| English | Russian |
| between promising and performing, a man may marry his daughter | обещанного три года ждут (used ironically when one has to wait too long for what is promised) |
| he that would the daughter win, must with the mother first begin | хочешь дочку покорить, начинай с матушкой дружить |
| like mother, like daughter | какова матка, таковы и детки (дословно: Какова мать, такова и дочь) |
| like mother, like daughter | яблочко от яблоньки недалеко падает |
| like mother, like daughter | яблоко от яблони далеко не падает (дословно: Какова мать, такова и дочь) |
| like mother, like daughter | какова мать, такова и дочь |
| like mother, like daughter | вся в мамочку |
| like mother, like daughter | яблоко от яблони недалеко падает |
| some like the priest, and some like his daughter at least | кто любит попа, кто попадью |
| some like the priest, and some like his daughter at least | кто любит попа, а кто попову дочку |
| some like the priest, and some like his daughter at least | кто любит попа, а кто попадью |
| when the daughter is stolen shut pepper gate | после драки кулаками не машут |
