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| Russian | English |
| боится лишнее словечко молвить | afraid to say "boo" to a goose |
| сказал бы словечко, да волк недалёчко | I would've told you, dear, but the wolf is near! |
| сказал бы словечко, да волк недалёчко | walls have ears (used by a person who is afraid to make a frank statement and say what he really thinks about something or somebody) |