| Russian | English |
| вот вам и | some (He gets to this controversial conclusion by contesting many of the so-called ‘facts’ about the case — including the basic assumption that Chapman was a Beatles and Lennon fan. Strongman writes that, until the weekend before the killing: ‘Chapman, the supposed Lennon “obsessive” and “fan of fans”, did not own one Lennon single, book or album. Not one. Some “fan”, some “obsession”.’  dailymail.co.uk ART Vancouver) |
| карты в руки и вперёд | go right ahead (Maggie) |
| не прошло и года! | it only took forever (hellamarama) |
| не прошло и года! | put the flags out! (capricolya) |
| не прошло и года! | it's about time (Damirules) |
| не прошло и ... лет, как | it has only taken ... years for (что-то случилось: "New Zealand has tightened its employment visa program, citing “unsustainable” migration. The Сentral Вank warned the "population jump" can add to inflation due to extra demand for houses & rental accommodation. Direct parallel for Canada." "It has only taken 30 years for finally the penny to drop in NZ and elsewhere in the West. Legal migration needs to be limited, to enable social integration and targeted, to ensure new workers to the economy are filling labour shortages in specific markets/trades." (Twitter) -- Не прошло и 30 лет, как до них наконец дошло ... ART Vancouver) |
| сейчас всё брошу и | yeah, I'll get right on that |
| это и без тебя известно | what else is new? (Technical) |
