Terms for subject Figure of speech containing amounts to

English	Russian
amount to a curse	становиться настоящей бедой ("Our nation's dysfunctional fascination with guns and all the rationalizations people rely on to resist common-sense changes amounts to a curse," Davis told me last week. "A deadly curse." andreon)
amount to a curse	становиться сущим наказанием ("Our nation's dysfunctional fascination with guns and all the rationalizations people rely on to resist common-sense changes amounts to a curse," Davis told me last week. "A deadly curse." andreon)