RUSSIAN SAYINGS AND THEIR MEANING The first pancake is lumpy. Initially, the saying sounded like this: “The first pancake is to the bears, the second pancake is to acquaintances, the third pancake is to distant relatives, and the fourth pancake is to me.” Why do bears get the first pancake? The Slavs had a custom of giving the first pancakes to comas (in ancient Slavic comas - bears). After all, the ancient Slavs revered the Komoeditsa holiday, dedicated to the awakening of bears, whom they considered the ancestors of people. The first pancakes that the housewife baked were brought to the den by bears who were waking up from hibernation. All tryn-grass The mysterious “tryn-grass” is not at all some kind of herbal medicine that people drink so as not to worry. At first it was called “tyn-grass”, and tyn is a fence. The result was “fence grass,” that is, a weed that no one needed, everyone was indifferent to. Pour in first number You won’t believe it, but in the old school students were flogged every week, no matter who was right or wrong. And if the “mentor” overdoes it, then such a spanking would last for a long time, until the first day of the next month. Goal like a falcon. Terribly poor, beggar. Usually they think that we're talking about about the falcon bird. But she has nothing to do with it. In fact, the “falcon” is an ancient military battering gun. It was a completely smooth (“bare”) cast iron block attached to chains. Nothing extra! Orphan of Kazan This is what they say about a person who pretends to be unhappy, offended, helpless in order to pity someone. But why is the orphan “Kazan”? It turns out that this phraseological unit arose after the conquest of Kazan by Ivan the Terrible. The Mirzas (Tatar princes), finding themselves subjects of the Russian Tsar, tried to beg all sorts of concessions from him, complaining about their orphanhood and bitter fate. Unlucky Man In the old days in Rus', “path” was the name given not only to the road, but also to various positions at the prince’s court. The falconer's path is in charge of princely hunting, the hunter's path is in charge of hound hunting, the stableman's path is in charge of carriages and horses. The boyars tried by hook or by crook to get a position from the prince. And those who did not succeed were spoken of with disdain: a good-for-nothing person. Topsy-turvy Now this seems to be a completely harmless expression. And once it was associated with shameful punishment. During the time of Ivan the Terrible, a guilty boyar was placed backwards on a horse with his clothes turned inside out and, in this disgraced form, was driven around the city to the whistling and jeers of the street crowd. Lead by the nose Deceive by promising and not fulfilling what was promised. This expression was associated with fairground entertainment. Gypsies led bears by a ring threaded through their noses. And they forced them, the poor fellows, to do various tricks, deceiving them with the promise of a handout. Scapegoat This is the name given to a person on whom someone else's guilt is blamed. The history of this expression is as follows: the ancient Jews had a rite of absolution. The priest laid both hands on the head of the living goat, thereby, as it were, transferring the sins of the entire people onto it. After this, the goat was driven out into the desert. Many, many years have passed, and the ritual no longer exists, but the expression still lives on. Sharpening the balusters The balusters (balusters) are turned, figured posts of the railing at the porch. Only a true master could make such beauty. Probably, at first, “sharpening balusters” meant conducting an elegant, fancy, ornate (like balusters) conversation. But in our time, the number of people skilled in conducting such a conversation became fewer and fewer. So this expression came to mean empty chatter. Grated kalach In the old days there really was such a type of bread - “grated kalach”. The dough for it was crumpled, kneaded, “grated” for a very long time, which is why the kalach turned out to be unusually fluffy. And there was also a proverb - “do not grate, do not crush, there will be no kalach.” That is, trials and tribulations teach a person. The expression comes from this proverb. Ax on the nose If you think about it, the meaning of this expression seems cruel - you must agree, it’s not very pleasant to imagine an ax next to your own nose. In reality, everything is not so sad. In this expression, the word “nose” has nothing to do with the organ of smell. A “nose” was the name given to a memorial plaque, or a note tag. In the distant past, illiterate people always carried such tablets and sticks with them, with the help of which all kinds of notes or notations were made as memories. Neither fluff nor feather This expression arose among hunters and was based on the superstitious idea that with a direct wish (both fluff and feather), the results of the hunt can be jinxed. In the language of hunters, feather means bird, and down means animals. In ancient times, a hunter going on a hunt received this parting word, the “translation” of which looks something like this: “Let your arrows fly past the target, let the snares and traps you set remain empty, just like the trapping pit!” To which the earner, in order not to jinx it either, replied: “To hell!” And both were sure that evil spirits, invisibly present during this dialogue, will be satisfied and fall behind, and will not plot intrigues during the hunt. Beating the bucks What are the “bucks”, who “beats” them and when? For a long time, artisans have been making spoons, cups and other utensils from wood. To carve a spoon, it was necessary to chop off a block of wood from a log. Apprentices were entrusted with preparing the bucks: it was an easy, trivial task that did not require any special skill. Preparing such chocks was called “beating the lumps.” From here, from the mockery of the masters at the auxiliary workers - “baklushechnik”, our saying came from.

As is the case with catchphrases many Russian proverbs and sayings have lost their original meaning. Most often, although not always, this was due to the loss of their ending.

For example, everyone famous saying: “Hunger is not an aunt”, continues as “he won’t slip a pie” (there is different variants endings).

Both in the truncated and in the full version the meaning is the same: hunger is a cruel test that will not be regretted, like a relative, but on the contrary, can push anyone to commit a crime.

But today we will analyze exactly that part of the Slavic heritage that has reached us in a distorted form.

The fish looks for where it is deeper, and the man - where it is better

The generally accepted meaning of the proverb is that any person is looking for a place where he will feel good and comfortable. However, there is a version that the original meaning was different:

The fish is looking for where it is deeper, and man is looking for where it is better to serve the Motherland.

