• Белая ворона (femin.noun)
[be-la-ya va-ro-na]
SLT: А white crow
An odd one out, an unusual person
🔻In Russian there is a cute expression used to indicate someone who stands out from the crowd due to the unusual coloring for that particular animal species.
🔻In the English language, black sheep is an idiom that describes a member of a group who is different from the rest, especially a family member who does not fit in.
• Не будь белой вороной! Делай как все!
SLT: Don't be a white crow! Do as everyone does!
Don't be the odd one out! Follow the crowd!
🔻By the way, white crows do exist – but they are not albinos, as many believe. Instead, they have a rare pigmentation disorder called leucism. As a result, their feathers are white, but their eyes remain blue.
🔻The unusual pet, Koksik, has already become a viral star - videos featuring it are racking up hundreds of thousands of views!
🎧🗣👇Симпатичная птичка!
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• Как с голодного края
[kak s ga-lod-na-va kra-ya]
Like from a hungry edge/border.
🔻This idiom doesn't have a direct equivalent, but here are several options: starving, desperately hungry, really, really hungry
▶️Голод - не тётка
▶️Слона бы съел!
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Если вам интересно как я провела этот день...
If you're wondering how I've spent my day...
• Крутиться как белка в колесе (imperf)
[kru-ti-tsa kak bel-ka f ka-li-sye]
😄conjugation
SLT: To spin like a squirrel in a wheel
To be as busy as a bee
🤗А вы как?
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• Садиться кому-то на голову (imperf.)
[sa-di-tsa ka-mu-ta na go-la-vy]
=
• Сесть кому-то на голову (perf.)
[ses't' ka-mu-ta na go-la-vy]
SLT: To sit on someone's head
Meaning:
To walk all over someone, to treat someone like a doormat, to exploit someone's kindness
🔻This phrase describes a situation where one person brazenly takes advantage of another, manipulates them, or essentially 'rides roughshod' over their will and boundaries.
🔻Imagine someone literally sitting on your head – it's oppressive, uncomfortable, and utterly disrespectful of your personal space and autonomy. That's precisely the feeling this idiom conveys: being used, controlled, and having your good nature exploited to an extreme degree!
🔻Садиться/Сесть (кому? to whom? + Dative) на (на что? on what? + Accusative) голову.
Example:
• Не позволяй никому садиться тебе на голову, отстаивай свои границы!
Don't let anyone sit on your head; defend your boundaries!
🎧🗣👇А как у вас дела с личными границами, товарищи😉?
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Шанс того, что ваш кот шпион РКН, который следит чтобы вы не гуглили запрещённые материалы очень мал, но никогда не равен нулю.
The chance that your cat is an RKN spy, monitoring you to ensure you don't Google forbidden materials, is very small, but never zero.
🔢 Шпион (шпионы) (masc.noun)
[shpi-on (shpi-o-ny)]
=
🔢 Шпионка (шпионки) (femin.noun)
[shpi-on-ka (shpi-on-ki)]
A spy(ies)
🔢Следить за (+ Instrumental) (imperf.)
[sli-dit' za]
To spy on someone, to watch someone
🔻Следить comes from the masculine noun след (следы) [slet (sli-dy)] A track(s), footprint(s)
• Я слежу за тобой, кожаный!
I'm watching you, meatbag!
💢Also a phraseological unit:
🔢 Глаз не спускать с (глаз=Genitive, c + Genitive)
[glas ni spus-kat' s]
SLT: Not to take one's eyes off someone/something
To keep a close eye on someone/something
• Я с тебя глаз не спущу, двуногий!
I'll keep a close eye on you, two-legged!
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Пение соловья лечит депрессию, снимает головную боль, активизирует работу всех органов и систем. Слушаем и заряжаемся здоровьем!
Nightingale song heals depression, relieves headaches, and activates the function of all organs and systems. Listen and recharge your health!
🔻You might hear a Russian idiom:
• Заливаться соловьём (imperf., reflexive, 1st conjugation)
Literally: to pour oneself out like a nightingale
Figuratively: to speak eloquently, passionately, and with great enthusiasm about something.
🔻It implies that the person is speaking beautifully and persuasively, perhaps even exaggerating or embellishing the truth.
🌝Всем отличных выходных, товарищи мои!
