| English | Russian |
| da bump on the head will still be blue whether you do it yourself or it's done to you | что в лоб, что по лбу |
| friday night's dream on the saturday told, is sure to come true be it never so old | вашими бы устами да мёд пить |
| friday night's dream on the saturday told, is sure to come true be it never so old | твоими бы устами мёд пить |
| friday night's dream on the saturday told, is sure to come true be it never so old | твоими бы устами да мёд пить |
| friday night's dream on the saturday told, is sure to come true be it never so old | вашими бы устами мёд пить |
| spit on a stone, and it will be wet at last | капля и камень точит |
| spit on a stone, and it will be wet at last | вода камень долбит |
| spit on a stone, and it will be wet at last | вода и камень долбит |
| spit on a stone, and it will be wet at last | вода и камень точит |
| spit on a stone, and it will be wet at last | вода камень точит |
| spit on a stone, and it will be wet at last | капля и камень долбит |
| spit on the stone, and it will be wet at last | капля и камень точит |
| spit on the stone, and it will be wet at last | вода камень точит |
| spit on the stone, and it will be wet at last | вода и камень долбит |
| spit on the stone, and it will be wet at last | вода и камень точит |
| spit on the stone, and it will be wet at last | вода камень долбит |
| spit on the stone, and it will be wet at last | капля и камень долбит |
| you want to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds, don't you? it means to be on both sides of the fence | и нашим и вашим под одну дуду спляшем (used as a critical remark to mean: vou (they, etc) act as an opportunist and a person without principles who is ready to please anyone, to work for both sides) |
| you want to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds, don't you? it means to be on both sides of the fence or to serve two masters, doesn't it? | и нашим и вашим (used as a critical remark to mean: vou (they, etc) act as an opportunist and a person without principles who is ready to please anyone, to work for both sides) |
