на славу (na slavu)

Meaning: Excellently; very well; in a first-rate manner.

Language: Russian

Literally: to glory

Category: Daily Life

Origin: Origin uncertain; possibly from Church Slavonic or a wish that something be done 'to the glory of' God, implying the highest standard.

More idioms — Daily Life

вводить в заблуждение (vvodit' v zabluzhdenie) — To deceive or mislead someone deliberately.
сарафанное радио (sarafannoe radio) — The informal spread of gossip or news from person to person, especially by word of mouth.
нечего греха таить (nechego grekha tait') — Truth be told; one might as well admit something true and damning rather than conceal it.
Pédaler dans la semoule — To be confused and getting nowhere.
Avoir d'autres chats à fouetter — To have more important things to do.
Avoir le cul entre deux chaises — To be indecisive, caught between two options.

ври больше (vri bolshe) — An expression of dismissive disbelief; an ironical way of saying someone's story is uncon…
пускаться во все тяжкие (puskat'sya vo vse tyazhkiye) — To abandon restraint and indulge recklessly in vices or wrongdoing without scruple.
хоть ложись и умирай (hot' lozhis' i umiray) — There is no escape or solution; one must accept an impossible or desperate situation.
на коленке (na kolenke) — Done hastily and without proper tools or technique; improvised or makeshift.
козёл отпущения (kozjol otpushchenija) — A person blamed or punished for the wrongs of others; a scapegoat.
хоть убей (khot' ubey) — For the life of me; under no circumstances or condition could one do something.

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