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• редко, но метко

  lit.: rarely but hitting the target Said about people who speak rarely but always sharp with their words.

• с него станется

  you can expect this from him

  The expression is used after describing an action that has a negative connotation. It implies that a decent and good person would not do such an action, but the person mentioned could easily do it.

  also:
  с тебя станется, с них станется, etc.

• как нельзя кстати

  could not be more right / helpful

• распоясаться

  throw aside all restraint, let oneself go

• раскусить

  to guess, to get to the core, to see through somebody

• не судьба

  no luck to, it's not one's destiny to, fate decreed otherwise

• брак

  1. marriage 2. defect of goods

• пялиться

  to stare

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