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| Russian | English |
| приставить нож к чьему-либо горлу | hold a knife to throat |
| приставить нож к горлу | put a knife to someone's throat (Investigators say the suspect approached the victim in a parking lot, put a knife to her throat and demanded money.) |
| приставить нож к горлу | hold at knifepoint (if I were held at knifepoint wandervoegel) |
| приставить нож к чьему-н. горлу | hold a knife to one's throat |