That is, it was not about a person’s mercantile feelings, but, on the contrary, about the noble impulses of the soul. Of course, I won’t say that this is true, but the theory itself looks beautiful.

Poverty is not a vice

They say this to show that poverty is nothing to be ashamed of. However, the original:

Poverty is not a vice, but twice as bad, hinting that it is better to have some vices than to be poor. Moreover, attention should be focused not on the fact that there is some benefit in vices, but on the fact that poverty is a very difficult and negative phenomenon that it is better not to encounter.

Goal like a falcon

Nowadays they say this about a person who has nothing in his soul. The Slavs by this meant not just a poor person, but also a savvy, disruptive person, saying:

Goal is like a falcon, and sharp as an axe.

You made the mess, it’s up to you to sort it out

Initially, this proverb was understood literally: a peasant who came to visit a neighbor and received an invitation to dine, out of politeness, refused and responded with precisely these words.

Now we understand it in a figurative sense: each person must cope with his own problems.

Whoever remembers the old - look out

The proverb teaches that we need to forget past grievances and forgive people who have done us harm. However, in the original it sounds like:

Whoever remembers the old is out of sight, and whoever forgets is both.

That is, you don’t need to sharpen your grudge against the offender, however, you shouldn’t forget about the harm done to you either - you need to be prepared for repeated meanness from this person.

Leopard change his spots

It is impossible to correct an adult who has formed as a person. It's hard to disagree with this. Our ancestors said differently:

The grave will correct the hunchback, but the stubborn one will be a club.

They meant that the physical imperfection of the human body can no longer be corrected (yes, there were no plastic surgeons and the opportunity to install, for example, a prosthetic leg), but spiritual and moral qualities can and should be corrected for the better.

On you, God, what is not good for us

In those distant times, people would hardly have shown such disrespect for God. They spoke:

For those, oh my God, that are of no use to us.

The word “nebozhe” comes from “neboga” - this is how the poor and wretched were called in the old days. That is, the orphans and the unfortunate were given something that the giver did not need.

Lucky, as a drowned man

Now this means that a person is terribly unlucky. In ancient times, the proverb looked different and was understood almost literally:

You're as lucky as a drowned man on Saturday - you don't have to heat the bathhouse!

Like, luck smiled on the man: he washed himself, and he didn’t have the hassle of lighting the bathhouse.

Ate the dog

This is what they say about a person who is a master or specialist in some field. He “ate the dog” on this matter.

Our ancestors said differently:

He ate the dog and choked on his tail.

This meant that someone, in general, did a good job, but not perfectly, having stumbled on some small detail.

The master's work is afraid

Phraseologism means that the master is able to cope with any task perfectly. But the continuation of this proverb refutes this statement:

The master's work is afraid, and another master of the work is afraid.

Repetition is the mother of learning

Teachers tell us this, trying to prove that repetition is an important part educational process. Based on the meaning of the original, this can be regarded as a mockery of the students:

Repetition is the mother of learning, the consolation of fools (or, alternatively, the refuge of donkeys).

That is, the smart ones understand everything at once, and the stupid ones only through cramming.

Every person trembles about his problems

This is not about personal egoism, and about working together. Our ancestors put the following meaning here: every person, when performing general work is responsible for a certain part of it.

birds of a feather flock together

This is what they say about kindred spirits or people who have common interests, which allows them to get closer.

The original expression sounded like this:

A fisherman sees a fisherman from afar, so he avoids them

And it was taken literally.

He goes for other people's goods with a bucket

As it may seem, we are talking about greedy people here. And, as usual, the original meaning of the proverb is completely opposite. Poor peasants receiving financial assistance from more prosperous compatriots, they tried to thank them in some way: for example, by bringing them water from a well.

Uma chamber

Many people say this about intelligent, educated individuals who are distinguished high level intelligence. But it is more correct to use the saying in an ironic way, because the full version of the phrase sounds different:

The ward is crazy, but the key is lost!

Business before pleasure

Now we understand this “cannibalistic” expression as a necessity most Give time to work and less time to rest and entertainment.

In ancient times, the word “hour” served as a synonym for the word “time”. When the Russian Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich (1629-1676) wrote these words in “Uryadnik”, he meant that you need to evenly distribute your time and spend it both on work and on rest.

Hold your chicken by the wing, and pinch someone else’s

And again, we are not talking about human greed, but, on the contrary, about generosity. In Rus' there was such an unusual fun when two people took a chicken in their hands and plucked feathers from the bird that a neighbor was holding.

My house is on the edge

Nowadays they say this when they want to show indifference and indifference to something. In ancient times, on the contrary, the one who lived in the hut on the edge was responsible for the general security of the village. That is, being the first to see the attacking enemy, such a person had to warn everyone else about the danger.

Not yours - don't mind

A stereotype has been ingrained in our minds that no one cares about other people’s and government property. Therefore, people treat such property irresponsibly.

The drunken sea is knee-deep

Do you think our ancestors wanted to say that a drunk person doesn’t care about anything? No, they meant that, despite all the “bravery” that a drunk person exudes from himself, he can “break” when he encounters the smallest obstacle:

For a drunk, the sea is knee-deep, and the puddle is up to his ears.

When you do something for someone else and the day never ends

It would seem that the proverb means that working “for an uncle” is long and useless work. But the original meaning of the phrase was different: when you work for the common good, and not just for your own pocket, you manage to do much more.

The first damn thing is lumpy

In today's understanding, it means that a person fails to do something the first time. In ancient times the proverb went like this:

The first one is for KomAm, the second one is for acquaintances, the third one is for distant relatives, and the fourth one is for me.

She taught how to behave towards other people.

And comas are bears, which the Slavs have honored since ancient times. Any owner first of all had to offer a treat (figuratively) to them.

