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| English | Russian |
| Curate's egg | сколько утка ни бодрись, а лебедем не быть (the term refers to something that is obviously and essentially bad, but is euphemistically described as nonetheless having good features vovazl) |
| it's plain as a bumble-bee on a fried egg | это ясно как день |
| it's plain as a bumble-bee on a fried egg | это ясно как божий день (Anglophile) |
| no one knows if a bird in flight has an egg in its stomach | одному Богу известно |
| no one knows if a bird in flight has an egg in its stomach | Либо дождь, либо снег, либо будет, либо нет |
| no one knows if a bird in flight has an egg in its stomach | Бабушка гадала, надвое сказала |