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russian idiom for you all

russian_guy
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russian idiom for you all

Postby russian_guy » January 26th, 2010 9:10 pm

here are two russian idioms i like the best
он роботает спуся рукава which translates as he works with lowered sleeve's
but is a idiom used to say someone is lazy.

я собираюсь показать, где раки зимуют it translates as i am going to show where the crayfish spend winter.
this can be used as the english way
to give a peice of your mind to someone

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Postby tgk954167 » May 24th, 2012 8:03 am

umm you're litle bit not right...
not он роботает спуся рукава but он работает спустя рукава
second: я собираюсь показать, где раки зимуют... i should be like this: я тебе покажу, где раки зимуют i will be correctly :D

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russian_guy
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Postby russian_guy » May 24th, 2012 2:24 pm

THANKS! haha i was looking everywhere for the correct varriants but couldnt find so i just posted hoping someone would correct me . :)

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Postby tgk954167 » May 24th, 2012 2:55 pm

you're welcome) i'm native russian so i know that this phrases are not usually used now... sometimes we use работает спустя рукава but only few people use second idiom)

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Postby mikwitot2910_51463 » October 16th, 2017 1:05 am

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