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волков бояться — в лес не ходить meaning in English

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волков бояться — в лес не ходить phrase

if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen(If you cannot handle the pressure, you should not remain in a position where you have to deal with it)
phrase

бояться adjective

afraid(impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear; apprehensive)
adjective
[UK: ə.ˈfreɪd] [US: ə.ˈfreɪd]

бояться verb
{imPlf}

apprehend [apprehended, apprehending, apprehends](to anticipate (something) with anxiety, dread, or fear, see also: dread; fear)
verb
[UK: ˌæ.prɪ.ˈhend] [US: ˌæ.prə.ˈhend]

dread [dreaded, dreading, dreads](to fear greatly so./sth.)
verb
[UK: dred] [US: ˈdred]

лес noun
{m}

forest [forests](dense collection of trees)
noun
[UK: ˈfɒ.rɪst] [US: ˈfɔː.rəst]

wood [woods](substance)
noun
[UK: wʊd] [US: ˈwʊd]

woodland [woodlands](land covered with woody vegetation)
noun
[UK: ˈwʊd.lənd] [US: ˈwʊd.ˌlænd]

ходить verb
{imPlf}

ambulate [ambulated, ambulating, ambulates](walk; relocate oneself using one's legs)
verb
[UK: ˈæm.bju.leɪt] [US: ˈæm.bju.leɪt]

attend [attended, attending, attends](to regularly go to)
verb
[UK: ə.ˈtend] [US: ə.ˈtend]

строевой лес noun
{m}

timber [timbers](trees considered as a source of wood)
noun
[UK: ˈtɪm.bə(r)] [US: ˈtɪm.bər]

дождевой лес noun
{m}

rainforest [rainforests](type of forest)
noun
[UK: ˈreɪn.fɒ.rɪst] [US: ˈraɪn.ˌfɔː.rəst]

Рыжий лес proper noun
{m}

Red Forest(a highly radioactive and highly contaminated forest, a red forest in Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Vyshhorod Raion, Kyiv Oblast, Polesia, Ukraine)
proper noun

девственный лес noun
{m}

old-growth forest(forest that has attained great age without significant disturbance)
noun

вторичный лес noun

second-growth forest(forest which has been harvested and is regrowing)
noun

Шервудский лес proper noun

Sherwood Forest(country park)
proper noun

девственный лес noun
{m}

virgin forest(forest free from disturbance)
noun
[UK: ˈvɜː.dʒɪn ˈfɒ.rɪst] [US: ˈvɝː.dʒən ˈfɔː.rəst]

ходить боком verb

sidle [sidled, sidling, sidles](to (cause something to) move sideways)
verb
[UK: ˈsaɪd.l̩] [US: ˈsaɪd.l̩]

ходить с verb

lead [led, led, leading, leads](begin a game of cards or dominoes)
verb
[UK: liːd] [US: ˈled]

ходить хвостом verb

tag along(To accompany, join, or follow; to go with)
verb

ходить вразвалку verb

waddle [waddled, waddling, waddles](To walk with short steps, tilting the body from side to side)
verb
[UK: ˈwɒd.l̩] [US: ˈwɑːd.l̩]

ходить аут verb
{imPlf}

go out(to leave one's abode to go to public places)
verb
[UK: ɡəʊ ˈaʊt] [US: ˈɡoʊ ˈaʊt]

лес на корню noun
{m}

timber [timbers](trees considered as a source of wood)
noun
[UK: ˈtɪm.bə(r)] [US: ˈtɪm.bər]

ходить по кругу verb

go round in circles(To repeatedly do the same thing)
verb

ходить по блядям verb
{imPlf}

whore(to engage a prostitute)
verb
[UK: hɔː(r)] [US: ˈhɔːr]

ходить на цыпочках verb

tiptoe [tiptoed, tiptoeing, tiptoes](to walk quietly)
verb
[UK: ˈtɪp.təʊ] [US: ˈtɪpˌto.ʊ]

ходить на цырлах verb

walk on eggshells(to act carefully to avoid upsetting someone)
verb

ходить в ресторан verb
{imPlf}

eat out(dine at a restaurant; to eat out from home )
verb
[UK: iːt ˈaʊt] [US: ˈiːt ˈaʊt]

влажный тропический лес noun
{m}

tropical rainforest(forest)
noun
[UK: ˈtrɒ.pɪk.l̩ ˈreɪn.fɒ.rɪst] [US: ˈtrɑː.pɪk.l̩ ˈraɪn.ˌfɔː.rəst]

ходить по яйцам verb

walk on eggshells(to act carefully to avoid upsetting someone)
verb

ходить по проволоке verb

funambulate(tightrope-walk)
verb

ходить на цыпочках verb

walk on eggshells(to act carefully to avoid upsetting someone)
verb

в лес дрова возить verb

carry coals to Newcastle(do something unneeded or redundant)
verb

ходить вокруг да около verb

beat around the bush(to treat a topic but omit its main points)
verb
[UK: biːt ə.ˈraʊnd ðə bʊʃ] [US: ˈbiːt ə.ˈraʊnd ðə ˈbʊʃ]

ходить по лезвию ножа verb

walk a tightrope(to undertake a precarious course)
verb

ходить с напыщенным видом verb
{imPlf}

strut [strutted, strutting, struts](to walk haughtily or proudly)
verb
[UK: strʌt] [US: ˈstrət]

ходить по яичной скорлупе verb

walk on eggshells(to act carefully to avoid upsetting someone)
verb

он всё в лес смотрит phrase

a leopard cannot change its spots(one cannot change one's own nature)
phrase
[UK: ə ˈle.pəd ˈkæn.ɒt tʃeɪndʒ ɪts spɒts] [US: ə ˈle.pərd ˈkæn.ɑːt ˈtʃeɪndʒ ˈɪts ˈspɑːts]

лес рубят щепки летят phrase

no pain, no gain(discomfort is necessary to achieve goals)
phrase
[UK: nəʊ peɪn nəʊ ɡeɪn] [US: ˈnoʊ ˈpeɪn ˈnoʊ ˈɡeɪn]

you've got to crack a few eggs to make an omelette(phrase)
phrase

ходить вокруг да около не в тему verb

argue round and round(to talk with many digressions, not about subject)
verb