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100

Hinter Dem Mond Leben - To live behind the moon

To live under a rock - to be oblivious

100

The sun is splitting the stones outside

It's nice and sunny outside

100

It's raining cats and dogs

It's raining hard outside.

100

взять себя в руки - Squeeze yourself 

Get yourself together! Calm down.

100

Rain does not fall on one roof alone

Trouble comes to everyone at some point.

200

einen ohwurm haben - to have an earworm

To have a song stuck in your head.

200

You could skin a cat out there

It's cold outside
200

Kill two birds with one stone

To get two things done at once

200

Как рыба, вытащенная из воды = like a fish taken out of water

To be doing something you're not used to. To be a beginner at something.

200

Only a fool tests a river's depth with both feet

Don't leap into a situation without thinking of the consequences.

300

wo sich fuchs und hase gute nacht sagen - where the fox and the hare say good night to one another

To be or live in the middle of nowhere

300

Take your point - the goals will come

Taking the easier option. Making the smart choice.

300

Let the cat out of the bag

To give away a secret.

300

Делать из мухи слона - To make an elephant out of a fly

To over-exaggerate 

300

No matter how hot your anger is it cannot cook yams

Being angry resolves nothing

400

sich zum affen machen - to make an ape of yourself

To make a fool of yourself.

400

Nearly never bulled a cow

To have /almost/ done something, but never have

400

Go back to the drawing board

To start over

400

Не гони лошадей! - Don't rush the horses

Don't be in such a rush!

400

Rain beats the leopards skin but it does not wash out the spots

You cannot change someone's character.

500

mit ihm kann man pferde stehlen - You can steal horses with him

To be able to trust someone

500

Away with the fairies

To be in your own world.

500

We will cross that bridge when we come to it

We won't talk about that problem now.

500

Вот, где собака зарыта - Where the dog is buried

The heart of the matter. The real issue. Where the problem started.

500

Teeth do not see poverty

Even in the darkest circumstances, there is something to smile about