| English | Russian |
| as ugly as a scarecrow | страшён как смертный грех |
| as ugly as sin | страшён как смертный грех |
| beauty dies and fades away, but ugly holds its own | лицом хорош, да душою не пригож |
| beauty dies and fades away, but ugly holds its own | снаружи красота, внутри пустота |
| beauty dies and fades away, but ugly holds its own | сверху мило, внутри гнило |
| (every family house, community has its own private/ problems and troubles every heart knows its own bitterness. it is a poor kin that has neither whore nor thief in it a skeletons in every cupboard or closet.every house, ugly or nice, has its own problems and mice | под каждой крышей свой мыши ( NU[YK ) |
| every house, ugly or nice, has its own problems and mice | под каждой крышей свой мыши |
