To draw water in a sieve
Черпать воду решетом.
Решетом воду носить.
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- The scalded dog fears cold water
- Blood is thicker than water
- He carries fire in one hand and water in the other
- To fish in troubled waters
- We never know the value of water till the well is dry
- A great ship asks deep waters
- As welcome as water in one's shoes
- Soft fire makes sweet malt
- Out of the frying-pan into the fire
- It is good fishing in troubled waters
- To pour water into a sieve
- Little chips light great fires
- There is no smoke without fire
- You can take a horse to the water but you cannot make him drink
- Better a little fire to warm us, than a great one to burn us