| English | Russian |
| a pretty state of things! | ну и ну! (возмущённо ART Vancouver) |
| all of the things that we hold dear | всё, что нам дорого (“When America stands for principles, and all of the things that we hold dear, it requires sometimes for us to put ourselves out there in a way that maybe we will incur some cost,” Harris said. “In this situation, that may relate to energy costs.”  theguardian.com 4uzhoj) |
| all things considered | в целом (ART Vancouver) |
| all things must pass | ничто не вечно (Юрий Гомон) |
| all things will pass | ничто не вечно (Юрий Гомон) |
| as things stand | на данном этапе (As things stand, we don't really know what consciousness even is. Is it something that manifests as a result of the functionality of our physical brain or does it exist independent of our physical selves? (unexplained-mysteries.com) ART Vancouver) |
| get things done | добиваться конкретных результатов (Liberal leader Ken Kaiser promotes himself as a person who ‘gets things done.’ ART Vancouver) |
| good thing | хорошо, что ("The weekend will bring a bit of a change though, with the chance of stormy weather. That means continuous rain for several hours at a time as opposed to the patchy showers we've seen lately." "Good thing I brought my galoshes!" (Reddit) ART Vancouver) |
| hindsight is a wonderful thing | задним умом все крепки (ElzaSmart) |
| how are things? | привет! (Это приветствие не несёт в себе особого смысла и не требует настоящего ответа. Поэтому часто в ответ от носителя английского языка звучит такое же или похожее приветствие. Однако вежливые люди всё же стараются ответить одним-двумя словами. В зависимости от настроения говорят что-то вроде:
great (отлично), good (хорошо), fine (нормально), can't complain (грех жаловаться), could be worse (бывало и хуже), could be better (бывало и лучше). Для дополнительной вежливости, в конец ответа на приветствие могут добавить вопрос: Great, and you? Good, you? Alex_Odeychuk) |
| in some things | в чём-то ("You fat crook! "Wade yelled at him. Dr. Verringer shook his head. "In some things, yes. Not in all. I am a mixed character like most people." (Raymond Chandler) ART Vancouver) |
| it is one thing + infinitive, but it is quite another thing + infinitive | одно дело, и совсем другое (At a meeting to decide on the request, council member Billy Webb offered a rather interesting reason for why he took issue with such a ghost hunt, musing that "it is one thing to have a paranormal investigation in a public building, but it is quite another thing to have them in buildings that have previously been a private home." coasttocoastam.com ART Vancouver) |
| it's a good thing that | хорошо, что (I noticed that some St. Louis fans were booing the Canadian anthem. It's a good thing that we won't have to go back there after Tuesday's game.• Perhaps it was a good thing he went away. He would never have agreed with this. ART Vancouver) |
| it's one thing + infinitive, but | одно дело, и совсем другое (It's one thing not to get vaccinated, we have this freedom here, but when you're sick with a case of measles and you walk into a postnatal ward, you have to be a total moron not to realize that you're putting these 30 babies and their mothers at risk. ART Vancouver) |
| sort things out | навести порядок (It's getting really crazy downtown. The City really needs to sort things out because it's getting very dangerous for all. These random crazy actions are becoming way too normal in Vancouver. (Twitter) ART Vancouver) |
| that's a nice thing to say | не ждал от тебя этого (обиженная реакция: That's a nice thing to say. -- Вот уж этого я от тебя не ждал. ART Vancouver) |
| the next best thing to | всего в одном шаге от (This ice-cream is the next best thing to actually skiing down an icy slope in the Rockies! ART Vancouver) |
| the only thing that | единственное, что (Well, it’s cost-efficient for their annual budget. And the only thing that matters to North American politicians is whether they’re going to get re-elected (Twitter) -- единственное, что имеет значение ART Vancouver) |
| things are rough | несладко приходится (Unlike Metro Vancouver, the San Francisco region also has the fourth-highest median household incomes in North America. Indeed, median wages in the California city come in at the equivalent of about $145,000 Cdn., 61 per cent higher than $90,000 in Vancouver. In other words, while things are rough for would-be homeowners in the San Francisco area, they are horrible for those squeezed out of the Metro Vancouver market. vancouversun.com ART Vancouver) |
| things do happen | всякое бывает |
| thoughts are things | мысли материальны (oliversorge) |
| what's your favourite and least favourite thing about xxx? | что вам больше всего и меньше всего нравится в ххх? (Your favourite and least favourite thing about winter? ART Vancouver) |
| you are hearing things! | Вам послышалось! (Leonid Dzhepko) |
| you are hearing things! | Тебе показалось! (Leonid Dzhepko) |
| you are hearing things! | Тебе послышалось! (Leonid Dzhepko) |
