Subject | Russian | English |
proverb | молодец против овец, а против молодца – сам овца | a bully is always a coward |
proverb | молодец против овец, а против молодца – сам овца | brave before a lamb, but a lamb before the brave |
proverb | молодец против овец, а против молодца – сам овца | brave against sheep, but himself a sheep against the brave |
proverb | молодец против овец, а против молодца – сам овца | hares may pull dead lions by the beard (said sarcastically about a person who shows his courage and self-assurance only in front of those who are dependent on him, or weak, or lower in rank and position) |