Horses are dying from work

Now they say this, hinting that a person should not “tear his navel” at work. The original saying sounded different:

Horses die from work, but people grow stronger.

What was meant is that work is useful and ennobles a person.

Work is not a wolf, it won’t run away into the forest

Another one folk wisdom, which now serves as an excuse for lazy people and slackers. In ancient times it was understood differently. The peasants believed that there was no escape from everyday work, so they needed to do it now, and not wait until they “run away into the forest”:

The proverb meant a bunch of things that needed to be resolved. But there is an apt continuation:

My mouth is full of trouble, but there is nothing to eat.

In a broad sense, this means that hard work and hard work does not always guarantee the availability of “food” - decent pay.

Conclusion

It turns out that folk wisdom turned out to be even wiser than it might seem at first. Therefore, if you want to show off your erudition, then in order not to get into trouble, use proverbs and catchphrases Right.

1. Appetite comes with eating, and greed - during appetite.

2. Grandmother I was wondering, said in two, Either it’s raining or it’s snowing, or it’s going to happen, or it’s not going to happen.

3. Poverty is not a vice, and misfortune.

4. A healthy mind in a healthy body - rare luck.

5. Every family has its black sheep, and because of the freak, everything is not pleasing.

6. How lucky Saturday to the drowned man - there is no need to heat the bathhouse.

7. A raven will not peck out a crow’s eye, and he’ll peck it out, but won’t pull it out.

8. Everyone seeks the truth, not everyone does it.

9. Where it’s thin, that’s where it breaks, where it’s thick, it’s layered there.

10. It was smooth on paper, Yes, they forgot about the ravines, and walk along them.

11. Goal like a falcon, and as sharp as an ax.

12. Hunger is not a thing, won't bring you a pie.

13. The grave will correct the hunchback, and the stubborn one is a cudgel.

14. The lip is not a fool, the tongue is not a shovel: they know what is bitter and what is sweet.

15. Two boots in a pair, yes both left.

16. Two are waiting for the third, and seven do not wait for one.

17. Girlish shame - to the threshold, stepped over and forgot.

18. The master’s work is afraid, and another master of the matter.

19. The road is a spoon for dinner, and there at least under the bench.

20. No law is written for fools, if it is written, then it is not read, if it is read, then it is not understood, if it is understood, then it is not so.

21. We live, we chew bread, and sometimes we add salt.

22. For a beaten person they give two unbeaten ones, it doesn't hurt to take it.

23. If you chase two hares, you won’t get any wild boar you won't catch it.

24. There is fun overseas, but alien, and we have both grief and our own.

25. The hare's legs are carried, The wolf's teeth are fed, the fox's tail is protected.

26. AND it's time, And fun time.

27. And the blind horse carries when a sighted person sits on a cart.

28. A mosquito won’t knock down a horse, until the bear helps.

29. Whoever remembers the old is out of sight, and whoever forgets - both.

30. The hen pecks at the grain, and the whole yard is covered in droppings.

31. Dashing trouble has begun, and the end is near.

32. Dashing trouble initiative - there is a hole, there will be a gap.

33. Young people scold and amuse themselves, and the old people scold and rage.

34. They carry water to (offended) angry people, and they ride the good ones themselves.

35. Don’t open your mouth to someone else’s loaf, get up early and get started.

36. Not everything is Maslenitsa for the cat, there will be a post.

37. The woodpecker is not sad that he cannot sing, the whole forest can already hear him.

38. Neither fish nor meat, neither caftan nor cassock.

39. A new broom sweeps in a new way, and when it breaks, it’s lying under the bench.

40. One in the field is not a warrior, and the traveler.

41. The horses are dying from work, and people are getting stronger.

42. Oats don't make horses roam, but they do not seek good from good.

43. Double-edged sword hits here and there.

44. Repetition is the mother of learning, consolation for fools.

45. Repetition is the mother of learning and a refuge for lazy people.

46. ​​Water does not flow under a lying stone, but under the rolling one - he doesn’t have time.

47. The drunken sea is knee-deep, and the puddle is head over heels.

48. Dust in a column, smoke in a rocker, but the hut is not heated, not swept.

49. Work is not a wolf, it won’t run into the forest, That’s why it’s necessary to do it, damn it.

50. Grow big, but don’t be a noodle, stretch a mile, don't be simple.

51. A fisherman sees a fisherman from afar, that's why he avoids it.

52. A hand washes a hand, yes they both itch.

53. If you get along with a bee, you’ll get some honey, If you get in touch with a beetle, you'll end up in manure.

54. Your eye is a diamond, and the stranger is glass.

55. Seven troubles - one answer, eighth problem - nowhere at all.

56. The bullet is afraid of the brave, and he’ll find a coward in the bushes.

57. Dog in the manger lies there, doesn’t eat on her own and doesn’t give it to the cattle.

58. The dog was eaten choked on their tail.

59. Old age is not a joy, If you sit down, you won’t get up; if you run, you won’t stop..

60. An old horse will not spoil the furrow, and it won’t plow deep.

62. Fear has big eyes, they don't see anything.

63. If you hit one cheek, turn the other one, but don't let yourself get hit.

64. Uma chamber, yes the key is lost.

65. Bread on the table - and the table is a throne, and not a piece of bread - and the table is board.

66. My mouth is full of trouble, and there's nothing to bite.

Add the first number
Believe it or not, in the old school students were flogged every week, no matter who was right or wrong. And if the “mentor” overdoes it, then such a spanking would last for a long time, until the first day of the next month.

All tryn-grass
The mysterious “tryn-grass” is not at all some kind of herbal medicine that people drink so as not to worry. At first it was called “tyn-grass”, and tyn is a fence. The result was “fence grass,” that is, a weed that no one needed, everyone was indifferent to.

