до свадьбы заживёт (do svad'by zazhivyot)
Meaning: A minor injury or problem will resolve itself naturally and quickly.
Language: Russian
Literally: by the wedding it will heal
Category: Daily Life
Origin: The phrase pictures an absurdly short timeframe—a wedding—as sufficient for recovery, playing on the idea that time heals all small wounds.
More idioms — Daily Life
- наступить дважды на одни и те же грабли (nastupitʹ dvazhdy na odni i te zhe grabli) — To repeat the same mistake or fall into the same trap a second time.
- козырная карта (kozyrnaya karta) — A decisive advantage or secret resource held in reserve.
- оставаться в дураках (ostavat'sya v durakakh) — To be tricked or made a fool of; to lose or come out the worse in a situation.
- под башмаком (pod bashmakóm) — Dominated or controlled by one's wife; henpecked.
- отложить в долгий ящик (otlozhit' v dolgiy yashchik) — To postpone or shelve something indefinitely, leaving it forgotten.
- на все четыре стороны (na vse chetyre storony) — In any direction one wishes; to go wherever one pleases.
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- давать на чай (davat' na chay) — To give a tip or small payment to a service worker.
- ежовые рукавицы (ezhovye rukavitsy) — Harsh, strict, or iron-fisted rule or discipline.
- в ус не дуть (v us ne dut') — To show complete indifference or not to care at all.
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- лежачий полицейский (lezhachiy politseyskiy) — A speed bump or traffic calming device.
- надуться как мышь на крупу (nadut'sya kak mysh' na krupu) — To become angry or offended; to sulk or huff indignantly.
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