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Note: "You better don't use this russian idioms neither in a formal nor in a business letter, but you can use them in conversations with your russian friends and you will hear: "Wow, you know Russian very well"!
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== Ten russian idioms # 1 - 10 ==
Hello everybody,
 
In today's lesson you will learn some useful '''¨IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS (FIRST PART)¨''' in Russian. 😊👍
 
Feel free to edit this page by adding new words and expressions!
 
Happy learning! :)
 
See part 2: https://polyglotclub.com/wiki/Language/Russian/Vocabulary/Russian-idioms-(2)
 
<div class="pg_page_title">Ten russian Popular idioms # 1 - 10</div>
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!Russian say it:
!Russian say it:
!This meen:
!This means:
!Picture:
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!БАБУШКА НАДВОЕ СКАЗАЛА
|БАБУШКА НАДВОЕ СКАЗАЛА
[babushka nadvoye skazala]
[babushka nadvoye skazala]
!Grangmother said it ambiguously.
|Grandmother said it ambiguously.


It's very doubtful, undefined; it remains to be seen.
It's very doubtful, undefined; it remains to be seen.
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этом забеге, обе лошади хороши".
этом забеге, обе лошади хороши".
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|2.
|2.
|БЕЖАТЬ, ВЫСУНУВ ЯЗЫК [bezhat' vysunuv yazyk]
|БЕЖАТЬ, ВЫСУНУВ ЯЗЫК
[bezhat' vysunuv yazyk]
|To run with one's tongue hanging out.
|To run with one's tongue hanging out.
To run fast without pausing for breath, to be breathless from running.
To run fast without pausing for breath, to be breathless from running.
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E.g. "Вчера я опоздал на работу, хотя и бежал, высунув язык".
E.g. "Вчера я опоздал на работу, хотя и бежал, высунув язык".
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|БЕЗ СУЧКА И <без> ЗАДОРИНКИ
[b'es suchka i b'es zadorinki]
|Without a snag, without any uneveness or roughness.
Without any obstruction, difficulty or complication; smoothly.
E.g. "Презентация прошла без сучка и задоринки"!
|[[File:003.gif|thumb]]
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|4.
|БЕЛАЯ ВОРОНА [b'elaya vorona]
|A white crow.
Someone or something unusual, extraordinary; not like others; an outsider.
E.g. "Надень на прием галстук, иначе ты будешь выглядеть как белая ворона".
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|5.
|БИТЬ В ОДНУ ТОЧКУ [bit' v odnu tochku]
|To keep hitting the same spot.
To concentrate one's efforts on one thing when seeking to attain a specific goal.
E.g. "Адвокат бил в одну точку, добиваясь повторной экспертизы по делу".
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|6.
|БИТЬ КЛЮЧОМ [bit' kl'uchom]
|To well up, to bubble.
To be in full operation; to proceed in a lively manner.
E.g. "Жизнь на озере била ключом: птицы сидели на гнездах, ныряли в воду и летали вокруг".
"На курорте жизнь бьет ключом: все отдыхают и веселятся".
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|7.
|БИТЬСЯ КАК РЫБА ОБ ЛЁД [bittsa kak ryba ob l'od]
|To beat against the ice like a fish.
To struggle desperately.
E.g. "Иван бился как рыба об лед на работе, но денег все равно не хватало".
|[[File:007.gif|thumb]]
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|8.
|БЛУЖДАТЬ В ПОТЕМКАХ [bluzhdat' v pot'ornkakh]
|To grope in the dark.
To be without knowledge in some particular matter; to understand something vaguely; to act blindly.
E.g. "Алхимик блуждал в потемках, пытаясь получить золото".
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|9.
|БОЛЬНОЕ МЕСТО [bol'noye m'esto]
|A sore spot.
A matter that easily upsets one or about which one is sensitive; something that causes anxiety.
E.g. "Больное место нашего форварда - перекладина ворот. Он всегда попадает в нее.".
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|БОЛЬНОЙ ВОПРОС [bol'noy vopros]
|A sore question.
An urgent problem that is difficult to solve.
E.g. "Больное вопрос для нашего шефа - высокие расходы компании".
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* '''Note:''' "You shouldn't use these russian idioms neither in a formal nor in a business letter, but you can use them in conversations with your russian friends and you will hear: "Wow, you know Russian very well"!
==Comments==
Here are some comments about this lesson on Reddit:
https://www.reddit.com/r/russian/comments/7qrxh5/great_russian_idioms/
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* [[Language/Russian/Vocabulary/4-Seasons-of-the-Year|4 Seasons of the Year]]
* [[Language/Russian/Vocabulary/Animal|Animal]]
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Idiomatic Expressions in Russian (First Part)
Idiomatic Expressions in Russian (First Part)

