игра не стоит свеч

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• носить под сердцем

  (lit. - to carry under the heart) to be pregnant

• раскатать губу

  to feel one's mouth watering, to get ready to grab, to think that something is up for grabs (lit: to roll out / roll up the lip)

• точить зубы (на)

  to bear a grudge (against), to seek to get one's hands (on)

• вертеться на языке

  lit.: to spin on the tongue to be on the tip of one's tongue

• руки чешутся

  fingers itch; describes the state of anticipating to do something У меня руки чешутся = I can't wait / I anticipate something.

• тебя только за смертью посылать

  approximately: you are good only when sent to call the death (i.e. it takes you too long to do things, ~ I could grow old)

• ежу понятно

  it's obvious, it's clear

• яблоку негде упасть

  there's not no room to swing a cat

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