо его отведать. Сказано – не доказано, нужно сделать.

Pr.Rus. Seeing is believing. Actions speak louder than words.

Pr.V&S Нельзя сделать шелковый кошелек из свиного уха. Горбатого могила исправит.

Pr.Rus. The leopard cannot change his spots.

Pr.V&S Не задавай вопросов и тебе не будут лгать. Много будешь знать, скоро состаришься.

Pr.Rus. Curiosity killed the cat. Too much knowledge makes the head bald.

Pr.V&S Гонки – для быстрых. Кто смел, тот и на коня сел.

Pr.Rus. First come, first served. Faint heart never won fair lady.

Pr.V&S Дождь не просто идёт, он ливмя льёт. Беда беду накликает.

Pr.Rus. Misfortunes never come singly. An evil chance never come alone.

Pr.V&S Крысы покидают тонущий корабль. Друзья познаются в беде.

Pr.Rus. Calamity is mans true touchstone. Prosperity makes friends, and adversity tries them.

Pr.V&S Пожалеешь розгу, испортишь дитя. У маленького поболит, у большого не будет.

Pr.Rus. Mothers darlings are but milksop heroes. A man who has not been flogged is not educated.

Pr.V&S Рим не был построен в один день. Москва не сразу строилась. С одного удара дуба не свалишь.

Pr.Rus. An oak is not felled with one stroke.

Pr.V&S Когда ты в Риме, делай так, как римляне делают. В чужой монастырь со своим уставом не ходят.

Pr.Rus. Who keeps company with the wolf will learn to howl.

Pr.V&S Дай ему только достаточно веревки, он повесится. Как веревочке не виться, а конца не миновать.

Pr.Rus. The pitcher goes once too often to the well but is broken at last.

Pr.V&S Нет розы без шипов. Нет худа без добра.

Pr.Rus. Honey is sweet, but the bee stings. No joy without alloy. No sweet without some bitter.

Pr. Нет правила без исключения. Не всякий гриб в лукошко кладут.

Pr.V&S Надёжно завяжешь, надёжно найдёшь. Подальше положишь – поближе возьмёшь.

Pr.Rus. Fast bind, fast find.

Pr.V&S Безопасность – в количестве. Один в поле не воин.

Pr.Rus. United we stand, divided we fall. One man, no man.

Pr.V&S Сатана находит дело для праздных рук. Праздность – мать всех пороков.

Pr.Rus. An idle brain is the devils workshop. By doing nothing we learn to do ill.

Pr.V&S Что является соусом для гусыни, то - соус и для гусака.

Pr.Rus. As well for the cow calf as for the bull.

Pr.V&S Увидеть- значит поверить. Не верь чужим речам, а верь своим глазам.

Pr.Rus. The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Pr.V&S Паршивая овца всё стадо портит. Ложка дёгтя в бочке мёда.

Pr.Rus. The rotten apple injures its neighbours. One drop of poison infects the whole tune of wine.

Pr.V&S Все равно, за что быть повешенным – за овцу или за ягненка. Семь бед – один ответ.

Pr.Rus. A man can die but once. In for a penny, in for a pound.

Pr.V&S У каждого вопроса есть две стороны. Сколько голов – столько умов.

Pr.Rus. Every medal has its reverse. The same knife cuts bread and fingers.

Pr.V&S Прочь из виду, прочь из памяти. С глаз долой – из сердца вон.

Pr.Rus. Seldom seen, soon forgotten. Salt water and absence wash away love.

Pr. Молчание - знак согласия.

Pr.V&S Молчание – золото. Язык до добра не доведет.

Pr.Rus. No wisdom like silence. A close mouth catches no flies.

Pr.V&S В каждом доме есть скелет. В семье не без урода. У каждой избушки есть погремушки.

Pr.Rus. Accidents will happen in the best regulated families. There was never a good town but had a mire at one end of it.

Pr.V&S Если небо упадёт, мы будем ловить жаворонков. Если бы да кабы во рту росли бобы - был бы не рот, а целый огород.

Pr.Rus. If wishes were horses, beggars might ride. Mere wishes are silly fishes.

Pr.V&S Между чашкой и губами можно много пролить. Близок локоток, да не укусишь.

