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| English | Russian |
| guest of honor at a funeral | покойник (persons who might or might not kill him, but who have certainly turned over in their minds just how it would affect their fortunes if Mike were guest of honor at a funeral. Robert A. Heinlein. Stranger in a Strange Land Yuri Ginsburg) |
| the bride at every wedding, the corpse at every funeral, and the baby at every christening | каждой бочке затычка (Technical) |