| Subject | English | Russian |
| disappr. | can't even get one's story straight | завраться (on sth. -- по поводу чего-л. • He can't even get his story straight on his retirement rank or years of service. His DD214 is buried but I guarantee the reason for his discharge was a section 8 and it would be buried because of that due to medical privacy regs. -- Он хоть бы уже врал одно и то же по поводу того, в каком звании вышел в отставку. (mysteriousuniverse.org) ART Vancouver) |
| amer. | get canned | быть уволенным (AmE slang IrynaS) |
| amer. | get canned | турнуть к-либо с работы (IrynaS) |
| Игорь Миг | get canned | вылететь с работы |