Pr.Rus. Dont halloo till you are out of the wood. Dont catch your chickens before they are hatched.

Pr.V&S Нет дыма без огня. Где кража, там вор.

Pr.Rus. There is no effect without a cause. Nothing is stolen without hands.

Pr.V&S Как посеешь, так и пожнешь. Сам заварил кашу, сам и расхлебывай.

Pr.Rus. You have made your bed, you must lie on it. Who breaks, pays.

Pr.V&S Душа желает, но плоть слаба. Рад бы в рай, да грехи не пускают. Выше себя не прыгнешь.

Pr.Rus. A man can do no more than he can.

Pr.V&S Тот, кто ужинает с дьяволом должен иметь длинную ложку. Связался с чертом – пеняй на себя.

Pr.Rus. When Greek meets Greek then comes the tug of war. Desperate diseases must have desperate remedies.

Pr.V&S Когда лошадь украдена, слишком поздно закрывать дверь конюшни. После драки кулаками не машую.

Pr.Rus. After death the doctor. After supper, mustard.

Pr.V&S Только первый шаг стоит усилий. Почин всего дороже. Лиха беда начало.

Pr.Rus. Well began is half done. A good beginning makes a good ending.

Pr.V&S Можно быстро найти палку, чтобы побить собаку. Была бы спина, а кнут найдется.

Pr.Rus. The end justifies the means.

Pr.V&S Один своевременный стежок избавляет от девяти потом. Штопай дыру, пока невелика.

Pr.Rus. Prevention is better than cure. Dont spoil the ship for a haporth of tar.

Pr.V&S Катящийся камень мхом не обрастет. Кому на месте не сидится. Тот добра не наживет.

Pr.Rus. Standing pools gather filth. Still water breeds vermin.

Pr.V&S Между двумя стульями упадешь на землю. За двумя зайцами погонишься, не одного не поймаешь.

Pr.Rus. No man can serve two masters. One cannot run with the hare and hunt with the hounds.

Pr.V&S Именно последняя соломинка переламывает спину верблюда. Последняя чаша переполняет чашу.

Pr.Rus. The last straw breaks the camels back. The last drop makes the cup run over.

Pr.V&S Утопающий хватается за соломинку.

Pr.Rus. Any port in a storm.

Pr.V&S Ничто так не приводит к успеху, как сам успех. Одна удача идет, другую ведет.

Pr.Rus. Luck goes in cycles. He dances well to whom fortune pipes.

Pr.V&S Ничего нового под солнцем. Ничто не ново под луной.

Pr.Rus. All the future exists in the past. History repeats itself.

Pr.V&S Одна ласточка не делает лета. Капля в море незаметна.

Pr.Rus. A single bamboo cant form a row. One man doesnt make a team.

Pr.V&S Что вы теряете на качелях, приобретаете на карусели. Нет худа без добра.

Pr.Rus. Every cloud has a silver lining. It is an ill wind that blows nobody good.

Pr.V&S Каждому человеку свой вкус. На вкус и цвет товарищей нет

Pr.Rus. Tastes differ. There is no accounting for tastes.

Pr.V&S Вкусы расходятся. О вкусах не спорят.

Pr.Rus. Every man to his taste. There is no accounting for tastes.

Pr.V&S Вкусы объяснить невозможно. Вкусы расходятся. О вкусах не спорят.

Pr.Rus. Every man to his taste. Tastes differ.

Pr.V&S Если хочешь, чтобы что-то было сделано хорошо, сделай сам. Свой глаз – алмаз. Всяк своему счастью кузнец.

Pr.Rus. Every man for himself. God helps those who help themselves.

Pr.V&S Вторая мысль лучше первой. Семь раз примерь, один раз отрежь.

Pr.Rus. First think, then speak. The more haste, the less speed.

Pr.V&S Время, приливы и отливы никого не ждут. Время не ждет.

Pr.Rus. Lost time is never found again. Strike while the iron is hot.

Pr.V&S Время – великий исцелитель. Время пройдёт – слёзы утрёт.

Pr.Rus. Time heals all wounds. Time works wonders.

Pr.V&S Время – деньги. Деньги пропали - ещё наживёшь, время пропала – его не вернёшь.

Pr.Rus. Time flies. Delays are dangerous. Time and tide wait for no man.

