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More from "Russian idioms"

• курить бамбук

  to do nothing, to idle

• что-то с чем-то

  something special, remarkable

• от зубов отскакивает

  (lit. - it bounces off the teeth) learnt by heart

• гора с плеч

  lit.: a mountain off the shoulders Describes the relief that people experience after getting rid of anxiety, concerns, or worries

• заткнуть за пояс

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

• ходить налево

  (lit. - to go to the left)

  to be unfaithful, to cheat on

• дырявые руки

  (lit.: holey hands) her/his fingers are all thumbs (about a clumsy person)

• тараканы в голове

  lit: cockroaches in the head We say that everyone has his own cockroaches in the head. The more cockroaches there is, the more strange the person is.

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