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доверяй, но проверяйstresses
gen. first try, then trust; Trust everyone, but always cut the cards. (Alternatives: "Trust everybody,...," "Trust the dealer,..." Alex Lane)
доверяй но проверяй
gen. in God we trust, the rest we check; double check to be sure (Andrew Goff)
доверяй, но проверяй
gen. trust but check up (grafleonov)
amer. trust, but verify (поговорка; this Russian proverb was adopted as a strategy in dealing with potentially hostile parties, and as a signature phrase by President Reagan Val_Ships)
idiom. better safe than sorry (Tverskaya); trust and verify (kisekbas)
inf. don't take it on trust alone; don't take his/her etc. word for (фраза о необходимости контроля в любом деле a phrase stressing the importance of control in any undertaking; something)
доверяй но проверяй
proverb verification before ratification (Logofreak); first try and then trust (george serebryakov); if you trust before you try, you may repent before you die (george serebryakov); test before trying (george serebryakov); trust but not too much (george serebryakov); try before you trust (george serebryakov)
Доверяй, но проверяй
gen. Trust, but check you must (to coin a phrase Alexander Demidov); Trust but verify (The Economist twinkie)