лихо

(нещастя) calamity, disaster, distress, affliction, misfortune; (біда) trouble, ill-luck; harm, mischief; (зло) evil

в тім то й лихо — there is the rub

не велике лихо, що за лихо, це ще не лихо — there is no great harm in that

як на лихо — to make matters worse

найменше лихо — the least evil

лихо не без добра, нема добра без лиха — every cloud has a (its) silver lining; there is no joy without alloy, a blessing in disguise; it's an ill wind that blows nobody good

(по)далі від лиха — out of harm's way, let sleeping dog lie

лиха скуштувати — to sup sorrow

згадувати лихом — to bear (to owe) one a grudge

не згадуйте мене лихом — remember me kindly; don't bear me ill will