| Russian | English |
| блеск и великолепие | glitz and glamour (As a mere humble tax payer I am sure that I will be asked to contibute via higher taxes for all this glitz and glamour...  vancouversun.com ART Vancouver) |
| за что боролся, на то и напоролся | he was asking for it (ask for it = to risk or invite trouble, danger, punishment, etc., by persisting in some action or manner
"He was asking for it by his abusive remarks." (Collins Dicitonary) • В Швеции убили серийного поджигателя Корана. В шведском городе Сёдертелье убили мужчину, который стал известен тем, что несколько раз публично сжигал Коран. "За что боролся, на то и напоролся." (из рус. источников) ART Vancouver) |
| карты в руки и вперёд | go right ahead (Maggie) |
| кукушка и петух | mutual admiration society (Vadim Rouminsky) |
| не прошло и года! | put the flags out! (capricolya) |
| не прошло и года! | it only took forever (hellamarama) |
| не прошло и года! | it's about time (Damirules) |
| не прошло и ... лет, как | it has only taken ... years for (что-то случилось • "New Zealand has tightened its employment visa program, citing “unsustainable” migration. The Сentral Вank warned the "population jump" can add to inflation due to extra demand for houses & rental accommodation. Direct parallel for Canada." "It has only taken 30 years for finally the penny to drop in NZ and elsewhere in the West. Legal migration needs to be limited, to enable social integration and targeted, to ensure new workers to the economy are filling labour shortages in specific markets/trades." (Twitter) -- Не прошло и 30 лет, как до них наконец дошло ... ART Vancouver) |
| петушка и кукух | mutual admiration society (Vadim Rouminsky) |
| тут и сказочке конец | and that's the end of this fairy-tale. (...and that's the end of this fairy-tale. Good night, lights out. ART Vancouver) |
| это и без тебя известно | what else is new? (Technical) |
| это и дураку понятно! | duh! (Wow, all we had to do was provide a taxpayer-funded junket for Eby to realize there are significant differences between Singapore and BC. Like duh! (vancouversun.com) ART Vancouver) |
| это и дураку ясно! | duh! (Wow, all we had to do was provide a taxpayer-funded junket for Eby to realize there are significant differences between Singapore and BC. Like duh! (vancouversun.com) • FYI, when lots of units are built fast, market rents come down, duh!! (vancouversun.com) ART Vancouver) |