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| Subject | Russian | English |
| cliche. | так и не выбрался сделать что-л. | never got around to doing sth. (That addition exists only in the artist's imagination, although back when the bridge was designed, provision was made for a second level for rail and streetcars. They just never got around to building it. The lower span, of course, would have opened for boats. (Chuck Davis) -- так и не выбрались / не дошли руки, чтобы его построить ART Vancouver) |
| gen. | я так и не выбрался повидаться с ней | I never got round to see her (навестить её) |