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| Russian | English |
| пойти бубновым валетом | play the jack of diamonds (Alex_Odeychuk) |
| пойти ва-банк | buck the odds ("Buck the odds" means to proceed with your intentions against (buck) a high probability (odds) of defeat, and (in a fairly common usage but not at all necessarily) to succeed, to win.
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| пойти дамой пик | play the queen of spades (Alex_Odeychuk) |
| пойти пиковой дамой | play the queen of spades (Alex_Odeychuk) |
| пойти с туза | lead an ace |
| пойти тузом | lead an ace |