Puric Translations, Specialist in South Slavic Languages
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A barking dog seldom bites.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
A change is as good as a rest.
A man’s home is his castle.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
A stitch in time saves nine.
Actions speak louder than words.
After a storm comes a calm.
All good things must come to an end.
All is well that ends well.
All that glitters is not gold.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
An Englishman’s home is his castle.
An old dog barks not in vain.
Appearances are deceptive.
As you make your bed, so must you lie in it.
As you sow, so shall you reap.
Barking dogs seldom bite.
Better be safe than sorry.
Better late than never.
Better to be head of a dog than the tail of a lion.
Birds of a feather flock together.
Blood is thicker than blood.
Business before pleasure.
Curiosity killed the cat.
Customs make all things easy.
Diligence is the mother of a good fortune.
Discretion is the better part of valor.
Divide and rule.
Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched.
Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.
Each cloud has its silver lining.
Early bird catches the worm.
Easier said than done.
Exception makes the rule.
Failure teaches success.
Faith will move mountains.
First come first served..
Give credit where credit is due.
Give him an inch and he’ll take a yard.
God heals, and the physician has the thanks.
He laughs best who laughs last.
He that knows nothing, doubts nothing.
Honesty is the best policy.
Hunger is the best spice.
If anything can go wrong, it will.
If you run after two hares, you will catch none.
Ignorance of the law excuses no man.
It is no use crying over spilt milk.
It never rains, but it pours.
It would be like carrying coal to Newcastle.
It’s a dog eat dog world.
It’s a small world.
Laws are made for getting around.
Let bygones be bygones.
Like father like son.
Look before you leap.
Love is blind.
Love me – love my dog.
Lucky at cards, unlucky in love.
Make hay while the sun shines.
Man cannot live by bread alone.
Man proposes, God disposes.
Many hands make light work.
Mind your own business.
Money isn’t everything.
Money talks (, bullshit walks).
Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.
Never speak ill of the dead.
No flying from fate.
No man can serve two masters.
No rose without a thorn.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
One swallow does not make a summer.
Opportunity seldom knocks twice.
Out of sight, out of mind.
Patience and time overcomes all things.
Practice makes perfect.
Rome wasn’t built in a day.
Scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours.
Silence is golden.
So many countries, so many customs.
Something is better than nothing.
Spare the rod and spoil the child.
Still waters run deep.
Strike while the iron is hot.
Tell me what company you keep and I will tell you who you are.
An apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.
The bigger they are, the harder they fall.
The bread never falls but on its buttered side.
The early bird catches the worm.
The end justifies the means.
The last straw breaks the camel’s back.
A pitcher goes so often to the well that it is broken at last.
There is no place like home.
There’s a black sheep in every flock.
There’s no place like home.
There’s no smoke without fire.
Things are not always as they seem.
Time and tide wait for no man.
Time cures all things.
Time flies.
Time is money.
To cry wolf.
To drink like a fish.
To err is human.
Tomorrow is another day.
True love never grows old.
Two heads are better than one.
Variety is the spice of life.
Walls have ears.
What goes around comes around.
What you don’t know can’t hurt you.
When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
When the cat’s away, the mice will play.
When the hell freezes over.
Where there’s a will there’s a way.
Who chatters to you, will chatter of you.
You can never tell.
You can’t make an omelette without breaking eggs.
You can’t please everyone.
You can’t tell a book by its cover.
You can’t win them all.
You don’t get something for nothing.
You win some you lose some.
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