Terms for subject Literally containing A.A.S

English	Russian
as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb	все равно за что быть повешенным - за овцу или ягнёнка
you can't throw a handkerchief over somebody's mouth	на чужой роток не накинешь платок (the moral: You may not silence what others say. It is impossible to throw a shawl over someone's mouth Taras)