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• темно, хоть глаз выколи

  (lit. - so dark you can even prick my eye out) it is pitch-darkhttps://ochenporusski.com/wp-admin/profile.php

• руки чешутся

  (lit. - the hands are itching) fingers itch У меня руки чешутся = I can't wait, I anticipate something.

• белые пятна

  white spots, something unknown

• мама не горюй

  many, much, a lot, strongly (informal, lit. - mother, don't grieve)

• кузнец своего счастья

  architect of one's own fortune (lit. - a smith of your own's happiness)

• заговаривать зубы

  to distract somebody purposely by talking, to fool somebody with fine words, to fool somwbody with smooth talk

• ходить по струнке

  (lit. - to walk on a string) to totally obey someone, to do everything he/her says

• ходить налево

  (lit. - to go to the left)

  to be unfaithful, to cheat on

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