| English | Russian |
| be dedicated to | посвящать все своё время и силы (sankozh) |
| be dedicated to | отдавать все свои силы (чему-либо: Our cabin crew are dedicated to ensuring that your flight experience is seamless sankozh) |
| be irrelevant to | не иметь отношения к (The state of the house is irrelevant to the property price. The people who want it want the LOT, not the house. The house is just a nuisance, an obstacle to be removed so they can build the house they want.
ART Vancouver) |
| be joined at the hip to | ходить за кем-либо, как привязанный (someone igisheva) |
| be not to the liking | быть не по вкусу (кому-л.: A few neighbours don't want an oil pipeline, of course the pipeline should be stopped. A sewage plant needs to be expanded, nix it if it is not to the liking of neighbours. Same goes for factories, and transmission towers, and roads, and everything else! -- если очистная станция не по вкусу соседям  vancouversun.com ART Vancouver) |
| be not to the liking | не устраивать (of sb. – кого-л.: A few neighbours don't want an oil pipeline, of course the pipeline should be stopped. A sewage plant needs to be expanded, nix it if it is not to the liking of neighbours. Same goes for factories, and transmission towers, and roads, and everything else! -- если очистная станция не устраивает соседей vancouversun.com ART Vancouver) |
| be partial to drink | любить выпить (He was partial to drink. – Он любил выпить. ART Vancouver) |
| be set to | должен (о назначенном сроке чего-л.: Just days before a massive search for the creature is set to commence, the fourth Loch Ness Monster sighting of 2023 has been added to the official register of reports. -- Всего за несколько дней до назначенной даты начала масштабных поисковых работ ... coasttocoastam.com ART Vancouver) |
| be vehemently opposed to | быть категорически против (McMullen acknowledges how polarizing robots like his can be. “I think it’s very subjective, person-to-person,” he says. “Some people are fully fascinated and very open to the idea of a robot that could look like a human being. Other people are vehemently opposed to it.” reviewjournal.com ART Vancouver) |
| came to be known as | окрестили (The depression of the 1930s hit the area hard. Many residents could no longer afford to maintain expensive homes and the area came to be known, perhaps with a certain satisfaction, as 'Poverty Hill' or 'Mortgage Heights'. (Ron Phillips) ART Vancouver) |
| come to be known as | получить прозвище (The depression of the 1930s hit the area hard. Many residents could no longer afford to maintain expensive homes and the area came to be known, perhaps with a certain satisfaction, as 'Poverty Hill' or 'Mortgage Heights'. (Ron Phillips) ART Vancouver) |
| I believe him to be mistaken | я считаю, что он ошибается |
| is going to get sb. into a lot of trouble | до добра не доведёт (ART Vancouver) |
| it had to be that way | иначе просто быть не могло ("It had to be that way. Just as when Marriott called me up and gave me a song and dance about a jewel ransom payoff it had to be because I had been to see Mrs. Florian asking about Velma." – Raymond Chandler ART Vancouver) |
| it remains to be seen | время покажет |
| it used to be that | раньше (It used to be that if you wanted to buy groceries you had to drive to the store. Now you can order your groceries online. ART Vancouver) |
| it wasn't meant to be | не сложилось (Hundreds of businesses had to close due to the pandemic. I thought we would find a way out and stay open, but it wasn't meant to be. ART Vancouver) |
| it wasn't meant to be | не судьба (It is a fatalistic expression. To say that something (for example, an event) "wasn't meant to be" means that the thing was not destined to happen (or that it was destined to not happen). It attributes the thing's not happening to fate or destiny. It has roughly the same meaning as the idiom it just wasn't in the cards. stackexchange.com ART Vancouver) |
| it wasn't meant to be | этому не суждено было сбыться (So, I returned to the Marine Corps, and did my best to disappear into obscurity. It wasn’t meant to be. Within a few months of my new assignment, I was visited by a CIA team, who briefed me on growing concerns that Iraq was hiding weapons and seeking my advice on how they should go about organizing to uncover evidence of their existence. swentr.site 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 got nothing to do with me | при чём здесь я? (It's got nothing to do with me. I'm staying out of it. – При чём здесь я? Разбирайтесь сами / без меня. ART Vancouver) |
| it's not my place to judge you | Бог вам судья (denton) |
| it's up to you | поступай как знаешь! (ART Vancouver) |
| it's up to you | как хочешь (реакция на вопрос о действии ART Vancouver) |
| might turn out to be | может оказаться (That she is a sucker for the men and might take up with a stranger who might turn out to be a crook. (Raymond Chandler) ART Vancouver) |
| that will be something to watch for | за этим нужно следить (bloomberg.com Alex_Odeychuk) |
| the issue has to be dealt with | эту проблему необходимо решать (Leonid Dzhepko) |
| there seems to be no end in sight | конца не видно (There seems to be no end in sight for rising gas prices. ART Vancouver) |
| there used to be | раньше было (There used to be a bunch of cabins down below the cut – had many a great party at one in particular. Long gone now. (Reddit) -- Раньше там были избушки ART Vancouver) |
| there's going to be | будет ('There's going to be a memorial service on Tuesday, right here in Houston. The President will be there, he's going to speak. I would like you to be there.' (Capricorn One, 1978) -- Во вторник будет / состоится ART Vancouver) |
| this is to inform you that | настоящим заявлением сообщаю, что (singeline) |
| this was to be expected | этого следовало ожидать (This was to be expected. No Judge will convict politicians that were or are in Government. Waste of money. Glad we are rid of him as Mayor. (Twitter) ART Vancouver) |
| to be fair | говоря по справедливости ("People have asked me whether the provincial gentle density and Transit-Oriented Area initiatives will increase property values. In some cases, they will, e.g.: this property at 5708 Alma, next to the Dunbar Bus Exchange, assessed at $2,520,500 was recently listed at $5,800,000!" "To be fair, you can list your property at whatever you like. There are lots of realtors who "buy" listings. The real proof would be what it sells for ... if it does." (Twitter) ART Vancouver) |
| to be honest | если по-честному (Если уж по-честному, ... ART Vancouver) |
| to_say is an understatement | сказать, что -- это ничего не сказать (Checked out the new seafood place in Lincoln Square… to say it is popular is an understatement. Had to wait in line for two hours if you can believe it! (Twitter) ART Vancouver) |
| what's it got to do with me? | а я здесь при чём? (ART Vancouver) |
| what's the best way to go about it? | как это лучше сделать? (ART Vancouver) |
