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Шумный, как вода в унитазе
Lit.: As loud as water in the loo [being flushed]. Used to describe someone who’s talks too loudly/much…
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Не зная броду, не суйся в воду
Look before you leap. (Lit.: Not knowing the ford, don’t get into the water)
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Я не такая, я жду трамвая
Lit.: I’m not like that, I’m just waiting for the tram. Used to mock a girl’s attempts to turn down casual advances
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Без муки нет науки
There’s no royal road to learning. Lit.: without strife there’s no science
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Моя твоя не понимай
~ My your not understanding
A mocking utterance of when someone with broken Russian doesn’t understand something
NB The mocking of foreigners struggling with the difficult Russian language, and/or having thick (heavy) accents is commonplace in Russia
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Молчать как партизан
To keep quiet, not speak up. Lit.: to stay silent like a partisan
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Без клещей кузнец что без рук
Lit.: without ticks (like fleas) is like a blacksmith without hands. What is a workman without his tools?
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Лучше стучать, чем перестукивать
It’s better to inform on someone than go to jail yourself
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Лимон
Lit.: a lemon. A million roubles (from the yellow colour of the million rouble note of the 1920s)
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Без запасу не станет припасу
Provision in season makes a house rich, a penny saved is a penny earned…
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Без друга - сирота, с другом - семьянин
My good friend is my nearest relation. Lit.: Without a friend - an orphan; with a friend - a family person
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Без друга жить - самому себе постылым быть
Life without a friend is death without a witness
