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| Russian | English |
| выиграть шутя | win in a walk (Alex Lilo) |
| чем черт не шутит | here goes! (в контексте 4uzhoj) |
| чем черт не шутит | give it a shot (4uzhoj) |
| чем чёрт не шутит | you never know ("And you, Corporal, will you please – what are you doing?" "Searching-the-bodies-sir," said Nobby quickly, straightening up. "For incriminating evidence, and that." "In their money pouches?" Nobby thrust his hands behind his back. "You never know, sir," he said. Anglophile) |
| шутить изволите | are you trying to be humorous? (askandy) |
| шутить изволите | you must be joking (askandy) |
| шутить изволите | you are joking, of course (askandy) |
| шутить с огнём | play with edged tools (Taras) |
| шутить с огнём | play with dynamite (Taras) |
| шутить с огнём | dance with the devil (Taras) |
| я не шучу над тобой | I kid you not (same as "I am not kidding you" Val_Ships) |
| я совсем не шучу | I kid you not (She is a great singer. I kid you not. Val_Ships) |