| English | Russian |
| depending on who you ask | в зависимости от источника (информации: First, the Black Pyramid fits neatly into the pantheon of paranoid inducing military installations in Alaska. The most infamous of these is the High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program, or HAARP, located just outside of Fairbanks. Depending on who you ask, HAARP is a high-frequency transmitter used to remotely set off earthquakes to topple Venezuelan dictators, control the world’s climate and undermine the fossil fuel industry, or help scientists study the ionosphere. Take your pick.  anomalien.com ART Vancouver) |
| if you have to ask | если честно ("How much does that cost?" "If you have to ask, then you can't afford it." VLZ_58) |
| if you have to ask | ты уже ответил на этот вопрос (It may mean, "By asking the question, you've answered the question." For example, "Do these pants make my butt look fat?" If you have to ask... ...then you already know that your butt looks fat in those pants. VLZ_58) |
| if you have to ask | если кому-то интересно ("Not that anyone could accuse this city of lacking logophiles–that's 'lovers of words,' if you have to ask. But where could word warriors go to engage in spirited logomachy?" VLZ_58) |
