He carries fire in one hand and water in the other
В одной руке несет огонь, а в другой воду.
У него правая рука не ведает, что творит левая.
Другие пословицы:
- A little fire is quickly trodden out
- We never know the value of water till the well is dry
- Blood is thicker than water
- Every miller draws water to his own mill
- To pour water into a sieve
- The scalded dog fears cold water
- To pull the chestnuts out of the fire for somebody
- To go through fire and water (through thick and thin)
- Fools grow without watering
- To build a fire under oneself
- As welcome as water in one's shoes
- Follow the river and you'll get to the sea
- To draw water in a sieve
- Out of the frying-pan into the fire
- A burnt child dreads the fire