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| Russian | English |
| всё идёт, как по маслу | things are running along as smooth as grease |
| идти как по маслу | go swimmingly |
| идти как по маслу | go swimmingly |
| как по маслу | buttery smooth (denton) |
| ковырять масло | fillip on the head |
| купоросное масло | vitriolic person |
| купоросное масло | vitriolic person |
| период, пока всё идёт как по маслу | smooth sailing (Ремедиос_П) |
| подливать масло в огонь | imbitter |
| подлить масла в огонь | up the ante (Meanwhile, the Swiss Olympic Organizing Committee had already formally accepted the AHA application when the executive committee of the International Olympic Committee offered its opinion that both U.S. entries be denied. On January 20, the U.S. Olympic Committee upped the ante by voting 68-6 in favor of withdrawing all American athletes from the Games if the AHA were allowed to participate.  rihhof.com VLZ_58) |
| пойти как по маслу | go swimmingly |
| хлеб с маслом | bread and butter (Andrey Truhachev) |