| Subject | English | Russian |
| inf. | don't need much brains to figure it out | и дураку понятно ("He was a thief. He was ripping somebody off." "You sure?" I said. "It don't need much brains to figure it out," she said. (Lee Child) 4uzhoj) |
| Makarov. | have brains to understand it | иметь достаточно разума, чтобы понять это |
| Makarov. | have brains to understand it | иметь достаточно ума, чтобы понять это |
| Makarov. | he puzzled his brains to find the answer | он ломал голову над ответом |
| idiom. | it doesn't take any brains to realize that | и ежу понятно, что (New York Times Alex_Odeychuk) |