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Russian idioms translated into English with sample sentences, equivalents and explanation en-us Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:52:57 +0400 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:52:57 +0400 http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=russian-idioms mailer@www.sky-net-eye.com (noreply) mailer@www.sky-net-eye.com (noreply) http://www.sky-net-eye.com/images/logo_en.png http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=russian-idioms http://feeds.feedburner.com/Russian-Idioms-Explained?format=skinRussian-Idioms-Explainedhttp://feedburner.google.com http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~3/zPANtuHaJsE/eng http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=ubit-dvuh-zaitcev <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=ubit-dvuh-zaitcev" target="_blank"> <img border="0" width="45" style="border:1px solid silver; margin:5px; margin-top:0px;" align="left" src="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/inline_image/ubit-dvuh-zaitcev?w=45"\> </a> [убить (сразу) двух зайцев] <b class="binline">{perf.}</b> <b class="binline">{v. phr.}</b> <br/><b class="binline">{literary}</b> to kill two (both) hares <br/>- to do two (or several) things the same time. <br/> <br/><span class="hl">*</span><span class="comment"><i> /Я хочу убить двух зайцев сразу &mdash; взять отпуск и отдохнуть от работы, и за это время сделать ремонт дома. &mdash; I want to kill two hares (to do both) &mdash; to take a vacation and have rest, and repair my home./</i></span> <br/> <br/>Comp.: <br/>[kill two birds with one stone] <br/>[at one sitting, at a stretch] <br/>[за один присест] <br/> <br/>See also: <br/>[за двумя зайцами (погонишься &mdash; ни одного не поймаешь)] <div align="right"><a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=ubit-dvuh-zaitcev#comments">Comments</a> <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=ubit-dvuh-zaitcev">Permalink</a> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WyusAmfLZuPm_H7jMFQdnn9UcoA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WyusAmfLZuPm_H7jMFQdnn9UcoA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WyusAmfLZuPm_H7jMFQdnn9UcoA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WyusAmfLZuPm_H7jMFQdnn9UcoA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?a=Zz59WHgM"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?d=41" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~4/zPANtuHaJsE" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:24:50 +0400 http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=ubit-dvuh-zaitcev http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~3/E3Qz0DNLG3Q/eng http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=ehat-zaitsem [ехать зайцем] <b class="binline">{v. phr.}</b> <b class="binline">{colloquial}</b> <br/>to be passenger / travel without (buing) a ticket; take a free ride; stow away. <br/>In general &mdash; to go/pass to swh. without ticket. <br/><b class="binline">{literally}</b> to go a hare. <div align="right"><a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=ehat-zaitsem#comments">Comments</a> <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=ehat-zaitsem">Permalink</a> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/i86cT30iw8vNeSl5yDrkgmCFbiI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/i86cT30iw8vNeSl5yDrkgmCFbiI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/i86cT30iw8vNeSl5yDrkgmCFbiI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/i86cT30iw8vNeSl5yDrkgmCFbiI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?a=ZvfLbWOA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?d=41" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~4/E3Qz0DNLG3Q" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:20:02 +0400 http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=ehat-zaitsem http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~3/j82dgD2xkNE/eng http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=zatikat-za-poyas <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=zatikat-za-poyas" target="_blank"> <img border="0" width="45" style="border:1px solid silver; margin:5px; margin-top:0px;" align="left" src="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/inline_image/zatikat-za-poyas?w=45"\> </a> [затыкать за пояс] <b class="binline">{v. phr.}</b> <br/>perf.: заткнуть за пояс. <br/><b class="binline">{literally}</b> to stick someone behind one's belt. <br/> <br/>~ to surpass, to outstrip, to outdo smb, to win; <br/>~ be one too many for smb; go one better than smb; <br/>~ put to shame, leave far behind; <br/> <br/>Comp.: <br/>[to outshine someone] <br/>[knock someone into a cocked hat] <br/> <br/>Seem also: <br/>[переплюнуть] [обскакать] [обуть] <br/>Comp.: <br/>[задавать жару] <div align="right"><a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=zatikat-za-poyas#comments">Comments</a> <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=zatikat-za-poyas">Permalink</a> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/he6PY7fvVJCVp66jzSpxo_YsdmQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/he6PY7fvVJCVp66jzSpxo_YsdmQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/he6PY7fvVJCVp66jzSpxo_YsdmQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/he6PY7fvVJCVp66jzSpxo_YsdmQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Russian-Idioms-Explained?a=j82dgD2xkNE:OkQsnf1mRo0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Russian-Idioms-Explained?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~4/j82dgD2xkNE" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 30 Jun 2009 02:13:31 +0400 http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=zatikat-za-poyas http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~3/e9A5YQZFKck/eng http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=bit-na-druzheskoy-noge [быть на дружеской ноге] (с кем-л.) <b class="binline">{v. phr.}</b> <br/><b class="binline">{literally}</b> To be on a friendly foot with someone. <br/>To be on intimate or friendly terms with someone. <br/> <br/>Comp.: <br/>[to be on a good/friendly footing with smb.] <br/>[to be well in with smb.] <br/> <br/>See also: <br/>[быть на короткой ноге] ~ [hand-and-glove] <div align="right"><a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=bit-na-druzheskoy-noge#comments">Comments</a> <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=bit-na-druzheskoy-noge">Permalink</a> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3HYfkVjkY21tBjrFsCwmyd15cK4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3HYfkVjkY21tBjrFsCwmyd15cK4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3HYfkVjkY21tBjrFsCwmyd15cK4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3HYfkVjkY21tBjrFsCwmyd15cK4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Russian-Idioms-Explained?a=e9A5YQZFKck:xjWUl1UsnNE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Russian-Idioms-Explained?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~4/e9A5YQZFKck" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 08 Jun 2009 03:18:03 +0400 http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=bit-na-druzheskoy-noge http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~3/r-Oe-6IhHhc/eng http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=sobaku-syest [собаку съесть] (на чем-л.) <b class="binline">{informal}</b> <b class="binline">{v. phr.}</b> <b class="binline">{perf.}</b> <br/><b class="binline">{literally}</b> to eat a dog <br/>To gain experience in sth. To be very experienced. <br/> <br/>~ [cut one's teeth on] &mdash; ~ [набивать шишки]. <br/> <br/><span class="hl">*</span><span class="comment"><i> /Он на этом деле съел собаку. &mdash; He has cut his teeth on (is very experienced in) this kind of tasks /</i></span> business./ <br/> <br/>See: <br/>[набивать руку] <div align="right"><a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=sobaku-syest#comments">Comments</a> <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=sobaku-syest">Permalink</a> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qnIguOes4TcxZOkfZc3mQoQRkxY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qnIguOes4TcxZOkfZc3mQoQRkxY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qnIguOes4TcxZOkfZc3mQoQRkxY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qnIguOes4TcxZOkfZc3mQoQRkxY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Russian-Idioms-Explained?a=r-Oe-6IhHhc:VfKen_T21Dg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Russian-Idioms-Explained?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~4/r-Oe-6IhHhc" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 25 May 2009 16:00:13 +0400 http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=sobaku-syest http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~3/fX_MIxugDUA/eng http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=nabivat-ruku <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=nabivat-ruku" target="_blank"> <img border="0" width="45" style="border:1px solid silver; margin:5px; margin-top:0px;" align="left" src="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/inline_image/nabivat-ruku?w=45"\> </a> [набивать руку] <b class="binline">{v. phr.}</b> <br/><b class="binline">{literally}</b> To strengthen one's hand. <br/> <br/>To practise so as to acquire skill, to develop a good technique in something; to become a practised hand at something; to give oneself a steady hand. <br/> <br/>Comp.: <br/>[to get the knack of something] <br/> <br/>See also: <br/>[собаку съесть] <div align="right"><a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=nabivat-ruku#comments">Comments</a> <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=nabivat-ruku">Permalink</a> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6XPdWKb5z83Pd9FSKHIpW2-q8ek/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6XPdWKb5z83Pd9FSKHIpW2-q8ek/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6XPdWKb5z83Pd9FSKHIpW2-q8ek/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6XPdWKb5z83Pd9FSKHIpW2-q8ek/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Russian-Idioms-Explained?a=fX_MIxugDUA:8hZx5NryRLo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Russian-Idioms-Explained?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~4/fX_MIxugDUA" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 25 May 2009 15:40:36 +0400 http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=nabivat-ruku http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~3/08xN0VM9I8o/eng http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=visasivat-iz-paltsa <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=visasivat-iz-paltsa" target="_blank"> <img border="0" width="45" style="border:1px solid silver; margin:5px; margin-top:0px;" align="left" src="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/inline_image/visasivat-iz-paltsa?w=45"\> </a> [высасывать из пальца] <b class="binline">{v. phr.}</b> <br/><b class="binline">{literally}</b> To suck something out of one's finger. <br/>~ to make (d) up out of whole cloth. <br/> <br/>To fabricate smth, dream the whole thing up. <br/> <br/>To allege something which has no foundation in actual fact, absolutely groundless; to fabricate. <br/> <br/>Comp.: <br/>[to make something up] <br/>[to spin something out of thin air] <br/> <br/>See also: <br/>[притягивать за уши] <div align="right"><a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=visasivat-iz-paltsa#comments">Comments</a> <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=visasivat-iz-paltsa">Permalink</a> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3Rw2hv2OmjwYQ4sA-_o_SWSjP_c/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3Rw2hv2OmjwYQ4sA-_o_SWSjP_c/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3Rw2hv2OmjwYQ4sA-_o_SWSjP_c/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3Rw2hv2OmjwYQ4sA-_o_SWSjP_c/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Russian-Idioms-Explained?a=08xN0VM9I8o:a7t7oB_DLhA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Russian-Idioms-Explained?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~4/08xN0VM9I8o" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 22 May 2009 18:00:12 +0400 http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=visasivat-iz-paltsa http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~3/ZP2iCpDqB-0/eng http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=zhit-kak-na-vulkane <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=zhit-kak-na-vulkane" target="_blank"> <img border="0" width="45" style="border:1px solid silver; margin:5px; margin-top:0px;" align="left" src="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/inline_image/zhit-kak-na-vulkane?w=45"\> </a> [жить как на вулкане] <b class="binline">{v. phr.}</b> <br/><b class="binline">{literally}</b> To live as on a volcano. <br/> <br/>To be in constant anticipation of trouble. <br/> <br/>Comp.: <br/>[to sit on a powder-keg] <br/>[to be living on the edge of a volcano] <br/>[to be sitting on a volcano] <br/> <br/>See also: <br/>[сидеть на иголках] ~ [be on pins and needles], [be on thorns / nettles], [be on tenterhooks] <div align="right"><a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=zhit-kak-na-vulkane#comments">Comments</a> <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=zhit-kak-na-vulkane">Permalink</a> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/po9TlK1p9N4vm1ML_tI7-AkhgRo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/po9TlK1p9N4vm1ML_tI7-AkhgRo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/po9TlK1p9N4vm1ML_tI7-AkhgRo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/po9TlK1p9N4vm1ML_tI7-AkhgRo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Russian-Idioms-Explained?a=ZP2iCpDqB-0:s9sJy-iMq2g:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Russian-Idioms-Explained?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~4/ZP2iCpDqB-0" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 22 May 2009 17:45:17 +0400 http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=zhit-kak-na-vulkane http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~3/ldKvsDWsMLY/eng http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=prityagivat-za-ushi [притягивать за уши] <b class="binline">{v.phr.