кидать камень в огород
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Transcription (the accent is shown in capital letters):
[kee-DAT' KA-meen' v a-ga-ROT]
Translation / meaning:
(lit.) to throw a stone at someone’s garden
to hint at someone with a negative connotation
Examples:
- Не хочу кидать камень ни в чей огород, а поэтому не скажу ничего.I don’t want to throw a stone into anyone’s garden, and therefore I will not say anything.
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