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| English | Russian |
| back to the salt mines | возвращаться к тяжёлой работе (cnlweb) |
| back to the salt mines | вернуться к тяжёлой работе (The weekend is over it's time to get back to the salt mines. geoyulia) |
| canary in a coal mine | предвестник, индикатор надвигающейся беды (An allusion to caged canaries (birds) that mining workers would carry down into the mine tunnels with them. If dangerous gases such as methane or carbon monoxide leaked into the mine, the gases would kill the canary before killing the miners, thus providing a warning to exit the tunnels immediately. Miss Martyshka) |
| canary in the coal mine | предвестник грядущих неприятностей, проблем (Notable projects looking down the barrel of receivership are not new to Vancouver’s development industry – but recent activity may well be a canary in the coal mine, according to researcher Andy Yan. (biv.com) ART Vancouver) |
| have been sitting on a gold mine | найти курицу, несущую золотые яйца (Alex_Odeychuk) |
| have been sitting on a gold mine | найти золотое дно (Alex_Odeychuk) |
| hit a gold mine | напасть на золотую жилу (moevot) |
| it is no business of mine | моя хата с краю, ничего не знаю (Anglophile) |
| it's no concern of mine | моя хата с краю, ничего не знаю |
| your guess is as good as mine | без понятия (Jane: Are there any good movies playing tonight? Alan: Your guess is as good as mine; Jill: How long should we bake this pie? Jane: Your guess is as good as mine Taras) |