}</b> <b class="binline">{informal}</b> <br/><b class="binline">{literally}</b> to pull something up by the ears. <br/> <br/>To force. To make use of sth. without adequate grounds; to advance far-fetched arguments. Use poor arguments to proove or justify sth. <br/> <br/><span class="hl">*</span><span class="comment"><i> /В качестве оправдания мой друг привел какие-то аргументы, которые, по-моему, были сильно притянуты за уши. &mdash; As an excuse, my friend has brought some kind of arguments which in my opinion were very poor./</i></span> <br/> <br/>Comp.: <br/>[drag something in] <br/>[высасывать из пальца] <div align="right"><a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=prityagivat-za-ushi#comments">Comments</a> <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=prityagivat-za-ushi">Permalink</a> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IaF4aQ9IfxOQCuM0aKmGizLaxRo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IaF4aQ9IfxOQCuM0aKmGizLaxRo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IaF4aQ9IfxOQCuM0aKmGizLaxRo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IaF4aQ9IfxOQCuM0aKmGizLaxRo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Russian-Idioms-Explained?a=ldKvsDWsMLY:5MTSWBYl5UQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Russian-Idioms-Explained?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~4/ldKvsDWsMLY" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 21 May 2009 21:19:29 +0400 http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=prityagivat-za-ushi http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~3/bGkCu_KEbXU/eng http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=vodit-za-nos [водить за нос] <b class="binline">{v. phr.}</b> <b class="binline">{informal}</b> <br/><b class="binline">{literally}</b> to pull by someone's nose. <br/>1. To assify, fool, hoax; Make fool of smb.; <br/>2. To joke at smb.; <br/>~pull smb.'s leg <br/> <br/>3. To spoof, <b class="binline">{slang}</b> string. <br/> <br/>Comp.: <br/>[морочить голову], [делать осла из кого-л.], [валять дурака], [валять Ваньку] <br/>[делать козлом отпущения] <br/>[ходить вокруг да около] ~ [circumambulate] <br/>[beat about the bush] <div align="right"><a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=vodit-za-nos#comments">Comments</a> <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=vodit-za-nos">Permalink</a> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XIYA_etCIzWin9vYZhCOtbi-0fI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XIYA_etCIzWin9vYZhCOtbi-0fI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XIYA_etCIzWin9vYZhCOtbi-0fI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XIYA_etCIzWin9vYZhCOtbi-0fI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Russian-Idioms-Explained?a=bGkCu_KEbXU:3pi2rp1TKHY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Russian-Idioms-Explained?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~4/bGkCu_KEbXU" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 21 May 2009 03:10:52 +0400 http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=vodit-za-nos http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~3/je8rc6etF_E/eng http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=tyanut-za-yazyk [тянуть за язык] <b class="binline">{v. phr.}</b> <br/><b class="binline">{literally}</b> To pull someone by the tongue. <br/>To make someone say smt; to pump someone. <br/><span class="hl">*</span><span class="comment"><i> /Ну зачем ты вчера затеяла этот разговор? Кто тебя за язык тянул? &mdash; Why did you start this topic yesterday? Who pulled you by the tongue?/</i></span> <br/> <br/>Comp.: [тянуть за рукав] ~ [pull smb by the sleeve], [tug at smb's sleeve] <br/>Contr.: [слова не вытянешь] <div align="right"><a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=tyanut-za-yazyk#comments">Comments</a> <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=tyanut-za-yazyk">Permalink</a> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qWuHCzvm8ZMsd5uhmZcRtrKQue0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qWuHCzvm8ZMsd5uhmZcRtrKQue0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qWuHCzvm8ZMsd5uhmZcRtrKQue0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qWuHCzvm8ZMsd5uhmZcRtrKQue0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Russian-Idioms-Explained?a=je8rc6etF_E:2My17T10O4k:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Russian-Idioms-Explained?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~4/je8rc6etF_E" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 21 May 2009 02:53:10 +0400 http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=tyanut-za-yazyk http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~3/Fm2wbamKV4Y/eng http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=bez-suchka-bez-zadorinki Sth that went off impeccably, smoothly, without any problems. <br/>To do sth without defects. <br/><span class="hl">*</span><span class="comment"><i> /Тестирование продукта прошло без сучка без задоринки. &mdash; Product testing has been carried out (passed) without any problems (smoothly)./</i></span> <br/> <br/><h2>Origin:</h2> <br/>From the carpenters' and cabinetmakers' style of speaking. Initially, about the wood and timber of a high quality and thorough woodworking. Задоринка — roughness, a hook on the surface of a smoothly planed board. Literally &mdash; without any defects. <br/> <br/>See also: <br/>[комар носа не подточит] [без изъянов] <br/>[it's just perfect] [it's done to a T] [there's nothing left hanging] <div align="right"><a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=bez-suchka-bez-zadorinki#comments">Comments</a> <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=bez-suchka-bez-zadorinki">Permalink</a> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MARbBY5JZzAQwzXkmUw3RTPq_zY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MARbBY5JZzAQwzXkmUw3RTPq_zY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MARbBY5JZzAQwzXkmUw3RTPq_zY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MARbBY5JZzAQwzXkmUw3RTPq_zY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?a=kXJgE247"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?d=41" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~4/Fm2wbamKV4Y" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 20 May 2009 17:47:31 +0400 http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=bez-suchka-bez-zadorinki http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~3/Qdd8EAZVLkM/eng http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=motat-na-us [мотать на ус] <b class="binline">{v. phr.}</b> <b class="binline">{informal}</b> <br/><b class="binline">{literally}</b> to reel/wind smt. on one's moustache. <br/>To take a good note of smt. To memorize, remember well. To observe smt. silently; to make a mental note of smt. <br/> <br/>Ср. [bite on that] <br/> <br/><span class="hl">*</span><span class="comment"><i> /Слушай меня внимательно, и мотай (себе) на ус! &mdash; Listen to me attentively and take a good note!/</i></span> <div align="right"><a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=motat-na-us#comments">Comments</a> <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=motat-na-us">Permalink</a> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/d-To47ewEvPYPB8DazUMFuBlghM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/d-To47ewEvPYPB8DazUMFuBlghM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/d-To47ewEvPYPB8DazUMFuBlghM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/d-To47ewEvPYPB8DazUMFuBlghM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Russian-Idioms-Explained?a=Qdd8EAZVLkM:pKNavW_6Eu8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Russian-Idioms-Explained?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~4/Qdd8EAZVLkM" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 20 May 2009 16:15:09 +0400 http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=motat-na-us http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~3/0pEG3mJLUDA/eng http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=moya-hata-s-krau [моя хата с краю] <b class="binline">{informal}</b> <b class="binline">{adv. phr.}</b> <br/><b class="binline">{literally}</b> my hut is on the periphery. <br/>~I don't care. <br/>An informal way to show that the subject has nothing to do with me; it's no business/concern of mine. <br/> <br/>See: <br/>[по-барабану] <br/> <br/>Comp.: <br/>[shrug off] <br/>[couldn't / could care less] <br/>[devil-may-care] <div align="right"><a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=moya-hata-s-krau#comments">Comments</a> <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=moya-hata-s-krau">Permalink</a> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XGQOHPiOhrk8jBFt9Zt1B_FurMI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XGQOHPiOhrk8jBFt9Zt1B_FurMI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XGQOHPiOhrk8jBFt9Zt1B_FurMI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XGQOHPiOhrk8jBFt9Zt1B_FurMI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Russian-Idioms-Explained?a=0pEG3mJLUDA:NxEXmhBc5qE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Russian-Idioms-Explained?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~4/0pEG3mJLUDA" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 20 May 2009 16:01:05 +0400 http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=moya-hata-s-krau http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~3/rJbpgtn7iLI/eng http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=bitsya-kak-ryba-ob-led [биться как рыба об лёд] <b class="binline">{v. phr.}</b> <br/><b class="binline">{literally}</b> to beat against the ice like a fish <br/>~struggle to keep one's head above water. <br/>~struggle desperately (to accomplish smt.), usually in vain. <br/><span class="hl">*</span><span class="comment"><i> /Я бился как рыба об лед чтобы объяснить тебе значение этой идиомы, но, похоже, все тщетно. &mdash; I struggled desperately for nothing explaining the idiom meaning to you./</i></span> <br/> <br/>Comp.: <br/>[биться головой об стену]=[beat one's head against a wall] <br/>[тратить время даром] <div align="right"><a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=bitsya-kak-ryba-ob-led#comments">Comments</a> <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=bitsya-kak-ryba-ob-led">Permalink</a> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BuuSamESzJIZFHRXAbDCkx9tskA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BuuSamESzJIZFHRXAbDCkx9tskA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BuuSamESzJIZFHRXAbDCkx9tskA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BuuSamESzJIZFHRXAbDCkx9tskA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Russian-Idioms-Explained?a=rJbpgtn7iLI:EerM7Al0uWM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Russian-Idioms-Explained?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~4/rJbpgtn7iLI" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 20 May 2009 15:41:14 +0400 http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=bitsya-kak-ryba-ob-led http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~3/EROmV1JIhOo/eng http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=na-vzvode [быть на взводе] <b class="binline">{v.phr.}</b> <br/><b class="binline">{informal}</b> to psych (up/out), <b class="binline">{slang}</b> to screw. <br/>~ be [blue in the face] <br/>To be highly emotional or nervous; be prepared to smt., or to action; be bery angry or disappointed. <br/> <br/>[на взводе] <b class="binline">{adj.phr.}</b> <br/>high(ly)-strung, nervous, wrought-up; strung-up <b class="binline">{Brit.}</b>. <br/> <br/><b class="binline">{literally}</b> having one's gun cocked (?). <br/> <br/><span class="hl">*</span><span class="comment"><i> /Игорь предчувствовал серьезный разговор с посетителем и был заранее на взводе. &mdash; Igor expected high words with the visitor and was nervous beforehand./</i></span> <div align="right"><a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=na-vzvode#comments">Comments</a> <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=na-vzvode">Permalink</a> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PmKJhL5bMhvK0ABEwl52kuQd2I0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PmKJhL5bMhvK0ABEwl52kuQd2I0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PmKJhL5bMhvK0ABEwl52kuQd2I0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PmKJhL5bMhvK0ABEwl52kuQd2I0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Russian-Idioms-Explained?a=EROmV1JIhOo:85S9N3SBQ88:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Russian-Idioms-Explained?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~4/EROmV1JIhOo" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 15 May 2009 01:46:58 +0400 http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=na-vzvode http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~3/shnCpj9rzFs/eng http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=zabivat-golovu [забивать голову] or [брать в голову] <b class="binline">{literally}</b> <br/>~put ideas into smb's head; <br/>~get smt. into one's head; <br/>Usually used in negative: <br/><span class="hl">*</span><span class="comment"><i> /Не забивай себе этим голову! &mdash; Don't give it another thought./</i></span> <br/>Не забивать голову - <br/>Not to pay too much attention to smt; forget abt. smt.; leave smt. alone. <div align="right"><a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=zabivat-golovu#comments">Comments</a> <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=zabivat-golovu">Permalink</a> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lc-cXHXWl2ffC9aTZiF0e6tquac/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lc-cXHXWl2ffC9aTZiF0e6tquac/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lc-cXHXWl2ffC9aTZiF0e6tquac/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lc-cXHXWl2ffC9aTZiF0e6tquac/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Russian-Idioms-Explained?a=shnCpj9rzFs:8ULwFFYAEsg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Russian-Idioms-Explained?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~4/shnCpj9rzFs" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 12 May 2009 23:43:35 +0400 http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=zabivat-golovu http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~3/7SFJJI6HakU/eng http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=peremivat-kosti [перемывать (перемалывать) (чьи-л.) кости (косточки)] <b class="binline">{v. phr.}</b> <b class="binline">{informal}</b> <br/><b class="binline">{literally}</b> to wash again (mill) (smb.'s) bones. <br/>To gossip about someone in details with another person (again and again). <br/>~to pick smb. to pieces. <br/>See: <br/>[разбирать по косточкам] <div align="right"><a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=peremivat-kosti#comments">Comments</a> <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=peremivat-kosti">Permalink</a> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SA6DERofVng9rXPjzqcJkVDQmGA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SA6DERofVng9rXPjzqcJkVDQmGA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SA6DERofVng9rXPjzqcJkVDQmGA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SA6DERofVng9rXPjzqcJkVDQmGA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Russian-Idioms-Explained?a=7SFJJI6HakU:KIzWYj3U2kk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Russian-Idioms-Explained?