Kad na vrbi rodi grožđe. When pigs fly.
Ko prvi – tome djevojka. First come – first served.
Ko rano rani dvije sreće grabi. Early bird catches the warm.
Od inata nema goreg zanata. Spite is the worst characteristics.
Dići prašinu. To kick up dust. To make a fuss.
Svakog gosta tri dana dosta. After 3 days guest and fish smell the same.
Daleko od očiju daleko od srca. Out of sight, out of mind.
Bez muke nema ni nauke. No pain, no gain.
Bez alata nema zanata. There’s a tool for every job.
U se i u svoje kljuse. Rely on yourself and your own horse.
Pas koji laje ne ujeda. A barking dog doesn’t bite.
Ispravlja krivu Drinu. Trying to empty the sea with a tea cup.
Ispeci, pa reci. Think before you speak.
Tresla se gora, rodio se miš. Much do about nothing.
U tom grmu leži zec. There’s the catch.
Prvo skoči, pa reci hop. Don’t count your chicken before they hatch.
Mi o vuku, a vuk na vrata. Speak of the devil.
Bolje vrabac u ruci, nego golub na grani. Better a bird in a hand, than in a bush.
Tiha voda brijeg roni. Still water runs deep.
Koliko para, toliko muzike. What you get – what you pay.
Ko drugome jamu kopa, sam u nju upada. To be hoist by your own petard.
Ko se zadnji smije, najsladje se smije. He who laughs last laughs best.
Osjeća se kao riba u vodi. Like a fish in a water.
Spava kao klada. Sleeps like a log.
Gladan kao vuk. Hungry as a bear/wolf.
Pije kao smuk./Pijan kao klada. Drinks like a snake/skunk.
Po jutru se dan poznaje. From the morning, the day is known.
