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• ни петь, ни рисовать

  (lit. neither sing nor draw) to be unable to act, to be very drunk or too tired

• наломать дров

  to make a lot of blunders, to have done something very stupid.

• ни пуха, ни пера

  (lit. neither fluff nor feather) a wish of good luck to someone that's supposed to be answered with "к чёрту!" (lit. - to the devil)

• мама не горюй

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

• шарики за ролики заехали

  not to have all one's marbles, to have a screw loose

• душа не лежит

  (lit.) the soul does not lie (toward something or to do something); used when someone does not want to do something

• песок сыпется

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

• мчаться сломя голову

  to run headlong

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