Proverbs, sayings, catchphrases about fairy tales. Proverbs about fairy tales: what can they teach? The most famous proverbs and sayings
In order to answer this question, which at first glance is far from simple, it is necessary to review a certain amount of theoretical material. I would also like to say that my answer is only suitable for Russian fairy tales, because if the fairy tale was written in a foreign language, then the title will be in a foreign language, which means that the translation will be the opinion of the translator.
What are fairy tales and proverbs?
As I said above, to improve the quality of understanding, it is necessary to review the theory, namely the definitions of terms. There are several main types of folk art in the Russian language:
- A fairy tale is a folk work that is written without rhyme and has magical characters.
- A riddle is a short work written in rhyme and has a question expression.
- A proverb is a short piece of writing that has a rhyme and a very strong idea.
- A parable is a small story that has no rhyme, but has a lesson based on the example of the characters.
- A proverb is a very beautiful phrase to hear that carries some wisdom.
- A joke is a short phrase, not used separately, but used in conversation. As a rule, it carries wisdom.
Names of fairy tales with proverbs
Once I have reviewed some theoretical material, I can begin to answer the question. But I will also note that I will not give all the names, because there are countless fairy tales. Therefore, if you search in books, you will find a lot of such fairy tales.
Title of fairy tales with proverbs:
- “Sister Fox and Gray Wolf” - the beaten one brings the unbeaten one;
- “The most precious thing” - the morning is wiser than the evening;
- "Half Bear" - some get the tops, some get the roots;
- “Seven-year-old daughter” - if you dodge one trouble, another will be imposed!;
- Russian folk tale - fear has big eyes;
- “The Tale of a Priest and His Worker” - eats for four, works for seven.
In conclusion, I can say that Russian fairy tales contain very good wisdom, following which a person will be kind and honest, so read fairy tales and you will be happy.
Russian folk tales are part of folklore, just like proverbs. In former times, fairy tales were passed down from mouth to mouth, which is how they came down to us. Accurate, wise sayings, loved by the people, from fairy tales passed into colloquial speech and became proverbs. In addition, in fairy tales there are so-called sayings - verbal formulas that set the listener up for an entertaining story, words and expressions often repeated in a fairy tale, pronounced without much meaning or meaning. Here is a fragment from Vladimir Ivanovich Dahl’s book “Proverbs and Sayings of the Russian People”:
“There are many such conditional sentences in fairy tales: “Soon the tale will be told, but not soon the deed will be done”; “Is it close, is it far, is it low, is it high”; “To distant lands, in the thirtieth state,” etc. Both simple and fabulous empty phrases sometimes turn into proverbs, containing a conventional meaning; for example: “I would do that, but, you see, my wife is not that; well, I’m also a racialist”; about the empty, formidable boss: “He galloped higher than a standing forest, lower than a walking cloud”; about severity and non-indulgence: “He is quieter than water, he has become lower than the grass,” etc.
- Proverbs from Dahl's collection,
- Proverbs with the word "fairy tale"
- Fairy tales containing proverbs
- Proverbs suitable for fairy tales.
Proverbs and sayings from Dahl's collection
In V. I. Dahl’s book “Proverbs of the Russian People”, two sections are devoted to the topic of proverbs from fairy tales: “Proverbs” and “Fairy Tale Song”. Let's start with them.
Once upon a time there lived a king of oats, he took away all the fairy tales.
Neither in words (or in a fairy tale) can be said, nor written with a pen.
Fable in faces.
A word is not removed from a fairy tale (from a song).
The fairy tale is not chasing reality.
The tale begins from the beginning, is read to the end, and does not stop in the middle.
Please don’t interrupt my tale; and whoever kills her will not live for three days (a snake will crawl into his throat).
In some kingdom, in some state. In the thirtieth kingdom. Far away, in the thirtieth state.
The tit bird flew to distant lands, to the blue sea-okiyan, to the thirtieth kingdom, to the thirtieth state.
At sea, on Okiyan, on the island on Buyan, there is a baked bull: crushed garlic in the backside, cut it from one side, and dip it on the other and eat it.
On the sea, on Okiyan, on the island on Buyan, lies the white-flammable stone Alatyr.
The banks are jelly, the rivers are well-fed (milk).
In a clearing, on a high mound.
In an open field, in a wide expanse, behind dark forests, behind green meadows, behind fast rivers, behind steep banks.
Under the bright moon, under white clouds, under frequent stars, etc.
Is it close, is it far, is it low, is it high.
Not a gray eagle, not a clear falcon rises...
It was not a white (gray) swan that swam out...
The non-white snow in the open field turned white...
The dense forests are not black, they are turning black... It is not the dust that rises in the field. It is not the gray fog that rises from the expanse...
He whistled, barked, a valiant whistle, a heroic shout.
If you go to the right (along the road) you will lose your horse; If you go to the left, you won’t be able to live.
Until now, the Russian spirit has never been heard of, not seen in sight, but now the Russian spirit is in sight.
They took them for white hands, they put them at white oak tables, for dirty tablecloths, for sugar dishes, for honey drinks.
Miracle Yudo, Mosal lip.
Get dead and living water.
Sprinkle with dead water - flesh and meat grow together, sprinkle with living water - the dead come to life.
Pig is a golden bristle.
The Little Humpbacked Horse.
Sivka-burka, prophetic kaurka.
Dragon.
Tom Thumb.
Snow Maiden girl.
Snow Maiden girl.
Treasure sword.
Red-hot arrow.
Tight bow.
Damask spear, Murzametsk.
Seven spans in the forehead.
An arrow is placed between the eyes of the red-hot man.
Baba Yaga, a bone leg, rides in a mortar, presses with a pestle, covers the trail with a broom.
Gusli-samogudas: they wind up on their own, they play on their own, they dance on their own, they sing their own songs.
Invisible hat.
Self-propelled boots.
Tablecloth-bread-salter.
Suma, give me something to drink and eat.
Flying carpet, etc.
Sivka-burka, prophetic kaurka, stand before me like a leaf before the grass!
Fire from the nostrils, steam (smoke) from the ears.
It breathes fire, it breathes flame.
It covers the trail with its tail, lets valleys and mountains between its legs.
The brave man whistled like a column of dust.
The sprays (trace) are good, the fossils (clumps from under the hooves) are heroic.
The horse kicks its hoof and gnaws at the bit.
Quieter than water, below the grass. You can hear the grass growing.
It grows by leaps and bounds, like wheat dough on sourdough sours.
The moon is bright in the forehead, the stars are frequent in the back of the head.
The horse is lying down, the earth is trembling, flames are pouring out of the ears, smoke is coming out of the nostrils in a column (or: flames from the nostrils, smoke from the nostrils).
Out of mercy, he reaches the grass-ant with his hoof.
Elbow-deep in red gold, knee-deep in pure silver.
Under dark forests, under walking clouds, under frequent stars, under the red sun.
Cloaked with the skies, girded with the dawns, buttoned with the stars.
The duck quacked, the banks clinked, the sea churned, the water stirred.
Hut, hut on chicken legs, turn your back to the forest, turn your front to me!
Stand, white birch, behind me, and the red maiden is in front!
Stand before me like a leaf before the grass!
Clear, clear in the sky, freeze, freeze, wolf's tail!
I was there myself, I drank honey and beer, it flowed down my mustache, it didn’t get into my mouth, my soul felt drunk and full.
Here's a fairy tale for you, and knitting bagels for me.
A fairy tale is a fold, and a song is a reality.
The fairy tale is a lie, but the song is the truth.
The tale is beautiful, the song is beautiful.
The song (Fairy Tale), the whole thing, you can’t sing (say) more.
Proverbs with the word fairy tale
The fairy tale is a lie, but there is a hint in it, a lesson for good fellows.
Soon the fairy tale is told, but not soon the deed is done.
A fairy tale is a fold, a song is a reality.
A fairy tale is a fold, sweet to listen to.
Fairy tales are not sleds: if you don’t sit down, you won’t go.
Listen to the fairy tale, and listen to the saying.
We also told fairy tales.
The true story cannot keep up with the fairy tale.
In fairy tales everything is there, but there is nothing in your hands.
The fairy tale is beautiful in its structure, and the song is beautiful in its harmony.
A fairy tale is a lie, but there is a hint in it.
Life is not a fairy tale!
We were born to make a fairy tale come true.
Fairy tales are not beautiful in their writing, but rather in their meaning.
Not all water is suitable for drinking, and not every fairy tale is a guide for people.
It cannot be said in a fairy tale, nor can it be described with a pen.
A fairy tale is not foldable in writing, but it is foldable in fiction.
Tell stories!
If they are not lies, then the fairy tales are good.
Once upon a time there lived a king, Tofuta, and the tale was all about it.
I would have told another fairy tale, but I forgot it at home.
It's a fairy tale, nothing more can be said.
Every joke in a fairy tale is good.
Every fairy tale has an end.
Eat the porridge, and listen to the fairy tale: figure it out with your mind and mind.
Either do business or tell stories.
Fairy tales are not sleds: if you don’t sit down, you won’t go.
A fairy tale is not a fairy tale, but a saying.
It's a good fairy tale, but the last one.
This is a fairy tale, and the fairy tale will come.
Fairy tales containing proverbs
The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish:
You fool, you simpleton!
Serves you right, old ignoramus.
What do you want, old man?
What are you, woman, have you eaten too much henbane?
The Tale of Tsar Saltan:
But a wife is not a mitten; you can’t shake her white hand off, and you can’t tuck it into your belt.
