Timeline for "Whatever a Russian does, they end up making the Kalashnikov gun"? Are there any similar proverbs in English?
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| Apr 26, 2019 at 19:21 | comment | added | Cliff AB | @Timbo: actually, despite writing this answer, I think you are right in this context. In regards to the passage in which the original phrase appeared, maybe something like you do what you know would be more appropriate. It's not necessarily bad quality work, but perhaps the work was more based on habit than directly answering the request | |
| Apr 26, 2019 at 18:58 | comment | added | Tim Sparkles | I think you're right about the Kalashnikov being a high standard, but I don't think this suggestion captures the intent of the original passage. The context around the quote reads to me as "the provided designs were vastly different than what was expected" not "two different sources each gave us the effectively the same design." | |
| Apr 25, 2019 at 22:16 | history | edited | Cliff AB | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Apr 25, 2019 at 18:23 | history | answered | Cliff AB | CC BY-SA 4.0 |