Goal like a falcon
Terribly poor, beggar. They usually think that we are talking about a falcon bird. But she has nothing to do with it. In fact, the “falcon” is an ancient military battering gun. It was a completely smooth (“bare”) cast iron block attached to chains. Nothing extra!

Orphan Kazan
This is what they say about a person who pretends to be unhappy, offended, helpless in order to pity someone. But why is the orphan “Kazan”? It turns out that this phraseological unit arose after the conquest of Kazan by Ivan the Terrible. The Mirzas (Tatar princes), finding themselves subjects of the Russian Tsar, tried to beg all sorts of concessions from him, complaining about their orphanhood and bitter fate.

Unlucky man
In the old days in Rus', “path” was the name given not only to the road, but also to various positions at the prince’s court. The falconer's path is in charge of princely hunting, the hunter's path is in charge of hound hunting, the stableman's path is in charge of carriages and horses. The boyars tried by hook or by crook to get a position from the prince. And those who did not succeed were spoken of with disdain: a good-for-nothing person.

Inside out
Now this seems to be a completely harmless expression. And once it was associated with shameful punishment. During the time of Ivan the Terrible, a guilty boyar was placed backwards on a horse with his clothes turned inside out and, in this disgraced form, was driven around the city to the whistling and jeers of the street crowd.

Lead by the nose
Deceive by promising and not fulfilling what was promised. This expression was associated with fairground entertainment. Gypsies led bears by a ring threaded through their noses. And they forced them, the poor fellows, to do various tricks, deceiving them with the promise of a handout.

Scapegoat
This is the name given to a person who is blamed for someone else. The history of this expression is as follows: the ancient Jews had a rite of absolution. The priest laid both hands on the head of the living goat, thereby, as it were, transferring the sins of the entire people onto it. After this, the goat was driven out into the desert. Many, many years have passed, and the ritual no longer exists, but the expression still lives on.

Sharpen the laces
Lyasy (balusters) are turned figured posts of railings at the porch. Only a true master could make such beauty. Probably, at first, “sharpening balusters” meant conducting an elegant, fancy, ornate (like balusters) conversation. But in our time, the number of people skilled in conducting such a conversation became fewer and fewer. So this expression came to mean empty chatter.

Grated kalach
In the old days there really was such a type of bread - “grated kalach”. The dough for it was crumpled, kneaded, “grated” for a very long time, which is why the kalach turned out to be unusually fluffy. And there was also a proverb - “do not grate, do not crush, there will be no kalach.” That is, trials and tribulations teach a person. The expression comes from this proverb.

Nick down
If you think about it, the meaning of this expression seems cruel - you must agree, it’s not very pleasant to imagine an ax next to your own nose. In reality, everything is not so sad. In this expression, the word “nose” has nothing to do with the organ of smell. A “nose” was the name given to a memorial plaque, or a note tag. In the distant past, illiterate people always carried such tablets and sticks with them, with the help of which all kinds of notes or notations were made as memories.

Break a leg
This expression arose among hunters and was based on the superstitious idea that with a direct wish (both down and feather), the results of a hunt can be jinxed. In the language of hunters, feather means bird, and down means animals. In ancient times, a hunter going on a hunt received this parting word, the “translation” of which looks something like this: “Let your arrows fly past the target, let the snares and traps you set remain empty, just like the trapping pit!” To which the earner, in order not to jinx it either, replied: “To hell!” And both were confident that the evil spirits, invisibly present during this dialogue, would be satisfied and leave behind, and would not plot intrigues during the hunt.

Beat your head
What are “baklushi”, who “beats” them and when? For a long time, artisans have been making spoons, cups and other utensils from wood. To carve a spoon, it was necessary to chop off a block of wood from a log. Apprentices were entrusted with preparing the bucks: it was an easy, trivial task that did not require any special skill. Preparing such chocks was called “beating the lumps.” From here, from the mockery of the masters at the auxiliary workers - “baklushechnik”, our saying came from.?

Proverbs and sayings have entered our speech from the depths of centuries. But not everyone knows full versions these popular examples of folk poetry. But the entire saying sometimes carries a different meaning.

1. Appetite comes with eating and greed comes with appetite.

2. Grandmother was wondering, she said in two ways, either it will rain or it will snow, or it will happen, or it won’t.

3. Poverty is not a vice, but a misfortune.

4. A healthy mind in a healthy body is a rare blessing.

5. There is a freak in the family, and because of the freak, everything is not pleasing.

6. You’re as lucky as a drowned man on Saturday – you don’t have to heat the bathhouse.

69. My tongue is my enemy, it speaks before my mind.

70. My tongue is my enemy, it prowls before the mind, seeking trouble.

Just one short poem to remember difficult accents

This is how the most common “difficult” stresses in the Russian language are pronounced correctly:

The phenomenon calls on Wednesdays,
Having accepted the agreement by year,
He gave the escort experts
Airport petition.

Like our Martha
There are striped scarves!
We ate cakes for a long time -
The shorts didn't fit!

The bell ringer is ringing,
The bell is ringing
So that you can remember correctly.

Don't bring us curtains,
We'll hang the blinds.
Baba Thekla was digging beets,
and Coco Chanel loved sorrel.

1. The cause and the patch can be stuck anywhere.

2. Strangers come to feast, but our own people come to grieve.

3. An extra thing means an extra worry.

4. When your heart is light, your walk is light.

5. Without ordinary people there are no great ones.

6. Remember gratitude as long as you remember the insult.

7. There was no case of a naked person losing anything.

8. Where might is right, right is powerless.

9. One dog barks in vain - the rest will take it seriously.

10. Ill-gotten gains are not good for future use.

11. Asking is a shame for a minute, but not knowing is a shame for a lifetime.

12. A straight person, like a straight bamboo, is rare.

13. It’s not enough to be husband and wife, you also need to become friends and lovers, so that later you don’t look for them on the side.