Think about it, don't repent later.
The tale of the priest and his worker Balda:
Eats for four, works for seven.
You shouldn't be chasing cheapness, priest.
Little fox-sister and gray wolf:
The beaten one is lucky.
Freeze, freeze wolf's tail.
Fairy tale “The Frog Princess:
The morning is wiser than the evening.
Fairy tale "The Fox and the Crane":
Don't blame me, kumanek! There is nothing else to treat.
As it came back, so it responded.
That's the end of the fairy tale, and whoever listened - well done!
Now you know, What fairy tales contain proverbs?.
Proverbs for fairy tales
At school they often give tasks:
- choose proverbs that go with fairy tales
- determine which proverb fits the fairy tale
Such proverbs may not immediately come to mind. Here you need to think, look for information, read proverbs. We will give you some hints by listing proverbs that go with fairy tales in this section.
Proverbs for the fairy tale “The Fox with a Rolling Pin”:
There is no trick that cannot be outwitted.
Cheating won't get you far.
For good, expect good, for bad, bad.
Know who you are doing good to.
Proverbs for the fairy tale “The Frog Princess”:
They meet you by their clothes, they see them off by their intelligence.
Don't do good, you won't get evil!
Don't be born beautiful, but be born happy.
I picked up the tug, don’t say it’s not hefty.
All's well that ends well!
Proverbs for the Nenets fairy tale “Cuckoo”:
If you don’t have a son, you cry once; if you have a son, you cry ten times. (Udmurt proverb)
Don't spit in the well; you'll need some water to drink.
Go for a walk, go for a walk, but respect your father and mother.
Don't spit in the well - you'll need to drink the water
He who honors his mother and father will never perish.
It's warm in the sun, good in mother's presence.
It's bad for branches without a trunk.
You can buy everything, but you can’t buy your father and mother.
No one can replace your own mother.
A parent's heart is in children, and a child's heart is in a pebble.
Proverbs for the fairy tale “The Fox and the Crane”:
Two of a Kind.
Proverbs for the fairy tale “Kolobok”:
Which have not be avoided.
I wrapped it around my finger.
Suitable proverbs for the fairy tale “Chatty Bird”:
In words he is quick, but in reality there is no argument.
A big talker is a bad worker.
The chatter is red and colorful, but empty.
The bird sings, reveals itself.
The word is silver, silence is gold.
Talking too much will only harm yourself.
For those who are over the edge, give them even more.
A chatty tongue is not related to intelligence.
Eat more and talk less.
The words are thick, but the head is empty.
Miser pays twice.
The mill grinds - there will be flour, the tongue grinds - there will be trouble.
Which proverb fits “The Tale of the Golden Cockerel”:
As it comes back, so will it respond.
All that glitters is not gold.
Don’t dig a hole for someone else, you will fall into it yourself.
Having given your word, hold on, and if you don’t give, be strong.
Until the roast rooster pecks at your head...
Trust but check.
Kindness is rewarded with good, and evil is rewarded with evil.
The fairy tale is a lie, but there is a hint in it, a lesson for good fellows.
Don't boast about the stove in an unheated hut
Once upon a time there lived a lonely girl, Agafya. After the death of her parents, she inherited her father's house. Agafya appeared in the family late and brightened the last years of the old people’s lives with joy and happiness. For sixteen years Agafya consoled the old age of her father and mother, and at the age of seventeen they passed away.
Agafya was left alone; it was difficult for her to cope with the household. The time had come to look for her groom, but only young guys avoided her house. Agafya could neither cook nor cook soups. My parents worked all their lives, and there was a lot of good in the hut that they obtained. But after their death, the stove was rarely lit in the house, and the garden next to the hut was overgrown with grass.
Agafyushka sits all day by the window and cries: “There is no mummy, there is no father, there is no one to braid my brown hair, no one to cook porridge. I'm sad, I'm lonely. Why did they leave me an orphan?”
Agafya’s neighbor Grandma Nastasya heard those speeches. The grandmother decided to go into the girl’s house and calm the orphan down. She looked into the door and gasped. Agafya’s hut is covered in cobwebs in the corners, unwashed and unironed linen lies on the beds, and ash is pouring out of the stove. Although the house is full of good things, everything is overgrown with dust. Grandma Nastasya came up to Agafya and said:
Tears of sorrow will not help. As long as a person is allotted on earth, that is how long you will live. Your parents lived a long life and brought a lot of goodness into the house. They look at you from the sky and are sad. They see that their beautiful daughter does nothing, only sheds tears, and her young years slip through her fingers.
What should I do without my parents? I can't do anything! - Agafya answered.
Stop calling death, do better. Tidy up the hut, clean the ash from the stove, melt it, bake pies, cook porridge - take care of the housework and you yourself will feel how light your soul will become. So be it, I will help you at first. Just don’t be too angry with me when I make comments to you.
“Okay, Grandma Nastasya,” agreed Agafya.
So grandma Nastasya began to live and live with Agafya. Agafya learns quickly. So the pies come out of the oven lush, and the cabbage soup is thick, and large potatoes grow in the garden, not weeds. Agafya once began to think sad thoughts: all in business, all in worries. The girl’s heart calmed down, she became more beautiful than before.
Meanwhile, the young guys look at the windows of Agafina’s hut, do not pass by, stop, and admire the girl at work. Agafya fell in love with the handsome Stepan. They came to an agreement among themselves and decided to have a wedding. Grandma Nastasya helped them celebrate their wedding, wished the young couple health and family happiness, but did not interfere. Now Agafya and Stepan are building a family nest themselves and waiting for the children.
To lead a house is not to weave bast shoes.
Lead a house without shaking your beard.
The hut is not red in its corners, but red in its pies.
It's no problem to make a mistake, but it's not a problem to get better
In one city, Dashenka lived in a friendly family. Her mother woke her up in the morning and sent her to school to study. Dasha got to school quickly: just cross the road. That's why she didn't want to get up too early. The girl loved to sleep until the last minute.
Dashenka was returning home from school, but was in no hurry to do her homework. He'll eat quickly and run outside. And as soon as anything happens, I immediately go to my mother and burst into tears. Sometimes the girl didn’t want to admit her mistakes; she tried to find a reason or blame someone else for something that he didn’t do at all.
This is how Dasha lived until a new teacher appeared at school. He saw that Dasha was lazy, did not want to complete tasks herself, copied from others, shifted the blame from herself to others. The teacher decided to leave the girl after school to study extra. Dashenka got capricious, started wailing, shed tears, but there was nothing to do - the teacher was strict and adamant.
Dasha sits alone in her school class, trying to do the teacher’s assignment on her own, but without her friends she can’t do anything.
Why can't you do anything? – the teacher asked Dasha.
“Yes, I’m afraid to make a mistake, Ivan Petrovich,” Dashenka answered.
Ivan Petrovich explained to Dasha how to complete the task. She did it and asks the teacher to let her go home, and Ivan Petrovich says:
Do a similar task and tell me what rule you used to complete it, then I’ll let you go!
Dashenka sits and suffers. She began to remember how the teacher explained to her, how he told her. Dashenka followed his steps and looked at the notebook: she managed to complete the task herself.
Ivan Petrovich approached Dasha, saw the completed task in her notebook, checked and praised the girl. Dasha liked the teacher’s praise. She told him the rule. The teacher gave her an "A" in her diary.
Dasha came home, but was in no hurry to go out with her friends. She sat down to do her homework and read books. It was hard for Dashenka at first, but she quickly improved, began to study well, and stopped being lazy. Dasha has more friends, and she helps everyone, refuses no one, and if she does something wrong, she admits her guilt.
Other proverbs and sayings that fit this tale:
Patience and work will grind everything down.
The master's work is afraid.
The one who gets up first will collect the mushrooms, but the sleepy and lazy ones go after the nettles.
No water flows under a lying stone.
There is no sweeter friend than your own mother
The son Ivanushka grew up in a peasant family. On summer days he frolicked with his friends in the vast expanses of wide fields, and in winter he played snowballs and sledded. No matter how much his mother asks him to chop wood or bring water from the well, Vanya refuses everything to his mother: he has no time, he plays. And the mother herself goes to fetch water from the well, carries the heavy rocker back home with two buckets, saying:
It’s not my assistant who is growing up, but a slacker! No bringing water, no chopping wood!
They lived like that until my mother got sick. The mother is lying on the stove, ill, calling doctors for help. The doctor arrived, prescribed pills and rest, but there was no one to light the stove in the house, and the firewood had long since run out.
Vanechka ran home, looked into all the pots, but there was no food prepared. He looks, and the mother is lying on the stove, all pale, barely breathing. It became as cold in the hut as it was outside. Vanechka was afraid that his mother was completely unwell. The boy ran to get firewood.
Near the house there are only logs of wood, but there is no firewood for kindling. Vanechka grabbed an ax and started chopping wood. At first he didn’t do well, but when he remembered his own mother, things got done brilliantly. Ivan chopped some wood, brought it into the house, and lit the stove. The house became warm. I looked at my mother, and her cheeks turned pink from the warmth. Vanechka was happy.
He decided to cook porridge, but there was not a drop of water in the house. Ivan grabbed the rocker and went to fetch well water. He carries heavy buckets back and remembers his mother.
Vanechka started cooking porridge. It doesn't come out, it burns. Vanya looked at his mother lying on the stove; the porridge had stopped burning. The boy cooked porridge and saw that his mother had opened her eyes and was trying to get off the stove. Ivan helped his mother. They sat down at the table.
