Russian idioms

Dictionary of Russian Idioms
~ Sam Pinson

While living in Russia, I collected a small library of Russian language references, dictionaries, encyclopedias, cookbooks, and novels. One of my favorite books is the Школьный Фразеологический Словарь Русского Языка.

One of the treasures I collected in Russia. This book has seen a lot of use.

And some of my favorite idioms include:

  • За уши не оттянешь
  • Все идёт как по маслу
  • Без бумажки, ты букашка

What’s your favorite Russian idiom? How would you render it in English? What’s your favorite English idiom? How would you render it in Russian?

Published by Sam Pinson

I’m a certified, freelance Russian-to-English translator, specializing in technical, legal, financial translations. I'm always happy to work with new translation agencies and direct clients.

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