| Russian | English |
| на лице улыбка, а за спиной нож | many kiss the hand they wish to cut off |
| не ищи на свою спину приключений | don't make a rod for your own back |
| недосол на столе, а пересол на спине | not enough salt is hardly a fault, but too much salt is a cook's fault |
| недосол на столе, а пересол на спине | salt cooks bear blame, but fresh bear shame (said (often: in good humour) when there is either too much or too little salt in one's meal) |
| недосол на столе, пересол на спине | better too little than too much |
| недосол на столе, пересол на спине | not enough salt is hardly a fault, but too much salt is a cook's fault |
| недосол на столе, пересол на спине | salt cooks bear blame, but fresh bear shame (said (often: in good humour) when there is either too much or too little salt in one's meal) |
| что нажито у черта на спине, то прожито у него под брюхом | what is got over the devil's back is spent under his belly |
