нитка – phrases

Terms for subject Proverb containing нитка | all forms | exact matches only

Russian	English
без привета и улыбки не продашь и нитки	a man without a smiling face must not open a shop
втрое скрученная нитка не скоро порвётся	a threefold cord is not quickly broken
втрое скрученная нитка не скоро порвётся	a rope made of three cords is hard to break
куда иголка, туда и нитка	the needle knows where its thread goes
куда иголка, туда и нитка	thread follows needle (said (in good humour) to mean: where the husband goes, there his wife should go, or (less frequently) children should follow their parents, or the like)
обобрать до нитки	draw somebody's eye-teeth
по нитке до клубка дойдёшь	follow the river and you'll get to the sea (дословно: Иди вдоль реки-к морю выйдешь)
по нитке до клубка дойдёшь	follow the river and you'll get to the sea
промокнуть до нитки	he has not a dry stitch on him
промокнуть до нитки	he has not a dry stitch on his back
промокнуть до нитки	like a drowned rat
промокнуть до нитки	be soaked to the skin
с миру по нитке – голому рубаха	a single thread from everyone -and there's a shirt for a naked one
с миру по нитке-голому рубаха	many a little makes a mickle (дословно: Из многих малых выходит одно большое)
с миру по нитке – голому рубаха	many a little makes a mickle (used when each friend or neighbour offers his modest help to a person who would have at least something essential then)
с миру по нитке, голому рубашка	every little bit helps
с миру по нитке, голому – рубашка	many a little makes a mickle
с миру по нитке – голому рубашка	a single thread from everyone -and there's a shirt for a naked one
с миру по нитке, голому – рубашка	every little makes a mickle
с миру по нитке – голому рубашка	many a little makes a mickle (used when each friend or neighbour offers his modest help to a person who would have at least something essential then)
шито белыми нитками	that is too thin

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