Subject | English | Russian |
idiom. | hold on to one's hat | держаться за что-л. покрепче (an expression warning someone of a big surprise. This expression may allude, according to lexicographer Eric Partridge, to a wild ride on a rollercoaster; Am.E.: Hold your hat – we just won the lottery Taras) |
Игорь Миг | hold on to your hat | будьте ко всему готовы |
Игорь Миг, quot.aph. | hold on to your hat | держись! (Maybe Trump’s problems with English are because he’s really a native speaker of Russian? Hold onto your hats. -– MBerdy.17) |
gen. | hold on to your hat | приготовься, сейчас ты такое узнаёшь |