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~4/7SFJJI6HakU" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 08 May 2009 01:48:47 +0400 http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=peremivat-kosti http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~3/7Aeqas6fUO4/eng http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=vinosit-sor-iz-izbyi [выносить сор из избы] <b class="binline">{v. phr.}</b> <br/><b class="binline">{literally}</b> To take trash out one's home. <br/>~air (wash) one's dirty linen (in public); <br/>~wash your dirty linen at home; <br/>~to foul one's own nest. <br/>To expose smt. that should be kept private to public. <br/>Usually in negative: <br/><span class="hl">*</span><span class="comment"><i> /Не надо выносить сор из избы! &mdash; Let's wash our dirty linen at home!/</i></span> <br/><span class="hl">*</span><span class="comment"><i> /Давайте не будем (перестанем) выносить сор из избы! &mdash; Let's avoid (stop) washing dirty linen!/</i></span> <br/>See: <br/>[стирать свое грязное белье при людях] <div align="right"><a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=vinosit-sor-iz-izbyi#comments">Comments</a> <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=vinosit-sor-iz-izbyi">Permalink</a> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dZiLI8pb8zo57ROV6BETXOF4lQI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dZiLI8pb8zo57ROV6BETXOF4lQI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dZiLI8pb8zo57ROV6BETXOF4lQI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dZiLI8pb8zo57ROV6BETXOF4lQI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Russian-Idioms-Explained?a=7Aeqas6fUO4:ZSrGoYxAwxI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Russian-Idioms-Explained?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~4/7Aeqas6fUO4" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 08 May 2009 01:37:14 +0400 http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=vinosit-sor-iz-izbyi http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~3/5s12AzqOVi0/eng http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=lika-ne-vyazat [лыка не вязать] or [еле лыка вязать] <b class="binline">{v. phr.}</b> <b class="binline">{informal}</b> <br/>1. Almost not being able to produce an articulate speech (being tired, or asleep or drunk). <br/>2. Be too drunk to make any sense. <br/>3. Not to understand/know the subject. <br/><span class="hl">*</span><span class="comment"><i> /Какой смысл говорить с ним о политике? Он же в этом лыка не вяжет! &mdash; There is no sense in discussing politics with him. He is not familiar with the subject!/</i></span> <div align="right"><a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=lika-ne-vyazat#comments">Comments</a> <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=lika-ne-vyazat">Permalink</a> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wIpXrB39Xnfxpyu4eS893I2-wks/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wIpXrB39Xnfxpyu4eS893I2-wks/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wIpXrB39Xnfxpyu4eS893I2-wks/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wIpXrB39Xnfxpyu4eS893I2-wks/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Russian-Idioms-Explained?a=5s12AzqOVi0:tbE9FBjXk0I:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Russian-Idioms-Explained?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~4/5s12AzqOVi0" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:13:21 +0400 http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=lika-ne-vyazat http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~3/Sk4YWowFtsQ/eng http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=v-us-ne-dut [в ус не дуть] <b class="binline">{v. phr.}</b> <br/><b class="binline">{literally}</b> do not blow through one's moustache. <br/>~not care a straw (a rap). <br/>Not to care abt. (or pay attention to, or be afraid of) smt. at all. <br/>Not to express or reveal concern over smth. <br/>Not to pay any attention to smth. <br/>Often used in fairy-tails. <br/> <br/><span class="hl">*</span><span class="comment"><i> /Есть в одном селе рыбак. — Вот действительно чудак! Он с рассвета до рассвета У воды сидит всё лето. Солнце жарит, Дождь бушует, А чудак и в ус не дует (Ю. Коринец)./</i></span> <div align="right"><a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=v-us-ne-dut#comments">Comments</a> <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=v-us-ne-dut">Permalink</a> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Nocj8gnh8Ouxu9bLmkmplYHOciE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Nocj8gnh8Ouxu9bLmkmplYHOciE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Nocj8gnh8Ouxu9bLmkmplYHOciE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Nocj8gnh8Ouxu9bLmkmplYHOciE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?a=ujFJUR5k"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?d=41" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~4/Sk4YWowFtsQ" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:54:50 +0400 http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=v-us-ne-dut http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~3/L1VTUaYWnQI/eng http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=na-nosu [на носу] <b class="binline">{adv. phr.}</b> <br/><b class="binline">{literally}</b> on one's nose. <br/>Just about (to), just on the point (of) &mdash; (see [вот-вот]). <br/><span class="hl">*</span><span class="comment"><i> /У тебя на носу экзамен, а ты и в ус не дуешь! &mdash; You are just about to take you exam, but you does not seem to care at all!/</i></span> <div align="right"><a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=na-nosu#comments">Comments</a> <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=na-nosu">Permalink</a> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/roIZMZTkQimuQrZC3qbFKi1pOck/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/roIZMZTkQimuQrZC3qbFKi1pOck/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/roIZMZTkQimuQrZC3qbFKi1pOck/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/roIZMZTkQimuQrZC3qbFKi1pOck/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Russian-Idioms-Explained?a=L1VTUaYWnQI:lBcdycNsiwc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Russian-Idioms-Explained?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~4/L1VTUaYWnQI" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:45:21 +0400 http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=na-nosu http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~3/YwyGecD1Usw/eng http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=beshenie-dengi <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=beshenie-dengi" target="_blank"> <img border="0" width="45" style="border:1px solid silver; margin:5px; margin-top:0px;" align="left" src="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/inline_image/beshenie-dengi?w=45"\> </a> [бешеные деньги] или [безумные деньги] или [сумасшедшие деньги] или [уйма денег] <b class="binline">{informal}</b> <b class="binline">{n. phr.}</b> <br/><b class="binline">{literally}</b> ~crazy money; heaps of money. <br/>megabuck; <br/>Также: [баснословные деньги; баснословная цена] или [огромная сумма (денег)] <b class="binline">{n. phr.}</b> <br/>~fabulous price. <br/>[платить бешеные деньги] or [платить кучу денег] <b class="binline">{v. phr.}</b> &mdash; to pay through the nose. <br/>*/По тем временам я заплатил за обучение бешеные деньги. &mdash; For those days I paid through the nose for the education./ <br/>See also: <br/>[обещать золотые горы] <div align="right"><a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=beshenie-dengi#comments">Comments</a> <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=beshenie-dengi">Permalink</a> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7xXSv6r_Cax07vNIuEO8ygIg2vw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7xXSv6r_Cax07vNIuEO8ygIg2vw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7xXSv6r_Cax07vNIuEO8ygIg2vw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7xXSv6r_Cax07vNIuEO8ygIg2vw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Russian-Idioms-Explained?a=YwyGecD1Usw:BewzaWc_GZM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Russian-Idioms-Explained?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~4/YwyGecD1Usw" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:30:56 +0400 http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=beshenie-dengi http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~3/0vaVSUiTHjg/eng http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=bred-sivoy-kobyli [бред сивой кобылы] <br/>or [<b class="binline">{abbr.}</b> БСК (be-es-`ka)] <br/><b class="binline">{n. phr.}</b> <b class="binline">{informal}</b> <b class="binline">{rude}</b> <br/>ravings <b class="binline">{pl.}</b>, or bull, or bullshit. <br/>An absurdity; nonsense. <br/><span class="hl">*</span><span class="comment"><i> /Твое оправдание &mdash; просто какой-то бред сивой кобылы! Придумай что-нибудь получше! &mdash; Your excuse sounds just as bullshit! You should invent something better!/</i></span> <br/>See: <br/>[бред собачий] <br/>[полный бред] <div align="right"><a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=bred-sivoy-kobyli#comments">Comments</a> <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=bred-sivoy-kobyli">Permalink</a> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8hqfSwX4oMH0Ajc9YWBOMk_HMEw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8hqfSwX4oMH0Ajc9YWBOMk_HMEw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8hqfSwX4oMH0Ajc9YWBOMk_HMEw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8hqfSwX4oMH0Ajc9YWBOMk_HMEw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Russian-Idioms-Explained?a=0vaVSUiTHjg:60XIuDIKGEc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Russian-Idioms-Explained?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~4/0vaVSUiTHjg" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:07:52 +0400 http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=bred-sivoy-kobyli http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~3/NClqcgrszlc/eng http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=zadavat-zharu [задавать жару] <b class="binline">{v. phr}</b> <b class="binline">{informal}</b> <br/>~ see: [sock it] <div align="right"><a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=zadavat-zharu">Permalink</a> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FOnYotZIPT44Lg5y0Iqf_kCovAU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FOnYotZIPT44Lg5y0Iqf_kCovAU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FOnYotZIPT44Lg5y0Iqf_kCovAU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FOnYotZIPT44Lg5y0Iqf_kCovAU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Russian-Idioms-Explained?a=NClqcgrszlc:7egjKVYwsbU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Russian-Idioms-Explained?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~4/NClqcgrszlc" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 20 Apr 2009 23:20:08 +0400 http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=zadavat-zharu http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~3/NZXYYtlwFJY/eng http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=bobik-izdoh [бобик сдох] or [бобик издох] <b class="binline">{informal}</b> <br/><b class="binline">{literally}</b> the doggy is (already) dead. <br/>Abt. smt. that is too late to be worried or cared about. <br/><span class="hl">*</span><span class="comment"><i> / &mdash; С сегодняшнего дня перестаем работать над текущим проектом. Все "бобик издох", проект отменен. &mdash; Stop working on the current project. It has been canceled, so it's over now./</i></span> <div align="right"><a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=bobik-izdoh#comments">Comments</a> <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=bobik-izdoh">Permalink</a> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/99T97ICpQzu9zwWPDwW3xWimX_U/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/99T97ICpQzu9zwWPDwW3xWimX_U/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/99T97ICpQzu9zwWPDwW3xWimX_U/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/99T97ICpQzu9zwWPDwW3xWimX_U/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Russian-Idioms-Explained?a=NZXYYtlwFJY:im-ZOBHBsC8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Russian-Idioms-Explained?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~4/NZXYYtlwFJY" height="1" width="1"/> Sat, 18 Apr 2009 02:47:15 +0400 http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=bobik-izdoh http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~3/B_qJqVT1KD8/eng http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=probniy-shar [пробный шар] <b class="binline">{n. phr.}</b> <br/>1. ballon d'essai, pilot-balloon, trial balloon, try on; feeler. <br/>2. see [fly a kite] <br/>"запускать пробный шар" or "зондировать почву" ("feel the pulse of smb.") &mdash; to make a trial. <br/><span class="hl">*</span><span class="comment"><i> /"Северо-Западный Телеком" запускает "пробный шар" чтобы оценить спрос на "телефонные облигации" &mdash; "Severo-Zapadniy Telecom" is launching a trial ballon to estimate the "telephone bonds" demand./</i></span> <div align="right"><a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=probniy-shar#comments">Comments</a> <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=probniy-shar">Permalink</a> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/W21vQ-qU3MdJOWWnalL0fMqrRt8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/W21vQ-qU3MdJOWWnalL0fMqrRt8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/W21vQ-qU3MdJOWWnalL0fMqrRt8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/W21vQ-qU3MdJOWWnalL0fMqrRt8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Russian-Idioms-Explained?a=B_qJqVT1KD8:EIak7jQCydM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Russian-Idioms-Explained?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~4/B_qJqVT1KD8" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 02 Apr 2009 17:25:33 +0400 http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=probniy-shar http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~3/iAkGzQ7xvWw/eng http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=detskiy-lepet [детский лепет] <b class="binline">{n. phr.