души не чаять

More from "Russian idioms"

• не оставить камня на камне

  lit: not to leave a stone on a stone to win a complete victory

• после дождичка в четверг

  ~ when hell freezes over (lit. - after a rain on Thursday)

• не лезть ни в какие ворота

  this is going too far, this is totally out of place

• ума не приложу

  I have no idea, I haven't the slightest idea, I'm at my wits end

• отрывать от сердца

  to deprive oneself of something in favour of, to give up for

• темно, хоть глаз выколи

  (lit. - so dark you can even prick my eye out) it is pitch-dark

• не все дома

  not all there, a bit off, nutty, crazy (lit. not everybody is at home)

• нужен, как собаке пятая нога

  describes unnecessary, needless, useless (≈ somebody needs it like a fish needs a bicycle)

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