Ivan looks at his mother: his mother is eating, and she feels better, and the sadness and melancholy disappear from his soul.
Mother began to recover, but Vanechka did not leave her alone: she helped with the housework. Mother recovered, and Vanya made a vow to herself and to God that she would always help her mother.
Other proverbs and sayings that fit this tale:
It's warm in the sun, good in mother's presence.
The bird is happy about spring, and the baby is happy about its mother.
Without mother, the dear one and the flowers do not bloom.
There is no good in a family where there is no agreement.
Once upon a time there lived a family. Father and mother had two daughters and two sons. The youngest son's name was Peter, the eldest was Sashenka, the youngest daughter was Anna, and the eldest was Katenka. The children were constantly at odds with each other and quarreled all the time.
As brothers and sisters don’t get down to business, they start arguing about who will do what work. Everyone tried to choose an easier activity to do the housework faster. While they are arguing, the sun will set below the horizon, but the work will stop. That’s how they lived: where the boards weren’t nailed down and wobbled, where the rooms weren’t tidy, where the dishes weren’t washed. Mom couldn’t keep up with the housework: there were many children, but no help from them.
One day, father and mother decided to go to a neighboring village to visit their aunt. She needed urgent, urgent help. The parents quickly got ready to hit the road and left. They were the only ones they saw. The children were left alone and started arguing again.
They argue and argue, but the work doesn't get done. The brothers and sisters are hungry, but there is no one to cook the cabbage soup. So they went to bed hungry and untidy in bed.
The next day, in the morning, they started arguing again, but they never came to an agreement. Katenka cooked cabbage soup, lighting the stove with the remaining wood, using the last bucket of water, and ate it herself, without sharing it with her brothers and sisters. She sits alone on the stove, well-fed, while the rest walk around hungry.
The brothers and sisters were more offended by each other than before. They decided to each carry water for themselves and cook food, but in the house there are two buckets and one axe, you can’t get too much water and you can’t chop wood. The brothers and sisters sat, thought and decided to do everything together. Peter went to get some water, Sasha went to chop wood, Katya stayed in the house to clean up, wash the dishes, and Anna cooked cabbage soup.
In the evening, the brothers and sisters sat down at a common table. They liked to do everything together in harmony.
The next day. Peter and Sasha went to repair the fence, and Katya and Anna cleaned the barn for the cattle. Now the children have no time to quarrel.
So the week passed until the parents arrived. Mother and father entered the house and did not recognize the home. The table is covered with a snow-white tablecloth, all the dust has been swept from the corners of the hut, the dirt has been removed, the beds have been made, covered with clean blankets, and the cabbage soup is hot in the oven. The parents were surprised, went out into the yard, and there the firewood was chopped and stacked in the woodshed, the flocks were cleaned, the yard itself was sparkling clean - look - your soul rejoices.
The children ran up to their father and mother, let’s hug and invite them to the table. The parents, tired from the journey, sat down at the table, tasted the food and went to rest.
Since then, the family has lived in harmony, brother for brother, and sister will not leave her sister in harm’s way, just like her brother.
Other proverbs and sayings that fit this tale:
There is no good in an unfriendly family.
Family is the pillar of happiness.
Good children grow up in a good family.
What is a treasure for when there is harmony in the family?
To a family where there is harmony, happiness does not forget the way.
The true story cannot keep up with the fairy tale.
Every joke in a fairy tale is good.
Every fairy tale has an end.
Eat the porridge, and listen to the fairy tale: use your mind and mind, and use your mind.
The fairy tale is beautiful in its structure, and the song is beautiful in its harmony.
Either do business or tell stories.
On fairy tales, on skids.
Not all water is suitable for drinking, and not every fairy tale is a guide for people.
Fairy tale - fold: sweet to listen to.
Fairy tales are not sleds: if you don’t sit down, you won’t go.
Listen to the fairy tale, and listen to the saying.
Soon the fairy tale will unfold, but not soon the deed will be done.
A.M. Zhigulev “Russian proverbs and sayings.”
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GRANDMOTHER (STILL) SAID (wondered).
It is unknown whether what is expected will come true; It is still unknown what will happen, maybe one way or another.
They say it when they doubt whether what they expect will come true.
TROUBLE (NEVER) COMES (GOES) ALONE.
It is said that when troubles or misfortunes follow one another, one misfortune seems to cause another.
POVERTY IS NOT A VICE.
There is no need to be ashamed of your poverty.
It is said as a consolation to someone who is ashamed of his poverty, or the person himself speaks to justify his material difficulties when he wants to show that he does not attach much importance to them.
THEY GOT MARRIED WITHOUT ME.
They decided something for a person, without his knowledge or consent.
It is said (most often about oneself) when a person learned that he had been entrusted with some task without asking his consent.
YOU CAN'T TAKE THE FISH OUT OF THE POND WITHOUT DIFFICULTY.
Every task requires effort, without effort, effort, nothing can be done.
It is said when it takes a lot of work, hard work to achieve some result.
TAKE CARE OF (THE DRESS AGAIN, A) HONOR TO YOUR YOUTH.
From a young age, adv. - from a young age, from a young age.
Advice to young people from their youth to value their honor and good name (just as clothes should be taken care of again, that is, while they are new).
It is said as parting words to a young man at the beginning of his life’s journey.
GOD WILL TAKE CARE
Take care - here: the one who takes care of himself.
A careful person will avoid danger, misfortune will bypass him.
It is said as advice to be careful, prudent, not to take risks, as well as to justify someone’s seemingly excessive caution.
CLOSE (close) ELBOW, LET YOU NOT BITE.
It is said when it is impossible to accomplish something, although it would seem easy to do.
GOD DOES NOT GIVE A HORNY COW A HORN.
According to peasant observations, a cow that likes to butt (push, poke with its horns) often does not have horns.
It is usually said about a person who would like to do something (usually something bad), but, fortunately for others, does not have the opportunity to achieve what he wants; could abuse his position and thereby harm another, but circumstances do not allow this.
FOR A LARGE SHIP, A LARGE (AND) VOYAGE.
An extraordinary person needs wide space and freedom to demonstrate his abilities and to be productive.
It is said more often as a parting word, a wish to someone who deservedly gets the opportunity to show his extraordinary abilities, who is entrusted with a responsible task.
THERE WILL BE A HOLIDAY ON OUR (mine, your) STREET.
They say that when in difficult times of misfortune and failure they believe in the triumph of victory and justice.
BE A BULL ON A ROPE.
You will have to bear responsibility for your misdeeds and be punished.
They say when they understand that punishment is inevitable.
BEING A GUEST IS GOOD, BUT BEING AT HOME IS BETTER.
They say when they are going home from somewhere where they had a good time, or when they feel the joy of returning home.
THERE IS NO TRUTH IN YOUR FEET.
It is said when invited to sit down, especially if there is a long conversation ahead.
IN THE GARDEN IS AN ELDER BAR, AND IN Kyiv IS AN UNC.
It is said when someone’s statements are inconsistent, when speech is illogical.
EVERY FAMILY HAS ITS BLACK SHEEP.
Not everyone in a family is alike, not everyone is the same, some family members may differ sharply from their relatives in character traits or appearance (usually in a bad way).
It is spoken with regret or condescension about someone who stands out in a family or group for his qualities (usually bad).
IN CROWDED BUT NOT MAD.
If people are friendly, they don’t offend each other, crowded spaces don’t irritate or bother them.
It is said that when there are too many people in a room, but people put up with the crowding, remaining friendly and attentive to each other.
STILL WATERS RUN DEEP.
A whirlpool is a deep hole at the bottom of a river or lake.
A quiet person, outwardly showing little of himself, is capable of actions that could not be expected from him.
People speak disapprovingly of a quiet-looking person when they suspect him of bad behavior or know about his bad deeds, which he knows how to hide.
THEY DO NOT GO TO TULA WITH THEIR SAMOVAR.
It is said jokingly when people take with them something that can easily be found where they are going.
THEY DO NOT GO TO ANOTHER MONASTERY WITH THEIR OWN RIGHTS.
When visiting or somewhere not at home, they obey the rules, orders and customs that exist there; they do not establish their own rules.
It is said when someone, following his own habits, tries to violate other people's customs, does not obey accepted norms of behavior, or interferes in something that is not his own business, trying to change it in his own way.
IN SOMEONE ELSE'S Feast IS A HANGOVER.
Someone is guilty, but the innocent person has to pay for his guilt.
It is said that when in any matter troubles fall on the lot of someone who has nothing to do with this matter.
WITH YOUR (YOUR) MOUTHS YOU WOULD DRINK HONEY.
It would be good if everything were as you say.
Spoken in response to good predictions, assumptions, words of consolation, etc.
LIVE AND LEARN.
You can learn throughout your life, every day brings new knowledge; knowledge is endless.
It is said as good advice to constantly study, or it is said as a joke when they learn something new that they did not know before.
I HAVE TAKEN THE TOUCH, DON'T SAY THAT I'M NOT TOUGH.
If you take on something, bring it to the end, complete it, even if it is difficult to do.
It is said that when a person, having voluntarily taken up some business, begins to experience difficulties, but cannot refuse the obligations he has assumed; It is also said as a reproach to a person when he wants to quit a job he has started due to difficulties.
A BIRD IS VISIBLE BY FLIGHT or A BIRD (Falcon) IS VISIBLE BY FLIGHT.
You can see what kind of person he is by his behavior, actions and deeds.
It is said (usually disapprovingly) about a person whose behavior reveals some character traits.
