с волками жить — по-волчьи выть

Russian

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Etymology

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"Living with wolves, you will howl like a wolf." "If you live with wolves, you will have to howl like one."

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [s‿vɐɫˈkamʲɪ ʐɨtʲ | pɐ‿ˈvoɫt͡ɕjɪ vɨtʲ]

Proverb

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с волка́ми жить по-во́лчьи выть (s volkámi žitʹ — po-vólčʹi vytʹ)

  1. when in Rome, do as the Romans do