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| Russian | English |
| находиться в ожидании неприятного события | wait for the other shoe to drop (Once a company starts laying of employees, those who are still working feel they are waiting for the other shoe to drop. This expression alludes to a person awakened by a neighbor who loudly dropped one shoe on the floor and is waiting for the second shoe to be dropped. [Early 1900s] VLZ_58) |
| человек, идея или событие, меняющие развитие ситуации | game-changer (HomerS) |