14. When trouble comes, rely on yourself.

15. A husband and wife should be like a hand and eyes: when the hand hurts, the eyes cry, and when the eyes cry, the hands wipe away the tears.

16. It happens that a leaf sinks, but a stone floats.

17. It is easier to find ten thousand soldiers than one general.

18. Any woman seems beautiful in the dark, from afar or under a paper umbrella.

19. Even a journey of a thousand years begins with one step.

20. With those who are silent, keep your ears open.

21. Once you have thought, make up your mind, but once you have decided, don’t think.

22. On the road you need a travel companion, in life you need a friend.

23. There is no enemy more dangerous than a fool.

24. Do not detain the one leaving, do not drive away the one who has arrived.

25. The sea is large because it does not disdain small rivers.

26. You will recognize the revered temple by its gate.

27. Grief, like a torn dress, should be left at home.

28. No one trips while lying in bed.

29. A good merchant does not lay out all the goods at once.

30. Fall seven times, rise eight times.

31. The sun does not know what is right. The sun knows no wrong. The sun shines without the purpose of warming anyone. He who finds himself is like the sun.

32. Check seven times before you doubt a person.

33. Happiness comes to a house where there is laughter.

34. No arrow is shot into a smiling face.

35. Who has cheerful disposition, it will pass through iron.

36. Whether a bow is good depends on the hand that strings it.

The ancient Romans were a very inventive people. To the modern world they gave roads, bridges and many other innovations. But their main wealth is language. Many great thinkers spoke Latin, so it absorbed all the wisdom of the centuries.

Here is a list of expressions that you can show off your knowledge of. in any company.

• Adam is the first lucky one because he did not have a mother-in-law.
• If a problem can be solved with money, it's not a problem - it's an expense.
• God gave man two ears and one mouth so that he would listen more and talk less.
• May God protect you from bad women, save yourself from good ones!
• Every Jew knows what is best.

• God cannot be everywhere at the same time - that's why he created mothers.
• Don't be sweet - otherwise they will eat you. Don't be bitter, otherwise you'll be spat out.
• Fear the goat from the front, the horse from the back, the fool from all sides.
• The guest and the fish begin to smell after three days.

• Knowledge does not take up much space.
• A Jew without a beard is better than a Jew without a beard.
• A person should live at least for the sake of curiosity.
• The deaf man heard the dumb man say that the blind man saw the lame man run very quickly.

• God protects the poor at least from costly sins.
• If charity cost nothing, everyone would be a philanthropist.
• When an old maid gets married, she immediately turns into a young wife.
• Parents teach children to talk, children teach parents to be silent.
• It's not as good with money as it is bad without it.

• From a distance, all the people are not bad.
• Eggs may be much smarter than chickens, but they quickly go rotten.
• Men would do more if women talked less.
• It is more difficult to remain silent well than to speak well.

• A bad wife is worse than rain: the rain drives into the house, and bad wife kicks him out.
• The world will disappear not because there are many people, but because there are many non-humans.
• Lord, help me get to my feet - I can fall myself.
• If life doesn't change for the better, wait - it will change for the worse.

• No matter how sweet love is, you can’t make compote out of it.
• When there is nothing to do, they take on great things.
• When choosing between two evils, a pessimist will choose both.
• Everyone complains about the lack of money, but no one complains about the lack of intelligence.

• Those who do not have children raise them well.
• It's better to die of laughter than of fear.
• Experience is the word people use to describe their mistakes.
• Gray hair is a sign of old age, not wisdom.
• As a person ages, he sees worse, but more.

Now we move on to Russian proverbs, which it would also be nice for each of us to know.

Russian proverbs and sayings, as everyone knows, this is folk wisdom that came to us from life experience. Now let's look at the most frequently used among them among the people, as well as their interpretations, among other things. For convenience, Russian proverbs and sayings are presented alphabetically.

Russian proverbs and sayings and their meaning

Appetite comes with eating.
The deeper you delve into something, the more you understand and recognize it.

A woman with a cart makes it easier for a mare.
About care unnecessary person, not so useful to anything.

Trouble doesn’t walk through the forest, but through people.
Misfortunes with people are the real trouble, and not with what surrounds them.

Misfortunes never come alone.
She will definitely take at least one more with her.

Poverty is not a vice.
You should not judge people for poverty, since it is not their negative quality.

You can’t even catch a fish from a pond without difficulty.
Nothing can be achieved without persistence and effort.

Take care of your dress again, and take care of your honor from a young age.
About norms of behavior in society, etc. And if something is lost or torn, it will no longer be possible to restore it.

God saves man, who save himself.
It is easier for a person who is prudent and careful in his decisions and actions to avoid dangers and unjustified risks.

Free cheese only comes in a mousetrap.
Rarely is anything free given to us without pitfalls, without a catch.

God marks the rogue.
Evil deeds and others negative qualities do not go unpunished.

For a big ship, a long voyage.
A person with great abilities gets great opportunities.

If you suffer for a long time, something will work out.
If you really try in a difficult matter, you can achieve at least something.

Paper will endure anything.
Paper, unlike people, will tolerate any lie, any mistake written on it.

Being a guest is good, but being at home is better.
Home comfort created with your own hands or hands loved one, cannot be replaced by any visit.

In a healthy body healthy mind.
By keeping the body healthy, a person also maintains mental well-being.

Every family has its black sheep.
In any family or team there will always be a person with negative qualities.

