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| Russian | English |
| в одну телегу впрячь не можно коня и трепетную лань | the restive steed and timid deer must ne'er be harnessed to one cart (В одну телегу впрячь не можно / Коня и трепетную лань (А. Пушкин) The restive steed and timid deer / Must ne'er be harnessed to one cart (trans. by Ch. E. Turner) Persons (or things, rare) that are incompatible cannot be brought into accordance with each other. Often used of husbands and wives.) |
| дарёному коню в зубы не смотрят | he is a good man, who can receive a gift well (He is a good man, who can receive a gift well. (Ralph Waldo Emerson) ART Vancouver) |
| ты чувствуешь себя действительно "на коне" | you've got yourself a real winner (Alex_Odeychuk) |