пришла беда — отворяй ворота

Russian

Etymology

Literally, "when trouble comes, open the gate".

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [prʲɪʂˈla bʲɪˈda | ɐtvɐˈrʲæj vərɐˈta]

Proverb

пришла́ беда́ — отворя́й ворота́ • (prišlá bedá — otvorjáj vorotá)

  1. when it rains, it pours

Usage notes
  • The accent ворота́ is non-standard but used here for rhyming. The standard stress is on the 2nd syllable - воро́та (voróta).
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