| English | Russian |
| but that's about it | но не более того (Technical) |
| it's about to start | вот-вот начнётся (Damirules) |
| it's all about | завязано на (I don't care, there's too much riding on this deal; This whole case hinges on a drug; Well, it's all about the hemoglobin in the blood. cyruss) |
| it's all about | всё упирается (в SirReal) |
| it's all about timing | всё зависит от времени (Palmirov) |
| it's all about us | это всё о нас самих |
| it's all people are talking about | только и разговору, что об этом |
| it's not about winning, it's about taking part | главное не победа, а участие (molyan) |
| that's about it | такие дела (в конце рассказа Tamerlane) |
| that's about it | как-то так (в конце рассказа 4uzhoj) |
| that's about it | достаточно (в знач. "хватит"; напр., в магазине, когда вам взвешивают или нарезают товар) |
| that's about it | это подойдёт |
| that's about the size of it | да, примерно так (used to show your agreement with someone who has said something correct:"So you mean you won't come to the party with me?" "Yes, that's about the size of it." That is the way it is. (Often a response to someone who has acknowledged bad news.) Bob: We only have a few hundred dollars left in the bank. Sally: That means that there isn't enough money for us to go on vacation? Bob: That's about the size of it. Bob: I'm supposed to take this bill to the county clerk's office and pay them four hundred dollars? Sally: That's about the size of it. Bullfinch) |
| that's about the size of it | типа того ('Davey, was this accident – ah – this auto wreck – about nine o'clock on Tuesday night?' 'That's about the size of it.' Abysslooker) |
| that's about the size of it | вот таковы дела |
| what it's all about | вот в чём дело (Val_Ships) |
| what's the use of talking about it! | что тут много толковать! |
