Sayings in English about love. Study of the concept of "love" in English proverbs and sayings

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Take us as you find us.

Accept us as we are.

Love us black, and everyone will love us white.

Tarred with the same brush.

Painted with the same brush.

They are smeared with the same world. Made from the same dough. Hewn from the same block.

Tastes differ.

There is no dispute about tastes. Every man to his own taste.

Tell that to the marines.

Tell that to the Marines.

Tell this to your grandmother.

That cock won't fight.

This rooster won't fight.

This number won't work.

That’s a horse of another color.

This is a horse of a different color.

This is a completely different matter. Now this is from another opera.

That's where the shoe pinches!

This is where the shoe pinches.

That's where the dog is buried.

The beggar may sing before the thief.

A beggar can sing in the face of a thief.

A naked man is not afraid of robbery. A naked man is not afraid of robbery. He who has nothing fears nothing.

The best fish smell when they are three days old.

In three days, the best fish will begin to smell. Meaning: one should not abuse hospitality.

Dear guest, that he is not staying for long.

The best fish swim near the bottom.

The best fish walks on the bottom. Meaning: What is good and valuable does not come easy.

Good doesn't come cheap.

The best is oftentimes the enemy of the good.

The best is often the enemy of the good.

They do not seek good from good. There is no cure for health problems.

The camel going to seek horns lost his ears.

The camel, who was about to find horns for himself, lost his own ears.

If you chase someone else’s, you will lose yours. Looking for someone else's, I lost my own.

The cat would eat fish and would not wet her paws.

The cat would like to eat fish, but is afraid to get its paws wet.

And I want it, and it injects me. I want to swallow it, but I’m too lazy to chew it.

The chain is no stronger than its weakest link.

A chain is no stronger than its weakest link.

Where it's thin, that's where it breaks.

The cobbler should stick to his last.

The shoemaker should hold on to his last.

Don't mind your own business. The trouble is if the shoemaker starts baking pies, and the blacksmith starts making boots.

The cobbler's wife is the worst shod.

The shoemaker's wife has the worst shoes of all.

The shoemaker goes without boots.

The darkest place is under the candlestick.

The darkest place is under the candle.

Smart, smart, but he doesn’t see what’s under his nose. They were looking for a mosquito seven miles away, but the mosquito was on their nose.

The devil is not so black as he is painted.

The devil is not as scary as he is painted.

The devil knows many things because he is old.

The devil knows a lot because he is old.

The old wolf knows a lot.

The devil lurks behind the cross.

Satan is hiding behind the crucifix.

There are devils around saints. The priest teaches people, but he himself sins.

The devil rebooking sin.

The devil who condemns sin.

Whose cow would moo, and yours would be silent.

The dogs bark, but the caravan goes on.

The dogs bark, but the caravan moves on.

The dog barks - the wind blows. The dog barks at the elephant.

The Dutch have taken Holland!

The Dutch have conquered Holland!

America was discovered!

The early bird catches the worm.

The early bird catches the worm.

Whichever bird woke up first, found the food sooner. The early bird cleans the sock, and the late bird cleans the eyes. Good luck awaits those who get up early. Who gets up early, God gives him. He who gets up late does not have enough bread.

The end crowns the work.

End crowns the work.

The end is the crown of the matter.

The end justifies the means.

End justifies the means.

The exception proves the rule.

Exception proves the rule.

The face is the index of the mind.

Eyes are the mirror of the soul.

The falling out of lovers is the renewing of love.

The dear ones scold, they only amuse themselves.

The fat is in the fire.

The fat is already on fire.

You can't undo what's done. I caught myself when I rolled off.

The first blow is half the battle.

The first blow is half the battle.

An initiative is worth more than money. Down and Out trouble started. A good start - half the battle is pumped out.

The furthest way about is the nearest way home.

The longest detour is the closest way home.

The game is not worth the candle.

It is not worth it. The game is not worth the candle.

The heart that once truly loves never forgets.

A heart that once truly loves never forgets.

Old love never rusts.

The last drop makes the cup run over.

The last straw breaks the camel's back.

The last straw breaks the camel's back.

The last drop fills the cup.

The leopard cannot change its spots.

A leopard cannot change its color.

The wolf molts every year, but everything is gray. No matter how much you feed the wolf, he keeps looking into the forest. Leopard change his spots.

The longest day has an end.

No matter how long the day is, it has an end. Wed. No matter how much you twist the rope, there will be an end.

What had a beginning will also have an end.

The mill cannot grind with the water that is past.

The mill cannot grind on flowing water.

What happened has passed away. What has passed cannot be undone.

