| English | Russian |
| can't even get one's story straight | завраться (on sth. -- по поводу чего-л. • He can't even get his story straight on his retirement rank or years of service. His DD214 is buried but I guarantee the reason for his discharge was a section 8 and it would be buried because of that due to medical privacy regs. -- Он хоть бы уже врал одно и то же по поводу того, в каком звании вышел в отставку. (mysteriousuniverse.org) ART Vancouver) |
| didn't learn any lessons | ничему не научились (COVID hospitalizations at highest level since January. – "Lots of people still going into the office while sick." "People didn't learn any lessons if they're sick. Stay home from work or school if you're ill, if not then wear a mask in public. Wash your hands after using the washroom. Wear gloves if you work in food service, etc. I could go on. It seems the pandemic didn't teach people anything about proper hygiene practices and general safety/consideration for others." "I run a small office. I BEG people to stay home when they’re sick. They can work from home! They have sick days! They have flex days! They’re going to be paid pretty much regardless. I’m still having to send people home who decided to come in while sick. I honestly don’t get it." (Reddit) ART Vancouver) |
| doesn't cut it | это несерьёзно (критика • Just why can't he work? "I don't wanna" doesn't cut it. I see lots of Help Wanted signs. Is he too picky? Does he just want a "fun" job? ART Vancouver) |
| I can't stand the sight of you-him! | видеть тебя-его не могу! (ART Vancouver) |
| I don't know what | непонятно что (здесь "что" – сущ. (не союз, не частица); нечто плохое; нечто плохо сделанное • It's I don't know what MichaelBurov) |
| I don't know what | не знаю что (здесь "что" – сущ. (не союз, не частица); нечто плохое; нечто плохо сделанное • It's I don't know what MichaelBurov) |
| it doesn't have to be that way | так не должно быть (ART Vancouver) |
| it doesn't really make sense + infinitive | нецелесообразно делать что-л. (“We’re still growing in Surrey by 1,200 to 1,400 people a month, in the Metro Vancouver region we’re expecting another 1.3 million people — it doesn’t really make sense to replace a four-lane bridge with another four-lane bridge,” SBoT president and CEO Anita Huberman told Global News.  globalnews.ca ART Vancouver) |
| it doesn't really make sense + infinitive | нерационально делать что-л. (“We’re still growing in Surrey by 1,200 to 1,400 people a month, in the Metro Vancouver region we’re expecting another 1.3 million people — it doesn’t really make sense to replace a four-lane bridge with another four-lane bridge,” SBoT president and CEO Anita Huberman told Global News. globalnews.ca ART Vancouver) |
| it doesn't really make sense + infinitive | незачем делать что-л. (“We’re still growing in Surrey by 1,200 to 1,400 people a month, in the Metro Vancouver region we’re expecting another 1.3 million people — it doesn’t really make sense to replace a four-lane bridge with another four-lane bridge,” SBoT president and CEO Anita Huberman told Global News. globalnews.ca ART Vancouver) |
| it doesn't really make sense + infinitive | бессмысленно делать что-л. (“We’re still growing in Surrey by 1,200 to 1,400 people a month, in the Metro Vancouver region we’re expecting another 1.3 million people — it doesn’t really make sense to replace a four-lane bridge with another four-lane bridge,” SBoT president and CEO Anita Huberman told Global News. globalnews.ca ART Vancouver) |
| it doesn't really make sense + infinitive | нелепо делать что-л. (“We’re still growing in Surrey by 1,200 to 1,400 people a month, in the Metro Vancouver region we’re expecting another 1.3 million people — it doesn’t really make sense to replace a four-lane bridge with another four-lane bridge,” SBoT president and CEO Anita Huberman told Global News. globalnews.ca ART Vancouver) |
| it doesn't really make sense + infinitive | овчинка выделки не стоит (“We’re still growing in Surrey by 1,200 to 1,400 people a month, in the Metro Vancouver region we’re expecting another 1.3 million people — it doesn’t really make sense to replace a four-lane bridge with another four-lane bridge,” SBoT president and CEO Anita Huberman told Global News. globalnews.ca ART Vancouver) |
| it doesn't really make sense + infinitive | не вижу смысла делать что-л. (“We’re still growing in Surrey by 1,200 to 1,400 people a month, in the Metro Vancouver region we’re expecting another 1.3 million people — it doesn’t really make sense to replace a four-lane bridge with another four-lane bridge,” SBoT president and CEO Anita Huberman told Global News. globalnews.ca ART Vancouver) |
| it doesn't really make sense + infinitive | нет никакого смысла делать что-л. (“We’re still growing in Surrey by 1,200 to 1,400 people a month, in the Metro Vancouver region we’re expecting another 1.3 million people — it doesn’t really make sense to replace a four-lane bridge with another four-lane bridge,” SBoT president and CEO Anita Huberman told Global News. globalnews.ca ART Vancouver) |
| it shouldn't be this way | так не должно быть (One time this past summer my wife and I were on a patio and one homeless man came over to ask for change, we told him we didn't have any (everyone is cashless for COVID) and he started berating us. Second presumably homeless man comes up and tells the first man to leave us alone, be nice to people, and gives him what money he has to leave us alone. It shouldn't be this way, but I appreciated the gesture for sure. reddit.com ART Vancouver) |
| it won't do | никуда не годится (Abysslooker) |
| it won't do | так не годится (ART Vancouver) |
| It won't do. It just won't do. | так дело не пойдёт (ART Vancouver) |
| shouldn't have to | не обязан (выражая неудовольствие; + verb • If you want to smoke in your own home, that's perfectly fine. But other people shouldn't have to breathe in your smoke while they're trying to enjoy a meal at a restaurant. -- другие не обязаны phrasemix.com ART Vancouver) |
| this isn't the way to do it | это так не делается (ART Vancouver) |
| this isn't the way to do it | так дела не делаются (Alex_Odeychuk) |
| this isn't the way to do it | это делается не так (ART Vancouver) |
| this won't do | так дело не пойдёт (No, this won't do. This won't do at all. -- Нет, так дело не пойдёт. ART Vancouver) |
| this won't do | так не годится ("(...) we're letting ourselves get rattled! We're losing our nerve. This won't do." – P.G. Wodehouse ART Vancouver) |
| you don't think ...? | вы что, действительно думаете, что ... ? (You don't think I'm going to eat this awful stuff? ART Vancouver) |