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| Subject | English | Russian |
| slang | blue blazes | дьявол (Interex) |
| gen. | hot as blue blazes | ужасно жаркий (Bullfinch) |
| gen. | hot as blue blazes | адски жаркий (Bullfinch) |
| inf. | in the blue blazes | чёрт возьми (What in the blue blazes is it? Where in the blue blazes am I? Wakeful dormouse) |