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| Russian | English |
| вернуть честное имя | clear one's name (clear oneself. Definition of clear oneself: to prove that one is innocent: He says he's innocent and he wants an opportunity to clear himself; She welcomed the opportunity to clear her name and provide answers to all the accusations.  merriam-webster.com Dominator_Salvator) |
| вести дела по честному, без обмана | play ball ("It might pay you to play ball with me. It might be a good idea. It might pay you to keep your nose clean." "How much might it pay me?" I asked. "It might pay you in time and health." (Raymond Chandler) ART Vancouver) |
| вести себя честно | take the high road (Bullfinch) |
| говорить прямо и честно | straight form the shoulder (Okay,I'll give it to you straight from the shoulder. Right straight from the shoulder: clean out your desk; you're through. Olgert) |
| говорить честно | shoot from the hip (Taras) |
| держаться на честном слове | hang on by a thread (It looks like the wire is hanging on by a thread, so I would plan on replacing it either way. 4uzhoj) |
| держаться на честном слове | on its last legs (Taras) |
| держаться на честном слове | hang by a single thread (Andrey Truhachev) |
| держится на честном слове | on its last legs (Taras) |
| если уж быть до конца честным | be perfectly honest (VLZ_58) |
| лучше беднее, да честнее | a clean fast is better than dirty breakfast |
| мать честная! | I think I'm going off my rocker! (Andrey Truhachev) |
| поступить честно | do the square thing (There come times in a man's life when he rather tends to think only of self, and I must confess that the anguish of the above tortured souls was almost completely thrust into the background of my consciousness by the reflection that Fate after a rocky start had at last done the square thing by Bertram Wooster. – PGW ART Vancouver) |
| Смысл: лучше беднее, да честнее | A clean fast is better than a dirty breakfast (ROGER YOUNG) |
| Смысл: честному человеку оправдываться излишне | A clean hand wants no washing (ROGER YOUNG) |
| честное слово | as I live by bread! |
| честный образ жизни | straight and narrow (Taras) |
| Честный пост лучше, чем нечестный грязный) завтрак | A clean fast is better than a dirty breakfast (ROGER YOUNG) |