вить верёвки
phrase
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Transcription (the accent is shown in capital letters):
[veet' vee-RYOF-kee]
Translation / meaning:
(lit.: to twist ropes)
to control someone, to make him/her do everything you say
Examples:
- Он в неё влюблён по уши, а она из него веревки вьёт.He is head over heels in love with her, and she is using him as she wants.
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