| Subject | English | Russian |
| gen. | it never hurts | лишним не бывает (Never hurts to say hi. / A player like him never hurts the team. / It never hurts to have a guy like him on your side. 4uzhoj) |
| Gruzovik, proverb | it never hurts to try | попытка не пытка |
| proverb | it never hurts to try | попытка – не пытка |
| gen. | it never hurts to try | попытка-не пытка (4uzhoj) |