| English | Russian |
| as you brew, so must you drink | сам кашу заварил, сам и расхлёбывай (you haw got yourself into trouble, so you must get yourself out of it or you must answer for what you have done) |
| as you brew, so must you drink | что заварил, то и расхлёбывай |
| as you brew, so must you drink | сам заварил кашу, сам и расхлёбывай (дословно: Что заварил, то и расхлёбывай) |
| as you brew, so must you drink | что посеешь, то и пожнёшь |
| as you brew, so must you drink | сами кашу заварили, сами и расхлёбывайте (you haw got yourself into trouble, so you must get yourself out of it or you must answer for what you have done) |
| as you cooked your porridge, so must you eat it | сами кашу заварили, сами и расхлёбывайте |
| as you cooked your porridge, so must you eat it | сам кашу заварил, сам и расхлёбывай |
| as you make your bed, so must you lie on it | как постелешь, так и поспишь |
| as you make your bed, so you must lie on it | как постелешь, так и поспишь |
| as you make your bed, so you must lie on it | что посеешь, то и пожнёшь |
| as you make your bed, so you must lie on upon it | как постелешь, так и поспишь |
| as you make your bed, so you must lie on upon it | что посеешь, то и пожнёшь |
| if you dance you must pay the fiddler | если танцуешь, то и скрипачу платить должен |
| if you dance you must pay the fiddler | любишь кататься, люби и саночки возить (дословно: Если танцуешь, то и скрипачу платить должен) |
| if you dance you must pay the'fiddler | любишь кататься, люби и саночки возить (one cannot have pleasure either without working hard for it or without paying a lot afterwards) |
| must I tell you a tale and find you ears too? | глухому попы двух обеден не служат (contrast: a good tale is none the worse for being twice told. Used as a reply to someone's request to say it again, to repeat it, and means: I do not want to say it twice) |
| must I tell you a tale and find you ears too? | глухому поп две обедни не служит (contrast: a good tale is none the worse for being twice told. Used as a reply to someone's request to say it again, to repeat it, and means: I do not want to say it twice) |
| must I tell you a tale and find you ears too? | глухому поп двух обеден не служит (contrast: a good tale is none the worse for being twice told. Used as a reply to someone's request to say it again, to repeat it, and means: I do not want to say it twice) |
| must I tell you a tale and find you ears too? | глухому попы две обедни не служат (contrast: a good tale is none the worse for being twice told. Used as a reply to someone's request to say it again, to repeat it, and means: I do not want to say it twice) |
| must I tell you a tale and find you ears too? | слушай ухом, а не брюхом (used as a vulgar and rude piece of advice that someone should listen better) |
| you called the tune, now you must pay the piper | сами кашу заварили, сами и расхлёбывайте |
| you called the tune, now you must pay the piper | сам кашу заварил, сам и расхлёбывай |
| you called the tune, now you must pay the piper | любишь кататься, люби и саночки возить |
| you have made your bed, and you must lie in it | что посеешь, то и пожнёшь |
| you have made your bed, and you must lie in it | как постелешь, так и поспишь |
| you have made your bed, and you must lie on it | как постелешь, так и поспишь |
| you have made your bed, and you must lie on it | что посеешь, то и пожнёшь |
| you must have come out of the ark | вы что, с Луны свалились? |
| you must measure seven times before you start cutting | семь раз отмерь, один раз отрежь |
| you must measure seven times before you start cutting | семь раз примерь, а один раз отрежь |
| you must not blame the mirror for showing a crooked face | нечего на зеркало пенять, коли рожа крива |
| you must not blame the mirror for showing a crooked face | нёча на зеркало пенять, коли рожа крива |
| you must spoil before you spin | первый блин комом (Anglophile) |
| you've made your bed and now you must lie on it | как постелишь, так и выспишься |
| you've made your bed and now you must lie on it | как посеешь, так и пожнёшь |
| you've made your bed and now you must lie on it | любишь кататься, люби и саночки возить |
