Funny Russian expressions

no good deal can be called marriage/defect

~ good thoughts come afterwards, describes the cases when the right solution to a situation comes much later when it was needed

something amazing, interesting;
comes from изумительный (amazing) and изюм (raisin)

what is “not lucky” and how to fight it

It never happened before, and here again.

snot in sugar (about something extremely tearful and sugary, like movies or stories)

the same balls, only in profile (equivalent of “the same dish, just under a different souce”)

The circus has left, the clowns have stayed.

Describes a situation when the people around behave inadequately, weird, silly or just fool around.

Voluntary-compulsory.

Comes from the time of the USSR and is applied to actions committed by the individual as if in the name of the Great Idea, but in fact under fear of punishment.

a good thought comes after (i.e. a good idea always comes post factum)

What I don’t eat, I bite.

Comes from an Ukranian anecdote.

Whatever the child is doing, the most important that he/she does not smoke grass.

you want it as best but it ends up as always

distorted variant of ‘вот где собака порылась’, means the same

office plankton (small office employees)

a way to refuse to do something (just wait me while I’m ironing my laces)

a description of a dumb person, comes from an anecdote

(lit: it was a long time ago and it’s not true) about something that chanded since then

(lit. – how much neglected is everything) what a sad state of affairs! what a disaster! [used to express the fact that the things could be better if one took care about them]

(lit. – do not turn me over) do not disturb me, don’t bother me