менять шило на мыло

Submitted by μαρι on 2017-11-12

Idiomatic translations of "менять шило на мыло"

Chinese
改朝換代
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Danish
med ondt skal ondt fordrives/med ondt skal man ondt fordrive
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English
to jump from the frying pan into the fire
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Arabic, English #1, #2, Greek
English
Nail drives out nail
English
Diamond cut diamond
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Esperanto
Ŝanĝi alenon/kudrilegon al la sapon
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French
Un clou chasse l’autre
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German
Den Teufel mit Beelzebub austreiben
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Italian
Chiodo scaccia chiodo
Latin
Similia similibus curatur
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Romanian
Cui pe cui se scoate
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Russian
Вышибать клин клином
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Russian
Алмаз алмазом гранится, плут плутом губится
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Sardinian (northern dialects)
A mossu de cane pilu de cane
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Spanish
Un clavo saca otro clavo

Meanings of "менять шило на мыло"

English

to bargain one trouble for another

Explained by St. SolSt. Sol on Wed, 21/02/2018 - 16:32
Explained by St. SolSt. Sol
Polish

Wymienił stryjek siekierkę na kijek, dokonać niekorzystnej transakcji (po rosyjsku dosłownie "zamienić szydło na mydło").

Explained by KronajtosKronajtos on Sat, 31/08/2024 - 21:44
Explained by KronajtosKronajtos
Russian

по сути не менять ничего

Explained by μαριμαρι on Sun, 12/11/2017 - 19:15
Explained by μαριμαρι