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| English | Russian |
| a bad carpenter always blames his tools | плохому танцору и ноги мешают (The football player blamed the rainy weather for his poor performance, but as they say, a bad carpenter always blames his tools.  thefreedictionary.com Shabe) |
| such carpenter, such chips | видно мастера по работе |
| such carpenter, such chips | видна птица по полёту |