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| Subject | Russian | English |
| proverb | это вилами на воде писано | that remains to be seen |
| proverb | это вилами на воде писано | it is still up in the air |
| proverb | это вилами на воде писано | there's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip |
| proverb | это вилами на воде писано | a chance in a thousand (nobody knows whether it will happen or not, whether the dream will come true, it is improbable) |