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| English | Russian |
| it goes in one ear and straight out of the other | в одно ухо влетает, а из другого вылетает (Jokingly he added: "I constantly have to lecture Mark Collett about all sorts of things. He is a pig ignorant man. Often it goes in one ear and straight out of the other."  bbc.co.uk) |
| it's six of one and half a dozen of the other | оба хороши (of two people or groups equally responsible for a bad situation: Do you think Anne or Brian is to blame for their break-up? It's six of one and half a dozen of the other Bob_cat) |
| make fish of one and fowl of the other | двойные стандарты (The contract calls for new hires to be paid less permanently. But why make fish of one and fowl of the other? – Контракт предусматривает, что новым сотрудникам будут платить меньше на постоянной основе. Но зачем такие двойные стандарты? Taras) |
| not to make chalk from one and cheese of the other | одинаково относиться (Bobrovska) |
| not to make chalk from one and cheese of the other | не проявлять пристрастного отношения (к чему-либо Bobrovska) |
| six of one and half a dozen of the other | одним миром мазаны (Yeldar Azanbayev) |
| six of one and half a dozen of the other | одного поля ягоды (Yeldar Azanbayev) |