| English | Russian |
| dilly of a pickle | "прелесть" (That's a dilly of a pickle – Какая "прелесть" Taras) |
| dilly of a pickle | неприятное положение (Taras) |
| dilly of a pickle | незавидное положение (Taras) |
| dilly of a pickle | ситуёвина (Now ain't that a dilly of a pickle? Taras) |
| in a pickle | меж двух огней (Maggie) |
| in a pickle, take the nickel | хвататься за соломинку (implying that one will take any small chance when in a desperate situation Taras) |
| in a pickle, take the nickel | ловить каждую возможность (Taras) |
| in a pickle, take the nickel | без вариантов, хаваем, что дают (conveys grudging acceptance of the only available solution Taras) |
| in a pickle, take the nickel | на безрыбье и рак рыба (the idiom implies accepting any available option, even if it's not ideal, when in a difficult situation Taras) |
| in a pickle, take the nickel | с миру по нитке – голому рубаха (highlights pooling small resources together to overcome a challenge Taras) |
| in a pickle, take the nickel | на войне все средства хороши (the idiom implies taking any necessary action, even unconventional ones, to achieve victory Taras) |
| in a pickle, take the nickel | не брезгуем, берем, что дают (implies pragmatically taking an imperfect option Taras) |
