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| English | Russian |
| be under petticoat government | под каблуком (- Он всё такой же, – говорю я прямо. – Под каблуком у своей жены. – He hasn't changed a bit, I said bluntly. He's under petticoat government. Taras) |
| close enough for government work | без траты дополнительного времени (It is not worth investing additional time on perfecting this thing. Interex) |