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41 better ask, than go astray
syn: he that has a tongue in his mouth can find his way anywhere≅ хто питає, той не блукає язик до Києва доведеEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > better ask, than go astray
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42 better be envied than pitied
краще викликати заздрість, ніж жалістьEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > better be envied than pitied
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43 better buy than borrow
краще купити, ніж позичитиEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > better buy than borrow
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44 better go to bed supperless than rise in debt
var: sleep without supping and wake without owingліпше лягти спати без вечері, ніж прокинутися вранці боржникомEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > better go to bed supperless than rise in debt
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45 better go to heaven in rags than to hell in embroidery
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > better go to heaven in rags than to hell in embroidery
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46 better late than never
syn: it is never too late to mendкраще пізно, ніж ніколи it is never too late to mendEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > better late than never
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47 better lose a jest than a friend
var: a joke never gains over an enemy but often loses a friendкраще не пожартувати з другом, ніж втратити його підсміюватися з друга – набути ворогаEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > better lose a jest than a friend
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48 better master of one than Jack of all trades
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > better master of one than Jack of all trades
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49 better never begin than never make an end
краще ніколи не починати, ніж ніколи не завершитиEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > better never begin than never make an end
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50 better one house spoiled than two
краще зіпсувати один дім, ніж дваEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > better one house spoiled than two
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51 better one word in time than two afterwards
краще одне слово вчасно, ніж два згодомEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > better one word in time than two afterwards
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52 better one-eyed than stone-blind
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > better one-eyed than stone-blind
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53 better ride an ass that carries me than a horse that throws me
краще їхати на віслюку, що везе, ніж на кобилі, яка скидаєEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > better ride an ass that carries me than a horse that throws me
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54 better suffer for truth than prosper by falsehood
краще страждати за правду, ніж процвітати завдяки обману ≅ краща правда в болоті, як неправда в золотіEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > better suffer for truth than prosper by falsehood
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55 better the devil you know than the devil you don't know
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > better the devil you know than the devil you don't know
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56 better the devil's than a woman's slave
краще бути рабом чорта, ніж жінки краще бути рабом чорта, ніж рабом жінкиEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > better the devil's than a woman's slave
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57 better the last smile than the first laughter
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > better the last smile than the first laughter
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58 better three hours too soon than a minute too late
краще прийти на три години раніше, ніж на хвилину запізнитисяEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > better three hours too soon than a minute too late
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59 better to be a big toad in a small puddle than a small toad in a big puddle
краще бути великою жабою в маленькій калюжі, ніж малою жабою у великій калюжіEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > better to be a big toad in a small puddle than a small toad in a big puddle
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60 better to be an old man's darling, than a young man's slave
краще бути коханою старого чоловіка, ніж рабою молодогоEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > better to be an old man's darling, than a young man's slave
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