вдоль и поперёк
phrase
Transcription (the accent is shown in capital letters):
[vdol' ee pa-pee-RYOK]
Translation / meaning:
far and wide
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to bear a grudge (against), to seek to get one's hands (on)
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to annoy, to pester, to bore, to bother
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(lit. - to eat a pood of salt with somebody) to know a person for a while and very well
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~ to fall upon someone's head (about problems, troubles etc.)
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one smells trouble; there's danger in the air; it looks like they've got me (you etc ); it looks like the jig is up.
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how are you doing?
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far away
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(lit.: to wash the bones) to gossip, to discuss someone behind his back
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