пинать балду

More from "Russian idioms"

• заткнуть за пояс

  lit: to stick behind the belt to prove your superiority over someone

• развязаны руки

  to have one's hands unties

• попутного ветра

  lit: fair/tail wind a wish to sailors to have good journey, but it can also be used in everyday life as a wish "all the best" and "good luck" in business and other endeavors

• лезть из кожи вон

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

• утереть нос

  lit: to wipe one's nose to prove a superiority, to win a victory over someone

• идёт как корове седло

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

• губа не дура

  lit.: the lip is not stupid Said about a person who knows what he/she wants and dreams big.

• натыкаться на грабли

  ~ to cause a backlash, to drop a brick (lit. - to stumble on a rake)

Other categories