by a – phrases

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English	Russian
all moscow was burnt down by a farthing dip	от копеечной свечки Москва сгорела
all Moscow was burnt down by a farthing dip	от копеечной свечи Москва сгорела
an army of hogs led by a lion is more formidable than an army of lions led by a hog	артель атаманом крепка (VLZ_58)
hang by a thread	висеть на волоске
he that hath been bitten by a serpent, is afraid of a rope	пуганая ворона куста боится (contrast: threatened folk(s) live long)
the thief is in grief- he's robbed by a thief	вор у вора дубинку украл
two great nations divided by a common language	две великие нации, разделённые общим языком (O. Wilde; О. Уайльд о народах Англии и США)
you may know by a handful the whole sack	по одной пригоршне судить обо всём мешке