| English | Russian |
| a fat lot of good that will do | держи карман |
| a fat lot of good that will do | держи карман шире |
| hе that would please all and himself too, takes more in hand than he is like to do | всем угоден не будешь (igisheva) |
| hе that would please all and himself too, takes more in hand than he is like to do | на всех не угодишь (igisheva) |
| hе that would please all and himself too, takes more in hand than he is like to do | на всякий нрав не угодишь (igisheva) |
| hе that would please all and himself too, takes more in hand than he is like to do | на всякое чиханье не наздравствуешься (igisheva) |
| hе that would please all and himself too, takes more in hand than he is like to do | на каждый чих не наздравствуешься (igisheva) |
| hе that would please all and himself too, takes more in hand than he is like to do | на весь мир мягко не постелешь (igisheva) |
| hе that would please all and himself too, takes more in hand than he is like to do | на весь мир не угодишь (igisheva) |
| hе that would please all and himself too, takes more in hand than he is like to do | под всякую песню не подпляшешь, под всякие нравы не подладишь (igisheva) |
| hе that would please all and himself too, takes more in hand than he is like to do | на весь мир не будешь мил (igisheva) |
| hе that would please all and himself too, takes more in hand than he is like to do | на всех угодить – себя истомить (igisheva) |
| hе that would please all and himself too, takes more in hand than he is like to do | на каждое чиханье не наздравствуешься (igisheva) |
| hе that would please all and himself too, takes more in hand than he is like to do | на всякий чих не наздравствуешься (igisheva) |
| hе that would please all and himself too, takes more in hand than he is like to do | на всех угодить себя истомить (igisheva) |
| hе that would please all and himself too, takes more in hand than he is like to do | и красное солнышко на всех не угождает (igisheva) |
| hе that would please all and himself too, takes more in hand than he is like to do | всем не угодишь (igisheva) |
| that's a fine how-d'ye-do or how-de-do! | вот тебе, бабушка, и Юрьев день (said to show one's surprise, pain, disappointment when one's hopes, expectations have not come true. the code of laws of 1497 allowed Russian peasants to move from one landlord to another once a year during a week before and a week after st. yuri's day, i. e., the 26th of november, old style. the limited freedom was banned in 1580 -1590, and st. yuri's day entered the folklore as a symbol of disappointment) |
| that's a nice how-d'ye-do or how-de-do! | вот тебе, бабушка, и Юрьев день (said to show one's surprise, pain, disappointment when one's hopes, expectations have not come true. the code of laws of 1497 allowed Russian peasants to move from one landlord to another once a year during a week before and a week after st. yuri's day, i. e., the 26th of november, old style. the limited freedom was banned in 1580 -1590, and st. yuri's day entered the folklore as a symbol of disappointment) |
| that's a pretty how-d'ye-do or how-de-do! | вот тебе, бабушка, и Юрьев день (said to show one's surprise, pain, disappointment when one's hopes, expectations have not come true. the code of laws of 1497 allowed Russian peasants to move from one landlord to another once a year during a week before and a week after st. yuri's day, i. e., the 26th of november, old style. the limited freedom was banned in 1580 -1590, and st. yuri's day entered the folklore as a symbol of disappointment) |
| you know as well as I do that | вы знаете не хуже меня, что ('Don't stand there saying "Sir?" You know as well as I do that a situation has arisen which calls for the immediate coming of all good men to the aid of the party.' (P.G. Wodehouse)) |
