Many people like to use Russian proverbs and sayings in their speech. This is because the full version sometimes completely changes the meaning of the proverb.
We bring to your attention full versions of famous proverbs and sayings. Surely you will be surprised by many of them. One way or another, but lovers of the Russian language will definitely like this collection.
So, before you are the full versions of well-known proverbs and sayings.
No fish, no meat, [no caftan, no cassock].
They ate the dog, [choked on the tail].
Uma ward, [yes the key is lost].
Two pair of boots, [both left].
Give a fool at least a bit of comfort, [he puts two of his own].
Girlish shame - to the door, [stepped over and forgot].
For fools, the law is not written, [and if it is written, then it is not read, if it is read, it is not understood, if it is understood, it is not so].
A hand washes his hand, [yes, both are itching].
Lucky as a [Saturday] drowned man [no need to heat the bath].
A healthy mind in a healthy body is [rare luck].
A raven will not peck out a raven's eyes, [but will peck it out, but will not pull it out].
Naked like a falcon, [and sharp as an ax].
Hunger is not an aunt, - [won't bring a pie].
The lip is not stupid, [the tongue is not a shovel: they know what is bitter, what is sweet].
It was smooth on paper, but they forgot about the ravines, [and walk on them].
For the beaten, two unbeaten are given, [but they do not take it painfully].
If you chase two hares, you won't catch a single [boar].
Whoever remembers the old will be out of sight, [and who will forget both].
The hen pecks by the grain [and the whole yard is in droppings].
Dashing trouble is the beginning - [there is a hole, there will be a hole].
Young ones scold - amuse themselves, [and old people scold - rage].
Not all Shrovetide for the cat, [there will be fasting].
The woodpecker is not sad that he cannot sing - [the whole forest hears him anyway].
A new broom sweeps in a new way, [and when it breaks, it rolls around under the bench].
Do not open your mouth on someone else's loaf, [get up early and start your own].
One in the field is not a warrior, [but a traveler].
Horses die from work, [and people get stronger].
A drunken sea is knee-deep, [and a puddle is up to his ears].
Dust in a column, smoke in a yoke, [and the hut is not heated, not swept away].
A double-edged stick [hits here and there].
A fisherman sees a fisherman from afar, [and therefore avoids it].
Work is not a wolf, it will not run away into the forest, [therefore, cursed, it should be done].
Grow big, but don't be noodles - [stretch a mile, but don't be simple].
An old horse will not spoil the furrow, [and it will not plow deeply].
Seven troubles - one answer, [the eighth trouble - nowhere at all].
The bullet is afraid of the brave, [and he will find a coward in the bushes].
You get along with a bee - you get honey, [you get in touch with a beetle - you will find yourself in manure].
Fear has big eyes, [but they see nothing].
Bread on the table - and the table is a throne, [and not a piece of bread - and the table is a board].
Miracles in the sieve - [there are many holes, but nowhere to jump out].
Sewn-covered, [and the bundle is here].
My tongue is my enemy, [prowls before the mind, seeks troubles].
