| Russian | English |
| было бы корыто, а свиньи будут | when it comes to taking free food, every pig would |
| было бы корыто, а свиньи будут | show a swine a trough and he'll bury his snout |
| было бы корыто, а свиньи будут | where there's a trough, there'll be swine (used ironically to mean: where there is something to offer, there will be those who would want to have it) |
| было бы корыто, а свиньи найдутся | when it comes to taking free food, every pig would |
| было бы корыто, а свиньи найдутся | show a swine a trough and he'll bury his snout |
| было бы корыто, а свиньи найдутся | where there's a trough, there'll be swine (used ironically to mean: where there is something to offer, there will be those who would want to have it) |
| остаться, оказаться, пр. у разбитого корыта | back at the bottom of the ladder (to be) |
