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| English | Russian |
| Always the bridesmaid but never the bride | на вторых ролях (said about someone who is never the most important person in a situation) Измененное "Always the runner-up but never the winner". OLGA P.) |
| money spent on the brain is never spent in vain | расходы обучения всегда окупаются (Yeldar Azanbayev) |
| never before imprinted by the foot of man | куда не ступала нога человека (I shall satiate my ardent curiosity with the sight of a part of the world never before visited, and may tread a land never before imprinted by the foot of man. VLZ_58) |
| never swap horses while crossing the stream | коней на переправе не меняют (Franka_LV) |
| the devil never sleeps | Дьявол не спит |
| we never know the value of water till the well is dry | что имеем – не храним, потерявши – плачем |
| you can never enter the same river twice | нельзя дважды войти в одну и ту же реку (Alexander Oshis) |