После драки кулаками не машут
With accent marks:
По́сле дра́ки кулака́ми не ма́шут.
Translation:
Don’t wave your fists after the fight.
Meaning:
This Russian proverb reminds us after an argument is over or a job is done, it is too late and useless to try to prove your point or to change something.
The English equivalents of this proverb are:
- Don't fight when the fight is done!
- It is too late to lock the stable door when the horse is stolen.
- You came the day after the fair.
Other Russian proverbs
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Eggs don't teach the chicken.
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Who is talking about what, and a lousy one about the bath.
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Being a guest is good, but being at home is better.
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Where it is thin, it breaks.
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Man does not live thanks to bread alone.
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Poor people are inventive.
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Что имеем – не храним, а потерявши – плачем
We don't appreciate what we have but we cry when we lose it.
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Не так страшен чёрт, как его малюют
The demon is not as scary as he is depicted.
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