| English | Russian |
| be filled in the ruts must be filled in so that traffic can pass | рытвины надо засыпать, чтобы здесь мог проходить транспорт |
| be in a rut | находиться в застое (igorkiev) |
| be in a rut | зациклиться (At forty my life was in a rut, so I gave up work and travelled to India. It's clear the economy is still stuck in a rut. igorkiev) |
| be in rut | быть в половой охоте |
| be stuck in a rut | зайти в тупик (But their set lists were stuck in a rut; only three of the 12 songs they played each night were from 1965, and there was a surprisingly high number of cover songs in the set (three) Lily Snape) |
| the ruts must be filled in | колеи надо засыпать |