| Subject | English | Ukrainian |
| proverb | let him put in his finger, and he will put in his whole hand | дозволь собаці лапу на стіл покласти, то він і цілий втеребицця |
| proverb | let him put in his finger, and he will put in his whole hand | посади свиню за стіл, вона й ноги на стіл |
| proverb | let him put in his finger, and he will put in his whole hand | пусти чорта в хату, то він і на піч залізе |
| proverb | let him put in his finger, and he will put in his whole hand | коли б свині крила, вона б і небо зрила |
| proverb | let him put in his finger, and he will put in his whole hand | коли мед, то й ложкою |
| proverb | let him put in his finger, and he will put in his whole hand | укажи палець, а він руку просить |
| proverb | let him put in his finger, and he will put in his whole hand | пусти пса під стіл, а він дереться на стіл |
| proverb | let him put in his finger, and he will put in his whole hand | дай йому палець – він і руку відкусить |
| bus.styl. | put an order in hand | перейти до виконання замовлення |
| gen. | put in hand | почати робити (щось) |