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😎Приветствую всех доживших до пятницы! Немного актуального:
• Крутиться как белка в колесе (imperf.,2nd conjugation)
[kru-ti-tsa kak bel-ka f ka-li-sye]
SLT: To spin like a squirrel in a wheel
or
• Работать как пчёлка (imperf.,1st conjugation)
[ra-bo-tat' kak pchyol-ka]
SLT: To work as a bee
Meaning:
To be very busy, to be busy as a bee, to fuss
🔻Пчёлка(пчёлки) is a diminutive form from the noun пчела (пчёлы) = bee(s)
🔻Mind that there is no comma before как in phraseological units.
❓️А вы сегодня пчёлки или белки в колесе😉?
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Безбашенный самокатчик рассекает лужи в Москве, и ему хоть бы что.
A reckless scooter rider is splashing through puddles in Moscow, and he's completely unfazed.
• (ему) хоть бы что (an idiomatic expression)
[khot' by shto]
SLT: (to him) еven if were anything
Unbothered, couldn't care less, it's water off a duck's back
🔻It describes someone who is completely unaffected, unbothered, or unfazed by something that would typically cause a reaction.
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Hi, comrades! You remember my earlier posts about:
🔻Дело в шляпе
🔻Напихать полную панамку?
But have you ever heard someone being called Эх, ты, шляпа! ?
It sounds strange, right?
• Эх, ты, шляпа!
[ekh ty shlya-pa]
Oh, you, hat!
Meaning:
You are clumsy, slow, absent-minded. Someone who misses opportunities or messes things up.
🔥Also:
• Прошляпить (perf.)
[prash-lya-pit']
Conjugation
Meaning:
To miss something important. To overlook. To let an opportunity slip away.
Examples:
• Ты ещё не прошляпил последний шанс выучить русский язык!
You haven't missed the last chance to learn Russian!
Origin:
The word came into Russian slang straight from Yiddish and is a distorted form of the German verb schlafen (to sleep).
And шляпа, accordingly, means sleepyhead, gaping person.
😉 Don't be a шляпа. Don't прошляпь an opportunity to learn some more Russian from me!
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🥳Today we celebrate:
• Всемирный День Денег
World Money Day
Some Russian money idioms:
⚡️Денег куры не клюют
[De-nik ku-ry ni klyu-yut]
SLT: Chickens don't peck it
Meaning: A lot of money. More than you can count. Even the chickens ignore it.
⚡️Загребать деньги лопатой
[za-gri-bat' den'-gi la-pa-tay]
SLT: To shovel money
Meaning: Easy, high income. You're not earning — you're scooping.
⚡️Бешеные деньги
[be-shy-ny-ye den'-gi]
SLT: Crazy money
Meaning: A huge sum. So big it feels illegal (but usually isn't).
⚡️Выброшенные (на ветер) деньги
[vy-bra-shen-ny-ye (na ve-ter) de-n'gi]
SLT: Thrown (at the wind) away money
Meaning: A waste of money. You paid for nothing. Poof.
⚡️Деньги на бочку
[den'-gi na boch-ku]
SLT: Money on the barrel
Meaning: Pay now. No excuses. Cash on the spot.
🔻A lifehack to improve your financial situation
❤️🔥Be healthy and wealthy, comrades!
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• Не разлей вода
[ni raz-ley va-da]
SLT: Not spill the water
or
• Водой не разольёшь
[va-doy ni ra-za-l'yosh]
SLT: With water won't spill
Meaning:Thick as thieves, inseparable, best friends forever (BFF)
Meaning:
About two people who are inseparable, very close friends, always together
Origin:
Just fancy! This expression isn't about friendship but rivalry. When a second bull appeared in a field with cows, the two rivals would fight fiercely for leadership. When a second arrives, they become so locked in battle that they can't be separated. But shepherds found a solution. They would douse the fighting pair with water, and while the bulls were stunned, they would pull them apart. So, the phrase was born.
Example:
• Мы с ним с детства не разлей вода.
He and I have been inseparable since childhood.
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🐭 Russian Idiom:
• (Он) мышей не ловит.
[(on) my-shey ni lo-vit]
SLT: (He) doesn't catch mice.
Meaning:
This phrase is used to say that someone isn't doing their job or isn't fulfilling their direct responsibilities. It implies that the person is slacking off or being useless in their designated role.
Etymology:
The idiom is based on the primary duty of a cat. If a cat doesn't catch mice, it's failing at its most basic, innate task. By extension, applying this to a person humorously and critically suggests they are neglecting their core function.
Example:
• Наш новый системный администратор мышей не ловит — сервер упал, а он в соцсетях.
Our new system administrator doesn't catch mice — the server crashed, and he's on social media.
A perfect, vivid way to call someone out for slacking! 😉
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