}</b> <br/>~babbling. <br/><b class="binline">{literally}</b> baby talk, childish prattle. <br/>Naive thoughts or blether. <br/> <br/><span class="hl">*</span><span class="comment"><i> /То, что вы сейчас наговорили &mdash; просто детский лепет. &mdash; What you have just spoken is just a baby talk./</i></span> <br/> <br/>See also: <br/>[chit-chat], [chit-chatting] <br/>[dalliance] <div align="right"><a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=detskiy-lepet#comments">Comments</a> <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=detskiy-lepet">Permalink</a> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YbuZYdccqi6lBf5478GGg31SvRY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YbuZYdccqi6lBf5478GGg31SvRY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YbuZYdccqi6lBf5478GGg31SvRY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YbuZYdccqi6lBf5478GGg31SvRY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Russian-Idioms-Explained?a=iAkGzQ7xvWw:Scw75YLEr9I:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Russian-Idioms-Explained?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~4/iAkGzQ7xvWw" height="1" width="1"/> Sat, 28 Mar 2009 23:59:47 +0300 http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=detskiy-lepet http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~3/23urDxkmUqo/eng http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=dat-prikurit [дать прикурить (кому-л.)] <b class="binline">{v. phr.}</b> <b class="binline">{informal}</b> <br/><b class="binline">{literally}</b> To give a light to smb. <br/>To give a hard time. <br/>To give the works (or business). <br/>To reject, rebut; to punish. <br/>Generally &mdash; to behave or treat in a hard way or manner. <br/>(there may also be many other meanings) <br/><span class="hl">*</span><span class="comment"><i> /Я сегодня совсем не выспался. У ребенка ночью была очень высокая температура. Все домашние были ужасно напуганы. Ох и дал же он нам прикурить! &mdash; I did not sleep enough last night. Our child had very strong fever. Everybody at home were frightened awfully. That was a hard time he gave us!/</i></span> <br/> <br/>See also: <br/>[задавать трёпку] <div align="right"><a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=dat-prikurit#comments">Comments</a> <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=dat-prikurit">Permalink</a> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VHVrCMxmnD-gM6t9j2a35DwEZ_4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VHVrCMxmnD-gM6t9j2a35DwEZ_4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VHVrCMxmnD-gM6t9j2a35DwEZ_4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VHVrCMxmnD-gM6t9j2a35DwEZ_4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Russian-Idioms-Explained?a=23urDxkmUqo:zzkep9dlnJY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Russian-Idioms-Explained?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~4/23urDxkmUqo" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 25 Mar 2009 01:35:12 +0300 http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=dat-prikurit http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~3/Jcyh5baqBJA/eng http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=vin-da-polozh [вынь да положь] <b class="binline">{v. phr.}</b> <b class="binline">{informal}</b> <br/>to do or get smt. by all means. (for smb.). Said when smb. wants smt. here and right now. <br/><span class="hl">*</span><span class="comment"><i> /"Все преобразования требуют времени, а русский народ ждать не умеет — вынь да положь ему все сразу на блюдечке с голубой каемочкой." &mdash; "Every reform is time consuming, however Russian folks are not used to wait &mdash; they want everything here and now, on a silver platter."/</i></span> <br/>See also: <br/>[из под земли доставать] <br/>[на блюдечке с голубой каемочкой] <div align="right"><a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=vin-da-polozh#comments">Comments</a> <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=vin-da-polozh">Permalink</a> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BZbUkWRny8HWxWhw96ut-w8VqlM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BZbUkWRny8HWxWhw96ut-w8VqlM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BZbUkWRny8HWxWhw96ut-w8VqlM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BZbUkWRny8HWxWhw96ut-w8VqlM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Russian-Idioms-Explained?a=Jcyh5baqBJA:Du8-DF7I-hA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Russian-Idioms-Explained?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~4/Jcyh5baqBJA" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:54:09 +0300 http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=vin-da-polozh http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~3/ilkzF3P4uA0/eng http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=ri_p <div align="right"><a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=ri_p">Permalink</a> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0CFmZPQbXAIrhnoVty3GshDRzi4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0CFmZPQbXAIrhnoVty3GshDRzi4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0CFmZPQbXAIrhnoVty3GshDRzi4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0CFmZPQbXAIrhnoVty3GshDRzi4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?a=zoibyRqv"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?d=41" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~4/ilkzF3P4uA0" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 23 Mar 2009 21:40:20 +0300 http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=ri_p http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~3/0WlMW54N5YE/eng http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=po-barabanu [по-барабану] <b class="binline">{adv. phr.}</b> <b class="binline">{informal}</b> <b class="binline">{colloquial}</b> <b class="binline">{slang}</b> <b class="binline">{used by youth}</b> <br/>Not caring abt. smt. <br/><span class="hl">*</span><span class="comment"><i> /А мне все по-барабану. &mdash; But I don't care abt. evth./</i></span> <br/>Comp.: [до лампочки] <div align="right"><a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=po-barabanu#comments">Comments</a> <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=po-barabanu">Permalink</a> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4j2uXx5kvDK8GUU2-UIvr4s88i4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4j2uXx5kvDK8GUU2-UIvr4s88i4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4j2uXx5kvDK8GUU2-UIvr4s88i4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4j2uXx5kvDK8GUU2-UIvr4s88i4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Russian-Idioms-Explained?a=0WlMW54N5YE:dsIgKqXp_E8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Russian-Idioms-Explained?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~4/0WlMW54N5YE" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 23 Mar 2009 01:02:28 +0300 http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=po-barabanu http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~3/fRu8F24I-NU/eng http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=umivat-ruki [умывать руки] <b class="binline">{v. phr.}</b> <b class="binline">{literary}</b> <br/><b class="binline">{literally}</b> wash one's hands of it (or of an affair). <br/>To stop dealing with smt. <div align="right"><a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=umivat-ruki#comments">Comments</a> <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=umivat-ruki">Permalink</a> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/d6onkUjuylJ8rdGfajTHDODkIDo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/d6onkUjuylJ8rdGfajTHDODkIDo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/d6onkUjuylJ8rdGfajTHDODkIDo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/d6onkUjuylJ8rdGfajTHDODkIDo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Russian-Idioms-Explained?a=fRu8F24I-NU:CdFw5ZHlJsc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Russian-Idioms-Explained?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~4/fRu8F24I-NU" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:51:46 +0300 http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=umivat-ruki http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~3/Q3_tswpy7sU/eng http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=otkladivat-v-dolgiy-yazhik [откладывать в долгий ящик] <b class="binline">{v. phr.}</b> <br/><b class="binline">{literally}</b> to put smt. into a long drawer. <br/>To shelve, to put off (for the time being), to procrastinate. To do smt. with low priority. <br/> <br/>Often used with negation. <br/><span class="hl">*</span><span class="comment"><i> /Не откладывай решение этого вопроса в долгий ящик. &mdash; Do not put off resolution or this question./</i></span> <br/> <br/>Comp. 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To look for solution by the hit-and-miss method. <br/>2. To miss one's aim. <div align="right"><a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=palcem_v_nebo#comments">Comments</a> <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=palcem_v_nebo">Permalink</a> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/riTnuAmynmkXq95yKY7B6cKdcSU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/riTnuAmynmkXq95yKY7B6cKdcSU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/riTnuAmynmkXq95yKY7B6cKdcSU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/riTnuAmynmkXq95yKY7B6cKdcSU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Russian-Idioms-Explained?a=13eW2O8qKpw:TIGwwuce1QU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Russian-Idioms-Explained?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~4/13eW2O8qKpw" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 09 Mar 2009 16:08:32 +0300 http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=palcem_v_nebo http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~3/K4b90FD7iO4/eng http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=ai-da [ай-да!] <b class="binline">{colloquial}</b> <b class="binline">{used by children}</b> <br/>~let us (let's) <br/>Let's go (do, play, etc.) <br/><span class="hl">*</span><span class="comment"><i> /Ребята, ай-да играть в футбол! &mdash; Guys, let's play football!/</i></span> <div align="right"><a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=ai-da#comments">Comments</a> <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=ai-da">Permalink</a> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/337pfJdLxPBa1vkqUx1-KxWoUoo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/337pfJdLxPBa1vkqUx1-KxWoUoo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/337pfJdLxPBa1vkqUx1-KxWoUoo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/337pfJdLxPBa1vkqUx1-KxWoUoo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Russian-Idioms-Explained?a=K4b90FD7iO4:ck9wMkzJeW0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Russian-Idioms-Explained?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~4/K4b90FD7iO4" height="1" width="1"/> Sat, 28 Feb 2009 22:48:29 +0300 http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=ai-da http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~3/WnlYPv_xXcc/eng http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=zaletnaya-ptitsa [залетная птица] <b class="binline">{v. phr.}</b> <br/>~a bird of passage. <br/>smb. who has come/appeared without special plans but casually, for example, passing by. <div align="right"><a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=zaletnaya-ptitsa#comments">Comments</a> <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=zaletnaya-ptitsa">Permalink</a> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hX_tVEZw36e1bRLj9q3wXtiFI00/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hX_tVEZw36e1bRLj9q3wXtiFI00/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hX_tVEZw36e1bRLj9q3wXtiFI00/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hX_tVEZw36e1bRLj9q3wXtiFI00/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Russian-Idioms-Explained?a=WnlYPv_xXcc:mK8Go0rvf3w:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Russian-Idioms-Explained?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~4/WnlYPv_xXcc" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:25:27 +0300 http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=zaletnaya-ptitsa http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~3/CfBsyh80fPs/eng http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=v-grobu-videt [в гробу видеть (видать)] <b class="binline">{v. phr.}</b> <b class="binline">{colloquial}</b> <b class="binline">{rude}</b> <br/>To have no wish to do (see, think about, etc.) smt. Not to care a button (at all) about smt. <b class="binline">{literally}</b> ~ I've seen this from the coffin. <br/>I don't care a button about everything he told me! &mdash; Да в гробу я видал все то, о чем он мне говорил! <div align="right"><a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=v-grobu-videt#comments">Comments</a> <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=v-grobu-videt">Permalink</a> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5DeUrzNXphjRDt7e7GsBV09HtKE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5DeUrzNXphjRDt7e7GsBV09HtKE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5DeUrzNXphjRDt7e7GsBV09HtKE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5DeUrzNXphjRDt7e7GsBV09HtKE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?a=lshI0sHz"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?d=41" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~4/CfBsyh80fPs" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 20 Feb 2009 14:19:09 +0300 http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=v-grobu-videt http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~3/kJhOuPYLhGU/eng http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=tutelka-v-tutelku [тютелька в тютельку] <b class="binline">{adv. phr.}</b> <br/>~ to a T; <br/>(to suite, to correspond) exactly; right the way it was supposed. <div align="right"><a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=tutelka-v-tutelku#comments">Comments</a> <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=tutelka-v-tutelku">Permalink</a> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gMWJ6qr1ENXIOUjn8r-FuJPYg9A/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gMWJ6qr1ENXIOUjn8r-FuJPYg9A/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gMWJ6qr1ENXIOUjn8r-FuJPYg9A/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gMWJ6qr1ENXIOUjn8r-FuJPYg9A/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?a=7AaM2s2h"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?d=41" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~4/kJhOuPYLhGU" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 13 Feb 2009 20:18:57 +0300 http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=tutelka-v-tutelku http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~3/Vw5fb254lOg/eng http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=yazyk_proglativat [язык проглатывать] <b class="binline">{v. phr.