IT'S CLOSE TOGETHER, BUT AWAY AWAY IT'S BORING.
It is said that when people who are sincerely disposed towards each other often quarrel, argue, and when apart, they miss each other and strive to meet.
TO BE AFRAID OF WOLVES - DO NOT GO INTO THE FOREST.
If you are afraid of difficulties or dangerous consequences, then you should not start any business.
It is said to cheer up oneself or someone else when they decide to undertake any dangerous or unknown business involving risk.
TO THE FREE WILL, TO THE SAVED PARADISE.
Do, do as you wish; everyone is free to choose their decisions and actions
It is said to someone who acts at his own discretion, despite anyone’s advice, persuasion, or warnings.
HERE IS YOUR DAY, GRANDMOTHER.
They say it when they want to express extreme surprise or disappointment at something unexpected that they just found out about, and this news took away hope and deceived expectations.
WE ARE ALL PEOPLE, ALL (WE) ARE HUMAN.
We all have weaknesses and shortcomings.
It is said to justify shortcomings and with condescension towards human weaknesses.
ALL IS WELL THAT ENDS WELL.
It is said with relief, joy after worries, dangers, when they were avoided or survived without losses and everything ended well.
THERE IS NOTHING LIKE LEATHER.
Everyone praises what is familiar and dear to him, what is close or dear.
It is said jokingly when someone praises the place where he lives or the business he is involved in.
EVERYONE (everyone, everyone) IS GOING CRAZY IN THEIR OWN WAY.
Everyone has their own weaknesses and quirks; Everyone has some of their own behavioral characteristics that distinguish them from others.
It is spoken condescendingly about those who cause surprise by their behavior, unusual preferences, which seem strange to others.
EVERY VEGETABLE HAS HIS TIME.
It is said when someone rushes things or is late in resolving something.
YOU CAN'T JUMP HIGHER THAN YOUR HEAD.
You cannot do more than is within your power and capabilities.
It is said with regret when they have exerted all their strength, used all the possibilities and still have not achieved
WHERE OURS DIDN’T DISAPPEAR or WHERE OURS DIDN’T DISAPPEAR.
Let's take a risk and try to do it.
It is said to be desperately determined to do something, taking risks.
WHERE IT'S THIN, IT TEARS.
Trouble and disaster usually happen where something is unreliable and fragile.
They say when new troubles begin exactly where things were already bad before.
THE EYES ARE FEARED (afraid), BUT THE HANDS DO.
When you see a big job, you become afraid that you won’t be able to cope with it, but when you start work, you calm down, you understand that you are able to overcome all difficulties.
It is said to encourage one before starting a large or unfamiliar task, or said with joy when such work is done.
HUNGER IS NOT AN AUNTY
Initially: hunger is not an auntie, she won’t slip a pie.
It is said about a person when, feeling hungry, he eats even that. that he doesn't like.
GOOD FOR INVENTION IS CLEVER.
Lack, the absence of something, forces you to be inventive, to use what you have, what is at hand.
It is said with approval or satisfaction when, due to a lack of something necessary, something original and, as a rule, cheap is invented.
MOUNTAIN DOES NOT MEET MOUNTAIN, BUT MAN DOESN’T MEET MAN
(ALWAYS) WILL DO.
A meeting is always possible.
It is said with joy when meeting unexpectedly after a long separation or with hope of meeting when parting for an indefinitely long time.
LEOPARD CHANGE HIS SPOTS.
A person's ingrained flaws or oddities cannot be corrected.
It is said more often in response to the assumption that a person will change his behavior, views or shortcomings, when they are convinced that the person will not change.
PREPARE A SLED IN THE SUMMER AND A CART IN THE WINTER.
Prepare for everything in advance.
It is said as advice to prepare in advance everything that will be needed in the future.
THE THUNDER WILL NOT CLASH, THE MAN WILL NOT CROSS himself.
A careless person will not do what is necessary in advance, until circumstances force him to.
It is said when someone only at the last moment, often in a moment of danger, does what he should have done in advance.
HAVING GAVE YOUR WORD, HOLD ON, AND HAVING NOT GIVEN, BE STRENGTH
or HAVING NOT GIVEN THE WORD, BE STRENGTH, AND HAVING GIVEN IT, HOLD ON.
It is said as a reminder of a promise made or as a warning, advice to refrain from making promises if you are not sure that you can fulfill them.
THEY DO NOT LOOK AT A GIVEN HORSE'S TEETH.
They don’t discuss the gift; they accept what they give.
They say when they receive something as a gift that they don’t like and that they wouldn’t choose themselves.
TWO DEATHS CAN'T HAPPEN, BUT ONE DEATHS CAN'T BE SAVED.
The inevitable will still happen, whether you take risks or not.
It is said in the determination to do something associated with risk, danger, and at the same time with the hope that the danger can still be avoided.
THINGS ARE GOING ON, THE OFFICE IS WRITING.
It is said jokingly about someone's active activity, which is not influenced by any external circumstances.
THINGS LIKE SOOT WHITE.
Usually said in response to the question “How are you?”, when things are going badly, or when they do not want to answer specifically and are limited to this vague answer (the answer implies an unsatisfactory state of affairs).
THE MASTER'S WORK IS AFRAID.
A skilled, knowledgeable person (master) is not afraid of any task, he copes with it quickly and well.
It is spoken with admiration and praise when a person shows skill and mastery in his craft.
THE CHILD DOESN'T CRY, THE MOTHER DOESN'T UNDERSTAND.
If you don’t say what you need, no one will guess about it and therefore won’t be able to help.
It is said as advice to ask for help if you need it, as well as to justify someone who, not knowing the needs of another, did not help him.
FOR A SWEET FRIEND AND AN EARRING (EARRING) FROM EAR.
For a loved one, a dear person, you don’t regret anything, you will give your best.
It is said that when, out of a feeling of sympathy, a person is generous towards another, ready to do everything for him.
IT WILL HEAL BEFORE THE WEDDING.
Nothing, it will pass soon, it will heal soon.
It is said jokingly to console someone about minor pain or bruises.
DEBT GOOD TURN DESERVES ANOTHER.
The way you treat someone is how they will treat you.
It is said when in response to some action or attitude they do the same.
HOUSES (AND) WALLS HELP.
At home or in a familiar, familiar environment, a person feels more confident and calm.
It is said with confidence or hope that in a familiar environment it is easier to cope with any task.
ROAD SPOON FOR DINNER.
Expensive, valuable is what appears at the right time.
It is said when something is done or received on time, precisely at the moment when it is especially interested or needed.
FRIENDSHIP IS FRIENDSHIP, AND SERVICE IS SERVICE.
Friendly relationships should not affect work relationships.
It is said when a person, despite friendly relations, strictly fulfills (or must fulfill) official requirements.
FRIENDS ARE KNOWN (recognized) IN TROUBLE.
Only in difficult times will you find out who your true friend is.
It is said in relation to someone who turned out to be very attentive and helped in trouble or, conversely, showed callousness towards someone in trouble.
THE LAW IS NOT WRITTEN FOR FOOLS (fools).
Fools do not know the laws and do not obey them.
It is said about a person when he acts, from the speaker’s point of view, strangely or unreasonably, contrary to common sense and generally accepted norms of behavior.
A BAD EXAMPLE IS CONTAGIOUS.
It is said when someone imitates the bad behavior or actions of another person.-
THERE IS NO SMOKE WITHOUT FIRE or THERE IS NO SMOKE WITHOUT FIRE.
Nothing happens without a reason.
It is said more often when they believe that there is some truth in the rumors that have spread.
LIVING LIFE IS NOT A FIELD TO CROSS.
Life is complex and living it is not easy.
It talks about the variety of events (good and bad), about the difficulties that a person encounters throughout his life.
WHEN YOU CHASE TWO HARRIES, YOU WILL NOT Catch ONE.
It is said when someone takes on several things at once and therefore cannot do any of them well or complete them.
OVER THE SEA A HEIFER IS A HALF, AND A RUBLE IS TRANSPORTED.
Even a cheap thing will become expensive if you have to pay dearly for transportation.
They say when it is unprofitable to transport cheap goods from afar.
FOR (ONE) BEATEN, THEY GIVE TWO UNBEATEN.
An experienced person who has learned from his mistakes, for which he had to answer or be punished, is more valuable than many inexperienced people.
They say when they understand that punishment for mistakes made is beneficial to a person, because this is how he gains experience.
WHAT I BUYED FOR IS WHAT I SELL FOR.
I repeat what I heard.
They say when they retell rumors and therefore do not vouch for the authenticity.
MAKE A FOOL PRAY TO GOD, HE WILL BREAK YOUR FOREHEAD (break it).
It is spoken with condemnation about a narrow-minded, stupid person when he damaged the business with excessive zeal and diligence.
THE CAT KNOWS (smells) WHOSE MEAT IT EATS.
They talk about someone who feels guilty and shows it through their behavior.
AND THE WOLVES ARE FED, AND SHEEP GOALS.
We are talking about a solution to the case that satisfies the diametrically opposed parties and suits everyone (more often in a situation where they are trying to please different people).
AND THE OLD WOMAN HAS A FAILURE.
And an experienced person can make a mistake, make a mistake, a mistake.
It is said to justify a mistake, a mistake made by a person from whom it could not be expected.
(I) LAUGHTER AND SIN.
It is said when something is both funny and sad at the same time.
(AND) I WANT AND PING.
It is said when you want to do something, but you are scared because it is associated with some kind of danger, with risk.
