| English | Russian |
| a man who has not been flogged is not educated | не учили поперёк лавочки, а во всю вытянулся – не научишь |
| a man who has not been flogged is not educated | засиженное яйцо всегда болтун, занянченное дитя всегда шалун |
| (every family house, community has its own private/ problems and troubles every heart knows its own bitterness. it is a poor kin that has neither whore nor thief in it a skeletons in every cupboard or closet.every house, ugly or nice, has its own problems and mice | под каждой крышей свой мыши ( NU[YK ) |
| happy is the country that has no history | счастлива страна, не имеющая истории |
| has been a lot of water under the bridge | с тех пор много воды утекло (Victor Parno) |
| he is not poor that has little, but he that desires much | многого захотел – вот и пролетел |
| he is not poor that has little, but he that desires much | не тот беден, у кого мало, а тот, кто много хочет (дословно: Беден не тот, у кого мало что есть, а тот, кто многого желает) |
| he is not poor that has little, but he that desires much | беден не тот, у кого мало что есть, а тот, кто многого желает |
| he is not poor that has little, but he that desires much | довольство – лучшее богатство |
| he is not poor that has little, but he that desires much | довольство-лучшее богатство (дословно: Беден не тот, у кого мало что есть, а тот, кто многого желает) |
| he is not poor that has little, but he that desires much | беден не тот, у кого мало, а тот, кто многого хочет |
| he is rich that has few wants | богат тот, кто довольствуется малым |
| he is well aware whose hand has been in the biscuit-tin | знает кошка, чьё мясо съела |
| he is well aware whose hand has been in the biscuit-tin | чует кошка, чьё мясо съела |
| he knows best what good is that has endured evil | не отведав горького, не узнаешь и сладкого |
| he knows best what good is that has endured evil | не отведав горького, не узнаёшь и сладкого |
| he knows best what good is that has endured evil | лучше всех знает, что такое добро тот, кто испытал зло (ср.: не отведав горького, не узнаёшь и сладкого) |
| he knows not what love is that has no children | у кого нет детей, тот не знает, что такое любовь |
| he knows not what love is that has no children | бездетные не ведают об истинной любви |
| he that has a great nose thinks everybody is speaking of it | тот, у кого большой нос, думает, что все об этом и говорят |
| he that has a great nose thinks everybody is speaking of it | на воре шапка горит |
| he that has a great nose thinks everyone is speaking of it | у кого что болит, тот о том и говорит |
| he that has a great nose thinks everyone is speaking of it | на воре шапка горит |
| he that has an ill name is half hanged | клевета, как уголь: не обожжёт, так замарает |
| he that has an ill name is half hanged | клевета, что уголь: не обожжёт, так замарает |
| he that has an ill name is half hanged | тот, у кого дурная слава, наполовину казнен |
| he that has an ill name is half hanged | тот, у кого дурная слава, наполовину казнён |
| he that has an ill name is half hanged | бойся клеветника как злого еретика |
| he that has no children knows not what love is | тот, у кого нет детей, не знает, что такое любовь |
| he that has no children knows not what love is | на что и шапка, коли головы нет |
| he that has no children knows not what love is | бездетные не ведают об истинной любви |
| it is better to be a has-been than a never-was | из двух зол выбирают меньшее |
| it is better to be a has-been than a never-was | лучше хлеб с водой, чем пирог с бедой |
| it is better to be a has-been than a never-was | лучше хоть день быть кем-то, чем всю жизнь никем (В.И.Макаров) |
| language has been given to man to conceal his thoughts | язык дан человеку для того, чтобы скрывать свои мысли (attributed to Talleyran Olga Okuneva) |
| lock the stable-door after the horse has been stolen | что толку конюшню запирать, когда коня украли |
| lock the stable-door after the horse has been stolen | после пожара да за водой |
| lock the stable-door after the horse has been stolen | после драки кулаками не машут |
| Never mention rope in the house of a man who has been hanged | в доме повешенного не говорят о верёвке (The Oxford Concise Dictionary of Proverbs masizonenko) |
| the bird who has eaten cannot fly with the bird that is hungry | сытый голодному не товарищ |
| the bird who has eaten cannot fly with the bird that is hungry | трезвый пьяного не поймёт |
| the bird who has eaten cannot fly with the bird that is hungry | сытый голодного не разумеет |
| the ice has been broken | лёд растаял |
| the man who has not been flogged is not educated | за одного битого двух небитых дают |
| the man who has not been flogged is not educated | за битого двух небитых дают |
| the mouse that has one hole is quickly taken | худа та мышь, которая всего одну лазейку знает |
| there are four things that the earth itself cannot tolerate: a slave who becomes a king, a fool who has all he wants to eat, a hateful woman who gets married, and a servant girl who takes the place of her mistress | четырёх человек не может носить земля: раба, ставшего царём, сытого глупца, гулящую женщину, когда она выходит замуж, и служанку, когда она занимает место своей госпожи |
| there has been many a peck of salt eaten since | много воды утекло с тех пор |
