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Russian - Russia - Russian

Doveriai, no proveriai.

Trust, but verify.

Meaning

Confidence should be supported by careful confirmation.

Literal translation

Trust, but check.

Usage example

My doveryaem, no proveryaem dogovor.

We trust, but verify the agreement.

Cultural context

Used to recommend caution without rejecting trust.

Related idioms

English - United States Do not count your chickens before they hatch. Polish - Poland Co nagle, to po diable. Romanian - Moldova Graba strica treaba. Romanian - Romania Graba strica treaba.