| 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) |
| кто-то наверху решил | top-down mission (This is spot on. I remember spending time on boats down at Mosquito Creek or Lynnwood back in the early 2000s. Carpenters from IATSE, firefighters, loggers even, all had sailboats down there. It was actually pretty low class judging from some of the nightly shenanigans. Nowadays it feels like there is a top-down mission to take away what was once -- and still could be -- a relatively cheap and easy way to run up and down the coast during the summer months and enjoy nature. (Reddit) ART Vancouver) |
| мне-то какое дело | for all I care (В.И.Макаров) |
| мне-то что | for all I care (В.И.Макаров) |
| 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) |
| та ещё сволочь | nasty piece of work (4uzhoj) |
| твердить одно и то же | battologize |
| тот ещё подарок | nasty piece of work (4uzhoj) |
| что-то здесь на так | there is something wrong with this picture (ART Vancouver) |
| это какой-то отстой | it kinda sucks (Alex_Odeychuk) |
