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| Russian | English |
| не шутите с огнем! | don't play with fire! |
| не шутить с огнём | take no chances |
| шутить с огнем | monkey with a buzz-saw |
| шутить с огнём | ride the tiger (из стихотворения: There was a young lady of Riga, who rode with a smile on a tiger. They returned from the ride. With the lady inside and the smile on the face of the tiger Anglophile) |
| шутить с огнём | play with fire |
| шутить с огнём | ride a tiger |