In crowded but not mad.
A little inconvenience for everyone is better than a more serious problem for just one.

Still waters run deep.
Quiet and calm-looking people often hide a complex nature.

They don’t go to someone else’s monastery with their own rules.
In someone else's team, you should not behave only according to your own rules and procedures.

We see the speck in someone else's eye, but we don't notice the log in our own.
The mistakes and shortcomings of the people around you are more noticeable than your own.

Live forever, learn forever, but you will die a fool.
About the impossibility of knowing everything, even with a constant and persistent acquisition of knowledge.

I picked up the tug - don’t say it’s not strong.
Once you take up a task, bring it to the end, despite the difficulties.

The bird is visible in flight.
About people who, through their deeds and their appearance, show others their nature.

Water wears away stones.
Even minor work, manifested long and persistently, gives good results.

Pound water in a mortar and there will be water.
About doing a stupid thing that does not bring anything useful.

The wolf's legs feed him.
To earn a living, you need to move, be active, and not sit still.

If you are 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.

All diseases are caused by nerves.
Anger, resentment and resentment weaken the immune system, which leads to the formation of diseases. Avoid anything that makes you nervous. Be patient.

Everything will be ground - there will be flour.
Any problem sooner or later turns into a good result.

All is well that ends well.
If the ending of something is good, then there is nothing to worry about.

Everything has its time.
Everything happens at the appointed time, not earlier and not later.

Everyone goes crazy in their own way.
Each person has their own advantages and disadvantages.

Every cricket knows its nest.
Everyone should know their place and not interfere with someone else’s.

Every bast in line.
Everything can be useful, everything can be used; any mistake is blamed.

Where there is anger, there is mercy.
Not everything can be done with just anger; over time, mercy comes.

Where wood is cut, chips fly.
In any business there are always losses, costs...

Needed where was born.
About a place of birth that would not be worth leaving forever.

Where it's thin, that's where it breaks.
What is strong always remains strong, and the weakest link always cracks.

The eyes are afraid, but the hands are doing.
It's scary to take on a task until you finally take it on.

The need for invention is cunning.
The need and poverty of a person make him more intelligent and inventive.

Mountain does not converge with mountain, but man does not converge with man.
About people, despite the mountains, who are capable by nature of understanding and meeting halfway.

One grave will correct a hunchback, but a club will correct a stubborn one.
It is difficult and sometimes impossible for a person to get rid of his bad habits.

Prepare a sleigh in the summer and a cart in the winter.
Before you start anything, you must first prepare.

They do not look at a given horse's teeth.
For any gift you are supposed to thank and rejoice at it, they say, take what you give.

Two bears do not live in the same den.
About two rivals vying for leadership. There is no room for two owners in one house.

The master's work is afraid.
The work carried out by the master is completed efficiently and quickly.

Time for business, time for fun.
Most of your time should be spent on study and work, and only partly on entertainment.

For a dear friend and an earring.
For good friend or a loved one, you don’t feel sorry for even the most valuable one.

Debt good turn deserves another.
Good attitude He will definitely return the same to people.

Expensive egg for Easter day.
It's always nice to get what you expect at the right time, in the right place.

Friendship is friendship, and service is service.
Friendly relationships should not affect work relationships, however, and vice versa.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.
Only a friend will do everything possible for you to save you in a difficult situation.

There is no law for fools.
Only clever man amenable to rules, fools have no time for them anyway.

A bad example is contagious.
About imitation of a bad example, a bad deed of another person.

Living life is not a field to cross.
Life is a complicated thing, living it is not so easy.

If you chase two hares, you won’t catch either.
It is impossible to achieve two goals at the same time; everything must be done sequentially.

You can't see the forest for the trees.
By focusing on little things or on the same thing, it is impossible to see the main thing.

The Forbidden fruit is sweet.
Taking someone else’s or forbidden things is much more pleasant than taking your own.

Make a fool pray to God, and he’ll bruise his forehead.
An overly zealous person can harm the business.

It is not worth it.
The money spent on something is not justified by the results obtained.

You can't erase a word from a song.
It is impossible to change or hide something with words without distorting reality.

If only I knew where to fall, I would have laid out straws.
About caution, forethought, so that there is no trouble.

Each sandpiper praises its swamp.
Every person praises the place in which he lives, but everything else is foreign and unusual.

Everyone judges for himself.
The way a person is, that’s how those around him seem to be.

As it comes back, so will it respond.
Any actions towards people around you, good or bad, eventually turn out to be the same.

Whatever you name the ship, that’s how it will sail.
What you set your mind to is what you will get.

You can't spoil porridge with oil.
What is useful and pleasant cannot cause harm, even if there is too much of it.

Fight fire with fire.
To eliminate the results of an action, therefore, by the same means that caused this action.

The end is the crown of the whole thing.
It is important to complete any task.

Finished the job - go for a walk safely.
Once you finish your work, you can rest peacefully without thinking about it.

Horse o four legs- and then he stumbles.
Even the most intelligent, dexterous and skillful people can sometimes make mistakes.

A penny saves the ruble.
To accumulate a lot, you must not neglect the little.

The hut is red not in its corners, but in its pies.
The owner of the house is valued not by wealth, but by hospitality.

Who seeks will always find.
When a person really tries to search, he really finds.

Whoever gets up early, God gives him.
He who is not lazy to get up early will have a longer day and a more luxuriant harvest.

Where the needle goes, so goes the thread.
About a person dependent on someone or about close attachment to each other.

Strike while the iron is hot.
While the opportunity allows, it is better to act, otherwise it may not exist later.

The chicken pecks one grain at a time, but is full.
By doing something regularly, even if only a little at a time, you can achieve results.

You can't break through walls with your forehead.
It is impossible to go against the authorities.

