и овцы целы, и волки сыты

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Russian

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Etymology

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Literally, the sheep [are] safe, and the wolves [are] full. Compare Polish wilk syty i owca cała.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [i ˈoft͡sɨ ˈt͡sɛɫɨ | i ˈvoɫkʲɪ ˈsɨtɨ]

Phrase

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и о́вцы це́лы, и во́лки сы́ты (i óvcy cély, i vólki sýty)

  1. Used when a win-win mutual agreement is found.