Cf: The fly sat upon the axle-tree of the chariot-wheel and said, What a dust do I raise! (Br.). How we apples swim! (Am.). We got the coach (Am.). We got the coach up the hill (Br.). "We hounds killed the hare," quoth the lap dog (Br.). We killed the bear (Am.)
Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок. Академик.ру. 2013.