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1 the same knife cuts bread and fingers
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > the same knife cuts bread and fingers
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2 KNIFE
• Same knife cuts both bread and fingers (The) - Палка о двух концах (П)• There never was a good knife made of bad steel - Из рогожи не сделаешь кожи (И), Каков лен, такова и пряжа (K), Каков мех, такова и шуба (K), Каково волокно, таково и полотно (K) -
3 every medal has its reverse side
syn: there are two sides to every questionкожна медаль має зворотний бік ≅ і на меду знайдеш біду і мед має їдьEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > every medal has its reverse side
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4 Палка о двух концах
The result of an action can have both good and bad consequencesCf: It cuts both ways (Am., Br.). The same heat that melts the wax will harden the clay (Br.). The same knife cuts both bread and fingers (Br.). The same sunshine that will melt butter will harden the clay (Br.). The same sun that will melt butter will harden clay (Am.). When you pick up a stick at one end, you also pick up the other end (Am.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Палка о двух концах
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