The moon does not heed the barking of dogs.

Luna doesn't pay attention to the barking dogs.

The dog barks, the wind blows. The dog barked all night for a month, but the month didn’t know it. The dog is free to bark at the sky.

The more haste, the less speed.

The greater the rush, the slower the speed.

The more the merrier.

The more the merrier.

In crowded but not mad.

The morning sun never lasts a day.

There is never morning sun all day long.

Nothing is eternal under the Moon.

The mountain has brought forth a mouse.

The mountain gave birth to a mouse.

The mountain was in labor, but a mouse gave birth. There is a lot of noise about trifles.

The nearer the bone, the sweeter the flesh.

Closer to the bone, the meat is sweeter.

Leftovers are sweet.

The pitcher goes often to the well but is broken at last.

The jug got into the habit of walking on water, and then he broke his head.

The pot calls the kettle black.

The pot calls the pot black.

The pot laughs over the cauldron, and both are black. Don't laugh, peas are no better than beans. Don't laugh, kvass is no better than us. Whose cow would moo, and yours would be silent.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

To know what a pudding is like, you have to taste it.

Dinner is known by the food, and intelligence by listening.

The receiver is as bad as the thief.

A buyer of stolen goods is the same as a thief.

Indulging a thief is the same as stealing. What to steal yourself, what to hold a stepladder for a thief.

The remedy is worse than the disease.

The cure is worse than the disease. Medicine does not heal, but cripples.

The rotten apple injures its neighbors.

A rotten apple spoils the neighbors.

One spoiled apple causes the whole cart to rot. Rotten apple injures its neighbors.

The scalded dog fears cold water.

The scalded dog is afraid of cold water.

If you burn yourself on milk, you will blow on water.

The tailor makes the man.

A man is created by a tailor.

Tailor makes the man. Dress up a stump, and the stump will be good.

The voice of one man is the voice of no one.

There is safety in numbers. One goose will not trample the field.

The wind cannot be caught in a net.

You can't catch the wind with a net.

You can't catch the wind in your mitten. You can't keep up with the wind in the field. You can't catch the sun with a bag.

The work shows the workman.

You can see the master from the work.

There are leaves to every wine.

Every wine has sediment.

And there are spots in the sun.

There are more ways to the wood than one.

There is more than one road leading into the forest.

The light is not a wedge.

There is a place for everything, and everything in its place.

Everything has its place and everything is in its place.

Everything has its place.

There is more than one way to kill a cat.

There is more than one way to kill a cat.

The light is not a wedge.

There is no fire without smoke.

There is no fire without smoke.

Every medal has two sides.

There is no rose without a thorn.

There is no rose without thorns.

There is no rule without an exception.

There is no rule without exception.

There is no smoke without fire.

There is no smoke without fire. Without wind, the reeds do not sway. Without a cloud there is no rain.

There is by place like home.

Your home is the best place.

Being a guest is good, but being at home is better. Even if you're swimming up to your ears, you'll still be at home.

There’s a lot of slip ‘tween the cup and the lip.

A lot can happen in the time it takes to raise the cup to your lips.

Grandma said this in two. Don't think ahead.

There's no use crying over spilled milk.

There is no use in shedding tears over spilled milk.

Tears of sorrow will not help.

They are hand and glove.

They are inseparable, like a hand and a glove.

The devil himself tied them with a string. You can't spill them with water.

They must hunger in winter that will not work in summer.

Those who do not want to work in the summer will starve in the winter.

Laziness leads to poverty. He who is lazy with his plow will have a bad year all year.

Things past cannot be remembered.

You can't undo the past. What has been lived, what has been spilled, cannot be turned back.

Think today and speak tomorrow.

Think today and say tomorrow.

Think first, and then tell us.

Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.

People living in a glass house should not throw stones.

Don’t point your finger at someone else’s yard, or they’ll point at yours with a pitchfork. Don't judge others, look at yourself.

Time cures all things.

Time heals everything.

Time is the best healer. Time will pass and the tears will be wiped away.

Time is money. Time gives money, but money can’t buy time. The century is long, but the hour is expensive. It's time and time is more valuable than gold.

Time is the great healer.

Time is a great healer.

Time is the best healer.

To beat about the bush.

Walk around the bush. Meaning: to stand on ceremony, to create antimonies.

To beat around the bush. Speak indirectly.

To cut one's throat with a feather.

Cut someone's throat with a feather.

Drown in a spoon of water.

To have a finger in the pie.

Have your finger in the pie.

Stigma in fluff.

To make the air blue.

Swear at all costs.

To measure another man's foot by one's own last.

Trying someone else's foot on your own last.

