| English | Russian |
| give us the tools, and we will finish the job | дайте нам инструменты, и мы завершим начатое дело |
| give us the tools, and we will finish the job | голыми руками крепость не построишь |
| he who begins many things, finishes but few | кто за всё берётся, тому ничего не удаётся |
| he who commences many things finishes but few | за всё сразу берёшься – ничего не добьёшься |
| he who commences many things finishes but few | за двумя зайцами погонишься, ни одного не поймаешь |
| it's like a skeleton at the feast о you started speaking with delight and finished with a sorry sight! | начал за здравие, а кончил за упокой (said about discrepancy between good beginning (e.g., good news, promising situation, words) and bad ending (e.g., later news, one's deeds)) |
| it's like a skeleton at the feast о you started speaking with delight and finished with a sorry sight! | начал за здравие, а свёл за упокой (said about discrepancy between good beginning (e.g., good news, promising situation, words) and bad ending (e.g., later news, one's deeds)) |
