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Russian
Etymology
Literally, “don't blame the mirror if your mug is skewed”.
Pronunciation
Proverb
не́ча на зе́ркало пеня́ть, ко́ли ро́жа крива́ • (néča na zérkalo penjátʹ, kóli róža krivá)
- a bad workman always blames his tools
- Synonym: не́ча на ви́рус пеня́ть, ко́ли ДНК крива́ (néča na vírus penjátʹ, kóli DNK krivá)
Usage notes
- не́ча (néča) is a very informal, non-standard form of не́чего (néčevo), used here for rhyming.