held together with spit | |
gen. | на соплях |
and | |
gen. | и; а |
baling wire | |
agric. | вязальная проволока |
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на соплях (i.e. made roughly, hastily, just anyhow: A model, as Novikov expresses it with relish, 'is held together with spit.' The rough-made parts are knocked up anyhow, with just enough care to make them hold together - Макет сделан, как со вкусом выражается Новиков, "на соплях". Прикручено, наляпано, бросовые детали – все кое-как, лишь бы держалось. (Д. Гранин, Искатели Taras) |
held together with spit: 5 phrases in 2 subjects |
Idiomatic | 3 |
Informal | 2 |