| Russian | English |
| в долгу́, как в шелку́ | up to one's ears in debt |
| в долгу, как червь в шёлку | be head over ears in debt |
| на брюхе шёлк, а в брюхе щёлк | fine feathers don't make fine birds |
| на брюхе шёлк, а в брюхе щёлк | his clothes are plenty, but his belly is empty |
| на брюхе шёлк, а в брюхе щёлк | all fur coat and no knickers (Br. Andrey Truhachev) |
| на брюхе шёлк, а в брюхе щёлк | outside hooey, inside phooey (Am. sl. Andrey Truhachev) |
| на брюхе шёлк, а в брюхе щёлк | all show and no substance! (Andrey Truhachev) |
| на брюхе шёлк, а в брюхе щёлк | great boast, small roast (used (mockingly) about a person who takes pains to look prosperous (and is dressed well) though is poor (and hungry) in fact) |
| на брюхе-то шёлк, а в брюхе-то щёлк | fine feathers don't make fine birds |
| на брюхе-то шёлк, а в брюхе-то щёлк | his clothes are plenty, but his belly is empty |
| на брюхе-то шёлк, а в брюхе-то щёлк | great boast, small roast (used (mockingly) about a person who takes pains to look prosperous (and is dressed well) though is poor (and hungry) in fact) |
| терпение-сила. время и терпение превращают тутовый лист в шёлк | patience is power with time and patience the mulberry leaf becomes silk |
