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| Russian | English |
| не блещущий умом | not the sharpest knife in the drawer ("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) |
| он не блещет умом | his is no genius |
| он не блещет умом | he is not blessed with a great mind |
| он не блещет умом | he is not overblessed with intelligence |
| он не блещет умом | his intelligence does not strike you |
| он умом не блещет | he is not very smart |
| умом не блещет | several cards short of a full deck (Taras) |
| умом не блещет | one sandwich short of a picnic |