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| English | Russian |
| stop at nothing, not even others' well-being | идти по головам (ничем не гнушаться (не останавливаться ни перед чем), даже (перед) благосостоянием других Shabe) |
| wait for the other shoe to drop | ждать неизбежной неприятности (aniutiktik) |
| wait for the other shoe to drop | находиться в ожидании неприятного события (Once a company starts laying of employees, those who are still working feel they are waiting for the other shoe to drop. This expression alludes to a person awakened by a neighbor who loudly dropped one shoe on the floor and is waiting for the second shoe to be dropped. [Early 1900s] VLZ_58) |