вешать лапшу на уши

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• точить зубы (на)

  to bear a grudge (against), to seek to get one's hands (on)

• попасться на удочку

  to swallow the bait, to fall for the bait

• помереть не встать

  it beats everything (informal, lit. - to die and not to stand up)

• жевать сопли

  to mumble, hum and haw, to procrastinate, to be slow, to linger

• гора с плеч

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

• беситься с жиру

  (lit. - to be furious from being fat) to be unsatisfied without any reasons, to be too well off for one's own good

• как рыба в воде

  like a fish in the water: means to feel at ease, to feel completely at home

• сто лет в обед

  the phrase is used to describe very old things

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