phrase
Kako došlo, tako prošlo
“easy come, easy go”
«как пришло, так и ушло», легко пришло — легко ушло (о деньгах)
With stress
Kȁko dòšlo, tàkō pròšlo
In Cyrillic
Како дошло, тако прошло
In phrasebooks
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- Kȍ rȁno rȁnī, dvȇ srȅće grȁbīthe early bird catches the worm (literally ‘grabs two lots of luck’)
- Bez mȕke néma nàukeno pain no gain (literally ‘no learning without toil’)
- Vȗk dlȁku mȇnjā, àli ćȗd nȉkadaa leopard can’t change its spots (literally ‘a wolf changes its coat’)
- Bȍlje vrábac u rúci nȅgo gȍlūb na gránia bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
- Kȍ drȕgome jȁmu kȍpā, sam u njȗ ùpadāhe who digs a pit for another falls into it himself (also … sam u nju…
- Bȍlje ȉkad nȅgo nȉkadbetter late than never (literally ‘better ever than never’)
- Nȉje zlȃto svȅ štȍ sȉjāall that glitters is not gold
- Tȉha vòda brȇg rȍnīstill waters run deep (literally ‘quiet water wears away the bank’)
- U láži su krátke nȍgethe truth will out, lies have short legs
- Bȍlje spréčiti nȅgo léčitiprevention is better than cure