конь не валялся

More from "Russian idioms"

• прийти к шапочному разбору

  arrive when everyone else is already leaving

• беситься с жиру

  (lit. - to be furious from being fat) to be unsatisfied without any reasons, to be too well off for one's own good

• заткнуть за пояс

  lit: to stick behind the belt to prove your superiority over someone

• уговорить бутылку

  to drink a whole bottle of alcohol

• как ваше ничего?

  how are you doing?

• попутного ветра

  lit: fair/tail wind a wish to sailors to have good journey, but it can also be used in everyday life as a wish "all the best" and "good luck" in business and other endeavors

• с пеной у рта

  lit.: with foam around the mouth Used when someone is eagerly trying to prove something.

• уши развешивать

  to be credulous, gullible

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