| English | Russian |
| crows do not pick crow's eyes | рука руку моет, вор вора кроет (Супру) |
| crows do not pick crow's eyes | ворон ворону глаз не выклюет (persons bound by common (often: selfish or even dishonest) interest would always act hand in glove and never betray one another) |
| da bump on the head will still be blue whether you do it yourself or it's done to you | что в лоб, что по лбу |
| for friends like you, there's nothing I won't do | для милого дружка и серёжку из ушка |
| for friends like you, there's nothing I won't do | для милого дружка и серёжка из ушка |
| here's a fine how d'ye do! | вот тебе, бабушка, и Юрьев день! |
| here's a fine how-d'ye-do or how-de-do! | вот тебе, бабушка, и Юрьев день (said to show one's surprise, pain, disappointment when one's hopes, expectations have not come true. the code of laws of 1497 allowed Russian peasants to move from one landlord to another once a year during a week before and a week after st. yuri's day, i. e., the 26th of november, old style. the limited freedom was banned in 1580 -1590, and st. yuri's day entered the folklore as a symbol of disappointment) |
| here's a nice how-d'ye-do or how-de-do! | вот тебе, бабушка, и Юрьев день (said to show one's surprise, pain, disappointment when one's hopes, expectations have not come true. the code of laws of 1497 allowed Russian peasants to move from one landlord to another once a year during a week before and a week after st. yuri's day, i. e., the 26th of november, old style. the limited freedom was banned in 1580 -1590, and st. yuri's day entered the folklore as a symbol of disappointment) |
| here's a pretty how-d'ye-do or how-de-do! | вот тебе, бабушка, и Юрьев день (said to show one's surprise, pain, disappointment when one's hopes, expectations have not come true. the code of laws of 1497 allowed Russian peasants to move from one landlord to another once a year during a week before and a week after st. yuri's day, i. e., the 26th of november, old style. the limited freedom was banned in 1580 -1590, and st. yuri's day entered the folklore as a symbol of disappointment) |
| if we have to do our bit, let's do it with a bang | помирать, так с музыкой |
| if we have to do our bit, let's do it with a bang | погибать, так с музыкой |
| it's nothing to do with me | моя изба с краю, я ничего не знаю |
| it's nothing to do with me | моя изба с краю |
| it's nothing to do with me | до поры-у норы, а в пору-в нору (Супру) |
| Life is short, but there's a lot to be done or life is short, but there's much to do | Жизнь коротка, а дел много |
| not to do a hand's | сидеть сложа руки |
| that's a fine how-d'ye-do or how-de-do! | вот тебе, бабушка, и Юрьев день (said to show one's surprise, pain, disappointment when one's hopes, expectations have not come true. the code of laws of 1497 allowed Russian peasants to move from one landlord to another once a year during a week before and a week after st. yuri's day, i. e., the 26th of november, old style. the limited freedom was banned in 1580 -1590, and st. yuri's day entered the folklore as a symbol of disappointment) |
| that's a nice how-d'ye-do or how-de-do! | вот тебе, бабушка, и Юрьев день (said to show one's surprise, pain, disappointment when one's hopes, expectations have not come true. the code of laws of 1497 allowed Russian peasants to move from one landlord to another once a year during a week before and a week after st. yuri's day, i. e., the 26th of november, old style. the limited freedom was banned in 1580 -1590, and st. yuri's day entered the folklore as a symbol of disappointment) |
| that's a pretty how-d'ye-do or how-de-do! | вот тебе, бабушка, и Юрьев день (said to show one's surprise, pain, disappointment when one's hopes, expectations have not come true. the code of laws of 1497 allowed Russian peasants to move from one landlord to another once a year during a week before and a week after st. yuri's day, i. e., the 26th of november, old style. the limited freedom was banned in 1580 -1590, and st. yuri's day entered the folklore as a symbol of disappointment) |
| we see a mote in our brother's eye but do not see the beam in our own | в чужом глазу сучок видим, а в своём бревна не замечаем |
