| calque. | do someone a bear's service | оказать медвежью услугу (данный вариант приводится только для целей буквалистического перевода, когда это необходимо: This story, used by the famous poet Krylov in his rhymed fable, is so popular in Russia that the term "to do someone a bear's service" has become a part of everyday speech, much more vivid than the English "to bestow a doubtful blessing"  google.com) |
