| Subject | Russian | English |
| gen. | и волки сыты, и овцы целы | eat one's cake and have it |
| gen. | и волки сыты, и овцы целы | one'd like to eat fish, but would not like to get into the water |
| gen. | и волки сыты, и овцы целы | you'd like to eat fish, but would not like to get into the water |
| proverb | и волки сыты, и овцы целы | both the wolves have eaten much and the sheep have not been touched! |
| proverb | и волки сыты, и овцы целы | the wolves are full and the sheep are whole (corndancer.com) |
| idiom. | и волки сыты, и овцы целы | have it both ways (Yeldar Azanbayev) |
| idiom. | и волки сыты и овцы целы | tread a fine line (blaireau) |
| proverb | и волки сыты, и овцы целы | running with the hare and hunting with the hounds (used to mean: it must please both parties now, no harm is (will be) done to both of them) |
| gen. | и волки сыты, и овцы целы | you would like to eat fish, but would not like to get into the water |
| gen. | и волки сыты, и овцы целы | one would like to eat fish, but would not like to get into the water |
| gen. | и волки сыты, и овцы целы | so that everybody is happy (the wolves are full and the sheep are intact, so everybody is happy Jaybugger09) |
| proverb | один пирог два раза не съешь нельзя сделать так, чтобы и волки были сыты и овцы целы | you cannot have your cake and eat it |
| proverb | сделать так, чтоб и волк был сыт и овцы целы | run with the hare and hunt with the hounds |
