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| Russian | English |
| не будь тряпкой | grow a spine (Grow a spine and make the choices that someone with self-respect would make. Val_Ships) |
| не быть тряпкой | grow a spine (a colorful idiom urging someone to show courage, stand up for themselves, and stop being timid: Grow a spine and face your fears instead of hiding from them • Stop acting like a doormat, grow a spine and speak your mind! Taras) |