Burn not your house to rid it of the mouse
He сжигай своего, дома, чтобы избавиться от мышей.
Осердясь на блох, да и шубу в печь.
Другие пословицы:
- Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones
- If you run after two hares, you will catch neither
- A cock is valiant on his own dunghill
- A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
- An ass is but an ass, though laden with gold
- To give a lark to catch a kite
- A wolf in sheep's clothing
- Agues come on horseback, but go away on foot
- Give never the wolf the wether to keep
- To kill two birds with one stone
- All lay load on the willing horse
- To flog a dead horse
- To go for wool and come home shorn
- Dogs that put up many hares kill none
- Go to bed with the lamb and rise with the lark