| English | Russian |
| ama's girl | маменькина дочка (igisheva) |
| at a snail's gallop | как пьяная улитка (igisheva) |
| at a snail's pace | как пьяная улитка (igisheva) |
| be up to one's old habits | снова взяться за старое (Former Vancouver mayor Kennedy Stewart is up to his old habits: parading petty grievances around like serious issues. This habit is long past being tiresome and is completely unbefitting someone who held top job in our country’s third largest city. (nationalpost.com) ART Vancouver) |
| Fred Karno's outfit | шараш-монтаж (igisheva) |
| how is it that ...? | как такое возможно, чтобы ...? (выражая своё возмущение: How is it that your ticket staff don’t seem to have accurate information as to when this ferry is supposed to arrive? We were stuck in a lineup for hours in the heat! (Twitter) ART Vancouver) |
| idiot's lantern | зомбоящик (igisheva) |
| it's a very big mistake | сильно ошибаться (It's a very big mistake to think that ... ART Vancouver) |
| it's just fine | позволено (+ infinitive: This entitled BMW driver thinks it's just fine to park in the bike lane on Beatty. Even when I banged on her window and told her she was in a bike lane, she still stayed there! (Twitter) -- считает, что ей позволено ART Vancouver) |
| knew what he was signing up for | знал, на что шёл (Too bad. Those soldiers knew what they were signing up for. -- знали, на что шли ART Vancouver) |
| mamma's girl | маменькина дочка (igisheva) |
| put up with sb.'s shenanigans | терпеть выходки (обычно с отрицанием: I'm not going to put up with his shenanigans anymore. -- больше не собираюсь терпеть его выходки ART Vancouver) |
| someone's pet aversion | козёл отпущения (у кого-либо) |
| someone's pet aversion | предмет недовольства (и т. п.) |
| tax sb. out of sb.'s home | выживать из собственного дома (высокими налогами, применительно к домовладельцам, вполне распространённая практика руководства крупных муниципалитетов в Канаде: 7.5 per cent? Too much. Tax increases way exceed my salary increases. They are taxing people out of their homes. (Twitter) ART Vancouver) |
| teacher's pet | пай-мальчик (Liv Bliss) |
| that is going too far! | этого ещё не хватало! (that’s) |
| that's a bit rich | это уже чересчур (о нахальном поступке, высказывании ART Vancouver) |
| that's the last straw! | этого ещё не хватало! |
| that would be too good for you! | а не жирно тебе будет? |
| the lights are on, but no one's at home | тупой (Andrew Goff) |
| the most flawed person he's ever known | самое большое убожище, которое встречалось ему когда бы то ни было в жизни (CNN, 2020: Former White House chief of staff, retired Marine Gen. John Kelly, has told friends that President Donald Trump is the most flawed person he's ever known. Alex_Odeychuk) |
