Idioms from around the world – Page 24

English
5 equivalent idioms
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
Italian
5 equivalent idioms
non svegliare il can che dorme
Don't wake the sleeping dog
Polish
5 equivalent idioms
nie rozdrapuj starych ran
don't open old wounds
Portuguese
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cutucar a onça com vara curta
to poke the jaguar with a short stick
Italian
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quel che vale per l’uno vale anche per l’altro
what is valid for one is also valid for the other
Greek
5 equivalent idioms
Όχι Γιάννης, Γιαννάκης
Not John, Johnny
English
5 equivalent idioms
Once in a blue moon
Chinese
5 equivalent idioms
千載難逢
not occurring once in a thousand years
French
5 equivalent idioms
tous les trente-six du mois
every thirty-six of the month
English
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What's good for the goose is good for the gander