}</b> <b class="binline">{informal}</b> <br/><b class="binline">{literally}</b> swallow one's tongue; <br/> <br/>1. keep silence; not respond. <br/>~ cat got one's tongue. <br/><span class="hl">*</span><span class="comment"><i> /He continued keeping silence, like if cat got his tongue. &mdash; Он продолжал молчать как-будто язык проглотил./</i></span> <br/>See also: <br/>[воды в рот набирать] <br/> <br/>2. when describing something very tasty. <br/><span class="hl">*</span><span class="comment"><i> / Вкусно так, что язык можно проглотить! ~ [It is] so tasty, that makes your mouth water./</i></span> <br/>See also: <br/>[пальчики оближешь] <br/>[слюнки текут] <br/>[makes your mouth water] <div align="right"><a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=yazyk_proglativat#comments">Comments</a> <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=yazyk_proglativat">Permalink</a> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XDsoBFYwRZBI76izvifOV6T8wRo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XDsoBFYwRZBI76izvifOV6T8wRo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XDsoBFYwRZBI76izvifOV6T8wRo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XDsoBFYwRZBI76izvifOV6T8wRo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?a=3ZliyxZQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?d=41" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~4/Vw5fb254lOg" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 13 Feb 2009 20:10:35 +0300 http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=yazyk_proglativat http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~3/A559KC_ZXNs/eng http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=ri_ya <div align="right"><a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=ri_ya">Permalink</a> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VW5ZmmFsi40aPzeLMTKIexYj-Gs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VW5ZmmFsi40aPzeLMTKIexYj-Gs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VW5ZmmFsi40aPzeLMTKIexYj-Gs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VW5ZmmFsi40aPzeLMTKIexYj-Gs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?a=trF0Rj1O"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?d=41" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~4/A559KC_ZXNs" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 13 Feb 2009 20:09:39 +0300 http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=ri_ya http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~3/2y5413sFjyE/eng http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=berezhenogo-bog-berezhet [береженого Бог бережет] <b class="binline">{proverb}</b> <br/><b class="binline">{lirerally}</b> The one who protects himself is protected by God. <br/>Comp.: Discretion is the better part of valour; better safe than sorry. <div align="right"><a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=berezhenogo-bog-berezhet#comments">Comments</a> <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=berezhenogo-bog-berezhet">Permalink</a> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_2n1r9lC9ys4-WMOvSYxECxXHSY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_2n1r9lC9ys4-WMOvSYxECxXHSY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_2n1r9lC9ys4-WMOvSYxECxXHSY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_2n1r9lC9ys4-WMOvSYxECxXHSY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?a=Ahgs0LFK"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?d=41" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~4/2y5413sFjyE" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 12 Feb 2009 02:22:19 +0300 http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=berezhenogo-bog-berezhet http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~3/bX_rrU_WSPQ/eng http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=iz-ognya-da-v-polimya [из огня да в полымя] <b class="binline">{proverb}</b> <br/>~ out of the frying pan into the fire <div align="right"><a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=iz-ognya-da-v-polimya#comments">Comments</a> <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=iz-ognya-da-v-polimya">Permalink</a> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aj0pfhEhOPJCn_crbrUccAsAHHA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aj0pfhEhOPJCn_crbrUccAsAHHA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aj0pfhEhOPJCn_crbrUccAsAHHA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aj0pfhEhOPJCn_crbrUccAsAHHA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?a=pZW5fIQ2"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?d=41" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~4/bX_rrU_WSPQ" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 09 Feb 2009 23:43:51 +0300 http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=iz-ognya-da-v-polimya http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~3/LmikeN29y9Y/eng http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=delat-kruglie-glaza [делать круглые глаза] <b class="binline">{v. phr.}</b> <b class="binline">{colloquial}</b> <br/><b class="binline">{literally}</b> to make eyes round. <br/>To express great surprise. <div align="right"><a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=delat-kruglie-glaza#comments">Comments</a> <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=delat-kruglie-glaza">Permalink</a> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/L4dOVYPV8nYnzY8tyS_bs6pJTLU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/L4dOVYPV8nYnzY8tyS_bs6pJTLU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/L4dOVYPV8nYnzY8tyS_bs6pJTLU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/L4dOVYPV8nYnzY8tyS_bs6pJTLU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?a=j2ACBXMJ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?d=41" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~4/LmikeN29y9Y" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 03 Feb 2009 01:46:21 +0300 http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=delat-kruglie-glaza http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~3/6KsfGDeHZWc/eng http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=stavit-palki-v-kolesa [ставить палки в колёса] <b class="binline">{v. phr.}</b> <b class="binline">{colloquial}</b> <br/><b class="binline">{literally}</b> ~to push sticks in the wheels. <br/>Throw sand in the wheels; to raise difficulties; plug. <br/>Comp: <br/>[чинить препятствия] <br/>[throw obstacles in smb's way] <div align="right"><a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=stavit-palki-v-kolesa#comments">Comments</a> <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=stavit-palki-v-kolesa">Permalink</a> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IhlLKCSLlfxhyS0bQeqUeS5WnWs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IhlLKCSLlfxhyS0bQeqUeS5WnWs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IhlLKCSLlfxhyS0bQeqUeS5WnWs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IhlLKCSLlfxhyS0bQeqUeS5WnWs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?a=NLBjEvO6"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?d=41" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~4/6KsfGDeHZWc" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 03 Feb 2009 01:38:13 +0300 http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=stavit-palki-v-kolesa http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~3/IdpXimcH8K8/eng http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=s-buhti-barahti [с бухты-барахты] <b class="binline">{adv. phr.}</b> <b class="binline">{colloquial}</b> <b class="binline">{slang}</b> <br/>offhand; off the cuff; suddenly; without rhyme or reason. <br/><span class="hl">*</span><span class="comment"><i> /Чего ты примчался как с бухты-барахты? &mdash; Why have you come tearing along, whithout rhyme or reason?/</i></span> <br/>Comp.: <br/>[ни с того ни с сего] <br/>[сдуру что с дубу] <b class="binline">{may be considered rude}</b> <br/>[с дуба рухнуть] <b class="binline">{may be considered rude}</b> <div align="right"><a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=s-buhti-barahti#comments">Comments</a> <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=s-buhti-barahti">Permalink</a> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YAhPX3TFMeo8cOrIdjRFq_Tc26w/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YAhPX3TFMeo8cOrIdjRFq_Tc26w/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YAhPX3TFMeo8cOrIdjRFq_Tc26w/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YAhPX3TFMeo8cOrIdjRFq_Tc26w/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?a=FKJ70Ttv"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?d=41" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~4/IdpXimcH8K8" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 03 Feb 2009 01:29:51 +0300 http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=s-buhti-barahti http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~3/aJdpyLWNnJs/eng http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=zhit-pripevauchi [жить припеваючи] <b class="binline">{v. phr.}</b> <b class="binline">{colloquial}</b> <br/>To live an easy, pleasant life in prosperity; to live in clover. <div align="right"><a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=zhit-pripevauchi#comments">Comments</a> <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=zhit-pripevauchi">Permalink</a> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/r_6deKPhBQEtraRWAQjdngA1W6o/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/r_6deKPhBQEtraRWAQjdngA1W6o/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/r_6deKPhBQEtraRWAQjdngA1W6o/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/r_6deKPhBQEtraRWAQjdngA1W6o/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?a=54BL6nZ1"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?d=41" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~4/aJdpyLWNnJs" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 27 Jan 2009 10:11:37 +0300 http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=zhit-pripevauchi http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~3/NzE81IajJuM/eng http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=svalivat-vinu [сваливать вину] <b class="binline">{v. phr.}</b> <b class="binline">{informal}</b> or [перекладывать вину] <b class="binline">{v. phr.}</b> <b class="binline">{formal}</b> <br/>to pass the blame to smb. else, often to an innocent person. <br/><span class="hl">*</span><span class="comment"><i> /One should never pass the blame to somebody else. This is bad habit! &mdash; Никогда не следует сваливать вину на других. Это плохая привычка!/</i></span> <br/>See also: <br/>[lay the blame at one's door] <div align="right"><a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=svalivat-vinu#comments">Comments</a> <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=svalivat-vinu">Permalink</a> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xIdKrcHbjSauv7TGKsJU2ZSqkso/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xIdKrcHbjSauv7TGKsJU2ZSqkso/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xIdKrcHbjSauv7TGKsJU2ZSqkso/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xIdKrcHbjSauv7TGKsJU2ZSqkso/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?a=T34cRwce"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?d=41" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~4/NzE81IajJuM" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 23 Jan 2009 18:15:46 +0300 http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=svalivat-vinu http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~3/PPt0PcblVvQ/eng http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=ovchinka-videlki-ne-stoit [овчинка выделки не стоит] <b class="binline">{proverb}</b> <br/>~The result is not worth the effort. <br/>See: [the game is not worth the candle] <div align="right"><a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=ovchinka-videlki-ne-stoit#comments">Comments</a> <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=ovchinka-videlki-ne-stoit">Permalink</a> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/b58d_cg3OZt4pmS0qPnZk8zBDX4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/b58d_cg3OZt4pmS0qPnZk8zBDX4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/b58d_cg3OZt4pmS0qPnZk8zBDX4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/b58d_cg3OZt4pmS0qPnZk8zBDX4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?a=47qKk1aG"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?d=41" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~4/PPt0PcblVvQ" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:40:41 +0300 http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=ovchinka-videlki-ne-stoit http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~3/bWPbSqbyZ6Q/eng http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=zhdat-u-morya-pogody [ждать/прождать у моря погоды] <b class="binline">{v. phr.}</b> <br/>To wait in vain for smt. <br/><span class="hl">*</span><span class="comment"><i> /Прождав у моря погоды, потенциальные собственники квартир уже почти упустили самый благоприятный момент для покупки жилья. &mdash; Having waited in vain for a chance, the potential owners of the apartments have almost missed the best opportunity to buy own lodging./</i></span> <div align="right"><a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=zhdat-u-morya-pogody#comments">Comments</a> <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=zhdat-u-morya-pogody">Permalink</a> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/J-THLPhc8QvensULBzBbxBz1U3E/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/J-THLPhc8QvensULBzBbxBz1U3E/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/J-THLPhc8QvensULBzBbxBz1U3E/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/J-THLPhc8QvensULBzBbxBz1U3E/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?a=W4TgcNvx"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?d=41" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~4/bWPbSqbyZ6Q" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 20 Jan 2009 16:00:36 +0300 http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=zhdat-u-morya-pogody http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~3/nMFnnBN5O60/eng http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=vitat-v-oblakah [витать в облаках] <b class="binline">{v. phr.