| English | Russian |
| be well off the starting blocks | иметь хороший задел (So we're well off the starting blocks and on our way; the campaign has started and it's a mere two years until the referendum Alexander Demidov) |
| go off the deep end | не узнавши броду, сунуться в воду (В.И.Макаров) |
| go off the deep end | влюбиться (Interex) |
| go off the deep end | не узнавши броду, соваться в воду (В.И.Макаров) |
| go off the deep end | совершить самоубийство (Sally was so depressed that we had to watch her day and night so she wouldn't go off the deep end. Салли была в такой депрессии,что мы смотрели за ней днём и ночью, чтобы она не совершила самоубийство. Interex) |
| off the street | на улице (I always took taxis straight off the street but if you want to be more cautious, call in for a taxi.) |
| off-the-wall | дурацкий (Anglophile) |
| the gamble has paid off | расчёт оправдался (He was hoping... (that something took place, etc.) and his gamble paid off. Abysslooker) |