| English | Russian |
| at home even the walls help | дома и стены помогают |
| at home even the walls help | дома стены помогают |
| hedges have eyes and walls have ears | и стены имеют уши |
| hunger breaks stone walls | нужда научит ворожить, когда нечего в рот положить |
| hunger breaks stone walls | нужда научит горшки обжигать |
| hunger breaks stone walls | голод и каменные стены рушит |
| hunger breaks stone walls | голод не тётка (hunger may force a person to do something against one's will) |
| hunger breaks stone walls | при нужде и архиерей украдёт |
| hunger breaks stone walls | нужда научит кузнеца сапоги тачать |
| hunger breaks stone walls | нужда научит калачи есть |
| hunger breaks stone walls | нужда научит и калачи есть (дословно: Голод и каменные стены рушит) |
| hunger breaks stone walls | нужда всему научит (дословно: Голод и каменные стены рушит) |
| hunger breaks stone walls | нужда заставит мышей ловить |
| hunger pierces stone walls | голод не тётка (hunger may force a person to do something against one's will) |
| one can't see through a brick wall | выше головы не прыгнешь |
| the walls at home are your friends, your comfort and your helping hands | дома стены помогают |
| the walls at home are your friends, your comfort and your helping hands | дома и стены помогают |
| used to mean: you'll never overcome that obstacle, it's too big for you you can't knock down a wall with a pea-shooter | лбом стенку не прошибешь |
| used to mean: you'll never overcome that obstacle, it's too big for you you can't knock down a wall with a pea-shooter | лбом стену не прошибешь |
| used to mean: you'll never overcome that obstacle, it's too big for you you can't knock down a wall with a pea-shooter | лбом стены не прошибешь |
| walls have ears | и у стен есть уши |
| walls have ears | лес видит, а поле слышит |
| walls have ears | и стены имеют уши |
| walls have ears | сказал бы словечко, да волк недалёчко (used by a person who is afraid to make a frank statement and say what he really thinks about something or somebody) |
| walls have ears | скажешь тайком, а услышишь явком |
| walls have ears fields have eyes, and woods or walls have ears | и у стен бывают уши |
| walls have ears fields have eyes, and woods or walls have ears | и стены имеют уши |
| walls have ears fields have eyes, and woods or walls have ears | и у стен есть уши |
| walls have ears hedges have eyes, and woods or walls have ears | и стены имеют уши |
| walls have ears hedges have eyes, and woods or walls have ears | и у стен бывают уши |
| walls have ears hedges have eyes, and woods or walls have ears | и у стен есть уши |
| you can't break down walls by beating your head against them | лбом стену не прошибёшь |
| you can't break down walls by beating your head against them | лбом стенку не прошибёшь |
| you can't break down walls by beating your head against them | лбом стены не прошибёшь |
