| English | Russian |
| bring up the issue | поднять вопрос (of sth. – о чём-л.: Forest Grove Drive on Burnaby Mountain is being treated like a racetrack by too many people, too often. Some cars are speeding up to 25 or 30 km/h over the speed limit. (...) I brought this issue up to the police. They said it was a city problem. I brought this up to the city. They said it was a police problem. I brought this up to the community police office begging them to put their speed watch van out there. Nothing was done. (burnabynow.com) • I had brought up the issue of the sidewalk needing to be cleared of snow during our one annual meeting in the spring, but no one wants to do it, nor do they want to hire anyone because it costs money! Shocking. (Reddit) ART Vancouver) |
| can't make it up | нарочно не придумаешь (Can't make it up. A cop pulled over a driver today on West Broadway at Cambie. This guy had an iPad and a cell phone attached with a piece of string to his steering wheel, he was wearing headphones and listening to music while driving his Lexus, the headphones were plugged into the phone, and he didn't even have his driver's licence! I think they should put him in jail. (Twitter) ART Vancouver) |
| can't make that up | нарочно не придумаешь (The millionaire claimed the bribes he had paid for his two sons' admission as donations to a charity helping low-income kids to pay for their higher education. Can't make that up! ART Vancouver) |
| cheer up! | не горюй! (ART Vancouver) |
| it's all up to | всё решает (1 o'clock, 2 o'clock, 3 o'clock sailings have been cancelled because of high winds, and there could be more cancellations – it's all up to Mother Nature! ART Vancouver) |
| it's up to you | как хочешь (реакция на вопрос о действии ART Vancouver) |
| keep it up! | продолжайте в том же духе! (My hubby and I had a great time. Weather cooperated (little rain) and allowed us to walk and bike everywhere, including around Stanley Park and False Creek, took a ferry to Granville Island, went skiing on Mt. Seymour. Food was fantastic, the city was clean and we felt safe. Great job and keep it up! (Reddit) -- Молодцы, продолжайте в том же духе! ART Vancouver) |
| keep the chin up! | выше нос! (ART Vancouver) |
| keep up the great work! | молодец, продолжай в том же духе! (Keep up the great work! ART Vancouver) |
| keep sb. up to date | держать в курсе (We will keep you up to date on that. – Будем держать вас в курсе. ART Vancouver) |
| let's keep that up! | так держать! |
| muster up the courage | набраться храбрости (также muster the courage, без up: I had never been able to muster up the courage to pop the question until now. • As golden hour settles in around a hiker in the Santa Lucia Mountains of the Central California Coast, what should be a peaceful moment in nature turns to one of panic. The solo traveler can’t shake the feeling he’s being watched. Looking around wildly, his gaze settles on an eerie figure surrounded by swirling mist on a peak ahead. It looks like a very tall human with a walking stick and hat, just watching. Mustering the courage, the hiker steps toward the figure. As he does, the mysterious being quickly vanishes into the surrounding fog, leaving the hiker with a sense of dread. Нe has just encountered a notorious “dark watcher.” (atlasobscura.com) ART Vancouver) |
| not up for discussion! | никаких возражений! (English Bay Bakery Chocolate Chunk Cookie. The best packaged cookie in Canada! Not up for discussion! (Twitter) ART Vancouver) |
| ramp-up | наращивание (Yeldar Azanbayev) |
| stand up to scrutiny | выдержать критику (The Apollo 11 moon landing has been voted the most memorable television event of the 20th century, but do NASA's claims of evidence of the event stand up to scrutiny?  coasttocoastam.com ART Vancouver) |
| stand up to scrutiny | выдержать проверку (The Apollo 11 moon landing has been voted the most memorable television event of the 20th century, but do NASA's claims of evidence of the event stand up to scrutiny? – но выдерживают ли проверку coasttocoastam.com ART Vancouver) |
| stir up controversy | разжигать полемику (ART Vancouver) |
| up close and personal | крупным планом (Халеев) |
| well done! keep it up! | молодец, продолжай в том же духе! (Well done! Keep it up! ART Vancouver) |
| you can't make some of this stuff up, can you? | нарочно не придумаешь (a listener's reaction ART Vancouver) |
| you just can't make this stuff up | нарочно не придумаешь (Civil servants using a government credit card to pay for their meals at Hooters? Wow! You just can't make this stuff up! ART Vancouver) |
