| Russian | English |
| быть менее выразительным, чем на самом деле, в сравнении с остальными | pale shadow (less impressive or not as good as before or when compared with someone or something similar. Eg. To be a pale shadow of the real you. He’s become a pale shadow of his former self. Edict) |
| взять на себя домашние дела | run the home ("Had house husbands been in vogue in those days we'd have made an excellent couple, since Tony was not very successful as an actor and I soon became the main breadwinner. If we had been able to accept that I would go out and earn the money and he would concentrate on running the home, things might have turned out better..." (Joan Sims)  wikipedia.org ART Vancouver) |
| дело идёт на поправку | turn the corner (Taras) |
| доказать, кто ты есть на самом деле | prove yourself (Alex_Odeychuk) |
| если это дело каким-то боком заденет Дворец, у меня не останется сомнений, на кого повесят всех собак. | if this matter touches the Palace, I've been left in no doubt as to where the buck will come to rest. (Reverso) |
| знать, кто я такой на самом деле | know what I'm all about (каких взглядов придерживаюсь; CNN Alex_Odeychuk) |
| когда слова проверяются на деле | where the rubber hits the road (Oxford: the point at which a theory or idea is put to a practical test. visitor) |
| когда слова проверяются на деле | where the rubber meets the road (Oxford: the point at which a theory or idea is put to a practical test. visitor) |
| на деле, а не на бумаге | not just on paper, but in reality (Супру) |
| на деле, а не на бумаге | not on paper but in real life (BBC News Alex_Odeychuk) |
| на самом деле! | I mean it! (Andrey Truhachev) |
| на самом деле | deep down (Interex) |
| надежда на успех в очень трудном деле | fighting chance (о преодолении трудностей, препятствий, сопротивления и т. п. Bobrovska) |
| не на словах, а на деле | not on paper but in real life (BBC News Alex_Odeychuk) |
| показать, как это делается на самом деле | demonstrate how it works under the hood (Alex_Odeychuk) |
| покончить с делами на сегодня | call it a day (The meaning of the phrase is to quit work and go home; to say that a day's work has been completed. "I'm tired. Let's call it a day.": "Zealous though they are in their self-chosen task of supplying the populace with clothing, there comes a moment when these merchants call it a day and put up the shutters." (P.G. Wodehouse) ART Vancouver) |
| сосредоточить усилия на деле | get one's act together (shergilov) |
| спустить дело на тормозах | let this go (Alex_Odeychuk) |
| человек, который выглядит очень напыщенно и важно, но на деле ничего серьёзного из себя не представляет | be a stuffed shirt (I'll find some other stuffed shirt who's happy to ride my coattails to fame Taras) |
| шансы на успех в очень трудном деле | fighting chance (Bobrovska) |
