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| Russian | English |
| быть на грани разорения | be on the brink of ruin |
| на грани разорения | on the brink of ruin |
| на грани разорения | on the ropes (The new supermarket took most of the business from Mr. Tomas's grocery, and the little store was soon on the ropes Taras) |
| он на грани разорения | ruin stares him in the face |