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| Russian | English |
| брань в боку не болит | hard words break no bones |
| брань на вороту не виснет | sticks and stones will break my bones, but names will never hurt me (contrast: if you throw enough mud some (of it) will stick. if the ball does not stick to the wall, it will at least leave a mark. put it on thick, and a little will stick) |
| брань на вороту не виснет | hard words do no injury |
| Брань на вороту не виснет | stick and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me (Olga_Lari) |
| брань на вороту не виснет | abuse doesn't stick |
| брань на вороту не виснет | sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never harm me (VLZ_58) |
| брань на вороту не виснет | words may pass, but blows fall heavy |
| брань на вороту не виснет | hard words break no bones (дословно: Крепкое словцо костей не ломит) |
| брань на вороту не виснет | hard names don't hurt |
| брань на вороту не виснет | hard words break no bones (all these hard names are to be ignored and soon forgotten) |
| брань не дым – глаза не ест | hard words break no bones |