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| Russian | English |
| выглядеть простачком | look a mug |
| для достижения своей цели он прикинулся простачком | he pretended ignorance in order to achieve his end |
| не смотрите, что он выглядит простачком | he is not so green as he looks |
| представляться простачком | play innocent (to pretend to be innocent and not concerned. There is no need to play innocent. I know you broke the lamp! John is playing innocent, and he knows more than he is telling us. See also: innocent, play – McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. й 2002 Alexander Demidov) |
| юмор под простачка | deadpan humour |
| юмор под простачка | deadpan humor |
| юмор под простачка | dead-pan humour |
| я не прикидываюсь простачком | I do not pretend I am some kind of a patsy |