| English | Russian |
| a sparrow in hand is worth a pheasant that flieth by | не сули журавля в небе, дай синицу в руки (Anglophile) |
| he must needs swim that is held up by the chin | волей-неволей поплывёшь, если тебя поддерживают за подбородок (ср.: и комар лошадь свалит, коли волк пособит) |
| he must needs swim that is held up by the chin | и комар лошадь свалит, коли волк пособит (дословно: Волей-неволей поплывёшь, если тебя поддерживают за подбородок. Смысл: при поддержке все легко) |
| he that by plough would thrive, himself must either hold or drive | свой глаз-алмаз а чужой-стекло |
| he that by plough would thrive, himself must either hold or drive | свой глаз-алмаз |
| he that hath been bitten by a serpent, is afraid of a rope | пуганая ворона куста боится (contrast: threatened folk(s) live long) |
| he that serves everybody is paid by nobody | и нам и вам |
| he that serves everybody is paid by nobody | и нашим и вашим (- всем спляшем) |
| he that serves everybody is paid by nobody | кто всем служит, тому никто не платит |
| he that serves everybody is paid by nobody | двум господам не служат |
| much water runs by the mill that the miller knows not of | мы узнаём обо всём последними |
| they that take the sword shall perish by the sword | поднявший меч от меча и погибнет |
| they that take the sword shall perish by the sword | поднявший меч от меча да погибнет |
| they that take the sword shall perish by the sword | взявшие меч – мечом погибнут |
| what's in a name? that which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet | 1у. Shakespeare Важно ли имя? назови мы розу хоть как иначе, запах будет тот же (У. Шекспир) |
