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More from "Russian idioms"

• грызть гранит науки

  to study diligently, to burn the midnight oil, to grind away at one's books

• не прошло и полгода

  even half a year haven't passed yet (since you started doing something and finally finished)

• пуд соли вместе съесть

  (lit. - to eat a pood of salt with somebody) to know a person for a while and very well

• гвоздь программы

  the highlight of the programme

• два сапога пара

  (lit. - two boots make a pair)

  about people that are alike in many ways, usually negative qualities are implied

• лезть из кожи вон

  ~ to go all out, to bend over backwards (lit: to crawl out of one's skin)

• в час по чайной ложке

  (lit. - a teaspoon per hour) describes something that is very slow

• залить за воротник

  to have a drink (alcohol)

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