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| Subject | Russian | English |
| inf. | по локоть в | elbow deep in (Daily Mail Alex_Odeychuk) |
| fig. | по локоть в крови | arms wet to the elbows with blood (VLZ_58) |
| fig. | по локоть в крови | steeped in blood up to the elbows (Ketteler's hands and those of the imperial soldiers were steeped in blood up to the elbows. Linch) |
| gen. | по локоть в крови | up to one's elbows in blood (We also have as part of the establishment Martin McGuinness and Mr Adams, who are up to their elbows in blood, because it is convenient to us – by The Earl of Onslow (UK) Tamerlane) |
| Makarov. | у него руки по локоть в крови | his arms are blood-stained up to his elbows |
| quot.aph. | у них руки по локоть в крови | their arms are up to their elbows in blood (USA Today Alex_Odeychuk) |
| quot.aph. | у них руки по локоть в крови | their hands are full of blood (New York Times Alex_Odeychuk) |
| quot.aph. | у них руки по локоть в крови | they are up to their elbows in blood (Daily Telegraph Alex_Odeychuk) |