| Subject | English | Russian |
| inf. | be out and about | прогуливаться (esquimo) |
| inf. | be out and about | гулять (esquimo) |
| inf. | be out and about | мотаться по делам (т.е. быть не дома и не в офисе) When I say "I'm out and about" or "I was out and about", I mean that I was away from home or from my desk, going about my business: I'm out and about the whole day but still want to look stylish and trendy. • I looked like a mess when I got home after being out and about the whole day. 4uzhoj) |
| idiom. | be out and about | быть не дома (по делам, по работе; иногда просто не переводится, подразумевается обычная активность человека – "regularly going out of the house to work, take part in social activity, etc, esp after an illness" Collins English Dictionary; "active; doing the things you usually do" Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus; "well enough to come and go, especially after an illness. For example, I'm glad to see you're out and about again.": When I am out and about, one thing I always bring is my tablet. – С собой я всегда ношу свой планшет. • It's not even a nice place to live anymore. Between the congestion, the noise, planes and fear of what can happen to us when we are out and about, we are looking forward to leaving soon. – ...когда мы выходим из дома / когда мы выходим на улицу • The room was small, but as we were out and about during the day, this was just fine. • It felt quite similar to London, in terms of plenty of gyms around the area, and most people seemed active that I saw out and about. Maybe the reason they can afford a health service is that obesity is less of an issue up here.  medium.com ART Vancouver) |
| gen. | be out and about | прийти в себя (после болезни) |
| gen. | be out and about | чувствовать себя достаточно хорошо, чтобы заняться (чем-л.) |
| idiom. | be out and about | ездить по городу (Our Snow Day has turned to a Slush Day. I have been out and about today but now that the slush is all freezing, I know my limits. Car stays parked. (Twitter) ART Vancouver) |
| idiom. | be out and about | поехать (по делам, по работе: Out and about with my wife taking care of needs that can’t be done during the week. -- Поехали с женой по делам ART Vancouver) |
| inf. | be out and about | быть в разъездах (особенно в течение дня 4uzhoj) |
| inf. | be out and about | быть снова на ногах (в знач. "выздороветь") Be well enough to come and go, especially after an illness: Good to see you out and about, mate. • I'm glad to see you're out and about again. 4uzhoj) |
| inf. | be out and about | выйти пройтись |
| Makarov. | he would have clearly liked to stick out, but there was something about the lot of us that meant mischief, and at last he struck Stevenson | он очевидно хотел бы отказаться, но было нечто столь угрожающее в большинстве из нас, что он в конце концов уступил |
| Makarov. | he'll soon be out and about again | он скоро снова будет здоров |
