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1 the first blow is half the battle
syn: it is the first step that costsдобрий початок – половина справи it is the first step that costsEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > the first blow is half the battle
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2 the first breath is the beginning of death
народження – початок вмирання людина починає старіти одразу, як тільки народитьсяEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > the first breath is the beginning of death
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3 it is the first step that costs
syn: a good beginning makes a good endingкожний початок тяжкий ≅ тяжко почати та легко кінчати добрий початок – то половина роботи за початком діло становиться аби почати, а там воно і піде the first blow is half the battleEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > it is the first step that costs
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4 if you miss the first buttonhole, you will not succeed in buttoning up your coat
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > if you miss the first buttonhole, you will not succeed in buttoning up your coat
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5 a good beginning makes a good ending
syn: a good beginning is half the battleif you miss the first buttonhole, you will not succeed in buttoning up your coat≅ який початок, такий і кінець почин дорожче грошей за початком діло становиться the first blow is half the battle it is the first step that costsEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > a good beginning makes a good ending
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6 _початок та кінець
all good things come to an end all great things had a small beginning all is well that ends well better never begin than never make an end the end crowns the work the end justifies the means the first blow is half the battle everything has an end first impressions are half the battle the hardest step is over the threshold a good beginning makes a good ending it is the first step that costs the opera isn't over till the fat lady sings the sooner begun, the sooner doneEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > _початок та кінець
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7 _смерть
better a glorious death than a shameful life the dead are always wrong dead men tell no tales death defies the doctor or employs him to do its job death is a black camel which kneels at every man's gate death is the great leveller death keeps no calendar death pays all debts death takes no denial death to the wolf is life to the lamb dying is as natural as living dying men speak true the fear of death is more to be dreaded than death itself the first breath is the beginning of death the good die young if you fear death, you're already dead a man can die but once men are mortal men fear death as children do going in the dark never speak ill of the dead nothing is certain but death and taxes shrouds have no pockets six feet of earth makes all men equal there is nothing more certain than death and nothing more uncertain than the hour of death there is a remedy for all things but death whom the gods love die young
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