| Russian | English |
| лучше не связываться с | you don't mess with ("They may be able to mess with Texas but they can't mess with Alberta." (AB Premier Rachel Notley) -- С Альбертой лучше не связываться / не шутить – можно крупно пожалеть ART Vancouver) |
| не советую связываться с | you don't want to mess with (опасным противником • Sullivan said in his radio show appearance that preventing cruise ships from stopping in B.C. ports would cost B.C. billions of dollars in tourism revenue. “Canada, you don’t want to mess with Alaska. And if you do, we are going to work hard on having our cruise ships bypass your ports, and that will help our economy tremendously,” Sullivan said. “They’re playing a dangerous game here, and I hope they back down.” (vancouversun.com) ART Vancouver) |
| связываться с | get a hold of (somebody кем-либо Taras) |
| связываться с | take on (кем-то в иной весовой категории, более опытным или сильным; только в знач. "вступать в конфронтацию" • Personally, I wouldn't take on him. ART Vancouver) |