валять дурака
phrase
Transcription (the accent is shown in capital letters):
[va-LYAT' du-ra-KA]
Translation / meaning:
to do nothing, to idle
Examples:
- Хватить уже дурака валять, займись делом!Enough doing nothing, get yourself busy!
More explanations and examples here: Курить бамбук
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