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More from "Russian idioms"

• души не чаять

  to worship; to dote (upon); to adore

• пуд соли вместе съесть

  (lit. - to eat a pood of salt with somebody) to know a person for a while and very well

• выше крыши

  much, many, a lot, well enough

• сроки горят

  there is a rush to do something, the deadline is failing

• стрелять глазами

  to make eyes (at), to give the glad eye

• нужен, как собаке пятая нога

  (lit.) needed as a dog needs fifth leg describes unnecessary, needless, useless things or actions (≈ one needs this like a fish needs a bicycle)

• говорить / сказать пару ласковых

  (= сказать пару ласковых слов) to give somebody a nice talking to (telling off), to scold, to reprimand

• сыт по горло (чем-либо)

  to be fed up (with), to be sick and tired

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