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MrSpice
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Another one:
"No matter how much you feed the wolf, the elephant has bigger balls" |
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Markus
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| Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 7:28 am Post subject: |
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| Сколько не тряси, последняя капля в трусы. |
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Daria
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Location: Canada
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| Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 5:37 pm Post subject: |
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| Сколько гостей не корми, они все равно напьются. |
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Daria
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Location: Canada
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Кто раньше встает, того и тапки!
Лучше синица в руках, чем утка под кроватью
Лучше переспать, чем недоесть
Лучше пузо от пива, чем горб от работы |
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Paul-Holmes
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Keep your stick on the ice
If the shit hits the fan, duck, do not open your mouth.
If you are beating your head against the wall, it only hurts when you stop.
This one for Bryanboy who is actually Vitali
When travelling, make sure your shit is packed from the previous night. |
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Ender
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Joined: 23 Aug 2006
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Location: Urals
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What is good for Russian that is death for German.
No connection with Germans as nation. The meaning is: a situation when Russian feel well can be disaster for foreigner (most likely western).
A seven nurses have a child without an eye.
The meaning is: Too much people for doing a task but the task is not completed or completed with bad quality.
Do not spit in a well, in the future you will drink from it.
The meaning is obvious.
In love as on war... , all means are good.
Last edited by Ender on Wed Jun 20, 2007 11:08 pm; edited 3 times in total |
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krasatulya
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| I just recently heard that expression while watching the movie БРАТ. |
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Markus
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| Paul Holmes wrote: | This one for Bryanboy who is actually Vitali
When travelling, make sure your shit is packed from the previous night. |
An uninvited guest is better than a canadian. |
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Paul-Holmes
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| Come on Vitali or Bryanboy, you have the same IP address. Hmm Interesting. |
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Markus
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| Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 3:31 am Post subject: |
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| Paul Holmes wrote: | | Come on Vitali or Bryanboy, you have the same IP address. Hmm Interesting. |
Pppppplease! Now you stop playing as if you know something about me or my IP address. It's laughable!
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yorbcbud
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Joined: 17 Feb 2006
Posts: 4903
Location: Сорренто, Британская Колумбия, Канада
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One does not go to Tula with one's own samovar.
One does not look for good when he is well.
One does not wash one's dirty linen in public.
One fisherman recognizes another from afar.
Peace lasts until the army comes, and the army lasts until peace comes.
Pray to God but continue to row to the shore.
Praying kneads no dough.
Rooster today, feather duster tomorrow.
Small children give you headache; big children heartache.
Small choice in rotten apples.
Small faults indulged in are little thieves that let in greater.
Smooth hands love the labor of others.
Spending is quick, earning is slow.
Still water undermines the bank.
Success and rest don't sleep together.
Success consecrates the foulest crimes.
Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.
Take the bull by the horns.
Take the goods the gods provide.
Take thy thoughts to bed with thee, for the morning is wiser than the evening.
Take time to smell the roses.
Take time when time is, for time will away.
Tell God the truth, but give the judge money.
Tell lies, but become not tangled in lies.
Tell me who's your friend and I'll tell you who you are.
The calmer you go, the further along you will be.
The fall of a leaf is a whisper to the living.
The fall of the leaf; is a whisper to the living.
The first [cup of vodka] goes as a stake, the second as a falcon, and the third as a little bird.
The fish always stinks from the head downwards.
The hammer shatters glass but forges steel.
The horse may run quickly, but it can't escape its own tail.
The morning is wiser than the evening.
The morning sun never lasts a day.
The offender never forgives.
The one who draws a cart is urged on.
The one who pulls a cart is urged on.
The peasant will not cross himself before it begins to thunder.
The rich would have to eat money if the poor did not provide food.
The riches that are in the heart cannot be stolen.
The scythe ran into a stone.
The slower you go, the farther you will be.
The sluggard will not plough by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
The tallest blade of grass is the first to be cut by the scythe.
The tallest tree is rooted in the ground.
The toe of the star-gazer is often stubbed.
The tongue always returns to the sore tooth.
There may be deep bottoms in still waters.
There may be snow on the roof, but there's fire in the belly.
There will be trouble if the cobbler starts making pies. |
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Baltazar20
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| Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 6:39 am Post subject: A cat always knows whose meat it eats. |
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A cat always knows whose meat it eats.
----Can someone tell me what this means??  |
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Ender
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| Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 9:41 pm Post subject: Re: A cat always knows whose meat it eats. |
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| Baltazar20 wrote: | A cat always knows whose meat it eats.
----Can someone tell me what this means?? |
It means: It doesn't matter how good your relations with somebody, how many promises he gave to you, how much he owes to you. If he has a benefactor then benefactor's interests, orders, needs are important and your interests aren't important at all.
Ironically there is an opposite proverb.
| Quote: | | It doesn't matter how much you feed a wolf. He always looks into a forest. |
"looks into" here has meaning "ready to run/depart/escape to".
It looks like there are different types of people. Some people are cats, other ones are wolves. |
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Ender
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Сколько не бери, а всё равно бежать за добавкой.
It doesn't matter how much vodka you buy, you will have to run for an additional bottle anyway. |
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nikir
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| Good that you put in a translation. Thought you were on about sex |
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