свеча – phrases

Terms for subject Proverb containing свеча | all forms

Russian	English
игра стоит свеч	if a job is worth doing it is worth doing well
игра стоит свеч	the game is worth the candle
Игра стоит свеч. Не умеешь не берись	if a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing well (AmaliaRoot)
нельзя поджечь свечу с обеих сторон	you cannot burn the candle at both sides
от копеечной свечи Москва сгорела	little chips light great fires
от копеечной свечи Москва сгорела	all Moscow was burnt down by a farthing dip
от копеечной свечи Москва сгорела	a little dip, in old days, set Moscow ablaze
от копеечной свечи Москва сгорела	a little spark kindles a great fire (little evil may start a great disaster)