As welcome as water in one's shoes
Желанный, как вода в туфлях (т. е. совсем некстати).
Нужен, как собаке пятая нога. Нужен, как пятое колесо в телеге.
Другие пословицы:
- We never know the value of water till the well is dry
- He carries fire in one hand and water in the other
- He will never set the Thames on fire
- Soft fire makes sweet malt
- A burnt child dreads the fire
- One fire drives out another
- To pour water into a sieve
- Little chips light great fires
- Out of the frying-pan into the fire
- To add fuel (oil) to the fire (flames)
- To go through fire and water (through thick and thin)
- Fools grow without watering
- There is no fire without smoke
- Still waters run deep
- A great ship asks deep waters