Hello everybody,

In today's lesson you will learn some useful ¨IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS (FIRST PART)¨ in Russian. 😊👍

Feel free to edit this page by adding new words and expressions!

Happy learning! :)

See part 2: https://polyglotclub.com/wiki/Language/Russian/Vocabulary/Russian-idioms-(2)

Ten russian Popular idioms # 1 - 10
№ Russian say it: This means: Picture:
БАБУШКА НАДВОЕ СКАЗАЛА

[babushka nadvoye skazala]

Grandmother said it ambiguously.

It's very doubtful, undefined; it remains to be seen.

E.g. "Бабушка надвое сказал кто победит в

этом забеге, обе лошади хороши".

001.gif
2. БЕЖАТЬ, ВЫСУНУВ ЯЗЫК

[bezhat' vysunuv yazyk]

To run with one's tongue hanging out.

To run fast without pausing for breath, to be breathless from running.

E.g. "Вчера я опоздал на работу, хотя и бежал, высунув язык".

002.gif
3. БЕЗ СУЧКА И <без> ЗАДОРИНКИ

[b'es suchka i b'es zadorinki]

Without a snag, without any uneveness or roughness.

Without any obstruction, difficulty or complication; smoothly.

E.g. "Презентация прошла без сучка и задоринки"!

003.gif
4. БЕЛАЯ ВОРОНА [b'elaya vorona] A white crow.

Someone or something unusual, extraordinary; not like others; an outsider.

E.g. "Надень на прием галстук, иначе ты будешь выглядеть как белая ворона".

004.gif
5. БИТЬ В ОДНУ ТОЧКУ [bit' v odnu tochku] To keep hitting the same spot.

To concentrate one's efforts on one thing when seeking to attain a specific goal.

E.g. "Адвокат бил в одну точку, добиваясь повторной экспертизы по делу".

005.gif
6. БИТЬ КЛЮЧОМ [bit' kl'uchom] To well up, to bubble.

To be in full operation; to proceed in a lively manner.

E.g. "Жизнь на озере била ключом: птицы сидели на гнездах, ныряли в воду и летали вокруг".

"На курорте жизнь бьет ключом: все отдыхают и веселятся".

006.gif
7. БИТЬСЯ КАК РЫБА ОБ ЛЁД [bittsa kak ryba ob l'od] To beat against the ice like a fish.

To struggle desperately.

E.g. "Иван бился как рыба об лед на работе, но денег все равно не хватало".

007.gif
8. БЛУЖДАТЬ В ПОТЕМКАХ [bluzhdat' v pot'ornkakh] To grope in the dark.

To be without knowledge in some particular matter; to understand something vaguely; to act blindly.

E.g. "Алхимик блуждал в потемках, пытаясь получить золото".

008.gif
9. БОЛЬНОЕ МЕСТО [bol'noye m'esto] A sore spot.

A matter that easily upsets one or about which one is sensitive; something that causes anxiety.

E.g. "Больное место нашего форварда - перекладина ворот. Он всегда попадает в нее.".

009.gif
10. БОЛЬНОЙ ВОПРОС [bol'noy vopros] A sore question.

An urgent problem that is difficult to solve.

E.g. "Больное вопрос для нашего шефа - высокие расходы компании".

010.gif
  • Note: "You shouldn't use these russian idioms neither in a formal nor in a business letter, but you can use them in conversations with your russian friends and you will hear: "Wow, you know Russian very well"!

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