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| Russian | English |
| на русский байрам | when pigs fly (Также используются варианты "when pigs can fly", "when pigs have wings". george serebryakov) |
| русские долго запрягают, но быстро едут | the Russian are slow starters but they drive fast (Другие варианты (The Russians are slow on getting into gear but then slam on the gas. The Russians harness their horses slowly but they drive them fast. The Russians are slow to get started but once they get going there's no stopping them )) |
| – это всё равно, что играть в русскую рулетку со всеми патронами в барабане револьвера | is the functional equivalent of playing Russian roulette with all the chambers loaded (New York Times Alex_Odeychuk) |