когда рак на горе свистнет

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• ни петь, ни рисовать

  (lit. neither sing nor draw) to be unable to act, to be very drunk or too tired

• наломать дров

  to make a lot of blunders, to have done something very stupid.

• кошкины слёзы

  (lit. - cat's tears) very little of nothing

• валять дурака

  to do nothing, to idle

• уговорить бутылку

  to drink a whole bottle of alcohol

• мама не горюй

  many, much, a lot, strongly (informal, lit. - mother, don't grieve)

• наворачивать круги

  to walk or drive in circles

• гора с плеч

  lit.: a mountain off the shoulders Describes the relief that people experience after getting rid of anxiety, concerns, or worries

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