Similar proverbs/ idioms you use_please
Hello, could you tell me any similar idioms or proverbs in English please.
1. If someone repeats the same informaion using the different words, Russians can say that is " butter oil"
2. When a talk is spinning around the same issue/topic again and again - "pour from empty to empty"
3. If someone was a difficult situation which has just finished and came/was put in other harsh circumstances, Russians say something like: 'out of the frying pan into the fire'
4. Trying to avoid a problem, you get even worse one - " run from a smoke, came to the fire"
5. Somerimes when you have one problem it leads to another one, that leads to one more and it's like a vicious circle. We can say - a trouble spells by other ones or " if the trouble came, open the gate" as it will be some more issues.
6. Luck is important in all aspects. We say: "Happiness is a great thing in a battle"
7. If someone believes that only own actions lead to success: 'Relying on God, act yourself as well. '
Thank you
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Answers · 7
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1. To sound like a broken record.
2. To beat/flog a dead horse.
3.Out of the frying pan and into the fire.
To be caught between a rock and a hard place.
To add insult to injury.
To add fuel to the fire.
5. When it rains, it pours.
7. To make your own luck.
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Hello, Natalia!
2. to beat the air.
5. Misfortunes never come singly.
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In case someone would like to know how these proverbs in Russian:
1.Масло-масляное
2.Переливать из пустого в порожнее
3. Из огня да в полымя
4. Бежал от дыма. попал в огонь
5. Беда бедой беду затыкает. Или: пришла беда - отворяй ворота.
6. В схватке счастье великое дело.
7. На Бога надейся,но сам не плошай.
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