Pr.V&S Всё в своё время. Придёт время – прорастёт и семя.

Pr.Rus. Everything is good in its season. The morning to the mountain, the evening to the fountain.

Pr.V&S Никакое время не сравнится с настоящим. У завтра нет конца.

Pr.Rus. Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today. Procrastination is the thief of time.

Pr.V&S Не откладывай на завтра то, что можно сделать сегодня. Никакое время не сравнится с настоящим. У завтра нет конца.

Pr.Rus. There is no time like the present. Procrastination is the thief of time.

Pr.V&S У каждого своя профессия. Не за своё дело не берись.

Pr.Rus. He works best who knows his trade.

Pr.V&S Дерево узнается по его плодам.

Pr.Rus. Handsome is as handsome does. God can never grow out of evil.

Pr.V&S Как дерево упало так оно и будет лежать. Что посеешь, то и пожнешь.

Pr.Rus. As you brew, so must you drink. As a man sows, so shall he reap.

Pr. Не тревожь беду, пока беда не тревожит тебя. Не буди лихо, пока лихо спит тихо. V&S

Pr. Let sleeping dogs lie. Let well alone. Rus.

Pr. Правда более необычна, чем вымысел. Нарочно не придумаешь. V&S

Pr. Life is stranger than fiction. Rus.

Pr. Правда лежит на дне колодца. Ищи ветра в поле, а правду на дне морском.

Pr. Каждая кадка должна стоять на собственном днище. Чужим умом не выстроишь дом. V&S

Pr. Let every sheep hang by its own shank. Every man for himself. Rus.

Pr. Одна добрая услуга вызывает другую. Ты – мне, я – тебе. V&S

Pr. Scratch my back and I shall scratch yours. One hand washes the other. Rus.

Pr. Ничем не рисковать – ничего не иметь. Риск – благородное дело. V&S

Pr. Faint heart never won a fair lady. He that hesitates is lost. Rus.

Pr. Добродетель сама по себе награда. Доброе век не забудется. V&S

Pr. Honesty is the best policy. A good name is better than riches. Kind hearts are better than coronets. Rus.

Pr. Стены имеют уши. Держи язык за зубами. V&S

Pr. Fields have eyes, and woods have ears. Rus.

Pr.V&S Не трать зря, не будешь нуждаться. Кто мотает, тому пути не бывает.

Pr.Rus. Who spends more than he should, shall not have to spend when he would. Cut your coat according to your cloth.

Pr.V&S Тихие воды глубоки. В тихом омуте черти водятся.

Pr.Rus. The stiller the water, the deeper it runs. Beware of a silent dog and still water.

Pr. Путь к сердцу мужчины лежит через его желудок. Не до пляски, не до шутки, когда пусто в желудке. V&S

Pr. A hungry man is an angry man. There is no ill in life that is no worth without bread. Rus.

Pr. Существует гораздо больше способов убить кошку, чем один. Не мытьём, так катаньем. V&S

Pr. There are more ways to the wood than one. Rus.

Pr. Самый слабый отходит к стенке. Бойкий скачет, а смирный плачет. V&S

Pr. It is a great life if you dont weaken. The race is to the swift. Rus.

Pr. Всё хорошо, что хорошо кончается. Добрый конец – всему делу венец. V&S

Pr.Rus. The end crowns the work. In the evening one may praise the day.

Pr.V&S Где есть желание, там есть и возможность. Где хотенье – там и уменье.

Pr.Rus. Nothing is impossible to a willing heart. With time and patience the leaf of the mulberry becomes satin.

Pr.V&S Плох тот вечер, который не приносит никому добра. Не бывать бы счастью, да несчастье помогло.

Pr.Rus. It is an ill turn that does no good to anyone.

Pr.V&S Желание – отец мысли. Чего хочется, тому верится.

Pr.Rus. We soon believe what we desire.

Pr.V&S Если бы желания были лошадьми, то нищие могли бы ездить верхом. Если бы не мороз, то овёс бы до неба дорос.

Pr.Rus. If ifs and ans were pots and pans. If my aunt had been a man, shed have been my uncle.

Pr.V&S Чудо длится только девять дней. И лучшая песенка приестся.

Pr.Rus. A wonder lasts but nine days, and then the puppys eyes are open.

