| Subject | English | Russian |
| gen. | get around to doing | собраться осуществить намерение |
| cliche. | never got around to doing sth. | так и не выбрался сделать что-л. (That addition exists only in the artist's imagination, although back when the bridge was designed, provision was made for a second level for rail and streetcars. They just never got around to building it. The lower span, of course, would have opened for boats. (Chuck Davis) -- так и не выбрались / не дошли руки, чтобы его построить ART Vancouver) |
| O&G, sakh. | never got around to doing something | так и не собрался (Sakhalin Energy) |