| English | Russian |
| it is a proud horse that will not bear his own provender a I've got an eye for such things | свой глаз-алмаз а чужой-стекло |
| it is a proud horse that will not bear his own provender a I've got an eye for such things | свой глаз-алмаз |
| it is a small flock that has not a black sheep | в семье не без урода |
| it is not a tale yet – the major story lies ahead | это ещё присказка, а сказка будет впереди (it is only the beginning of the tale, the rest is still to come – the saying is originally used at the beginning of Russian fairytales to arouse listeners' interest, curiosity as well as to emphasize the significance of the coming story) |
| it is not a tale yet – the major story lies ahead | это всё присказка, а сказка будет впереди (it is only the beginning of the tale, the rest is still to come – the saying is originally used at the beginning of Russian fairytales to arouse listeners' interest, curiosity as well as to emphasize the significance of the coming story) |
| it is not a tale yet – the major story lies ahead | это присказка, сказка впереди (it is only the beginning of the tale, the rest is still to come – the saying is originally used at the beginning of Russian fairytales to arouse listeners' interest, curiosity as well as to emphasize the significance of the coming story) |
| it is not our headache | моё дело сторона |
| it is not our headache | наше дело сторона |
| it is not the winning, but the taking part that matters | Важна не победа, а участие (smirnova_mv) |
| it is not work that kills men, it is worry | нe работа убивает людей, а забота |
| it is not worth powder and shot | овчинка выделки не стоит |
| it is the diner, not the spoon, that matters | Обед красен едоком, а не ложкой (tavost) |
| it's not me, and over there what you see is not my mare | я не я, и лошадь не моя, и я не извозчик |
| it's not me, and over there what you see is not my mare | я не я, и лошадь не моя |
| not good is it to harp on the frayed string | смени заигранную пластинку |
| pouring oil on the fire is not the way to quench it | не надо подливать масло в костёр |
| pouring oil on the fire is not the way to quench it | не надо подливать масло в огонь |
| poverty is not a shame, but the being ashamed of it is | бедность не позор, но стыдиться её позорно |
| poverty is not a shame, but the being ashamed of it is | бедность-не позор, но стыдиться её-позорно |
| poverty is not a shame, but the being ashamed of it is | бедность – не позор, но стыдиться её – позорно |
| poverty is not a shame but the being ashamed of it is | бедность – не порок, стыдиться бедности – не добродетель |
| the cow knows not what her tail is worth till she has or hath lost it | что имеем, не храним, потерявши, плачем |
| the cow knows not what her tail is worth until she has lost it | что имеем – не храним, потерявши – плачем |
| the cow knows not what her tail is worth until she has or hath lost it | что имеем, не храним, потерявши, плачем |
| the moon is a moon whether it shines or not | луна остаётся луной, даже когда она не светит |
| the tongue is not steel, yet it cuts | ради красного словца не пожалеет и родного отца |
| the tongue is not steel, yet it cuts | ради красивого словца не пожалеет и родного отца |
| the tongue is not steel, yet it cuts | не ножа бойся, а языка |
| the tongue is not steel, yet it cuts | злой язык – острый меч |
| the tongue is not steel, yet it cuts | злой язык страшнее пистолета |
| the tongue is not steel, yet it cuts | хоть слово не обух, а от него люди гибнут |
| the tongue is not steel, yet it cuts | злые языки страшнее пистолета |
| used to mean: it is none of our my business and no concern of ours mine he cares not whose child cry, so his laugh | моё дело сторона |
| used to mean: it is none of our my business and no concern of ours mine he cares not whose child cry, so his laugh | наше дело сторона |
| we know not what is good until we have lost it | что имеем, не храним, потерявши, плачем (we do not take care of what we have, but we value it highly when we have lost it) |
| we know not what is good until we have lost it | что имеем, не храним, потерявши, плачем |
| we know not what is good until we have lost it | человек не ценит хорошего, пока не потеряет |
| we know not what is good until we have lost it | цену вещи узнаёшь, когда потеряешь (дословно: Человек не ценит хорошего, пока не потеряет) |