}</b> <b class="binline">{informal}</b> <br/>To be absent-minded, laid-back; think about something different than what is being said. <br/> <br/>Compare: to be up in the clouds, to have one's head in the clouds. <br/> <br/><span class="hl">*</span><span class="comment"><i> /Your son always has his head in the clouds during the lessons. &mdash; Ваш сын постоянно витает в облаках на уроках./</i></span> <div align="right"><a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=vitat-v-oblakah#comments">Comments</a> <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=vitat-v-oblakah">Permalink</a> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/K4KfsBMNwyUZsWo_nr-rOxnIf8A/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/K4KfsBMNwyUZsWo_nr-rOxnIf8A/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/K4KfsBMNwyUZsWo_nr-rOxnIf8A/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/K4KfsBMNwyUZsWo_nr-rOxnIf8A/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?a=GOshfGQp"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?d=41" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~4/nMFnnBN5O60" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 19 Jan 2009 10:55:12 +0300 http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=vitat-v-oblakah http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~3/1rl30Tv5cdU/eng http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=poezd-ushel [поезд ушёл] <b class="binline">{informal}</b> <br/>- time is up to do smt., it is too late to do smt. <br/> <br/><span class="hl">*</span><span class="comment"><i> /К сожалению, скидка на этот телевизор уже не действовала, поезд ушел. &mdash; Unfortunately, the discount was not valid anymore for this TV-set, the time was up./</i></span> <div align="right"><a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=poezd-ushel#comments">Comments</a> <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=poezd-ushel">Permalink</a> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JaOUoaRqMeD5eircrg5ravaej1E/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JaOUoaRqMeD5eircrg5ravaej1E/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JaOUoaRqMeD5eircrg5ravaej1E/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JaOUoaRqMeD5eircrg5ravaej1E/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?a=7bdTOgyW"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?d=41" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~4/1rl30Tv5cdU" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:03:38 +0300 http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=poezd-ushel http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~3/EdrYbPdvdFM/eng http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=proehali [проехали] <b class="binline">{slang}</b><b class="binline">{colloqioal}</b> <br/>Forget it; disregard; you should not pay attention to this or worry about; it's ok. <br/> <br/><span class="hl">*</span><span class="comment"><i> /- Прости меня, что забыл перезвонить вчера. &mdash; Да, ладно, проехали! &mdash; I am sorry, I forgot to call you back yesterday. &mdash; Don't worry, it's ok./</i></span> <br/> <br/>See also: <br/>[nevermind] <div align="right"><a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=proehali#comments">Comments</a> <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=proehali">Permalink</a> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1CpomVCu1tgqVVxOEAlrN6zcU_E/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1CpomVCu1tgqVVxOEAlrN6zcU_E/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1CpomVCu1tgqVVxOEAlrN6zcU_E/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1CpomVCu1tgqVVxOEAlrN6zcU_E/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?a=DmCeVPgH"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?d=41" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~4/EdrYbPdvdFM" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:03:38 +0300 http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=proehali http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~3/Q0T1isjlmeU/eng http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=prikazat-dolgo-zhit [приказать долго жить] <b class="binline">{informal}</b> <b class="binline">{v. phr.}</b> <b class="binline">{perf.}</b> <br/>to die; to break. <br/><span class="hl">*</span><span class="comment"><i> /Мой только что купленный mp3-плеер только что приказал долго жить. &mdash; My brand new mp3-player has just broken./</i></span> <br/>See also: <br/>[сыграть в ящик] <div align="right"><a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=prikazat-dolgo-zhit#comments">Comments</a> <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=prikazat-dolgo-zhit">Permalink</a> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5e1F93KGe_JPhLfNlf6007xt6Yw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5e1F93KGe_JPhLfNlf6007xt6Yw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5e1F93KGe_JPhLfNlf6007xt6Yw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5e1F93KGe_JPhLfNlf6007xt6Yw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?a=CKuIlQQb"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?d=41" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~4/Q0T1isjlmeU" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 14 Jan 2009 09:29:31 +0300 http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=prikazat-dolgo-zhit http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~3/GPasI6QS-6c/eng http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=sigrat-v-yazhik [сыграть в ящик] <b class="binline">{colloquial}</b> <b class="binline">{slang}</b> <b class="binline">{v. phr.}</b> <br/>умереть <br/>See also: <br/>[приказать долго жить] <div align="right"><a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=sigrat-v-yazhik#comments">Comments</a> <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=sigrat-v-yazhik">Permalink</a> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7zmIbeo1niScC2MPS4opPlujUJc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7zmIbeo1niScC2MPS4opPlujUJc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7zmIbeo1niScC2MPS4opPlujUJc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7zmIbeo1niScC2MPS4opPlujUJc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?a=S43nJ49K"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?d=41" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~4/GPasI6QS-6c" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 14 Jan 2009 09:25:09 +0300 http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=sigrat-v-yazhik http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~3/DJVnxuVU63c/eng http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=sest-v-luzhu [сесть в лужу] или [сесть в галошу] <b class="binline">{v. phr.}</b> <b class="binline">{informal}</b> <b class="binline">{perf.}</b> <br/>to get oneself into a mess / fix; to be in a spot, make a fool of oneself, to put one's foot in it. <br/><span class="hl">*</span><span class="comment"><i> /Thank you for your support, without it I could easyly get into a mess. &mdash; Благодарю за вашу поддержку, без которой я бы наверняка сел в галошу./</i></span> <br/>See also: <br/>[опростоволоситься] <div align="right"><a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=sest-v-luzhu#comments">Comments</a> <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=sest-v-luzhu">Permalink</a> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/faI0l197rQmAgVyIUlxgvYQqTno/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/faI0l197rQmAgVyIUlxgvYQqTno/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/faI0l197rQmAgVyIUlxgvYQqTno/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/faI0l197rQmAgVyIUlxgvYQqTno/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?a=ZDLhvyYE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?d=41" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~4/DJVnxuVU63c" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 14 Jan 2009 09:20:57 +0300 http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=sest-v-luzhu http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~3/rmWJzUp1NI8/eng http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=namyat-boka [намять бока] <b class="binline">{v. phr.}</b> <b class="binline">{colloquial}</b> <br/>to give smb. a licking; to give smb. a sound trashing. <div align="right"><a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=namyat-boka#comments">Comments</a> <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=namyat-boka">Permalink</a> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bWKQzS-YXJwXu3tCbAwMD5BIass/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bWKQzS-YXJwXu3tCbAwMD5BIass/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bWKQzS-YXJwXu3tCbAwMD5BIass/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bWKQzS-YXJwXu3tCbAwMD5BIass/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?a=kHuQIOUm"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?d=41" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~4/rmWJzUp1NI8" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:00:40 +0300 http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=namyat-boka http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~3/NPguceV2qDk/eng http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=valyat-duraka [валять дурака] <b class="binline">{v. phr.}</b> <b class="binline">{informal}</b> <b class="binline">{colloquial}</b> <br/>валять ~ here "pretend" <br/>to idle; to pretend to be foolish, unaware; play the fool / play tricks; joke; <br/> <br/>Sometimes this native Russian idiom's origin is attributed to "ванька-встанька" &mdash; a Russian tilting doll, that cannot be put sideways. All such attempts are useless and senseless. <br/> <br/><span class="hl">*</span><span class="comment"><i> /Студенты всю лекцию проваляли дурака и поэтому не были готовы к тесту. &mdash; The students played the fool all the lecture and thus were not ready for the testing./</i></span> <br/> <br/>See also: <br/>[прикидываться дурачком] <br/>[ваньку валять] <br/>[строить из себя Ивана] <br/>[Иванушка-дурачок] <div align="right"><a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=valyat-duraka#comments">Comments</a> <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=valyat-duraka">Permalink</a> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dUntT98UIlKSL16d3fjgcqNDcHc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dUntT98UIlKSL16d3fjgcqNDcHc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dUntT98UIlKSL16d3fjgcqNDcHc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dUntT98UIlKSL16d3fjgcqNDcHc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?a=5y51ukNx"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?d=41" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~4/NPguceV2qDk" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 13 Jan 2009 11:58:09 +0300 http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=valyat-duraka http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~3/XNEuHO7R1xc/eng http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=porot-goryachku <b class="binline">{v. phr.}</b> <br/>to act or say something rashly. <br/><span class="hl">*</span><span class="comment"><i> /Now, that's enough! Let's stop dashing about the flap and think this over. &mdash; Довольно! Давайте перестанем пороть горячку и все спокойно обдумаем./</i></span> <br/>See: <br/>[dash about in a flap] <div align="right"><a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=porot-goryachku#comments">Comments</a> <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=porot-goryachku">Permalink</a> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rW74KisYRQCxnhvbrE6foqfxOvE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rW74KisYRQCxnhvbrE6foqfxOvE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rW74KisYRQCxnhvbrE6foqfxOvE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rW74KisYRQCxnhvbrE6foqfxOvE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?a=RXUvacXc"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?d=41" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~4/XNEuHO7R1xc" height="1" 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the sausage"). <br/> <br/>Eq: "катись колбасой", "катись колбаской". <br/> <br/>Compare: <br/><b class="binline">{rude}</b> [проваливай], [скатертью дорожка], [уматывай (мотай) отсюда] <div align="right"><a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=katis-kolbaskoy#comments">Comments</a> <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=katis-kolbaskoy">Permalink</a> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/COsOTLH92Cz4_1WdV16Khgw1FE4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/COsOTLH92Cz4_1WdV16Khgw1FE4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/COsOTLH92Cz4_1WdV16Khgw1FE4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/COsOTLH92Cz4_1WdV16Khgw1FE4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?a=lWQl5O2M"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?d=41" border="0"></img></a> </div><img 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They are higher than rumors! &mdash; Мои друзья никогда тебе не поверят! Они выше сплетен!/</i></span> <div align="right"><a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=bit-vishe#comments">Comments</a> <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=bit-vishe">Permalink</a> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oHT63ri996W-VkDYII0H0Jv2hN0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oHT63ri996W-VkDYII0H0Jv2hN0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oHT63ri996W-VkDYII0H0Jv2hN0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oHT63ri996W-VkDYII0H0Jv2hN0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?a=htalgwwl"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?d=41" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~4/Vr0DNJlBK-k" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 24 Dec 2008 09:56:43 +0300 http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=bit-vishe http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~3/9n4OIQwJ12A/eng http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=bit-na-golovu-vishe [быть на голову выше] или [на голову превосходить] <b class="binline">{v. phr.}</b> <b class="binline">{adj. phr.