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| English | Russian |
| ball and chain | благоверная (VLZ_58) |
| be behind the eight ball | оказаться в крайне затруднительном положении (lol0chka) |
| drop the ball | подвести (кого-л. -- to make a mistake, especially by not taking action or dealing with something that should have been planned for (Cambridge Dictionary) ART Vancouver) |
| keep one's eye on the ball | быть начеку (Азери) |
| on the ball | быть в теме (Yeldar Azanbayev) |
| play ball | играть по правилам (установленным: If you want to go camping and live like you want, there’s plenty of space in the bush. If you want to live in a community with easy access to goods and services, there are standards and expectations that must be respected. That’s the trade-off. A rules based society can’t function properly when groups of people simply decide they’re not going to play ball anymore. (Reddit) ART Vancouver) |
| play ball | действовать согласно правилам (установленным: If you want to go camping and live like you want, there’s plenty of space in the bush. If you want to live in a community with easy access to goods and services, there are standards and expectations that must be respected. That’s the trade-off. A rules based society can’t function properly when groups of people simply decide they’re not going to play ball anymore. (Reddit) ART Vancouver) |
| take a wrecking ball to | свести на нет (The recession has taken a wrecking ball to the growth and development gains of the world's poorest countries. Ballistic) |
| take a wrecking ball to | разрушить (President Trump has taken a wrecking ball to environmental protection in the US. Ballistic) |