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И в самых благородных семьях бывают скандалы
[I v samykh blagorodnykh sem'yakh byvayut skandaly] - There are scandals even in the most noble families
Accidents will happen in the best regulated families.
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И волки сыты, и овцы целы
[I volki syty, i ovtsy tsely] - The wolves are sated, and the sheep are intact
Have one's cake and eat it too.
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И на старуху бывает проруха
[I na starukhu byvaet prorukha] - Even an old lady makes mistakes
Everyone makes mistakes.; To err is human.
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И у стен бывают уши
[I u sten byvayut ushi] - Even walls may have ears
The walls have ears.
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И хочется, и колется
[I khochetsya, i koletsya] - It is wanted and repellent
The cat would eat fish and would not wet her feet.
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Из двух зол выбрать меньшее
[Iz dvukh zol vybrat' men'shee] - They choose lesser of two evils
Lesser of two evils
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Из огня да в полымя
[Iz ognya da v polymya] - From fire to flame
Out of the frying pan and into the fire.
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Из песни слов не выкинешь
[Iz pesni slov ne vykinesh'] - You cannot throw a word out of a song
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Или грудь в крестах, или голова в кустах
[Ili grud' v krestakh, ili golova v kustakh] - Either chest in crosses(orders), or a head in bushes
Neck or nothing.
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Имя говорит само за себя
[Imya govorit samo za sebya] - The name provides the essence
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