AND THE SWEDISH, AND THE REAPER, AND THE DUD PLAYER
About someone who can do everything or who simultaneously performs various duties.
OUT OF THE FRYING PAN INTO THE FIRE.
From one misfortune to another, greater one, from a difficult situation to a worse one.
It is said when a person, being in a difficult situation, finds himself in an even more difficult situation.
YOU CAN'T ERASE WORDS FROM A SONG.
What happened, happened, everything will have to be told.
They say it as if apologizing for having to say everything without leaving out any (usually unpleasant) details (just as you can’t delete a single word from a song so as not to ruin the whole song).
LOOK FOR THE WIND IN THE FIELD.
You won’t find it anyway, there’s no need to look.
It is said when it is already too late, and therefore it is pointless to look for someone who has gone to no one knows where, has disappeared, and who is now impossible to find (just as it is useless to look for the wind in a field).
IF I KNEW WHERE TO FALL, I WOULD HAVE APPLIED THE STRAWS.
If I had known in advance that it would turn out this way, I would have taken precautions or acted differently.
It is said when a person acted imprudently, without foreseeing the unpleasant consequences of his actions, and now regrets it.
AS IT COMES, SO WILL IT RESPOND.
How you treat others is how you will be treated.
It is usually said to justify the behavior of a person who responds to an unkind attitude towards himself in a similar way.
NO MATTER YOU FEED THE WOLF, HE STILL LOOKS INTO THE FOREST (looks).
No matter how hard you try to win someone over, his true essence and old attachments will still come to light.
It is said when someone reveals their true feelings, attachments, despite someone's desire to change them.
LIKE A DOG (LYING) ON THE HAY (NOT EATING ITSELF AND DOESN'T GIVE IT TO OTHERS).
It is about someone who does not use something himself and does not give it to anyone else.
YOU CAN'T SPOILE PORridge (porridge) WITH OIL.
What is necessary and useful does not cause harm even in very large quantities.
Spoken with approval or justification when given, received, said or done beyond what is necessary.
FIGHT FIRE WITH FIRE.
The consequences of an action or condition are eliminated by the same means that caused this action or condition.
It is said in the belief that in case of any grief or trouble, the same remedy that caused these troubles will help.
TO WHOM MUCH IS GIVEN, MUCH IS ASKED.
It is said when a capable or experienced person is held to higher standards than others.
THE END IS THE CROWN OF (ALL) THE CASE.
The final result is important.
It is said with satisfaction when good results make you forget about the shortcomings and difficulties in the process of work.
FINISHED THE BUSINESS - WALK BOLDLY.
When you finish your work, you can rest peacefully without thinking about your work.
It is said with satisfaction from the work done or with praise or approval to a person who has done his job well and on time.
A KOPEYK SAVES THE RUBLE.
The meaning of the proverb is this: if you take care of, save a penny, then you will thereby save a ruble.
It is said as advice to be frugal, not to spend money recklessly.
BRAID IS A GIRL'S BEAUTY.
We are talking about beautiful long hair braided.
WHO WILL REMEMBER THE OLD, LET HIM EYE OUT.
It is said in response to the mention of old grievances, troubles, when they want to show that now they are not given importance and do not want to remember.
WHERE THE NEEDLE IS, THERE IS THE THREAD.
Where one (recognized as the main, senior) goes, the other follows him.
It is said when someone follows another (more often they talk about a wife following her husband in her affairs and actions).
ANYWHERE YOU GO, EVERYTHING IS A WEDGE.
No matter what you think, no matter what you come up with, everything is bad.
It is said when, in a desperate situation, none of the options improves matters and does not lead to the desired result.
STRIKE WHILE THE IRON IS HOT.
While there are opportunities, favorable conditions, take advantage of the current situation.
It is said with conviction that now is a convenient, opportune moment for energetic action.
THEY DO NOT HIT A PERSON WHO IS LYING.
A person who is in trouble or injured is spared and pitied.
They say that out of a feeling of compassion for a person in trouble, they try not to cause him new troubles.
DOWN AND OUT TROUBLE STARTED.
It's just the beginning that's difficult, but it will be easier to continue.
It is said with joy and satisfaction when something has been started, or with the desire to cheer someone up before starting a difficult task.
A FLY IN THE OIL IN THE BARREL OF HONEY.
Even a small amount of tar will spoil the smell of a whole barrel of honey.
It is said with annoyance that an insignificant but unpleasant little thing has spoiled everything good (deed, mood, impression, etc.).
BETTER A TIT IN YOUR HANDS THAN A CRANE IN THE SKY
It’s better to have at least a little now than to wait for something better or more that doesn’t yet belong to you and you don’t know whether it will belong to you.
It is said in response to a promise of something better or more, when they do not want to take risks and prefer to stay with what they have at the moment.
YOU LOVE TO RIDE, YOU LOVE TO CARRY SLEDS.
You have to pay for your pleasures (with your labor, time, money).
It is said when troubles, worries, and sometimes troubles arise as a consequence of the pleasures that a person received without thinking about what awaits him later.
SMALL SPOOL BUT PRECIOUS.
It speaks of someone who is small in stature or young, but has many virtues, positive qualities, as well as something small in size, but very important in essence.
MELI, EMELYA, YOUR WEEK.
Talk as much as you want, no one takes your speeches seriously.
It is spoken with disdain or ridicule to someone whose words and stories are not believed and are not considered worthy of attention.
LOVELY CURSES - JUST HAVE FUN.
When those who really love each other quarrel, their quarrels quickly end in reconciliation and therefore are not taken seriously.
They say when they do not attach importance to a quarrel between close people.
YOU WILL KNOW MUCH, YOU WILL SOON BE OLDER.
It is said jokingly in response to someone showing excessive curiosity when they do not want to answer (essentially this is a refusal to explain).
THE WELL DONE AGAINST (among) THE SHEEP (AND AGAINST THE WELL DONE (AND) THE SHEEP HIMSELF).
It is said when a person pretends to be brave and strong in front of those who are weaker than him, but he himself is a coward in front of the strong.
YOUNG IS GREEN (GO FOR A WALK).
It is said condescendingly when someone's actions or words indicate youth or inexperience.
SILENT MEANS CONSENT.
It is said when a question asked is not answered, which makes it possible to assume an affirmative answer.
MOSCOW WAS NOT BUILT IMMEDIATELY (not suddenly).
Every big business starts small, gradually gaining scale.
It is said to justify the slow development of events when someone is in a hurry with something, or to encourage someone when difficulties are encountered at the beginning of a task and it takes time to overcome them.
MOSCOW BURNED FROM A PENNY CANDLE (caught fire).
Big troubles can happen from a minor reason.
It is said when a seemingly trifle, insignificant reason has caused (or can cause) serious consequences.
ALL THE BUNES FALL ON POOR MAKAR.
It is said when new troubles happen to someone who is already unhappy and in distress.
FOR LESS FISH AND CANCER FISH.
If there is nothing better, what we have will do.
It is said to justify illegibility when one has to be content with the unsuitable.
TRUST IN GOD, BUT DON’T FAIL YOURSELF.
Act decisively, be energetic, enterprising, businesslike.
It is said as advice not to count on favorable circumstances and anyone’s help, but to act on your own.
THERE IS NO COMRADE FOR THE TASTE (AND) COLOR.
The perception of taste and color is individual; often one person likes what another does not like.
It is said when, when choosing something, not wanting to argue about tastes, everyone remains to their own opinion.
THE THIEF'S HAT IS BURNING.
A person who is guilty of something is unable to hide his guilt.
It is said when someone unwittingly reveals himself through his behavior or words, although he was not suspected.
SIMPLICITY IS ENOUGH FOR EVERY WISE.
Innocence and naivety, and sometimes short-sightedness can manifest themselves in anyone, even an intelligent person.
It is said when a smart person acts naively or commits obvious stupidity.
FOR EVERY WANT THERE IS PATIENCE.
Not everything you want can be obtained right away; sometimes you have to be patient.
It is said jokingly, more often to children, when someone is impatient and wants to immediately fulfill their desire.
AT THE FATCHER AND THE BEAST RUNS.
It is said when a person successfully comes across (or meets) exactly who is needed at the moment (or what is needed).
IN PEACE AND DEATH IS RED.
Misfortunes, even death, are not so terrible when you are not alone.
They say when in a difficult moment you see that you are surrounded by people and you share a common fate with them.
THERE IS NO JUDGMENT.
What does not exist is useless to discuss.
They say when they put up with the absence of something without expressing condemnation or dissatisfaction.
GO HUNTING - FEED THE DOGS.
Doing at the last moment what should have been done in advance.
It is said with condemnation and annoyance when it turns out that they are not ready for the case and begin hasty preparations for it at the last moment.
DO NOT open your mouth to someone else's loaf.
Don’t count on someone else’s; Don’t expect to receive what is not meant for you.
It is said to someone who wants to receive something not intended for him.
YOU CAN'T DROP A HANDKERCHIEF ON SOMEONE SOMEONE'S (any) MOUTH.
The literal meaning of the proverb: you can’t shut someone else’s mouth.
A person cannot force others to remain silent, not to say what they want.
It is said when they learn about rumors and gossip that have spread.
GRUZDEV CALLED HIMSELF GET IN THE BODY.
If you voluntarily take on any business, fulfill your obligations.
It is said when someone tries to avoid performing voluntary duties after seeing difficulties or unpleasant consequences that he was not aware of.
YOU WILL NOT BE FORCEDLY NICE.
You can't force yourself to love yourself.