}</b> <br/><b class="binline">{literally}</b> to be a head taller (higher). <br/>To be considerably better, faster, more clever, etc. To have some characteristic much better than other (person) has. <br/><span class="hl">*</span><span class="comment"><i> /Этот DVD-проигрыватель по качеству изображения на голову выше всех других аналогов. &mdash; This DVD-player has picture quality far better than all other players have./</i></span> <br/>See also: <br/>[быть выше (чего-л.)] <br/>[head and shoulders] <div align="right"><a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=bit-na-golovu-vishe#comments">Comments</a> <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=bit-na-golovu-vishe">Permalink</a> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bREs_w_Zgc0yJINgNNwyDNe6Bqk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bREs_w_Zgc0yJINgNNwyDNe6Bqk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bREs_w_Zgc0yJINgNNwyDNe6Bqk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bREs_w_Zgc0yJINgNNwyDNe6Bqk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?a=aWIcuwQB"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?d=41" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~4/9n4OIQwJ12A" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:35:54 +0300 http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=bit-na-golovu-vishe http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~3/LNVX3_uaRSE/eng http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=smotret-skvoz-paltsy [смотреть сквозь пальцы] <b class="binline">{v. phr.}</b> <br/><b class="binline">{literally}</b> to look through one's fingers. <br/>To pay no attention to sth. Not to care about sth. <br/><span class="hl">*</span><span class="comment"><i> /Когда я начал курить мои родители смотрели на это сквозь пальцы. &mdash; When I began smoking, my parents paid no attention to this./</i></span> <div align="right"><a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=smotret-skvoz-paltsy#comments">Comments</a> <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=smotret-skvoz-paltsy">Permalink</a> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SbOuytnPNXo7qpB5YdKd7v5vrtI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SbOuytnPNXo7qpB5YdKd7v5vrtI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SbOuytnPNXo7qpB5YdKd7v5vrtI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SbOuytnPNXo7qpB5YdKd7v5vrtI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?a=TSIiaWQZ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?d=41" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~4/LNVX3_uaRSE" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:26:03 +0300 http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=smotret-skvoz-paltsy http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~3/XOqfGmfckKo/eng http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=na-paltsah ~by fingers <b class="binline">{adv. phr.}</b> <br/>[показывать на пальцах] или [объяснять на пальцах] <br/>To explain sth. in a very simple and clear manner. <br/><span class="hl">*</span><span class="comment"><i> /Не могли бы вы объяснить на пальцах, что такое "уровень Ферми"? &mdash; Could you explain in a very simple manner what the term "Fermi level" means?/</i></span> <div align="right"><a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=na-paltsah#comments">Comments</a> <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=na-paltsah">Permalink</a> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QmEZDe5eyXxHJIulopaV269_B8o/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QmEZDe5eyXxHJIulopaV269_B8o/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QmEZDe5eyXxHJIulopaV269_B8o/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QmEZDe5eyXxHJIulopaV269_B8o/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?a=8mOc7yIA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?d=41" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~4/XOqfGmfckKo" height="1" width="1"/> Sat, 20 Dec 2008 01:34:50 +0300 http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=na-paltsah http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~3/R3m867dUpVE/eng http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=spustya-rukava <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=spustya-rukava" target="_blank"> <img border="0" width="45" style="border:1px solid silver; margin:5px; margin-top:0px;" align="left" src="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/inline_image/spustya-rukava?w=45"\> </a> <b>"rolling down the sleeves"</b> &mdash; to work reluctantly, carelessly. <br/> <br/>The ancient Russian clothes were with long sleeves going down to the floor. Therefore to work it was necessary to roll them up. <br/> <br/><span class="hl">*</span><span class="comment"><i> /Джорж сегодня работал спустя рукава. &mdash; George has been working rolling down the sleeves today :) /</i></span> <br/> <br/>See also: <br/>[закатать рукава] <br/>[закатав рукава] <br/>[work with the left hand] <br/> <br/>Contr.: <br/>[не покладая рук] <div align="right"><a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=spustya-rukava#comments">Comments</a> <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=spustya-rukava">Permalink</a> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/c5r0Eu_i8KsKOhrWRd4hEs0uwkQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/c5r0Eu_i8KsKOhrWRd4hEs0uwkQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/c5r0Eu_i8KsKOhrWRd4hEs0uwkQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/c5r0Eu_i8KsKOhrWRd4hEs0uwkQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?a=iu6CGsq7"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?d=41" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~4/R3m867dUpVE" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:55:28 +0300 http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=spustya-rukava http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~3/va63rA_DtT4/eng http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=derzhat-nos-po-vetru <b class="binline">{literally}</b> to keep one's nose down wind (to look and see where the wind is blowing to) <br/><b class="binline">{v. phr.}</b> <br/>1. To adjust to the circumstances, changing one's beliefs or behavior with no principals. <br/>2. To be aware of all latest news and events on sth. <br/><span class="hl">*</span><span class="comment"><i> /Всегда держи нос по ветру! &mdash; Always keep your nose down the wind!/</i></span> <br/>See also: <br/>[держать руку на пульсе] <br/>[держать хвост пистолетом] <br/>[не опускать крылья] <div align="right"><a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=derzhat-nos-po-vetru#comments">Comments</a> <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=derzhat-nos-po-vetru">Permalink</a> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FqeJmHh5JajMKqxYWKdH9ZTQeP0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FqeJmHh5JajMKqxYWKdH9ZTQeP0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FqeJmHh5JajMKqxYWKdH9ZTQeP0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FqeJmHh5JajMKqxYWKdH9ZTQeP0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?a=AHmFz6yc"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?d=41" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~4/va63rA_DtT4" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:53:39 +0300 http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=derzhat-nos-po-vetru http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~3/2fHpUuaD5Tc/eng http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=raskladivat-po-polkam <b class="binline">{v. phr.}</b> To explain or understand smt. step-by-step and very clearly. <br/><b class="binline">{literally}</b> To put every single thing on its shelf. <br/><span class="hl">*</span><span class="comment"><i> /Преподаватель на лекции разложил всё доказательство по полочкам так, что ни у кого не возникло вопросов. &mdash; During the lecture the teacher developped the proof so clear and step-by-step, so that the audience had no questions at all./</i></span> <br/>See also: <br/>[разжёвывать] <b class="binline">{informal}</b> <br/>[разжевать и положить в рот] <b class="binline">{informal}</b> <div align="right"><a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=raskladivat-po-polkam#comments">Comments</a> <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=raskladivat-po-polkam">Permalink</a> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YJjjUTzn2zZfz7EfGTjq-rGEv-c/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YJjjUTzn2zZfz7EfGTjq-rGEv-c/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YJjjUTzn2zZfz7EfGTjq-rGEv-c/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YJjjUTzn2zZfz7EfGTjq-rGEv-c/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?a=uhGbEWg6"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?d=41" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~4/2fHpUuaD5Tc" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:10:41 +0300 http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=raskladivat-po-polkam http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~3/vT_VxKFPi3M/eng http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=divu-davatsya <b class="binline">{literary}</b> to wonder, to marvel. <br/><span class="hl">*</span><span class="comment"><i> /Nowadays swimmers are able to overpass 50 m distanse within 20 seconds. I wonder, what a speed! &mdash; Современные пловцы способны преодолеть дистанцию в 50 метров за 20 секунд. Я просто диву даюсь, что за скорость!/</i></span> <div align="right"><a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=divu-davatsya#comments">Comments</a> <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=divu-davatsya">Permalink</a> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JmOhBn0iKBi2rLxPjSVUZLwigZo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JmOhBn0iKBi2rLxPjSVUZLwigZo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JmOhBn0iKBi2rLxPjSVUZLwigZo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JmOhBn0iKBi2rLxPjSVUZLwigZo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?a=oGaq5icL"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?d=41" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~4/vT_VxKFPi3M" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 12 Dec 2008 16:02:15 +0300 http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=divu-davatsya http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~3/Y4n4ABMzVxY/eng http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=hot-bi-hnyi <b class="binline">{colloquial}</b> [хоть бы хны] or [хоть бы что] <br/>No paying any attention to smb./sth., or not having any impression or effect on the subj. <br/><span class="hl">*</span><span class="comment"><i> /Моему другу в пору в петлю лезть, а ему хоть бы хны! &mdash; My friend is about to run his head into the noose, but he behaves as if everything is ok./</i></span> <br/> <br/>See also: <br/>[как ни в чём не бывало] <div align="right"><a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=hot-bi-hnyi#comments">Comments</a> <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=hot-bi-hnyi">Permalink</a> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/inZ0FkVfv_6lPIKJ9PFiF6G1LU8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/inZ0FkVfv_6lPIKJ9PFiF6G1LU8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/inZ0FkVfv_6lPIKJ9PFiF6G1LU8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/inZ0FkVfv_6lPIKJ9PFiF6G1LU8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?a=SHZpdL8I"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?d=41" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~4/Y4n4ABMzVxY" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 09 Dec 2008 12:59:08 +0300 http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=hot-bi-hnyi http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~3/1QwTmOVobIM/eng http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=v-petlu-lezt to run one's head into the noose. <br/>See contr. and example for: [хоть бы хны] <br/>See: <br/>[затягивать петлю на шее] <br/>[хоть в петлю лезь] <div align="right"><a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=v-petlu-lezt#comments">Comments</a> <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=v-petlu-lezt">Permalink</a> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/t0DJWcN1E7lByqHpE8u4UgUOgLo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/t0DJWcN1E7lByqHpE8u4UgUOgLo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/t0DJWcN1E7lByqHpE8u4UgUOgLo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/t0DJWcN1E7lByqHpE8u4UgUOgLo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?a=RZPrUFLW"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?d=41" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~4/1QwTmOVobIM" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 09 Dec 2008 11:00:33 +0300 http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=v-petlu-lezt http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~3/H5OHR_YsF1k/eng http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=kak-ni-v-chem-ne-bivalo to behave as if nothing has happened. Paying no attention to sth. <br/><span class="hl">*</span><span class="comment"><i> /Вчера они ссорились, а теперь болтают как ни в чем не бывало. &mdash; They quarrelled yesterday, however now they are chatting as if nothing happened./</i></span> <br/> <br/>See also: <br/>[хоть бы хны] <div align="right"><a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=kak-ni-v-chem-ne-bivalo#comments">Comments</a> <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=kak-ni-v-chem-ne-bivalo">Permalink</a> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Tx60Hxacz1IxMYmOMcvb-_l2ZTE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Tx60Hxacz1IxMYmOMcvb-_l2ZTE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Tx60Hxacz1IxMYmOMcvb-_l2ZTE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Tx60Hxacz1IxMYmOMcvb-_l2ZTE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?a=ODGSZOr3"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?d=41" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~4/H5OHR_YsF1k" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 09 Dec 2008 10:30:02 +0300 http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=kak-ni-v-chem-ne-bivalo http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~3/0Ewi7ahpXOY/eng http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=otdelivatsya-legkim-ispugom ~to get away with murder <br/>To escape from worse troubles that could be. <br/>See: [get off easy] <div align="right"><a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=otdelivatsya-legkim-ispugom#comments">Comments</a> <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=otdelivatsya-legkim-ispugom">Permalink</a> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QKvY0GSCwcP-Pq3ayygAjyaG9Y0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QKvY0GSCwcP-Pq3ayygAjyaG9Y0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QKvY0GSCwcP-Pq3ayygAjyaG9Y0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QKvY0GSCwcP-Pq3ayygAjyaG9Y0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?a=0PNeDlBJ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?d=41" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~4/0Ewi7ahpXOY" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:22:32 +0300 http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=otdelivatsya-legkim-ispugom http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~3/Xp6j27jWIiY/eng http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=oprostovolositsya опростоволоситься <b class="binline">{v.