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| English | Russian |
| defy all expectations | вопреки всем ожиданиям (требует изменения конструкции: A Queensland woman who gave birth to a baby at 23 weeks was told her son would not survive his first 48 hours, but he defied all expectations and fought on. 4uzhoj) |
| defy convention | пытаться подорвать устои (sixthson) |
| defy convention | бросить вызов устоям (sixthson) |