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| mischiefs come by the pound and go away by the ounce | пришла беда, открывай ворота (contrast: better luck next time. wherever a man dwell, he shall be sure to have a thorn-bush near his door) |
| mischiefs come by the pound and go away by the ounce | легко попасть в беду, да трудно из неё выбраться |
| mischiefs come by the pound and go away by the ounce | пришла беда – отворяй ворота (contrast: better luck next time. wherever a man dwell, he shall be sure to have a thorn-bush near his door) |
| mischiefs come by the pound and go away by the ounce | пришла беда, растворяй ворота (contrast: better luck next time. wherever a man dwell, he shall be sure to have a thorn-bush near his door) |
| when rogues fall out, honest men come by their own | когда воры дерутся, у честных людей целы карманы (george serebryakov) |
| when rogues fall out, honest men come by their own | когда воры дерутся, у честных людей карманы целы |
| when thieves fall out, honest men come by their own | когда воры дерутся, у честных людей карманы целы |
