хоть умри (khot' umri)

Meaning: No matter what the cost or consequence; absolutely and without exception.

Language: Russian

Literally: even die

Category: The Absurd

Origin: Hyperbolic surrender—one is so committed to an action or refusal that even death would not change the outcome.

More idioms — The Absurd

• Ça ne casse pas trois pattes à un canard — It's nothing special or impressive.
• C'est comme pisser dans un violon — A completely pointless effort.
• Da steppt der Bär — It's going to be a great party.
• Ich glaub mein Schwein pfeift — I can't believe it! That's outrageous!
• Estar como una cabra — To be completely crazy.
• Fare il diavolo a quattro — To raise absolute hell; to cause a huge scene.

More Russian idioms

• молоко на губах не обсохло (moloko na gubakh ne obsokhlo) — a very young or inexperienced person; someone barely past infancy.
• Не вешай лапшу на уши (Ne veshay lapshu na ushi) — Don't lie to me; stop trying to deceive me.
• Когда рак на горе свистнет (Kogda rak na gore svistnet) — When pigs fly; never.
• Медвежья услуга (Medvezhya usluga) — Help that actually makes things worse.
• Тянуть кота за хвост (Tyanut' kota za khvost) — To procrastinate; to drag something out.
• Делать из мухи слона (Delat' iz mukhi slona) — To blow things way out of proportion.

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