1
2
3
4
5
100

 A closed mouth catches no flies.

If you don't speak you won't mispeak

100

Beggars cannot be choosers.

You cannot be pick (selective) if you don't have much.

100

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Don't bet everything you have on one thing.

100

Rome was not built in a day.

Great things take time.

100

То call off the dogs.

To back off. To stop some offensive action.

200

A friend to all is a friend to none.

You can't be friends with everyone.

200

Every dog has his day.

Every one will have a good day at some point.

200

Like a needle in a haystack.

Very difficult to find.

200

Neither rhyme nor reason.

Makes no sense.

200

Since Adam was a boy.

Forever. For a long time.

300

A hard nut to crack.

difficult to get to speak.

300

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Don't critisize gifts. 

300

His money burns a hole in his pocket.

You spend everything that you get.

300

Score twice before you cut once.

Measure twice, cut once.

300

Strike while the iron is hot.

You should act when opportunity is present.

400

All that glitters is not gold.

Not everything that is shiny isn't worth much.

400

Every barber knows that.

That's common knowledge.

400

Little strokes fell great oaks.

You can achieve big things with small, but consistent effort.

400

The pot calls the kettle black.

Accusing someone of doing something you are also guilty of.

400

То kill two birds with one stone.

To finish two things with one action.

500

As snug as a bug in a rug.

Very Comfortable

500

Не that lies down with dogs must rise up with fleas.

If you hang around bad people, bad things will happen to you.

500

When guns speak it is too late to argue.

The point of no return.

500

То take the bull by the horns.

To take charge. To be proactive.

500

When pigs fly.

That will never happen.