| English | Russian |
| as fast as sb. can | сломя голову (City councillors are concerned a new storage facility will be "a poor use of valuable industrial land." Hypocrites. They have been rezoning industrial land as fast as they can, knocking down the buildings and putting up endless 60 story towers.  burnabynow.com ART Vancouver) |
| be a player | разбираться в женщинах (Taras) |
| be a womanizer | разбираться в женщинах (Taras) |
| cause a mess | устроить безобразие (People don’t have doctors. People have no access to hospitals. The homeless problem has grown out out control. Street crime has exploded. Drug use in our streets is rampant. Immigration and housing don't work. The NDP has made all of these items worse, and failed to fix them. The NDP will be decimated in the next election, because they have caused this mess. If the NDP had wanted to fix it, they would have. (vancouversun.com) -- потому что они устроили это безобразие ART Vancouver) |
| do a terrible job | угробить (The student painters did a terrible job on the walls. ART Vancouver) |
| full as a boot | нажравшийся (igisheva) |
| funny as a crutch! | очень смешно! (о неудачной шутке igisheva) |
| get a free pass | безнаказанно заниматься чем-л. ("VPD sweeping beachgoers at English Bay Beach after the 10 pm closure and to enforce liquor laws. Is this excessive?" "But junkies get a free pass to shoot up wherever, shit on the sidewalk, steal from businesses. Police priorities are completely out of whack." (Twitter) ART Vancouver) |
| get a pass | безнаказанно заниматься чем-л. (When all the businesses leave Vancouver, let city council and the VP get their pay from the drug addicts that have taken over the city. This isn't about political parties, it is about the lack of consequences to the criminals. Why are they getting a pass over and over again? Being an addict doesn't give a person the right to harm, assault, threaten and steal. (vancouversun.com) ART Vancouver) |
| in a haphazard fashion | без всякого плана (The meaning of "haphazard" is marked by lack of plan, order, or direction. (Merriam-Webster) ART Vancouver) |
| in a haphazard fashion | беспорядочно (The meaning of "haphazard" is marked by lack of plan, order, or direction. (Merriam-Webster) ART Vancouver) |
| someone is as good as a headache | от кого-либо проку, как от козла молока (igisheva) |
| someone is as good as a sick headache | от кого-либо проку, как от козла молока (igisheva) |
| it's not as if we have | у нас что, есть ...? (What are they thinking? It's not as if we have another planet if their experiments **** up this one. telegraph.co.uk ART Vancouver) |
| let oneself be used as a door-mat | позволять вытирать об себя ноги (igisheva) |
| live a life of leisure | вести праздную жизнь (lazy West Siders living a life of leisure ART Vancouver) |
| look like a handout | выглядеть как подачка (speaking of gifts, money • I don't want it to look like a handout. ART Vancouver) |
| make a lot of fuss about nothing | поднять шум на пустом месте (Look, you're making a lot of fuss about nothing! ART Vancouver) |
| make a profit | нажиться (“The middle-class is under siege principally due to the escalation of land costs. As land has been rationed in an effort to curb urban sprawl, the excess of demand over supply has driven prices up,” the report said. Prices were driven up even further as investors jumped into the market to make a profit. (cnn.com) • The current government increased immigration dramatically without a plan to provide housing. Now mortgage rates have risen and builders are waiting on the sidelines for better finance conditions to make a profit. Government is throwing tax money (billions) -- our money, at a problem they created... to influence your vote. (vancouversun.com) ART Vancouver) |
| make lots of money off of a scam | заработать уйму денег мошенническим путём ("off of" is well-established as standard in American English • Still waiting for the prediction from Al Gore about the ice caps melting and the coasts going under water. Oh wait, he made lots of money off of that scam. (vancouversun.com) ART Vancouver) |
| make up a lie | измыслить ложь (ART Vancouver) |
| not a peep | об этом ни гугу (from sb. – от кого-л. • 22m illegals came into country in last 4 years. Yesterday 1.2m were identified as receiving disability, medicare, and a host of other benefits. Not a peep from the Dems. It’s our money. (Twitter) • ... об этом по телевизору и по радио ни гугу (из рус. источников) ART Vancouver) |
| not have a clue | ничего не соображать (ART Vancouver) |
| proud as a peacock | гордый, как индюк (igisheva) |
| proud as Lucifer | надменный сверх всякой меры (igisheva) |
| proud as Lucifer | гордый сверх всякой меры (igisheva) |
| proud as Punch | гордый, как индюк (igisheva) |
| so sharp as to cut himself | слишком уж большой умник |
| that's a bit rich | это уж чересчур (о нахальном поступке, высказывании ART Vancouver) |
| this seems a bit rich | это уж чересчур (ART Vancouver) |
| touted as | рекламируемый (to advertise, talk about, or praise something or someone repeatedly, especially as a way of encouraging people to like, accept, or buy something (Cambridge Dictionary) youtube.com ART Vancouver) |
| touted as | расхваливаемый (to advertise, talk about, or praise something or someone repeatedly, especially as a way of encouraging people to like, accept, or buy something (Cambridge Dictionary) youtube.com ART Vancouver) |
| use someone as a door-mat | вытирать об кого-либо ноги (igisheva) |
| used as a showcase | показушный (Anglophile) |
| well, that's one heck of a story | ничего себе история (ART Vancouver) |