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| English | Russian |
| have a brainwave | осенить (вариант требует замены безличной конструкции на личную: I couldn't see how I could get home from the station – then I had a brainwave. 4uzhoj) |
| I had a brainwave | мне пришло в голову (GeorgeK) |
| she had a brainwave | ей пришла счастливая мысль |