by the by – phrases

Terms for subject Saying containing by the by | all forms

English	Russian
gifts are not as dear as the attention given you by the giver	дорог не подарок-дорого внимание (george serebryakov)
his life is hanging by a thread but he is thinking about the bread	жизнь висит на нитке а думает о прибытке (перевод фильма "Брат" от Netflix snowleopard)
never pick a fight with people who buy ink by the barrel	никогда не ссорься с людьми, покупающими чернила бочками (Alex_Odeychuk)
the greater evil should be warded off by the lesser evil	из двух зол выбирают меньшее (Alex_Odeychuk)