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| Russian | English |
| быть послушным | come up to the bit (Bobrovska) |
| быть послушным, податливым | go up to the bit (Bobrovska) |
| послушное орудие | lemming (A member of a crowd with no originality or voice of his own. One who speaks or repeats only what he has been told. george serebryakov) |