| Фраза на русском | Аналог на английском |
| А то я не знаю! | You're telling me! |
Баш на баш.
Ты мне, я тебе. | You scratch my back, I'll scratch yours. |
| Без вариантов. | There's no two ways about it.
(This is) Black and white issue. |
| Без обид. | No offence.
No hard feelings. |
| Ближе к делу. | Cut to the chase.
Get to the meat of the issue.
Down to brass tacks. |
| Бог тебе судья. | Whatever you do at home is your own business and only God will judge you.
The mills of god grind slowly. |
| Будь моя воля... | If I had my druthers...
If I could do what I wanted/preferred...
Given a choice |
| Вопрос на засыпку. | a stumper
a tough/tricky question
Down to brass tacks. |
| Вот в чем загвоздка. | There's the rub.
That's the problem/obstacle/difficulty. |
| Вот где собака зарыта. | That's the crux of the matter
That's where the trouble lies
That's the long and the short of it
There's the key
That's where the shoe galls/pinches. |
| Врагу не пожелаешь. | I wouldn't wish this(it) on anyone(my worst enemy). |
| Всё не так просто. | There's more to this than meets the eye.
It's not that easy. |
| Вы выходите?. | Are you getting off at the next stop? - редко.
Excuse me. - чаще всего. |
| Выбирай выражения. | Watch your language!
Watch your tongue!
Mind your language!
Watch your mouth! |
| Выбирать не приходится | You can't pick and choose
There’s no pick(-ing) and choose(-ing). |
