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| English | Russian |
| speak softly and carry a big stick | говори мягко, но держи в руках большую дубинку (wikipedia.org, wikipedia.org 4uzhoj) |
| stick my awl in the wall and lie down on my side | шило в стенку – и на боковую залечь (the image is a cobbler who finishes his work, sticks his awl into a piece of wood (so he doesn’t lose it or sit on it) and then curls up to go to sleep Alex_Odeychuk) |