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| Russian | English |
| завязать разговор | break the ice (do or say something to relieve tension or get conversation going in a strained situation or when strangers meet. He made a weather joke to break the ice. VLZ_58) |
| завязать узелок на память | tie a knot in handkerchief (Yeldar Azanbayev) |
| резко завязать | go cold turkey (о курении, наркотиках macrugenus) |