| Russian | English |
| длинный и трудный | sesquipedal |
| жевать одно и то же | repeat ad nauseam ("Repeat ad nauseam" is an idiom that means to repeat something so often that it becomes annoying or boring. ART Vancouver) |
| жить убогой и непристойной жизнью | live a miserable and filthy lifestyle (CNN financial-engineer) |
| знаток тенденций и мод | trendy |
| и в ус не дуть | take one's sweet time (Meanwhile my kids are crammed like sardines in an overcrowded elementary school while government officials take their sweet time. -- и в ус не дуют (Letter to Burnaby Now) ART Vancouver) |
| и иже с ними | and others of that ilk (Anglophile) |
| командовать направо и налево | order people about (кем-либо; англ. выражение требует дополнения • You can't just come in here and start ordering people around. 4uzhoj) |
| командовать направо и налево | order people around (кем-либо; англ. выражение требует дополнения • You can't just come in here and start ordering people around. 4uzhoj) |
| нерадивый работник, работающий "от" и "до" | clock-watcher |
| отстой, угар и содомия | dumpster fire (That's a complete dumpster fire. — Это полный отстой, угар и содомия.) |
| претендующий на любовь к искусству и понимание его | artsy |
| свинья и в Африке – свинья | what do you expect from a pig but a grunt? (igisheva) |
| свинья и в Африке свинья | what do you expect from a pig but a grunt? (igisheva) |
| свинья – она и в Африке свинья | what do you expect from a pig but a grunt? (igisheva) |
| свинья она и в Африке свинья | what do you expect from a pig but a grunt? (igisheva) |
| свинья – она и есть свинья | what do you expect from a pig but a grunt? (igisheva) |
| свинья она и есть свинья | what do you expect from a pig but a grunt? (igisheva) |
| сделать более непритязательным и доступным для простых потребителей | take downmarket (Longman Dictionary: to change a product or service so that it is cheaper and more popular – used to show disapproval  ldoceonline.com elkaletom) |
| споры и препирательства | squabbling and bickering (The tragic Jan. 2 crash on Central Boulevard near Metrotown SkyTrain Station, which left a man fighting for his life, is an urgent reminder of a long-standing and unresolved issue. The lack of a safe and direct pedestrian connection between the SkyTrain station and Metrotown mall is not only an inconvenience but a serious public safety hazard. For years, Burnaby, TransLink, and Metropolis at Metrotown have failed to rebuild the pedestrian overpass that was closed off in 2018. --- "The problem is simple. No one with the ability to do anything cares. The squabbling and bickering of the City of Burnaby, Skytrain, and the private owners of the Mall over who should rebuild and maintain a pedestrian overpass is the typical result of "it's not my problem"....until someone dies. (burnabynow.com) ART Vancouver) |
| твердить одно и то же | battologize |
| флаг тебе в руки и перо для равновесия | knock yourself out (Баян) |