Pr.V&S Не кричи от радости, пока не выбрался из леса. Не говори гоп, пока не перепрыгнешь.

Pr.Rus. Do not boast until you see your enemy dead. First catch your hare, then cook him.

Pr.V&S Мудрому – одно слово. Умный понимает с полуслова.

Pr.Rus. Old birds are not to be caught with chaff. Great wits jump.

Pr. Много правдивых слов говорится в шутку. В каждой шутке есть доля правды.

Pr.V&S Красивыми словами пастернак не помаслишь. Разговорами сыт не будешь.

Pr.Rus. The belly is not filled with fair words. Praise is not pudding.

Pr.V&S Жестокие слова костей не ломают. Слово не обух, в лоб не бьёт.

Pr.Rus. Sticks and stones will break my bones, but names will never hurt me. Deeds, not words.

Pr.V&S Одна только работа без забав превращает Джека в тупого ребенка. Мешай дело с бездельем, проживёшь век с весельем.

Pr.Rus. Work done, have your fun. All work and no play.

Pr.V&S Чтобы сделать мир, нужны све типы людей. Ум хорошо, а два лучше.

Pr.Rus. All bread is not baked in one oven. So many men, so many minds.

Pr.V&S Если уж стоит что-то делать, то делать надо хорошо. Поспешишь – людей насмешишь.

Pr.Rus. Well done, if twice done. Haste makes waste.

Pr. Зло да зло не сделают добра. Злом зла не поправишь.

Pr.V&S Две головы лучше, чем одна. Ум хорошо, а два лучше.

Pr.Rus. Four eyes see more than two. The council of many is better.

Pr.V&S Робкое сердце никогда ещё не завоевало прекрасной женщины. Смелый там найдет, где робкий потеряет.

Pr.Rus. Fortune favours the brave. Nothing venture, nothing have.

Pr.V&S Бедное то сердце, которое никогда не радуется. Кто умеет веселиться, тот горя не боится.

Pr.Rus. Never say die. It is an ill wind that blows nobody good.

Pr.V&S Добрые сердца значат больше, чем короны. Добро не умрет, а зло пропадет.

Pr.Rus. Virtue is its own reward.

Pr.V&S Ад вымощен благими намерениями. Не верь словам, а верь делам.

Pr.Rus. Actions speak louder than words. Handsome is as handsome does.

Pr.V&S Ни один человек не бывает героем в глазах своего слуги. Нет пророка в своем отечестве.

Pr.Rus. Familiarity breeds contempt. No man is a prophet in his own country.

Pr.V&S И Гомер иногда дремлет. На всякого мудреца довольно простоты.

Pr.Rus. No man is wise at all times. To err is human.

Pr.V&S Честность – лучшая политика. Нечестно живешь – себя подведешь.

Pr.Rus. Cheats never prosper. A clean hand wants no washing.

Pr.V&S Есть честь и среди воров. Ворон ворону глаз не выклюет.

Pr.Rus. Dog doesnt eat dog. Wolf never wars against wolf.

Pr.V&S Не заглядывай дареному коню в рот. Даровое лыко лучше купленного ремня.

Pr.Rus. Beggars cannot be choosers.

Pr.V&S Вы можете подвести лошадь к воде, но не сможете заставить ее пить. Насильно мил не будешь. Сердцу не прикажешь.

Pr.Rus. Love cannot be forced.

Pr.V&S Не меняй лошадей, когда пересекаешь поток. Лошадей на переправе не меняют.

Pr.Rus. Call the bear uncle till you are safe across the bridge.

Pr.V&S Люди, которые живут в стеклянных домах не должне бросаться камнями. Не рой другому яму – сам в нее попадешь.

Pr.Rus. He who laughs at crooked men should need walk very straight. He that mischief hatches, mischief catches.

Pr.V&S Дай ему дюйм, он и весь локоть отхватит. Посади свинью за стол, она и ноги на стол.

Pr.Rus. If you agree to carry the calf, they will make you carry the cow.

Pr.V&S Куй, пока железо горячее. Коси, коса, пока роса.

Pr.Rus. Make hay while the sun shines. Time and time wait for no man.

Pr.V&S Джек, на все руки мастер, не владеет хорошо ни одним ремеслом. За все берется, да не все удается.

