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1 home is home though it be never so homely
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2 there is no place like home
syn: east or West, home is bestнемає кращого місця, ніж рідний дім ≅ де рідний край, там і рай як хороше в людях, а дома все ж найкраще кожному мила своя сторона своє гніздо найтепліше своя піч найліпше гріє чуже чужим і пахне ліпше своє болото, ніж чуже золото чуже миле, своє наймиліше дома й стіни допомагають ( або гріють) побила лиха година – ота чужа нива та позичений серп своя хата не ворог: коли прийдеш, то й прийме east or West, home is bestEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > there is no place like home
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3 dry bread at home is better than the honey of others
var: the tar of my country is better than the honey of otherssyn: home is home though it be never so homelyкраще сухий хліб вдома, ніж мед на чужині ≅ чужий хліб гіркий ліпше своя солома, ніж чужа перина ліпше своя хата, ніж чужа палата ліпше своє болото, ніж чуже золото свій край, як рай, а чужа країна, як домовина краще в рідній країні кістьми лягти, ніж на чужій слави досягти чуже святе – своє найсвятіше чуже миле, своє наймиліше чужа хата гірше ката в чужій стороні і весна негарна рідна земля і в жмені мила із своєї печі і дим не гіркий хоч не красне, але власнеEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > dry bread at home is better than the honey of others
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