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• притя́нуто за́ уши / притя́нуто за во́лосы

  far-fetched

• мама не горюй

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

• запахло жареным

  one smells trouble; there's danger in the air; it looks like they've got me (you etc ); it looks like the jig is up.

• собаку съесть на чём-либо

  ≈ to cut one's teeth on

• носить под сердцем

  (lit. - to carry under the heart) to be pregnant

• в час по чайной ложке

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

• коту (псу) под хвост

  ~ down the drain

• песок сыпется

  lit. - the sand is pouring; the phrase is used to sarcastically describe aging people, mostly men

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