They don't hit someone who is lying down.
It is not customary to finish off someone who is injured or in trouble.

A fly in the ointment.
When everything is good, any, even minor, dirty trick can ruin everything.

Better the bitter truth than a sweet lie.
You won't get far with a lie, unlike the truth, no matter what it is.

Better to see once than hear a hundred times.
You should not believe words, you should only look at actions.

Better late than never.
It is better to do something at least someday than not to do it at all.

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
It is better to have something small and quite accessible than something large and difficult to achieve.

Love for all ages.
A person has the ability to fall in love at absolutely any age.

If you like to ride, you also like to carry a sled.
To achieve something in your life, make an effort.

The less you know the better you sleep.
The more you know, the more excitement and worry there is.

The world is not without good people.
There will always be generous people with a desire to help in someone else's troubles.

Young is green.
Young people, unlike adults, are not mature enough in their knowledge.

Silent means consent.
Silence is like an assumption of an affirmative answer.

Moscow was not built in a day.
Everything complex and perfect is never given at once, only with a gain of experience.

In the absence of fish, cancer is a fish.
In the absence of something better, something worse may come in handy.

Trust in God, and don’t make a mistake yourself.
You should not rely solely on God when doing anything. Do everything yourself, and God only supports.

Every man to his own taste.
Tastes and preferences different people may differ from each other.

You can't please everyone.
You can't please everyone, no matter what you do. Even if you are an angel, someone may not like the rustling of your wings.

Simplicity is enough for every wise man.
No matter how wise and perspicacious a person is, he can be deceived.

The animal runs towards the catcher.
It is easier for those who are brave, persistent, and stubborn to achieve anything they want.

There is no trial.
About the humble acceptance of the absence of something or the refusal of a request.

They carry water to the offended.
A person is forced to be able to forgive. A offended person doesn't look interesting to anyone.

Hope dies last.
Even with disappointment or complete failure, there is still hope for the best.

Gruzdev called himself get in the body.
If you boast or promise to do something, do it.

You won't be nice by force.
No one can be forced to love against their will.

It is not God who burns the pots.
Each person is doomed to cope with his tasks himself, and not rely only on God alone.

Don't sit in your own sleigh.
Equivalent to the expression “Mind your own business.”

Not everything is Maslenitsa, there is also Lent.
Life is not always a holiday. It comes in changeable stripes.

All that glitters is not gold.
Any thing or entity, no matter how beautiful it looks, is not defined only by external signs. Signs are more important internal.

If you don't know the ford, don't go into the water.
Before you do anything, you should know how it is done.

Don't have a hundred rubles, but have a hundred friends.
Money disappears the first time you go to the store, but friends remain forever.

It is not the place that makes the person, but the person the place.
A person in a bad position may be excellent worker, and with a good position - vice versa.

Don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today.
While there is an opportunity, it is better to carry out your plans right away, in order to avoid acquiring laziness and regret.

Don't spit in the well - you'll need some water to drink.
You should not spoil your relationship with a person, no matter what he is. But in the future it can turn out to be very useful, and even save a life.

Not caught - not a thief, not caught - not cheated.
A person is not guilty of an offense until proven guilty.

Don't dig a hole for someone else - you yourself will fall into it.
A person who does bad things to another person suffers himself, having encountered the consequences of his own actions.

Don't cut the branch you're sitting on.
Don’t do stupid things and evil, because you yourself can choke on the same thing.

The devil is not as scary as he is painted.
An indication of exaggeration of the significance of any negative phenomenon.

Man does not live by bread alone.
A person has not only material qualities, but also spiritual ones.

There is no smoke without fire.
Nothing happens just like that, for example, there is no gossip without reason.

Every cloud has a silver lining.
For any difficult situation You can always extract something pleasant and useful.

Burnt on milk - blows on the water.
Having made a mistake once, in the future you become more careful and prudent.

There is safety in numbers.
It is more difficult to withstand something alone, to win a fight, than with someone else.

One head is good, but two are even better.
Two people will be able to solve any problem better and faster, unlike one.

One swallow does not make spring.
The very first and only sign of a phenomenon is not the phenomenon itself.

From love to hate one step.
It won't be difficult to anger a person and make him hate you.

No one is immune from the event.
No matter how hard you try to prevent trouble, it can still happen.

It's a double-edged sword.
For every desired action there is a reaction.

The first pancake is lumpy.
Anything doesn't always work out really well the first time.

Stretch your legs along the clothes.
About living according to your means, income, in accordance with your capabilities.

They meet you by their clothes, they see them off by their intelligence.
A meeting with a person is valued according to external signs, and parting is valued according to internal, mental ones.

Even a sword does not cut a guilty head.
Those who voluntarily admit their guilt should not be seriously punished.

Repetition is the mother of learning.
The more you repeat, the better you know.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.
If you do nothing, nothing will come of it.

Until the thunder strikes, the man will not cross himself.
A person will drag out his illness or other problem until the last moment, until it resolves completely.

Trying is not torture, and demand is not a problem.
There is nothing stopping you from at least trying to do something rather than not doing it at all.

After a fight they don’t wave their fists.
It is unacceptable to change anything when it is too late.

If you hurry, you will make people laugh.
Any task should be done calmly, slowly, in order to avoid a funny situation.

Forewarned is forearmed.
What you are warned about, you are ready for.

When trouble comes, open the gate.
Misfortune never comes alone. Therefore, you need to be more careful and prepared for anything.

The frightened crow is afraid of the bush.
If a person is truly scared, he will be afraid of everything that surrounds him.

For a drunk, the sea is knee-deep, and the puddle is up to his ears.
A drunk person is drawn to actions that he would never dare to do if he were sober.

Once a year the stick shoots.
Very rarely, but still the impossible may well become possible.

