| English | Russian |
| bedside book | настольная книга (Her book "The Green Tapestry" has long been my bedside book. Even if her garden does not ultimately correspond to my ideal garden, her mastery of the use of plants has always made me dream. Anglophile) |
| close the book | закрыть глаза (на что-либо Taras) |
| close the book | закрывать глаза (на что-либо Taras) |
| close the book on | закрыть глаза (на что-либо Taras) |
| close the book on | закрывать глаза (на что-либо – не волноваться, а игнорировать, завершить • I guess it would take a genius to figure that out and perhaps that is why Pilot Insurance Company and General Accident were so content to close the book on this subject.  wiktionary.org Taras) |