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| English | Russian |
| I wish I may | и хочется и колется и матушка не велит (used (in good humour or ironically) when a person wants to do something but is afraid of consequences) |
| I wish I may | и хочется и колется и мама не велит (used (in good humour or ironically) when a person wants to do something but is afraid of consequences) |
| I wish I may | и хочется и колется (used (in good humour or ironically) when a person wants to do something but is afraid of consequences) |
| it may sound low but I've heard it so | за что купил, за то и продаю |
| may God defend me from my friends, I can defend myself from my enemies | избавь меня, Господи, от друзей, а от врагов я сам избавлюсь |