Terms for subject Contextual meaning containing не то ... не то | all forms
| Russian | English |
| а не то будет плохо | or else |
| а не то пеняй на себя | or else (You better be good… or else. • Okay, Ginger [dog]! I've had it! You stay out of the garbage, or else! 4uzhoj) |
| а не то пеняйте на себя | or else (The best way to solve the current crisis, he has argued, is for Kyiv to abandon its goal of joining Nato and declare its neutrality. The unspoken words: or else.  theguardian.com 4uzhoj) |
| а не то смотри у меня | or else (4uzhoj) |
| а то как бы чего не вышло | or else (4uzhoj) |
| кто не рискует, тот не пьёт шампанского | only the brave deserve the fair (в некоторых контекстах Alexander Oshis) |
| не ломайте то, что не сломано | let well enough alone (Bartek2001) |
| не то слово | you don't know the half of it (Ремедиос_П) |
| не то что | far from (Far from wishing Harry a happy birthday, none of the Dursleys made any sign that they had noticed him enter the room. wandervoegel) |
| не то чтобы | not overly (She's not overly happy nor overly sad. In between. 4uzhoj) |