English
• A bad workman blames his tools
• A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
• A cat has nine lives
• A day late and a dollar short
• A fine kettle of fish
• A finger in every pie
• a fly in the ointment
• A fool and his money are soon parted
• A friend in need is a friend indeed
• A hard row to hoe

Different cultures have different ways of saying the same thing

You can't have your cake and eat it too
On ne peut pas avoir le beurre et l'argent du beurre
Man kann nicht auf zwei Hochzeiten tanzen
No se puede tenerlo todo
Нельзя сидеть сразу на двух стульях
Ne možeš imati i ovce i novce
魚和熊掌不可兼得

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