| Russian | English |
| просто так | out of thin air (в знач. "из ниоткуда": The term "wedding hangover" didn't appear out of thin air. 4uzhoj) |
| просто так | just (в знач. "сам по себе, без причины, из ниоткуда": Order never just emerges. 4uzhoj) |
| просто так | for nothing (в знач. "задаром": You do not get anything for nothing. As they say in English, "Nothing for nothing, and very little for six-pence". 4uzhoj) |
| просто так | for nothing (в знач. "впустую": "But I have already told you I don't know!" "You think I came here for nothing?" 4uzhoj) |
