| English | Russian |
| here's a fine how d'ye do! | вот тебе, бабушка, и Юрьев день! |
| here's a fine how-d'ye-do or how-de-do! | вот тебе, бабушка, и Юрьев день (said to show one's surprise, pain, disappointment when one's hopes, expectations have not come true. the code of laws of 1497 allowed Russian peasants to move from one landlord to another once a year during a week before and a week after st. yuri's day, i. e., the 26th of november, old style. the limited freedom was banned in 1580 -1590, and st. yuri's day entered the folklore as a symbol of disappointment) |
| here's a nice how-d'ye-do or how-de-do! | вот тебе, бабушка, и Юрьев день (said to show one's surprise, pain, disappointment when one's hopes, expectations have not come true. the code of laws of 1497 allowed Russian peasants to move from one landlord to another once a year during a week before and a week after st. yuri's day, i. e., the 26th of november, old style. the limited freedom was banned in 1580 -1590, and st. yuri's day entered the folklore as a symbol of disappointment) |
| here's a pretty how-d'ye-do or how-de-do! | вот тебе, бабушка, и Юрьев день (said to show one's surprise, pain, disappointment when one's hopes, expectations have not come true. the code of laws of 1497 allowed Russian peasants to move from one landlord to another once a year during a week before and a week after st. yuri's day, i. e., the 26th of november, old style. the limited freedom was banned in 1580 -1590, and st. yuri's day entered the folklore as a symbol of disappointment) |
| here's another for our ranks – thanks! | в нашем полку прибыло |
| here's another for our ranks – thanks! | нашего полку прибыло |
| here's the door and there's the way | вот Бог, а вот и порог (used when a person is unceremoniously shown the door) |
| here's the door and there's the way | вот тебе Бог, а вот и порог (used when a person is unceremoniously shown the door) |
| here's the door and there's the way | вот тебе Бог, вот и порог (used when a person is unceremoniously shown the door) |
| here's the door and there's the way | вот Бог, а вот порог (used when a person is unceremoniously shown the door) |
| here's the floor, there's the door | вот тебе Бог, а вот и порог |
| here's the floor, there's the door | вот тебе Бог, вот и порог |
| here's the floor, there's the door | вот Бог, а вот и порог |
| here's the floor, there's the door | вот Бог, а вот порог |
| it's neither here nor there | в огороде бузина, а в Киеве дядька |
| it's neither here where the elder is, nor in kiev where uncle lives | в огороде бузина, а в Киеве дядька |
