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1 mischief comes by the pound and goes away by the ounce
syn: it never rains but it poursлихо приходить пудами, а сходить золотникамиEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > mischief comes by the pound and goes away by the ounce
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2 mischief comes by the pound and goes away by the ounce
посл.≈ легко попасть в беду, да трудно с ней разделаться (ср. болезнь входит пудами, а выходит золотниками)Large English-Russian phrasebook > mischief comes by the pound and goes away by the ounce
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3 mischief
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4 _лихо; біда
adversity flatters no man adversity makes a man wise, but not rich adversity makes strange bedfellows as well be hanged for a sheep as for a lamb between two evils 'tis not worth choosing burn not your house to rid of the mouse care killed a cat the darkest hour is that before the dawn don't rejoice about your neighbor's misfortunes, for the same may happen to you don't trouble trouble till trouble troubles you the drowning man will catch at a straw every heart knows its own bitterness everyone can master a grief but he that has it every path has a puddle the evils we bring on ourselves are the hardest to bear fretting cares make gray hairs great griefs are mute the greatest misfortune of all is not be able to bear misfortune grief makes one hour ten he bears misery best who hides it most he knows best what good is that has endured evil he that mischief hatches, mischief catches he that seeks trouble never misses if there were no clouds, we should not enjoy the sun it never rains but it pours let sleeping dogs lie light cares speak, great ones are silent mischief comes by the pound and goes away by the ounce misery loves company misfortunes make us wise misfortunes never come singly necessity knows no law needs must when the devil drives never find your delight in another's misfortune nothing dries sooner than tears of two evils choose the least one is too few, three too many the only cure for grief is action pity and need make all flesh kin there is a salve for every sore there is no sorrow on this earth that cannot be cured in heaven an unfortunate man would be drowned in a teacup we all have strength enough to bear the misfortunes of others when things are at their worst they begin to mend -
5 misfortunes never come singly
syn: it never rains but it poursmisfortunes come on horseback, and go away on foot≅ біда не одна ходить, а з собою ще й горе водить лихо приходить пудами, а сходить золотниками біда бідою їде й бідою поганяє як одна біда йде, то й другу за собою веде біда біду знайде, хоч і сонце зайде горе – що море: ні перепливти, ні випити біда – не вода: ні переплисти, ні перебрести it never rains but it pours mischief comes by the pound and goes away by the ounceEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > misfortunes never come singly
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6 it never rains but it pours
syn: misfortunes never come singly≅ йде біда – відчиняй ворота біда біду перебуде – одна згине, десять буде біда біду знайде, хоч і сонце зайде біда бідою їде й бідою поганяє горе та ще й за горе зачепилось біда біду гонить біда біду кличе mischief comes by the pound and goes away by the ounce misfortunes never come singlyEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > it never rains but it pours
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