| English | Russian |
| be an unstoppable tank | переть как танк (Taras) |
| give an arm | многое отдать ради того, чтобы (Welcome to another morning. The sun's still shining, but it's grey. "Get out of bed now, sleepy head," You'd give an arm to hear him say, Blind Love, from Bon Jovi's 2015 album Burning Bridges VLZ_58) |
| in an embryonic stage | в зачаточном состоянии (Some representatives found article C to be in an embryonic stage and felt that it should be further developed.) |
| in an embryonic state | в зачаточном состоянии |
| in an unenviable position | в незавидном положении ("She claims Jackson demanded to know what his personal maid had told investigators about his behavior, Adrienne found herself in an unenviable position." Luchemir) |
| take an oath | поклясться под присягой (усилит.: I am willing to take any oath, I am willing to make any affidavit, and so is my wife, that we saw this Loch Ness beast. It seems futile to describe it because it is nothing like anything I have read about or seen. It was terrible. To see that arched neck of the creature – each arch as high as its body – straggle across was something which still haunts us. -- Я готов поклясться под присягой / присягнуть (lochnessmystery.blogspot.com) ART Vancouver) |
