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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)
 
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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"!
* '''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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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
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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".

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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".

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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"!

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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".

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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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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".

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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"!

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