It is said with disappointment when a person, despite the desire to please, does not arouse someone’s sympathy and is forced to put up with this.
STARTED FOR HEALTH, AND ENDED FOR REST.
About the discrepancy between a good beginning and a bad ending in words and actions.
It is said when something starts out cheerfully or promises a lot of good things ahead (conversation, business, etc.), but takes a different direction and ends with something sad or unpleasant.
OUR SHOOT IS EVERYWHERE.
They speak (often disapprovingly) of a clever, enterprising person who manages to go everywhere before others and find out everything.
OUR REGIMENT HAS ARRIVED.
There are more of us.
It is said when new people appear in any society, group, having the same goals, intentions and sharing the same views and beliefs.
FOUND A SPIT ON A STONE.
Two stubborn or inflexible people collided.
It is said when two people collide in irreconcilable contradiction, when each wants to insist on his own and does not yield to the other in anything.
GODS DO NOT BURN POTS.
The work that others do, you can do too.
It is said to encourage someone who is taking on an unusual task, and to instill in him confidence in his abilities.
THERE WOULD NOT BE HAPPINESS, BUT UNHAPPINESS WOULD HELP.
It is said that when, as a result of some trouble or misfortune, some pleasant event occurs.
THERE WAS NOT A PENNY, YES (and) SUDDENLY ALTB1N.
Suddenly there was a lot of things that weren’t there at all.
It is said with unexpected luck, joy, when, after a shortage or absence of something necessary, it appears in large quantities, in abundance.
THERE WAS NO SADNESS (SO (yes) THE DEVIL WERE PUMPED).
An unexpected and unpleasant concern for someone or something has appeared.
It is said when one is annoyed about some unexpected circumstance or matter.
BABA DID NOT HAVE ANY WORRY, (THUS) BOUGHT (BABA) A PIGGLE.
It is said when someone has new worries, anxiety from voluntarily undertaken tasks, responsibilities, purchases, etc.
MONEY CAN NOT BUY HAPPINESS.
It is said to console, encourage someone when he has no or little money.
DO NOT SIT IN YOUR SLED.
Don't take on a task you can't handle.
It is spoken as a warning or with reproach, when it is obvious that a person will not cope with the task he is undertaking.
NOT FOR SERVICE, BUT FOR FRIENDSHIP.
They say when they ask for a service out of kindness, courtesy or sympathy, and not out of obligation.
NOT EVERYTHING IS MASLENITSA (IT IS ALSO LENT).
There are not always only pleasures, there are also troubles and difficulties.
It is said that when a carefree life and pleasures are replaced by difficulties and worries.
NOT ALL IS GOLD THAT SHINES.
Not everything that is bright, attractive and catches the eye is of real value.
It is said that it does not have great advantages, despite its bright appearance.
NOT EVERY BATTLE IS IN A LINE.
Not every mistake, not every poorly spoken word should be given meaning.
It is said to justify someone who made a minor mistake, oversight, said or did something wrong; It is said as advice not to find fault with trifles.
DON'T SAY GOP UNTIL YOU HAVE JUMPED.
Don't consider the job done until you have completed it.
It is said to someone who prematurely rejoices at success when it is unknown whether everything will end well.
I DON'T CARE ABOUT FAT, I WISH I WOULD BE ALIVE.
There is no time for excesses, have at least the most necessary things.
It is said when in a difficult situation one is content with something very small or insignificant, without expecting to receive anything more.
NOT A DEAR GIFT, DEAR LOVE.
Good feelings and a good attitude are more valuable than gifts.
It is said that when a gift (usually an inexpensive one) is seen as a manifestation of a good attitude, the attention of the one who gave the gift.
YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU'LL FIND IT, WHERE YOU'LL LOSE IT.
It is said when there is unexpected success or misfortune that you did not expect, could not foresee.
WITHOUT KNOWING (without asking) THE FORD, DO NOT PUT INTO THE WATER.
Do not take on an unfamiliar task unprepared, without sufficient knowledge and experience.
It is said when someone, starting a new business for him, fails due to ignorance and lack of knowledge.
DO NOT HAVE A HUNDRED RUBLES, BUT HAVE A HUNDRED FRIENDS.
It's good to have many friends.
It is said that when friends or acquaintances help out in trouble, they help.
THE HUT IS NOT RED WITH CORNERS, BUT RED WITH PIES.
The house is pleasant not because of its wealth and beauty, but because of the hospitality and hospitality of the owners.
It is said when they attach more importance to the hospitality and friendliness of the owners than to the appearance of the home.
IT'S NOT THE PLACE THAT BEAUTIFIES THE PERSON, BUT THE PERSON IS THE PLACE.
It is the qualities of a person that are important, not his position.
They say when they want to emphasize that they respect the dignity of the person himself, and not his official position. It is also said as a consolation when a person occupies a worse place than the one he could occupy according to his abilities.
DON'T POSTPUT FOR TOMORROW WHAT YOU CAN DO TODAY.
It is said as advice to overcome laziness and do the work now (since it is unknown whether you will be able to do it later).
DO NOT SPIT IN THE WELL, YOU WILL NEED TO DRINK WATER.
Don’t make trouble, don’t harm anyone, because by doing this you can deprive yourself of help and support in the future.
It is spoken as a warning against rash, short-sighted behavior.
NOT GOOD, BUT GOOD.
Sometimes it is not the one who is actually good who is liked, but the one who is liked is considered good.
It is said when a person, due to sympathy for someone, is not objective in his assessment.
It is said to justify a suspect of theft or other negative actions when there is no indisputable evidence of his guilt; it is said with regret when they cannot prove someone’s obvious guilt.
DO NOT BE BORN BEAUTIFUL, BUT BE BORN HAPPY.
It is said that when someone is lucky in life, good fortune follows.
DO NOT DIG A HOLE FOR OTHERS, YOU WILL FALL INTO IT YOURSELF (you will fall).
Trouble can happen to those who wish (or do) it to others.
It is said as a warning when someone wishes harm to another and tries to cause trouble; It is also said with reproach when, having wished food to another, someone experienced it on themselves.
DO NOT LIVE WITH MONEY, BUT WITH GOOD PEOPLE.
They say that when good relationships between people are valued more than money, wealth.
THE DEVIL IS NOT AS SCARY AS HE IS PICTURED.
It's actually not as scary as it seems, as others say.
It is said to cheer up someone who is afraid of something unfamiliar, but known to him only from hearsay.
UNDER SALTED ON THE TABLE, AND OVER SALTED ON THE BACK.
If there is not enough salt in the food, you can add it (salt is always on the table), but if there is too much, nothing can be done (in the days of serfdom, cooks could be subjected to physical punishment for over-salting).
It is said jokingly when some dish lacks salt or has too much salt.
THERE IS NO BAD WITHOUT GOOD.
Something useful can be learned from every trouble.
It is said when something good and useful was the result of a misfortune or trouble that is already behind us, has already ended.
THE PROMISED WILL BE WAITING FOR THREE YEARS.
They say it jokingly when they do not believe that someone will soon fulfill their promises, when the fulfillment of what is promised is delayed indefinitely.
BURNED ON MILK, BLOWING ON WATER.
Anyone who has once made a mistake becomes overly cautious.
It speaks of someone's excessive caution or caution caused by past experience.
THE GAME IS NOT WORTH THE CANDLE.
The matter is not worth the money and effort spent on it.
It is said when time, effort or money is wasted on a matter that does not deserve attention.
THERE IS SAFETY IN NUMBERS.
Alone, it is difficult for one person to achieve anything, to cope with a lot of work.
It is said as an excuse for someone’s powerlessness, inability to cope with a big task, or as a reproach for the inability to act in a team, together.
ONE FOR ALL AND ALL FOR ONE
Everyone supports each other, everyone helps each other.
It talks about a sense of collectivism, mutual assistance, mutual assistance.
THEY DO NOT SEEK GOOD FROM GOOD.
They say when they see no point in changing the existing situation to another, unknown one.
RINGED - (YES) AND OUT OF THE BELL TOWER.
It speaks of an indifferent attitude towards the results of work, when, having finished a task, they no longer return to it, stop thinking about it, and worrying about it.
HUNTING IS BIGGER THAN BONDAGE.
It is said when one voluntarily and willingly takes on something complex and difficult that another would not undertake or would do only out of obligation.
PAN OR MISSING or EITHER PAN OR MISSING.
Come what may (if a business involving risk succeeds, then the person will be the master of the situation; if it fails, then everything will collapse and be lost).
It is said with the intention of taking a risk, when fate is being decided in a difficult or dangerous matter: either great success or complete failure.
A PAIR OF BONES DOESN'T BREAK.
It is said when it is very hot or someone is dressed too warmly, but does not experience discomfort or unpleasant sensations from this.
THE FIRST PANCAKE IS LOMIC.
It is said to justify the unsuccessful start of a new business.
WHILE THERE IS LIFE THERE IS HOPE.
In the last moments you will not be able to do what you had allotted enough time for earlier.
It is said when someone tries to use the very last moment before doing something (most often before exams).
THERE WILL BE FLOUR.
Everything will pass, everything will get better, all troubles will be forgotten.
It is said to console and calm someone who is excited or upset by current events or difficult circumstances.
BY CLOTHING (by dress) THEY MEET,
ACCORDING TO THE MIND.
When meeting a stranger, the first thing that catches your eye is his appearance and clothes, and after meeting him, they pay tribute to his intelligence and knowledge.
It is said when the first impression of meeting a person does not coincide with the subsequent assessment of his merits.
