phrase
Ne trči pred rudu
don’t get ahead of yourself, don’t jump the gun
не забегай вперёд, не торопи события (ruda — дышло повозки)
With stress
Ne tŕči pred rȕdu
In Cyrillic
Не трчи пред руду
In phrasebooks
Next to it in the phrasebook
- 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