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| Russian | English |
| в мгновение ока | like winking |
| в мгновение ока | in a brace of shakes |
| в мгновение ока | before someone could say Jack Robinson (The thief was gone with my suitcase before I could say Jack Robinson – Вор исчез с моим чемоданом в мгновение ока alex) |
| в мгновение ока | in nothing flat (Enrica) |
| выглядеть очи | be tired from waiting for someone |
| выглядеть очи | be tired from waiting (for someone) |
| зоркое око | eagle eye (Aly19) |
| "тайное око" | private eye (ssn) |
| хоть видит око, да зуб неймет | there's many a slip ('twixt the cup an lip) |
| хоть видит око, да зуб неймёт | there's many a slip 'twixt the cup an lip |