от зубов отскакивает

More from "Russian idioms"

• отрывать от сердца

  to deprive oneself of something in favour of, to give up for

• полная чаша

  wealth, plenty of everything

• сколько лет, сколько зим

  lit. 'how many summers, how many winters', means 'long time no see'.

• идёт как корове седло

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

• с корабля на бал

  from the ship to the ball (comes from the verse of Pushkin); means fast change of circumstancies

• праздник желудка

  eating a lot of delicious food

• два сапога пара

  (lit. - two boots make a pair)

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

• сводить концы с концами

  to make both ends meet

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