| English | Russian |
| call me pot if you like it, but don't put me in the stove | хоть горшком назови, только в печку не ставь (=Russian epigram (kind of adage). Meaning: words don't matter, the way something/someone is actually treated does. Also can be translated with other personal pronouns (as there is not an express "me" in the original): 'Call it pot if you want to, but don't put it in the stove." Phyloneer) |
| if a job is once begun, never leave it till it's done | взялся за гуж, не говори, что не дюж (VLZ_58) |
| if it's not one thing, then it's another | куда ни кинь-всюду клин (VLZ_58) |
| if one has to die – let it be from Uzbek pilav | если придётся умереть – пусть это будет от плова (Узбекская пословица Himera) |
| if someone takes advantages of my trust once, it's his fault, and if he does it a second time, it's mine | если кто-нибудь однажды злоупотребил моим доверием-он виноват, но если он сделает это во второй раз-виноват буду я |
| Put it there, if it weighs a ton | ~Вот тебе моя рука, если груз на душе (строка из песни Пола МакКартни ‘Put It There', вот что Пол сам сказал: The song was originally inspired by my dad who used the expression regularly. ‘Put it there, if it weighs a ton,' he would say. Growing up I heard this expression a lot when he was shaking hands with anyone! Lily Snape) |
