дурная голова ногам покоя не даёт

Russian

Etymology

Literally, “foolish head gives no rest to the feet”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dʊrˈnajə ɡəɫɐˈva nɐˈɡam pɐˈkojə nʲɪ‿dɐˈjɵt]

Proverb

дурна́я голова́ нога́м поко́я не даёт • (durnája golová nogám pokója ne dajót)

1. a stupid decision creates problems which require a lot of actions from the person who made the decision