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More from "Russian idioms"

• тебя только за смертью посылать

  approximately: you are good only when sent to call the death (i.e. it takes you too long to do things, ~ I could grow old)

• мама не горюй

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

• гвоздь программы

  the highlight of the programme

• в печёнках (сидеть)

  to annoy, to pester, to bore, to bother

• идёт как корове седло

  it's like putting a saddle on a cow, it looks like a clown suit (on)

• работа кипит

  ~ work is in full swing

• прийти к шапочному разбору

  arrive when everyone else is already leaving

• на своём горбу

  by the sweat of one's brow

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