пришла беда — отворяй ворота

Russian

Etymology

Literally, “when trouble comes, open the gate”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [prʲɪʂˈɫa bʲɪˈda | ɐtvɐˈrʲæj vərɐˈta]

Proverb

пришла́ беда́ — отворя́й ворота́ • (prišlá bedá — otvorjáj vorotá)

1. when it rains, it pours

Usage notes

• The accent ворота́ is non-standard but used here for rhyming. The standard stress is on the 2nd syllable – воро́та (voróta).