Nationality: English Proverbs and sayings
Red herring.
Quote Explanation: This is a distraction from the real goal. That is, the trick is to watch the hand with the wand while using the other hand to pull the rabbit out of the hat
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MegaMozg 01-04-2024 / 09:09
Keep your upper lip tense.
Quote Explanation: the style of an English lord, that is: never lose courage, never lose heart, keep yourself calm
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Viker 19-03-2024 / 12:06
The wearer of the crown must bear its weight.
Quote Explanation: Analogue: Caesar's crown is heavy: Monomakh's hat is heavy
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MegaMozg 14-03-2023 / 00:54
Prepare the child for the path, but do not prepare the path for him.
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MegaMozg 23-01-2023 / 17:00
Once you make a promise, don't shirk.
Quote Explanation: An analogue of ours: He called himself a load, climb into the back.
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MegaMozg 21-12-2022 / 09:45
Chew a lemon, sneeze at everyone, and success awaits you in life.
Quote Explanation: Our analogue is easier
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Viker 06-08-2022 / 08:55
If you want to express your feelings completely, open yourself eight tenths
Quote Explanation: Based on the book by Vsevolod Ovchinnikov "Sakura and Oak"
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MegaMozg 09-03-2022 / 07:51
Glutton digs his own grave with his teeth.
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MegaMozg 01-01-2022 / 10:42
Two misconceptions are not yet true.
Quote Explanation: When the enemy has done something bad to you, an attempt to take revenge can only make it worse. Analog Minus to minus is not always a plus.
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Viker 29-09-2021 / 18:30
Each has its own price.
Quote Explanation: According to this proverb, anyone can be bribed, the main thing is to offer a sufficient price. The observation was first recorded in 1734, but most likely has a more ancient history.
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Viker 29-09-2021 / 12:45
Comparisons are disgusting / stinking.
Quote Explanation: The proverb has two options for a reason. The first version (Comparisons are odious) is very ancient, and it was first captured back in 1440. But the modified version (Comparisons are odorous) was “created” by Shakespeare and used by him in the play “Much Ado About Nothing”.
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Viker 29-09-2021 / 12:45
Man is not an island.
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Viker 29-09-2021 / 12:44
If you don't know where to sail, no wind will be fair.
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MegaMozg 21-08-2021 / 02:51
Who will break and who will bend.
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Viker 23-07-2021 / 16:23
(Children should be seen but not heard.)
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MegaMozg 07-03-2021 / 18:00
