| Russian | English |
| во что бы то ни стало | hell-bent on (determined to achieve something at all costs (Oxford Dictionary): "Please -- before you kill someone -- slow down!! Look all ways to see for pedestrians!!! You are going to kill someone!" "Seems looking around or even caring if the traffic light is red, is just too much trouble for the driver hell-bent on going as fast as possible from A to B." (Twitter) ART Vancouver) |
| как бы не так! | my backside (Reconciliation my backside. Just another transparent attempt to line the pockets of band council members who always make out like bandits.  vancouversun.com ART Vancouver) |
| самое большое убожище, которое встречалось ему когда бы то ни было в жизни | the most flawed person he's ever known (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) |
| самое большое убожище, которое встречалось мне когда бы то ни было в жизни | the most flawed person I have ever met in my life (CNN, 2020: "The depths of his dishonesty is just astounding to me. The dishonesty, the transactional nature of every relationship, though it's more pathetic than anything else. He is the most flawed person I have ever met in my life," the retired Marine general has told friends. Alex_Odeychuk) |
| Чья бы корова мычала, а твоя бы молчала | it is pretty rich for (Насмешливое выражение: "It is pretty rich for some councillors to say we need more affordable rental housing when they in fact voted against a proposed rental building just two blocks down the street." ART Vancouver) |
