| English | Russian |
| find ten stamps in that drawer | найти десять марок в том ящике |
| grope in drawer for a key | нашаривать ключ в ящике |
| he isn't the sharpest knife in the drawer | он мышей не ловит |
| he put his hand in the drawer, and drew out a gun | он сунул руку в ящик и достал оттуда пистолет |
| hide smth. in a drawer | прятать что-л. в ящике стола (in one's pocket, in one's house, in a haystack, behind one's back, under the table-cloth, etc., и т.д.) |
| I came across this old photograph in the back of the drawer | я наткнулся на эту старую фотографию на дне ящика секретера |
| look for it in the desk drawer | поищите в ящике стола |
| not the sharpest knife in the drawer | не самый сообразительный (He's not exactly the sharpest knife in the drawer, is he? vogeler) |
| not the sharpest knife in the drawer | не блещущий умом ("гаврик" seems to be young or youngish person; a kind of goof-off; maybe not the sharpest knife in the drawer; someone who isn't the most honest fellow you ever met; or someone who is just not serious. -– TMT, M.Berdy) |
| not the sharpest knife in the drawer | звёзд с неба не хватает (she’s not the sharpest knife in the drawer, but she isn’t dishonest. OD Alexander Demidov) |
| put in a drawer | убрать в ящик (Dr Rosa Freedman, senior lecturer at the University of Birmingham School of Law, accuses the UN of ignoring the report. "It seems that they've been looking to put this report in a drawer and cover up what the experts said," she says. 4uzhoj) |
| root about in a drawer | рыться в ящике |
| rootle about in a drawer | рыться в ящике |
| slide the drawer in | задвигать ящик |
