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| English | Russian |
| be like red rag to a bull | действовать, как красная тряпка на быка (BrE: действовать на кого-либо как ...(AmE has: like waving a red flag in front of a bull): Just mentioning his ex-wife's name was like a red rag to a bull 'More) |
| chew the rag | разводить тары-бары (to converse in a relaxed or aimless manner ART Vancouver) |
| live off the smell of an oily rag | перебиваться с воды на хлеб (NZ, Aus Andrey Truhachev) |
| live off the smell of an oily rag | перебиваться с хлеба на воду (NZ, Aus Andrey Truhachev) |
| red rag to a bull | провокация (Something that will cause an angry or violent reaction. A red rag to a bull is something – perhaps a comment or a criticism – intended to deliberately provoke someone else into reacting negatively. Kireger54781) |