кот наплакал

More from "Russian idioms"

• коту (псу) под хвост

  ~ down the drain

• ни в зуб ногой

  ≈ he doesn't know beans about it

• ума не приложу

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

• работа кипит

  ~ work is in full swing

• наломать дров

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

• руки чешутся

  (lit. - the hands are itching) fingers itch У меня руки чешутся = I can't wait, I anticipate something.

• вдоль и поперёк

  far and wide

• ходить налево

  (lit. - to go to the left)

  to be unfaithful, to cheat on

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