вопрос на засыпку
phrase
[vap-ROS na za-SYP-ku]
Translation:
tricky question, stumper
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More from "Russian idioms"
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to cause an unfavorable reaction (by being or having been overused, often repeated, boring etc); ~ to make one's mouth sore, to set one's teeth on edge
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white spots, something unknown
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to walk or drive in circles
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arrive when everyone else is already leaving
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to do nothing, to idle
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from the ship to the ball (comes from the verse of Pushkin); means fast change of circumstancies
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to come to one's senses, to become / grow reasonable
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describes unnecessary, needless, useless (≈ somebody needs it like a fish needs a bicycle)
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