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| English | Russian |
| jack would wipe his nose if he had it | и рад бы в рай, да грехи не пускают (used (often with a feeling of ironical self-pity) to mean: one has to submit to hard necessity (orpossibilities, circumstances) andforget one's dreams because they cannot be realized) |
| jack would wipe his nose if he had it | рад бы в рай, да грехи не пускают (used (often with a feeling of ironical self-pity) to mean: one has to submit to hard necessity (orpossibilities, circumstances) andforget one's dreams because they cannot be realized) |