Pr.Rus. To know everything is to know nothing. Grasp all, lose all

Pr.V&S Никогда не узнаешь, что умеешь, пока не приступишь к делу. Глаза страшатся, а руки делают.

Pr.Rus. Practice is the best master. Experience is the mother of wisdom.

Pr.V&S Работающий стоит своей платы. По заслугам и честь.

Pr.Rus. A good dog deserves a good bone.

Pr.V&S Длинна та дорожка, на которой нет поворота. Будет и на нашей улице праздник.

Pr.Rus. The weariest day draws to an end. Every cloud has a silver lining.

Pr.V&S Лучше поздно, чем никогда.

Pr.Rus. It is never too late to mend.

Pr.V&S Никогда не поздно исправиться. Век живи, век учись.

Pr.Rus. Better late than never. Live and learn.

Pr.V&S Лучше всех смеется тот, кто смеется последним. Начал смехами, кончил слезами.

Pr.Rus. Better the last smile than the first laughter.

Pr.V&S Один закон для богатых, другой для бедных. Закон что паутина: шмель проскочит, а муха увязнет.

Pr.Rus. Might goes before right. Little thieves are hanged but great ones escape.

Pr.V&S Недостаточное знание опасно. Недоученный хуже неученого. Худая грамота – только пагуба.

Pr.Rus. Better untaught than ill taught.

Pr.V&S Чем меньше сказано, тем быстрее исправлено. Меньше говорить – меньше согрешить.

Pr.Rus. Silence is golden.

Pr.V&S Леопард не может сменить своих пятен. Как волка не корми, он све в лес смотрит.

Pr.Rus. The wolf may change his coat, but not his disposition.

Pr.V&S Оставь доброе в покое. От добра добра не ищут. Не буди лихо, пока лихо спит тихо.

Pr.Rus. The best is oftentimes the enemy of the good. Let sleeping dog lie.

Pr.V&S Жизнь не только пиво и кегли. Жизнь прожить – не поле перейти.

Pr.Rus. Life is not a bed of roses. Life is not all clear sailing in calm waters.

Pr.V&S Пока есть жизнь, есть и надежда. Колотись, бейся, а всё надейся.

Pr.Rus. Never say die. It is a great life if you dont weaken.

Pr.V&S Жизнь прекрасна, если не падать духом. Терпи, казак, атаманом будешь.

Pr.Rus. While there is life there is hope. Its poor heart that never rejoices.

Pr.V&S Подобное порождает себе подобное. Яблоко от яблони недалеко падает.

Pr.Rus. A tree is known by its fruit. Know the breed, know the dog.

Pr.V&S Подобное к подобному. Рыбак рыбака видит издалека. Свой свояка видит из далека.

Pr.Rus. Deep will call the deep. Bird of a feather flock together.

Pr.V&S Живи и учись. Не учись до старости, а учись до смерти.

Pr.Rus. It is never too late to learn.

Pr.V&S Живи и давай жить другим. Сам живи и другим не мешай.

Pr.Rus. Bear and forbear.

Pr.V&S Половина буханки хорошо, чем совсем без хлеба. Съешь морковку, когда яблока нет.

Pr.Rus. Better a small fish than an empty dish. Among the blind the one-eyed man is king.

Pr.V&S Посмотри, прежде чем прыгнуть. Не зная броду, не суйся в воду.

Pr.Rus. Measure twice and cut once.

Pr.V&S Зрители видят большую часть игры. Со стороны видней.

Pr.Rus. Onlookers see more than players. Learn wisdom by the follies of others.

Pr.V&S Любовь побеждает всё. На любовь закона нет. Для любви нет преград.

Pr.Rus. Love makes the world go round. Love will creep where it may not go.

Pr.V&S Любовь слепа. Любовь ни зги не видит.

Pr.Rus. Beauty lies in lovers eyes. Jack is no judge of Jills beauty.

Pr.V&S Любовь смеется над замками. Гони любовь хоть в дверь, она влетит в окно.

Pr.Rus. Love makes the world go round. Love will creep where it may not go.

Pr.V&S Всё справедливо в любви и на войне. В любви и на войне все средства хороши.

Pr.Rus. The end justifies the means. The end crowns all.

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