Rosyjski ⇄ Angielski Duński Tadżycki Turecki Wietnamski Włoski Łotewski

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posp.	start on a merry note, but finish on a sad one (Anglophile); give a bad ending to a good start (Anglophile); damn with faint praise (Anglophile); start with a bang and end with a fizzle (Moscowtran); start something well and end badly (Anglophile)
Gruzovik, daw.	start well and end badly; start cheerfully and end sadly
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nief.	but finish on a sad one; start on a merry note; start well and end badly

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