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More from "Russian idioms"

• руки чешутся

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

• хозяин – барин

  (lit.) the owner is the master An old saying used to say that a person is responsible for his/her own actions.

• сколько лет, сколько зим

  lit. 'how many summers, how many winters', means 'long time no see'.

• бить баклуши

  to do nothing, to idle

• песок сыпется

  the phrase is used to sarcastically describe aging people, mostly men

• гвоздь программы

  the highlight of the programme

• кузнец своего счастья

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

• попутного ветра

  lit: fair/tail wind a wish to sailors to have good journey, but it can also be used in everyday life as a wish "all the best" and "good luck" in business and other endeavors

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