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• сделать ноги

  to run away, to disappear, to vanish

• хорошо подвешен язык

  lit.: the tongue is hung well Can be said about people who is never at loss for words.

• кот наплакал

  very little of almost nothing

• без царя в голове

  (lit.) without a tsar in the head used to desribe an unbalanced, careless, or good-for-nothing person

• трещать по швам

  (lit.) to burst at the seams to be in a state of complete decline, to fall apart, to collapse; (also about clothing) to be too tight to the wearer

• у него семь пятниц на неделе

  he keeps changing his mind, he's got a mind like a butterfly, he can never settle on anything

• гора с плеч

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

• ходить налево

  to be unfaithful, to cheat on

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