Measure to your own yardstick.

Tomorrow comes never.

“Tomorrow” never comes.

Don't feed it breakfast, make it today. Tomorrow has no end. You won't be satisfied with breakfast.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Too many cooks spoil the stew.

Seven nannies, a child without an eye.

Too much knowledge makes the head bald.

Excessive knowledge makes your head go bald.

If you know a lot, you will soon grow old.

Too much of a good thing is good for nothing.

Too much of a good thing is no good.

A little bit of good stuff. If you take a closer look at the cute one, you’ll feel sicker than the hateful one.

Too much water drowned the miller

The miller drowned in excess water.

A little bit of good stuff. Everything is good in moderation.

True blue will never stain.

True blue color can never be tarnished. Meaning: nobility always remains nobility.

Roadside dust does not smoke the sky.

True coral needs no painter's brush.

Real coral does not need an artist's brush.

Good wine needs no ivy bush.

Truth comes out of the mouths of babes and sucklings.

The truth speaks through the mouth of a baby. Stupid and small people always tell the truth.

Truth lies at the bottom of a well.

The truth lies at the bottom of the well.

Look for the wind in the field, and the truth at the bottom of the sea.

Two blacks do not make a white.

Repaying evil for evil does not do good.

You can't correct evil with evil.

Two heads are better than one.

Two heads are better than one.

One head it's good, but two better. A mind is good, but two are better.

Two is company, but three is none.

Where there are two, there is a third one.

Then add fuel to the fire.

Add fuel to the fire.

Add fuel to the fire. Fill the fire with oil - just add fire.

That angle with a silver hook.

Meaning: act by bribery.

Fish with a silver hook. A golden hammer will forge iron gates. Money opens all doors.

Then be born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth.

To be born with a silver spoon in your mouth.

To be born wearing a shirt.

That be in one’s birthday suit.

Be in the suit you were born in.

Dressed as Adam. In the buff.

That will be up to the ears in love.

To be head over heels in love.

That be wise behind the hand.

Strong in hindsight.

Then beat the air.

Thrash the air.

Pound water in a mortar. Pour from empty to empty. Talk into the wind. Throw peas against the wall.

Then bring grist to somebody’s mill.

To carry grain to someone's mill.

To be grist for someone's mill.

Then build a fire under oneself.

Light a fire under you.

Dig a hole for yourself. Trim the branch you are sitting on.

Then buy a pig in a poke.

Buy a pig in a bag.

Buy a pig in a poke.

Then call a spade a spade.

Call a shovel a shovel.

Call a spade a spade.

Then call off the dogs.

Call back the dogs. Meaning: change the unpleasant topic of conversation.

Change the record. Turn the record over.

Then carry coals to Newcastle.

Transport coal to Newcastle.

Travel to Tula with your own samovar. Carry firewood to the forest.

That cast prudence to the winds.

Throw away all prudence.

Go all out.

Then come away none the wiser.

Leave without knowing anything.

Leave unsalted.

That comes off cheap.

Get off cheap.

That comes off with a whole skin.

Come out with your skin intact.

Get off your feet.

That came out dry.

Come out dry from water.

That comes out with clean hands.

Leave with clean hands.

Get out without getting your hands dirty.

Then cook a hare before catching him.

Roast the hare before he is caught.

Then cry with one eye and laugh with the other.

Cry with one eye and laugh with the other.

Say one thing and think another. She cries with her eyes, but laughs with her heart. He speaks to the right, but looks to the left.

That's draw in one's horns.

Retract the horns.

Beat a retreat. Back down.

Then draw water in a sieve.

Scoop out water with a sieve.

Flog a dead horse.

Then drop a bucket into an empty well.

Throwing a bucket into an empty well.

Flog a dead horse. Pound water in a mortar.

Then eat the calf in the cow’s belly.

There is a calf that has not yet been born.

Share the skin of an unkilled bear.

That err is human.

Humans tend to make mistakes.

There is no fire without smoke, there is no man without mistakes.

That fiddle while Rome is burning.

Play the violin while Rome burns.

Feast during the plague.

Then fight with one’s own shadow.

Fight your own shadow. .

Fight windmills.

Then find a mare’s nest.

Find the mare's nest.

Point your finger at the sky.

It fits like a glove.

Fit like a glove.

Just like Senka’s hat.

Then flog a dead horse.

Whipping a dead horse.

Shearing a naked sheep. Treat the dead.

That gets out of bed on the wrong side.

Get out of bed on the wrong side.

Stand on your left foot.

Then give a lark to catch a kite.

Give up the lark to catch the kite.

Exchange the cuckoo for a hawk.

