| English | Russian |
| frankly speaking | по совести говоря (used as paren.) |
| he that has a great nose thinks everybody is speaking of it | тот, у кого большой нос, думает, что все об этом и говорят |
| he that has a great nose thinks everybody is speaking of it | на воре шапка горит |
| he that has a great nose thinks everyone is speaking of it | у кого что болит, тот о том и говорит |
| he that has a great nose thinks everyone is speaking of it | на воре шапка горит |
| in a manner of speaking | можно и так сказать (SergeiAstrashevsky) |
| it is ill speaking between a full man and a fasting | сытый голодного не понимает |
| it is ill speaking between a full man and a fasting | сытый голодного не разумеет |
| it's like a skeleton at the feast о you started speaking with delight and finished with a sorry sight! | начал за здравие, а кончил за упокой (said about discrepancy between good beginning (e.g., good news, promising situation, words) and bad ending (e.g., later news, one's deeds)) |
| it's like a skeleton at the feast о you started speaking with delight and finished with a sorry sight! | начал за здравие, а свёл за упокой (said about discrepancy between good beginning (e.g., good news, promising situation, words) and bad ending (e.g., later news, one's deeds)) |
