Седьмая вода на киселе (Sed'maya voda na kisele)
Meaning: A very distant relative.
Language: Russian
Literally: The seventh water on the kissel
Category: Food & Drink
Origin: Kissel thinned with water seven times over is barely related to the original drink, like the remotest of kin.
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