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| Russian | English |
| браться за безнадёжное дело | fight a losing battle (Andrey Truhachev) |
| браться за дело | cut to the chase (В.И.Макаров) |
| браться за много дел сразу | have too many irons in the fire (VLZ_58) |
| браться одновременно за слишком много дел | spread oneself too thin (oliversorge) |
| когда дело принимает крутой оборот, крутые берутся за дело | when the going gets tough, the tough get going ("When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going" is a song co-written and originally recorded by English singer Billy Ocean in 1985. Written by Wayne Brathwaite, Barry Eastmond, Robert John "Mutt" Lange and Billy Ocean, the song was used as the theme song for the Michael Douglas film, The Jewel of the Nile, the sequel to the hit blockbuster film, Romancing the Stone. VLZ_58) |
| Хвататься за слишком много дел, гнаться за двумя зайцами, распыляться, браться одновременно за слишком много дел | ride off in all directions (shrewd) |