That is rats in the attic.

Have rats in the attic.

There are not enough screws. Not everyone is at home.

Then hit the nail on the head.

Tap the nail on the head.

Get to the point. Hit it not in the eyebrow, but in the eye.

Then kick against the pricks.

Kicking thorns. Meaning: resist to your own detriment.

Get into trouble.

Then kill two birds with one stone.

Kill two birds with one stone.

Kill two birds with one stone.

That know on which side one’s bread is buttered.

Know which side your bread is buttered on.

Know what's what. Know the taste in radish. Know which direction the wind is blowing.

That's know what's what.

Know what and how. Know what's what.

That lay by for a rainy day.

Save for a rainy day.

Set aside for a rainy day.

That's live from hand to mouth.

Live by the principle of hand and mouth.

Live from fist to mouth. Live from hand to mouth. Barely making ends meet.

Then lock the stable-door after the horse is stolen.

Locking the stable door after the horse has already been stolen.

After a fight they don’t wave their fists. After the fire and for water.

Then look for a needle in a haystack.

Looking for a needle in a haystack.

That love somebody as the devil loves holy water.

Love it like the devil loves holy water.

To love like a dog loves a stick.

Then make a mountain out of a molehill.

Making a mountain out of a mole hill.

To make mountains out of molehills. Making a camel out of a flea.

Then make both ends meet.

Make ends meet.

Then make the cup run over.

Fill the bowl over the top.

Pull the string. Go too far.

Then measure other people's corn by one's own bushel.

Measuring someone else's grain with your own bushel.

Measure to your own yardstick.

Then pay one back in one’s own coin.

Pay someone with their own coin.

Then plow the sand.

Plow sand.

Pound water in a mortar.

Then pour water into a sieve.

Pour water into the sieve.

Throw peas against the wall. Pound water in a mortar. Carry water in a sieve.

Then pull the chestnuts out of the fire for somebody.

Pulling chestnuts out of the fire.

To rake in the heat with someone else's hands.

Then pull the devil by the tail.

Pulling the devil by the tail. Meaning: to be in straitened circumstances, in a difficult situation.

Fight like a fish on ice.

Then put the cart before the horse.

Place the cart in front of the horse. Meaning: to do things topsy-turvy.

Starting at the wrong end. Place the collar on the tail. Start building a house from the roof. Plant the tree with its roots facing up.

Then put a spoke in somebody's wheel.

Put a spoke in wheel.

Then put off till Doomsday.

Postpone until Judgment Day.

Postpone until the second coming.

Then rob one's belly to cover one's back.

Rob your belly to cover your back.

Trishkin caftan.

Then roll in money.

Roll around in money.

Swimming in money. Chickens don't eat money.

Then run with the hare and hunt with the hounds.

Running away with the hare and at the same time chasing him with the hounds.

Both ours and yours - we will all dance. Dance at two weddings.

Then save one's bacon.

Save your skin. Get off your feet.

Then send owls to Athens.

Send owls to Athens.

Carrying firewood to the forest. Add more water to the sea. Travel to Tula with your own samovar.

Then set the wolf to keep the sheep.

Put a wolf to guard the sheep.

Let the goat into the garden. A wolf is not a shepherd, a pig is not a gardener. It's bad for the sheep, where the wolf is among the shepherds.

Then stick to somebody like a leech.

Stick to someone like a leech.

Stick like a bur.

That strain at a gnat and swallow a camel.

Strain out a mosquito and swallow a camel. Meaning: when not paying attention to the important, pay attention to insignificant things.

You can't see the forest for the trees.

Then take counsel of one’s pillow.

Consult your pillow.

The morning is wiser than the evening.

Then take the bull by the horns.

Take the bull by the horns.

Then teach the dog to bark.

Teaching a dog to bark.

To teach a scientist is only to spoil him. They don't teach fish to swim. Don't teach a pike to swim, the pike knows its science.

That tells tales out of school.

Talking outside the school walls.

Wash dirty linen in public.

Then throw a stone in one’s own garden.

Throw a stone into your own garden.

Put yourself in harm's way.

That throw dust in somebody's eyes.

Throw dust in someone's eyes. Rub glasses.

Then throw straws against the wind.

Throw straw against the wind.

Disperse the fog with a fan.

Then treat somebody with a dose of his own medicine.

Give someone a portion of their own medicine. Meaning: to beat someone with his own weapon.

He who lifts the sword will die from the sword.

Then use a steam-hammer to crack nuts.

Use a steam hammer to crack the nuts.

Shoot sparrows from cannons.

Then wash one’s dirty linen in public.

Wash your dirty laundry in public.