| Russian | English |
| если работать и не отдыхать, толку будет мало | all work and no play does not get you anywhere |
| звону много, а толку мало | great cry and little wool |
| мало толку | not much use (Too early and your cones are not ripe, not fully developed, and not much use. alemaster) |
| много мыслей, мало толку | analysis paralysis (The condition of being unable to make a decision due to the availability of too much information which must be processed in order for the decision to be made. WT. Analysis Paralysis is the total inability to reach a decision. Found often in the business and corporate setting. Usually a condition caused by nit picking managers and owners. The primary source is management/owner requests for more information, reports, studies, statistics, evaluations, opinion, and research on a subject. All of this requested research and study is accompanied by endless, mindless, discussions in multiple meetings regarding the subject and the compiled information. The end result is no decision is made because the efforts placed to garner information and hold endless meetings and discussions are viewed a progress on the subject matter. Hey did management ever decide if we were going to get extra donuts on donut day? Are you kidding me? They spent $2,000 on a cost analysis, accounting is still crunching cost figures and they have been discussing it for 9 months. It is in the company's usual state of total analysis paralysis. UD Alexander Demidov) |
| много шуму, мало толку | great cry and little wool (slitely_mad) |
| от этого толку мало | you cannot put it in the bank |
| похвальбы много, толку мало | great boast, small roast |
| толку от этого выходило мало | little good came of it |
| толку от этого мало, если | it doesn't do any good if (ART Vancouver) |
| шума много, толку мало | much cry and little wool |
