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| Subject | English | Russian |
| gen. | a man must become wise at his own expense | мудрым человек становится только за свой собственный счёт |
| gen. | become penny-wise | считать каждую копейку (while grocers see their customers become penny-wise when inflation strikes, Louis Vuitton can increase prices without immediately hurting demand.  bloomberg.com Karychinskiy) |
| gen. | become wise | вразумляться |
| gen. | become wiser | поумнеть (Andrey Truhachev) |
| gen. | become wiser | умнеть (Andrey Truhachev) |
| proverb | the Trojans became wise too late | русский мужик задним умом крепок |
| proverb | the Trojans became wise too late | русский человек задним умом крепок |