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| English | Russian |
| one's ears perked up | начать прислушиваться (Bullfinch) |
| one's ears perked up | навострить уши (often used figuratively of a person: My ears perked up when I heard my name mentioned Bullfinch) |
| pick up where one left off | взяться за старое (Taras) |
| pick up where one left off | браться за старое (He got released (from prison) and picked up where he left off Taras) |