A drowning man will clutch at a straw | tonący brzytwy...when you are desperate, you will look for anything that might help you | |
A leopard never changes its spots | one cannot change the basic way one is | |
when the cat's away the mice will play | when the person in authority is absent, people will not do what they should do | |
The proof of the pudding is in the eating | real value of sth can be judged only from practical experience not theory | |
Tell the truth and shame the devil | tell the truth even though you have strong reasons for concealing it | |
People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones | ludzie w szklanych domach nie powinni rzucać kamieniami | |
Look before you leap | think about sth before u do this | |
Nothing ventured, nothing gained | if you do not take risks, you will never accomplish anything | |
One man's meat is another man's poison | Co dla jednego pokarmem, dla innego trucizną | |
Birds of a feather flock together | similar people tend to associate with each other | |