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Terms for subject Proverb containing не портиться | all forms | in specified order only
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лень не кормит, а только портитan idle brain is the devil's workshop
старый конь борозды не портитthe older the fiddle, the sweeter the tune
старый конь борозды не портитthe devil knows many things because he is old
старый конь борозды не портитgood broth may be made in an old pot
старый конь борозды не портитthere's many a good tune played on an old fiddle
старый конь борозды не портитold porridge is sooner heated than new made
старый конь борозды не портитthe best wine comes out of an old vessel
старый конь борозды не портитan old horse makes a straight furrow
старый конь борозды не портитan old horse doesn't spoil the furrows
старый конь борозды не портитold wood is best to burn, old horse to ride, old books to read, and old wine to drink (contrast: when bees are old, they yield no honey. a cracked bell can never sound well)
старый конь борозды не портитold pottage is sooner heated than new made
старый конь борозды не портитan old ox makes a straight furrow (what an experienced old person says he will do, will be done well)
счёт дружбы не портитeven reckoning makes long friends (дословно: Сведение расчётов укрепляет дружбу)
счёт дружбы не портитshort debts make long friends
счёт дружбы не портитshort accounts make long friends
счёт дружбы не портитshort reckonings make good friends

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