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| Russian | English |
| слышал звон, да не знает, где он | he doesn't know what he is talking about |
| слышал звон, да не знаешь, где он | you don't know what you are talking about |
| слышал звон, да не знаешь, где он | you heard the song but got it wrong |
| слышал звон, да не знаешь, где он | you've got the wrong sow by the ear (said (unceremoniously) to or about a person whose information is untrue or essentially incomplete, a hearsay) |
| "я богат и, друг мой, рад". – "где должок?" а он – молчок | when I lent I had a friend, when I asked he was unkind |