THE SWORD DOES NOT CUT THE GUILTY HEAD(s).
Usually they do not punish someone who admits to a wrongdoing, to their mistake, who does not hide their guilt and repents.
They say when they forgive a guilty person, hearing his confession and repentance, and the guilty person himself also speaks, admitting his guilt and hoping for forgiveness.
WAIT AND SEE.
They say it when they do not want or do not have sufficient grounds to express their opinion on something that is not entirely clear at the moment and will become obvious only in the future.
ATTEMPT IS NOT TORTURE.
They say when they think that it is worth trying to do something, to undertake it, even if there is no complete confidence in success.
AFTER A FIGHT THEY DO NOT WAVE THEIR FISTS,
After something has happened, done, there is no point in acting, being indignant, or taking any measures.
It is said when someone belatedly tries to change what has been done, when nothing can be changed.
IF YOU HURRY, YOU WILL MAKE PEOPLE LAUGH.
It is said as advice to act slowly, think everything over in advance, so as not to make mistakes, blunders and not cause ridicule.
THE TRUTH DOES NOT BURN IN FIRE AND DOES NOT DRINK IN WATER.
The truth, the truth cannot be hidden, it will be revealed, no matter how it is distorted.
They say that when faced with injustice or lies, they believe that truth and justice will prevail.
THE TRUTH IS MY EYES STINGING.
It is unpleasant to listen to the truth if it concerns the negative aspects of your character or behavior.
They say when someone tries to object, disagreeing with critical but fair remarks addressed to them.
TRUTH IS GOOD, BUT HAPPINESS IS BETTER.
It is said to justify someone’s behavior when they believe that their own well-being is more valuable than the truth.
TROUBLE HAS COME, OPEN THE GATE.
If a misfortune happens, then after it, expect another nuisance, misfortune.
It is said when misfortunes follow one another.
THE SCARED CROW IS AFRAID OF THE BUSH.
Anyone who has been frightened by something, has experienced fear, misfortune, great difficulties, begins to fear even that which does not contain any danger.
It is said when someone shows excessive caution, anxiety, although there is no sufficient reason for this.
THEY LET THE GOAT INTO THE GARDEN.
They allowed someone to go where it was especially beneficial for him to be, where he himself aspired for selfish purposes.
It is said with condemnation when it turns out that through imprudence they allowed or sent a person to a place where he will think only about personal gain.
I WOULD BE HAPPY TO GO TO HEAVEN, BUT SINS ARE NOT ALLOWED.
I would like to do something, but there is no way.
It is said when, if you want to do something, you have to give it up against your own will.
RISK IS A NOBLE CAUSE.
It is said (often jokingly) to justify the intention to take on a risky business.
BIRDS OF A FEATHER FLOCK TOGETHER.
People with similar characters or interests quickly become close and understand each other well.
It is said jokingly (often disapprovingly) when similar character traits or the same interest in something becomes the reason for quick acquaintance and mutual understanding.
OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF MIND.
The saying repeats two words with a similar meaning - down and out. The meaning of the expression: disappeared from the eyes - and disappeared from the heart.
It is said when one easily forgets those with whom one has parted.
WHO YOU HAVE WITH, WILL GET FROM.
From a person with whom you often communicate, become friends, you involuntarily adopt his views, habits, and begin to imitate him.
They say when someone notices similarities in behavior, speech, actions with the person with whom he communicates, lives or is friends.
FROM THE WORLD BY A THREAD - A NAKED SHIRT.
If you take a little from each, then together you get something significant, enough for one person.
It is said that when together, everyone helps someone in something that is beyond the means or strength of one person, and the joint help is tangible.
FROM A BLACK SHEEP AT LEAST A CLOCK OF WOOL.
They take at least what they can take, if they can’t get more.
They speak with disrespect about someone from whom they do not expect to receive anything worthy.
OFF ANOTHER HORSE AMONG THE DIRT
It is said when they immediately offer to vacate someone else’s occupied place for the one to whom it rightfully belongs.
SHOEMAKER WITHOUT SHOES
It is said when someone does not have what they should have due to their occupation.
THE WORLD IS NOT WITHOUT GOOD PEOPLE.
It is said that when a person is not left in trouble, they help him if he needs help, support, when they believe that the person is not alone and will be helped in difficult times.
THE LIGHT IS NOT A WEDGE.
Life doesn’t end there, there will be something else, no worse than what they now regret.
It is said when they want to console a person, to reassure him that what he now regrets is not the only thing.
They say when they want to emphasize that what is being said now is not significant and exceptional, there are matters and circumstances that are more important.
OUR PEOPLE - WE CAN BE COUNTED.
Close people will always be able to pay each other back and will not remain in debt to each other.
They say when they are sure that in the future they will be able to reach an agreement, to return a favor for a favor.
YOU CAN'T PULL YOUR BURDEN.
What they carry for themselves does not seem heavy or tiring.
It is said when they do a difficult task, but it does not seem difficult, since it is done for oneself.
A HOLY PLACE IS NEVER EMPTY.
There will always be someone who will take the vacant seat.
It is said with confidence that the vacated place will not remain free, there will always be those who want to take it.
SEVEN DO NOT WAIT FOR ONE.
They say when they start something without someone who is late, or with a reproach to someone who makes many people wait for themselves.
SEVEN TROUBLES - ONE ANSWER.
Let's risk it again, if we have to answer - for everything at once, at the same time.
It is said in the determination to do something else illegal, risky, dangerous, in addition to what has already been done.
TRY ON (measure) SEVEN TIMES, CUT ONCE.
Before you do anything serious, think it over carefully and consider everything.
It is said as advice to be careful before starting any business.
THE HEART IS NOT A STONE.
It is said that when they show weakness, pity towards someone, they give in to someone’s requests.
THE HEART GIVES NEWS TO THE HEART.
A person, as it were, conveys his thoughts and feelings to another, close person, while being away from him.
It is said when close people think about each other at the same time.
LAWLESS HEART.
You cannot order yourself to love or stop loving someone.
They say when they admit that a person has no control over himself in love or dislike for someone.
NO SOONER SAID THAN DONE.
It is said that when someone’s decision or intention is immediately fulfilled, when the word does not diverge from the deed.
MEGILLAH.
Endless repetition of the same thing from the very beginning, returning to the same thing.
It is said when something repeated many times gets boring, irritates with its monotony and does not lead to any solution or result.
GOOD RIDDANCE.
Initially: a wish for a safe journey, so that the road for the departing person is level and smooth, like a tablecloth laid on a table.
Now this is a rudely expressed desire to get out, which is said to someone who is about to leave and who is not restrained, but, on the contrary, they are glad that they are leaving and do not regret it at all.
NO MATTER A ROPE TURNS, THERE WILL BE AN END.
Evil behavior, lawlessness, etc., no matter how long it continues, will be stopped.
It is said with confidence that bad deeds and actions will come to an end.
SO MANY HEADS, SO MANY (AND) MINDS.
Each person judges differently.
It is said when different people express different opinions on the same issue.
LONG TIME NO SEE.
A joyful exclamation at an unexpected meeting with someone whom you have not seen for a long time.
SOON THE TALE WILL BE TOLD, YES (a) NOT SOON THE THING WILL BE DONE.
It is said in response when someone is in a hurry to do some work, and the one who does it believes that he is doing everything in his power and it cannot be done faster.
TEARS OF SORROW WILL NOT HELP.
It is said as a consolation to someone who has experienced grief or misfortune.
THE WORD IS NOT A SPARROW, IT FLIES OUT AND YOU WILL NOT CAPTURE IT.
You can’t take back spoken words.
It is said as a warning against thoughtless statements, as well as when one regrets what was said.
THE WORD IS SILVER, SILENCE IS GOLD.
It’s better to remain silent than to say something and then regret what you said; It is better to remain silent than to speak thoughtlessly.
It is said as advice to carefully consider each of your statements.
THE EARTH IS FULL OF RUMOR (rumours).
News, rumors about someone or something spread everywhere; everyone knows about it.
They say it when they don’t want to answer a specific question about how or from whom they learned something, and instead of a definite answer they refer to supposedly spread rumors.
YOU HEARD A RING, BUT YOU DON’T KNOW (don’t know) WHERE IT IS.
It is said about a person who himself does not know enough or hearsay what he is talking about.
CHEEK BRINGS SUCCESS.
In any business, brave, determined people win,
It is said to encourage a person who is afraid of something.
WHEN THEY REMOVE THE HEAD, THEY DO NOT CRY ON THE HAIR,
Having lost something big and important, there is no point in regretting the little things.
It is said when it is too late and useless to regret something lost.
MAY YOU LIVE HAPPILY EVER AFTER.
Wishing the newlyweds to live in peace, harmony, and love each other.
It is said as a wish for happiness to young spouses.
THE NIGHTINGALE IS NOT FEEDED WITH FABLES.
Talking cannot feed someone who is hungry; he must be offered food.
The owners of the house say this when they stop the conversation and invite a guest to the table.
AN OLD BIRD IS NOT CAUGHT WITH CHAFF.
An experienced, knowledgeable person cannot be deceived; he will unravel the deception.
It is spoken with satisfaction and praise about a person who, thanks to his experience, will be able to unravel cunning or deception.
OLD AGE IS NOT A JOY.
It is said with regret (and sometimes jokingly) when one remembers one’s age, illness, or weakness. Often used jokingly by young people.
AN OLD FRIEND IS BETTER THAN TWO NEW ONES.
It is said when talking about an old friend, about his loyalty and devotion.