}</b> <br/>~ <b class="binline">{literally}</b> to appear with head uncovered. <br/>- to disgrace oneself, to be ashaimed. To find oneself in an embarrassing situation. To make a mistake or slip. <br/>In recent times it was shameful to appear bare-headed in public or get one's hat teared off by smb. <br/><span class="hl">*</span><span class="comment"><i> /"Джордж Буш опять опростоволосился, публично назвав Тайвань государством." &mdash; "George Bush has disgraced himself again by calling Taiwan a State."/</i></span> <br/> <br/>See also: <br/>[оплошать] <br/>[сплоховать] <div align="right"><a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=oprostovolositsya#comments">Comments</a> <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=oprostovolositsya">Permalink</a> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VInhgwxlG8lHBlZ-HsAl0quY_r4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VInhgwxlG8lHBlZ-HsAl0quY_r4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VInhgwxlG8lHBlZ-HsAl0quY_r4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VInhgwxlG8lHBlZ-HsAl0quY_r4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?a=XKC0jER7"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?d=41" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~4/Xp6j27jWIiY" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:29:52 +0300 http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=oprostovolositsya http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~3/KkacotnRvOI/eng http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=brat-za-serdce <b class="binline">{v.phr.}</b> To excite, to impress strongly. <br/><span class="hl">*</span><span class="comment"><i> /Всех взяли за сердце слова этой простой русской женщины, матери погибшего героя. &mdash; Everyone was touched by the heart by the words of this ordinary Russian woman, mother of the lost hero./</i></span> <br/>Syn.: [to touch smb.'s heart] <div align="right"><a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=brat-za-serdce#comments">Comments</a> <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=brat-za-serdce">Permalink</a> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RF6eQTgS_GxIEj-Srlt6Vg1Pxeo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RF6eQTgS_GxIEj-Srlt6Vg1Pxeo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RF6eQTgS_GxIEj-Srlt6Vg1Pxeo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RF6eQTgS_GxIEj-Srlt6Vg1Pxeo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?a=HpYYiegr"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?d=41" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~4/KkacotnRvOI" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 28 Nov 2008 00:34:36 +0300 http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=brat-za-serdce http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~3/8Sb7XYZcYx4/eng http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=ubit-vremya ~to kill (the) time. <br/>To do smth. of no great importance to make the time go faster. <br/> <br/><span class="hl">*</span><span class="comment"><i> /While waiting for the flight boarding we wanted to kill the time and decided to go to the buffet. &mdash; Ожидая посадки на самолет мы хотели убить время и решили пойти в буфет./</i></span> <br/> <br/>See also: <br/>[зря/впустую убить/потратить время] <div align="right"><a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=ubit-vremya#comments">Comments</a> <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=ubit-vremya">Permalink</a> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ddg4Mt8WkkPrJKi4wmnqpFpKU24/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ddg4Mt8WkkPrJKi4wmnqpFpKU24/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ddg4Mt8WkkPrJKi4wmnqpFpKU24/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ddg4Mt8WkkPrJKi4wmnqpFpKU24/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?a=jHyxeH6o"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?d=41" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~4/8Sb7XYZcYx4" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 24 Nov 2008 12:26:14 +0300 http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=ubit-vremya http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~3/USTYDHO-_7M/eng http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=otkrivat-glaza <b class="binline">{literally}</b> to open smb's eyes. <br/>To help smb to understand the real sense of smth (usually smb's deeds or actions) <br/><span class="hl">*</span><span class="comment"><i> /I am overfilled with happiness, I would like to open everybody's eyes and show the abilities for a human being to live a beautiful life. &mdash; Я переполнен счастьем, мне хочется открыть всем глаза на возможности для человека жить прекрасно (М. Пришвин)./</i></span> <br/><span class="hl">*</span><span class="comment"><i> /Thank you, you have opened my eyes! &mdash; Благодарю, вы открыли мне глаза!/</i></span> <div align="right"><a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=otkrivat-glaza#comments">Comments</a> <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=otkrivat-glaza">Permalink</a> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NVseeqU4297mdWiwUSQ7uRjKvQo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NVseeqU4297mdWiwUSQ7uRjKvQo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NVseeqU4297mdWiwUSQ7uRjKvQo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NVseeqU4297mdWiwUSQ7uRjKvQo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?a=zunGL7n6"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?d=41" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~4/USTYDHO-_7M" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:57:48 +0300 http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=otkrivat-glaza http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~3/0o6IBCKjZIE/eng http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=padat-nits [падать ниц] <br/>- to fall down in adoration; <br/>drop/fall/go on knees; <br/>kiss the ground/dust (as the sign of strict obedience and humbleness); <br/>fall down; fall prone; prostrate oneself. <br/><span class="hl">*</span><span class="comment"><i> /Придворные пали ниц, а фараон и жрецы стали читать заклинания. (Н. Шульц) &mdash; The court circle has fallen on knees, the Pharaoh and the priests have begun conjurations./</i></span> <div align="right"><a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=padat-nits#comments">Comments</a> <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=padat-nits">Permalink</a> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wNZmPPxe7IqPVNNJTQl4-o5KaxI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wNZmPPxe7IqPVNNJTQl4-o5KaxI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wNZmPPxe7IqPVNNJTQl4-o5KaxI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wNZmPPxe7IqPVNNJTQl4-o5KaxI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?a=sqibkFHx"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?d=41" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~4/0o6IBCKjZIE" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:18:28 +0300 http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=padat-nits http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~3/l0oSmA5sgx4/eng http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=legok-na-pomine <b class="binline">{literally}</b> ~volatile if/while mentioned. <br/><b class="binline">{informal}</b> said when somebody appears suddenly while he is being (or has just been) thought of or talked about. <br/>Comp.: talk of the devil (and he is sure to appear). <br/><span class="hl">*</span><span class="comment"><i> /А вот и сам виновник нашего спора пожаловал. Ничего не скажешь, лёгок на помине. &mdash; Here you are, the hero of our debates. There's nothing to be said &mdash; talk of the devil and he is sure to appear./</i></span> <br/>See also: <br/>[speak of the devil and he appears] <div align="right"><a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=legok-na-pomine#comments">Comments</a> <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=legok-na-pomine">Permalink</a> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HBmtftd_PZt088zYHYWnhM5CTfg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HBmtftd_PZt088zYHYWnhM5CTfg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HBmtftd_PZt088zYHYWnhM5CTfg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HBmtftd_PZt088zYHYWnhM5CTfg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?a=GGUCTuvq"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?d=41" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~4/l0oSmA5sgx4" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:25:02 +0300 http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=legok-na-pomine http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~3/qytHJatlL5Q/eng http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=hvatatsya-za-solominku - to catch at a straw, to clutch at straws. <br/>To use the last chance while cornered or being in painful situation. <div align="right"><a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=hvatatsya-za-solominku#comments">Comments</a> <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=hvatatsya-za-solominku">Permalink</a> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vgXuW1JtFmFyyGE-5UqB7SOGGlg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vgXuW1JtFmFyyGE-5UqB7SOGGlg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vgXuW1JtFmFyyGE-5UqB7SOGGlg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vgXuW1JtFmFyyGE-5UqB7SOGGlg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?a=k9wNMYem"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?d=41" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~4/qytHJatlL5Q" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:37:45 +0300 http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=hvatatsya-za-solominku http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~3/rp2RryyF4t0/eng http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=ri_h <div align="right"><a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=ri_h">Permalink</a> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UI4oHCNXg3HX-8Famxy-GgOz3zE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UI4oHCNXg3HX-8Famxy-GgOz3zE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UI4oHCNXg3HX-8Famxy-GgOz3zE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UI4oHCNXg3HX-8Famxy-GgOz3zE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?a=78USpb0v"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?d=41" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~4/rp2RryyF4t0" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:28:22 +0300 http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=ri_h http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~3/DmIvKYsO8wI/eng http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=ri_r <div align="right"><a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=ri_r">Permalink</a> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wJgrufsQXmIalv5FL4tpZRhFGhw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wJgrufsQXmIalv5FL4tpZRhFGhw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wJgrufsQXmIalv5FL4tpZRhFGhw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wJgrufsQXmIalv5FL4tpZRhFGhw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?a=y2bXx0sw"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?d=41" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~4/DmIvKYsO8wI" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:21:59 +0300 http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=ri_r http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~3/C5V5CJZ9RXI/eng http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=rasgovor-po-dusham heart-to-heart talk <br/><span class="hl">*</span><span class="comment"><i> /Заходи вечерком, поговорим по душам. &mdash; Drop in to my place tonight, we'll talk heart-by-heart./</i></span> <br/><b class="binline">{informal}</b> a talk on one's cups, sometimes ending in a fight. <br/><span class="hl">*</span><span class="comment"><i> / &mdash; откуда у тебя синяк под глазом? &mdash; да поговорили с одним типом "по душам"! &mdash; "How did you get that black eye?" "I had a "heart-to-heart" talk with one fellow."/</i></span> <br/>See also: <br/>[разговор на повышенных тонах] <div align="right"><a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=rasgovor-po-dusham#comments">Comments</a> <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=rasgovor-po-dusham">Permalink</a> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2Kgk6XStnqQHadFKarWxm_YTJYc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2Kgk6XStnqQHadFKarWxm_YTJYc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2Kgk6XStnqQHadFKarWxm_YTJYc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2Kgk6XStnqQHadFKarWxm_YTJYc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?a=EFqV6ZjC"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?d=41" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~4/C5V5CJZ9RXI" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:47:02 +0300 http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=rasgovor-po-dusham http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~3/s3ZFa1BQ2Pc/eng http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=vidavlivat-ulibku to force a smile to appear on one's face. <br/><span class="hl">*</span><span class="comment"><i> /После разговора по душам, мой приятель лишь с трудом смог выдавить улыбку. &mdash; After a heart-to-heart talk my fellow could hardly force a smile on his face./</i></span> <br/>Contr.: <br/>[не сдерживать улыбку] <br/>[crack a smile] <div align="right"><a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=vidavlivat-ulibku#comments">Comments</a> <a href="http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=vidavlivat-ulibku">Permalink</a> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SYKWu_DnFxiR0E_EYwKpbhDSNE0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SYKWu_DnFxiR0E_EYwKpbhDSNE0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SYKWu_DnFxiR0E_EYwKpbhDSNE0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SYKWu_DnFxiR0E_EYwKpbhDSNE0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?a=153qrhUg"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Russian-Idioms-Explained?d=41" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Russian-Idioms-Explained/~4/s3ZFa1BQ2Pc" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:14:49 +0300 http://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng?redir=vidavlivat-ulibku