сушить сухари (sushit' sukhari)

Meaning: To prepare oneself mentally and materially for imprisonment or arrest.

Language: Russian

Literally: to dry rusks

Category: Food & Drink

Origin: Rusks are hard, shelf-stable crackers; the phrase pictures a prisoner laying in preserved provisions before incarceration.

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