One born to crawl cannot fly.
If a person is born a fool, then he will die a fool.

Fish looks for where it is deeper, and man looks for where it is better.
About people who want better devices for their lives.

The fish rots from the head.
If the government is bad, so will its subordinates.

Birds of a feather flock together.
Close people easily find a common language.

To live with wolves is to howl like a wolf.
When joining any community, life according to their principles is not excluded.

Out of sight, out of mind.
The human principle is to forget someone with whom you do not see or communicate.

Whoever you hang out with, that's how you'll gain.
Whoever you communicate with and be friends with, you adopt his views, habits, etc.

With your loved one and in the hut is paradise.
It’s good to be with your loved one anywhere and under any conditions.

The light did not converge like a wedge.
If everything is good at a certain facility, you shouldn’t make do with it alone.

Our people - we will be numbered.
Close people are doomed to help each other without asking for anything in return.

I can't bear my own burden.
What you personally receive is easier to bear, unlike the tolerability of someone else’s.

Your shirt is closer to your body.
Your own interests are more important than the interests of other people.

A holy place is never empty.
If a good place becomes empty and is immediately occupied by someone else.

Seven do not wait for one.
They won’t wait for one latecomer when everyone is already gathered and ready for business.

Seven times measure cut once.
Before you do anything, you must first think carefully, provide for everything, in order to avoid an accident.

Lawless Heart.
About the inability to control your feelings.

No matter how much you feed the wolf, he still looks into the forest.
It is impossible to change the natural instincts and inclinations of another person.

Soon the fairy tale is told, but not soon the deed is done.
About foreshadowing something, like in a fairy tale, it’s quick and easy, but in reality it’s more complicated.

Miser pays twice.
Unlike buying a cheap thing and then buying an expensive one because the cheap one breaks down soon, it is better to immediately buy an expensive and high-quality thing for a long time.

Tears of sorrow will not help.
Don't be discouraged if you can get rid of grief. And if the problem is inevitable, there is no point in shedding tears.

The word is not a sparrow; if it flies out, you won’t catch it.
Once you find yourself in an awkward situation and say a bad word, it is impossible to go back.

The word is silver, silence is gold.
It is a matter of honor to say something useful, but it is better to remain silent about useless and empty chatter.

The earth is full of rumors.
A person knows secret information thanks to rumors.

A dog can be a biter from a dog's life.
An unkind, aggressive person often becomes like this due to the conditions of his life: from a lack of love, care from people around him, frequent misfortunes, etc.

He ate the dog and choked on his tail.
It is impossible to do anything big without tripping over a small thing.

There are no boundaries for perfection.
No matter how hard you try to improve the situation, you can always do better.

Nightingales are not fed fables.
Talking cannot feed those who are hungry. He should be offered food.

An old bird is not caught with chaff.
It is difficult to trick an experienced person with anything, to lead him into a dead end.

An old friend is better than two new ones.
Old, proven, long-familiar, predictable is much more reliable, as opposed to new, unfamiliar, not yet tested by everyday situations.

The well-fed cannot understand the hungry.
The difficulty of one is incomprehensible to another until he stoops to this difficulty himself.

Patience and a little effort.
Patience and perseverance in work will overcome all obstacles.

Be patient, Cossack - you will become an ataman!
Encouragement to become a patient person when any difficulty is nothing.

Three doctors are no better than one.
Similar to the proverb Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.
How more people When they take on one task, the less attention is paid to it.

Fear has big eyes.
About fearful people who perceive everything small and insignificant as large and terrible.

An agreement (agreement) is more valuable than money.
A respectful contract, unlike money, can be lost forever. Its terms and conditions must be strictly adhered to.

A drowning man clutches at a straw.
A person in trouble is ready to do anything to save himself. Even if the method does not give much results.

The morning is wiser than the evening.
In the morning, decisions are made more effectively, as opposed to a tired evening.

Learning is light and ignorance is darkness.
Learning is the path to knowledge, achievements, success. And lack of learning is the cause of developmental retardation and lack of culture.

Well, where we do not.
Often a person underestimates where he is now and overestimates the features of the place where he has not yet been.

The bad (bad) grass is out of the field.
You should get rid of anything harmful or unnecessary so that things go faster.

Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.
The success of any business can only be said if it has a visible result.

Man is the architect of his own happiness.
To be happy, you need to do something, and not wait until it comes on its own.

Man proposes, but God disposes.
You should not be one hundred percent sure of the success of an action or enterprise that has not yet taken place.

Whatever you boast about, you will be left without.
A person who talks a lot about his happiness remains without it.

What the hell is not joking (while God sleeps).
Anything can happen, anything can happen.

What we have, we don’t keep, and when we lose it, we cry.
True Value something or someone is noticed when we are deprived of it.

What is written with a pen cannot be cut down with an axe.
What is written, once it has become known, cannot be changed.

What goes around comes around.
Good or evil done by someone returns over time.

To get to know a person, you have to eat a ton of salt with him.
To get to know a person well, you need to live with him for a long time, overcoming various difficulties in life with him.

Someone else's soul is darkness.
No matter how well we know a person, his thoughts will always be a mystery. And a person’s external appearance is not always a reflection of his soul.

I’ll take away someone else’s trouble with my hands, but I won’t apply my mind to mine.
Other people's troubles seem more solvable, easier, unlike your own.

Murder will out.
The secret always becomes clear. And the lie will definitely come out over time.

Cabbage soup and porridge are our food.
About the habit of eating simple food.

The apple never falls far from the tree.
What parents are like, their children have the same mentality.

The language will take you to Kyiv.
By asking people you can get anywhere.

Teach your grandmother to suck eggs.
An inexperienced person can teach little to an experienced one.