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| Subject | Russian | English |
| dipl., fig. | быть похожим на разговор немого с глухим | be like a conversation of the mute with the deaf (theguardian.com Alex_Odeychuk) |
| idiom. | разговор немого с глухим | it's like talking to a brick wall (VLZ_58) |
| dipl. | у нас получился разговор немого с глухим | our conversation turned out like the mute with the deaf (I'm honestly disappointed that our conversation turned out like the mute with the deaf. We appear to be listening but we're not hearing anything. Our detailed explanations fell on unprepared ground.  theguardian.com Alex_Odeychuk) |