Now that we've discussed something important, like vodka; I have a suggestion for learning language. For me, dealing with idioms is the most frustrating part of learning Russian. So, here's a game. I will list Russian idioms that I find to be confusing or just plain stupid. You Russian speakers respond by listing stupid English idioms, and I know that there are a lot of them, but here's the gist. Native speakers never stop to think about how stupid the idioms they are using actually are, because they do not stop to look at them.


Quiz for russians: translate to English

кои то веки
по головке не погладят
очки висят на дужках того и гляди упадут