AN OLD HORSE WILL NOT SPOIL THE FURROWS (does not spoil).
An old man, thanks to his experience, will do well what he undertakes and will not spoil anything.
It is said that when an old, but experienced, knowledgeable person gets down to business along with young people.
IT WILL BE ENDURED, IT WILL BE ENDURED.
You will eventually get used to what you don’t like and eventually come to love it.
It is said as a consolation to those who are forced to act against their wishes, and with the confidence that you can get used to and love everything (a new place, a job, etc.). In the old days, it was most often said about the relationship between a husband and wife if one of them entered into a loveless marriage.
THE FULL ONE DOES NOT KNOW THE HUNGRY.
A well-fed person is not able to understand the feelings and sensations of a hungry person.
It refers to someone who does not understand the needs, inconveniences or desires of another.
LET'S SIT AROUND AND TALK CAREFULLY.
It is spoken as a friendly invitation to a long and frank conversation.
IT'S GOOD WHERE WE ARE NOT.
It is said in response to the assumption made that it is better in another place, where they have not been, than here, or when they do not want to answer the question whether it is good where the person asking has not been.
PATIENCE AND A LITTLE EFFORT.
Patience and perseverance in work will overcome all obstacles.
It is said to cheer up a person who has a difficult job ahead; they say when they believe that everything bad will pass and be forgotten.
BE PATIENT, COSSACK, YOU WILL BE A ATAMAN.
Endure difficulties patiently and you will achieve a lot in life and take a high position.
It is said jokingly to cheer up someone who is complaining about difficulties, a difficult situation, pain, etc.
If you do everything without fuss, without haste, you will soon achieve the desired results.
It is said jokingly to justify apparent slowness or as advice to work without haste or fuss if you want to do a job well.
WHO HAS WHAT HURTS, TALKS ABOUT THAT.
It is said when someone often mentions something that worries him greatly, worries him, and constantly returns to the same topic in conversation.
TOO MANY COOKS SPOIL THE BROTH.
A business suffers when several people are responsible for it at once.
It is said when several people responsible for a business rely on each other and therefore treat their duties in bad faith.
FEAR HAS BIG EYES.
In a state of fear, the danger is exaggerated or they see it where it does not exist.
It is said when in reality the danger is not so great.
A BARGAIN IS A BARGAIN.
If you agree on something, then you must honestly fulfill your obligations (because honesty and an honest name are more valuable than money).
They say it as a reminder of the obligatory fulfillment of what was agreed upon.
WE ROLLED SIVKA ON STEEP SLIDES.
Hard life, work, years, misfortunes, etc. tired, deprived of strength, made weak, sick.
It speaks of a person who once had strength, health or high position and now, over the years, has lost all of this.
THE SNAIL IS GOING, SOMEDAY WILL BE.
It is not known how long, how long you will have to wait for something to be done.
They say when they do not hope for the speedy completion of something that someone promised or was going to do.
A MIND IS GOOD, BUT TWO IS BETTER.
It is said when, when solving a problem, they turn to someone for advice and solve the matter together.
A DROWNING MAN GRABS AT A STRAW.
It is said when a person, being in a hopeless situation, turns to an obviously unreliable means for help.
THE MORNING IS WISER THAN THE EVENING.
In the morning you will decide better.
They say when a decision on something is put off until tomorrow morning (because they hope that something can change overnight, in the morning everything will look different, and a rested person will make a better decision than the night before, when he was tired and could make a mistake) .
TO TEACH A SCIENTIST IS ONLY TO SPOIL.
Someone who has already learned something, who is experienced, does not need to be retrained.
It is said as a warning against unnecessary advice, or the person himself speaks about himself when he does not want to accept other people's advice.
LEARNING IS LIGHT AND IGNORANCE IS DARKNESS.
This proverb contrasts light and darkness (darkness). Light represents education, knowledge gained through learning, and darkness represents ignorance, cultural backwardness.
They say it (usually jokingly) as an instruction when they want to emphasize the importance of education, the benefits of knowledge, usually advising them to study.
EAT BREAD AND SALT, BUT CUT THE TRUTH.
To cut the truth is to say directly, openly what you think.
It is said as advice to boldly tell the truth, no matter what your relationship is with the person to whom you must tell it.
A LITTLE LITTLE GOOD or A LITTLE GOOD.
What is pleasant, good, should be used in small quantities.
It is said when they think that enough is enough, something is enough, or it’s time to stop doing something.
HORSERASH RADISH IS NOT SWEET.
One is not better than the other, both are the same.
They say that when someone wants to replace one thing with another, nothing is better.
A BAD PEACE IS BETTER THAN A GOOD QUARLE.
They say when they think that it is better not to bring a tense relationship to an open quarrel.
THE GOOD (bad) GRASS FROM THE FIELD OF OUT or THE THIN (bad) GRASS FROM THE FIELD OF OUT.
You should get rid of harmful and unnecessary things.
It is said in the determination to get rid of someone who is considered harmful or useless for the team, society.
DO NOT COUNT YOUR CHICKENS BEFORE THEY ARE HATCHED.
You have to judge anything by the end results.
It is said when someone prematurely expresses joy at possible success, although the final results are still far away and a lot can change.
IT DOESN'T GET EASIER FROM TIME TO TIME.
With each new news and message it becomes more alarming and worse.
It is said with annoyance at the news of a new, not the first, trouble or new difficulties.
THE RICH YOU ARE, THE HAPPY YOU ARE.
They say when they ask to treat with leniency what they have and what they cordially share with others.
WHATEVER A CHILD ENJOYS, AS long as it doesn't CRY.
Let him do what he wants, if he likes it and at the same time does not bother anyone, does not distract anyone or irritate anyone.
It is said when one treats condescendingly someone’s unworthy and useless activities, frivolous behavior and actions.
YOU NEVER KNOW.
Anything can happen, anything can happen, anything is possible in life.
It is said when they assume the possibility of something unexpected, unlikely (both bad and good), although they are not sure about it.
WHICH HAVE NOT BE AVOIDED.
What has to happen cannot be avoided.
It is said with confidence that everything will happen regardless of how a person acts, that his behavior will not change anything.
WHAT'S IN THE FOREHEAD, WHAT'S ON THE FOREHEAD.
There is no difference, all the same, the same thing.
They say when they don’t see the difference in something and when something externally different turns out to be essentially the same.
WHAT IS IN THE OVEN IS ALL ON THE TABLE SWORDS.
Put everything that is edible in the house on the table.
The hospitable host says, turning to the hostess of the house and offering to treat the guests to everything that is prepared in the house (cooked, baked, etc.).
WHAT IS WRITTEN WITH A PEN CAN NOT BE CUT OUT WITH AN AX.
Once what has been written has become known, it cannot be changed or corrected.
They say when they attach great importance to a document, to what is written.
WHAT SOW THIS IS WHAT YOU REAP.
How you act, how you behave, such will be the consequences of your behavior.
It is said when someone’s failures, troubles, and misfortunes are the result of one’s own behavior.
WHAT FALLED FROM THE WAGON (from the cart),THAT (I) IS MISSING.
What is lost, lost, cannot be returned.
It is usually said with regret about what has been irretrievably lost, about what has been lost and what cannot be returned.
ANOTHER SOUL - DARKNESS.
You won’t know what’s in a person’s soul, what he’s thinking about, what he’s like.
It is said when it is difficult to understand the true essence of a person, his mood, behavior, intentions.
I WILL CATCH ANOTHER TROUBLE WITH MY HANDS, BUT I WILL NOT APPLY IT TO MY OWN MIND.
Other people's difficulties and troubles seem frivolous and easily removable, while our own seem serious and insoluble.
It is said when someone considers someone else's troubles to be easy and gives advice on how to overcome them, or advises them not to pay attention to them.
MURDER WILL OUT.
It is said when someone tries to hide something that seva itself reveals (an act, deed, feeling, etc.).
SHA AND PORridge IS OUR FOOD.
It is said jokingly when these two dishes are eaten or served.
IT'S (STILL) A FORKIT'S WRITTEN ON THE WATER.
It remains to be seen how it will be; there is no certainty about what they are talking about (just like there are no marks on the water if you write on it with a pitchfork).
They say it when they doubt whether what is said is true or whether what they assume will come true.
THESE ARE STILL FLOWERSAND THE BERRIES (BE) AHEAD.
This is only the beginning of difficulties, then it will be even worse, more difficult.
They say when they know or assume that the troubles or complications that have begun are mild compared to what you expect in the future.
THIS NUMBER WILL NOT PASS.
It won't work like that, it won't work.
They say when they express a strong protest against something that someone wants to undertake or do.
APPLE (apple) FROM APPLE TREEDOESN'T FALL FAR.
Children are usually similar to their parents in many ways.
It is said with condemnation when children have the same behavioral flaws as their parents.
TONGUE WITHOUT BONES.
You can say anything you wantwithout hesitation, correspondsis it real or not.
It is said when rumors and conversations are not given importance.
THE LANGUAGE WILL BRING YOU TO Kyiv.
Questioning will help you find what you need.
It is said when you don’t know the address, when you don’t know how to get there or find someone, but you are sure that this can be done by asking people you meet.
MY TONGUE IS MY ENEMY.
Excessive talkativeness and lack of restraint in expression harm a person.
They say when they admit that they harm themselves with careless statements, the habit of saying unnecessary things without thinking,
TEACH YOUR GRANDMOTHER TO SUCK EGGS.
It is usually said with disdain for the advice of someone who is considered younger and more inexperienced than oneself.
