| English | Russian |
| can't hold a candle to | и в подмётки не годится (Other women can't hold a candle to your beauty. • I've seen many, and not one of them can hold a candle to you. Yeldar Azanbayev) |
| can't hold a candle to | не может сравниться с (markovka) |
| can't hold a candle to | нервно курит в сторонке (SirReal) |
| done to a T | приготовлено, как надо (I like meat to be done to a T.  native-english.ru younenari) |
| exactly to a T | в аккурат (VLZ_58) |
| he can't say do to a goose | он и мухи не обидит |
| it doesn't amount to a row of beans | ломаного гроша не стоит |
| it doesn't take a brain surgeon to | не нужно быть семи пядей во лбу, чтобы (realize, see, figure out something VLZ_58) |
| it doesn't take a genius to | не нужно быть семи пядей во лбу, чтобы (figure out something, etc; Washington Post Alex_Odeychuk) |
| it doesn't take a genius to | не надо быть семи пядей во лбу, чтобы (Alex_Odeychuk) |
| it doesn't take a genius to know that | не надо быть гением, чтобы понять, что (Washington Post Alex_Odeychuk) |
| it doesn't take a rocket scientist to | не нужно быть семи пядей во лбу, чтобы (realize, see, figure out something VLZ_58) |
| it doesn't take a Sherlock Holmes to | не нужно быть семи пядей во лбу, чтобы (do something Taras) |
| it doesn't take a Sherlock Holmes to figure out | как можно легко догадаться (george serebryakov) |
| right to a T | в аккурат (VLZ_58) |
| to a T | в самый раз (VLZ_58) |
| to a T | в аккурат (VLZ_58) |
| to a T | идеально (VLZ_58) |
| to wouldn't touch it someth. with a barge-pole | держаться подальше |
| you can take a horse to water but you can't make him drink | насилу мил не будешь (anadyakov) |
| you don't have to be a brain surgeon to | не нужно быть семи пядей во лбу, чтобы (+ infinitive) |
| you don't have to be a genius to | не нужно быть семи пядей во лбу, чтобы (+ infinitive) |
| you don't have to be a rocket scientist to do something | не нужно быть семи пядей во лбу (чтобы сделать что-либо: It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that if you treat her well, she'll be happier. Phyloneer) |
| you don't have to be a rocket scientist to | не нужно быть семи пядей во лбу, чтобы (+ infinitive: You don't have to be a rocket scientist to learn how to change the oil in your car. thefreedictionary.com) |
| you don't need a musket to shoot a butterfly | нет смысла стрелять из пушки по воробьям (Alex_Odeychuk) |
