| English | Russian |
| a pound in the purse is worth two in the book | не сули журавля в небе, а дай синицу в руки |
| a pound in the purse is worth two in the book | не сули бычка, а дай стакан молочка (igisheva) |
| a pound in the purse is worth two in the book | не сули бычка, а отдай чашку молочка (igisheva) |
| A pound in the purse is worth two in the book | лучше синица в руки, чем журавль в небе |
| a pound in the purse is worth two in the book | не сули бычка, а дай чашку молочка (igisheva) |
| a pound in the purse is worth two in the book | лучше синица в руках, чем журавль в небе (igisheva) |
| another man's mind is a closed book | чужая душа – лес дремучий |
| another man's mind is a closed book | чужая душа – тёмный лес |
| another man's mind is a closed book | чужая душа – потёмки |
| books and friends should be few but good | выбирай книгу, как выбираешь друга |
| books and friends should be few but good | истинные друзья, как и мудрые книги, – редкость |
| cards are the devil's books | карты и в острог и в могилу сведут |
| cards are the devil's books | карты до добра не доведут |
| don't judge a book by its cover | встречают по одёжке, провожают по уму (Pediatrician) |
| don't judge a book by its cover | черна коровка, да бело молочко |
| don't judge a book by its cover | внешность обманчива (adelibnisgz) |
| he she, etc would have the book thrown at him | быть бычку на верёвочке (2) |
| know something like the book | знать как свои пять пальцев |
| like author, like book | каков поп, гаков и приход |
| like author, like book | каков автор, такова и книга (Bobrovska) |
| like author, like book | каков писатель, такова и книга |
| never judge a book by its cover | встречают по одёжке, провожают по уму |
| old wood is best to burn, old horse to ride, old books to read, and old wine to drink | старый конь борозды не испортит (contrast: when bees are old, they yield no honey. a cracked bell can never sound well) |
| old wood is best to burn, old horse to ride, old books to read, and old wine to drink | старый конь борозды не портит (contrast: when bees are old, they yield no honey. a cracked bell can never sound well) |
| read like a book | видеть кого насквозь (imp.; not used with neg.) |
| you can't judge a book by its cover | встречают по одёжке, провожают по уму (Yeldar Azanbayev) |
| you can't tell a book by its cover | чужая душа – тёмный лес |
| you can't tell a book by its cover | встречают по одёжке, провожают по уму |
| you can't tell a book by its cover | чужая душа – лес дремучий |
| you can't tell a book by its cover | чужая душа – потёмки |
