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Today we'll cover a whole bunch of interesting Russian expressions: you will learn what it means to throw a stone into somebody's garden, not to have a tsar in one's head, and much more! Continue reading here: Камень в огород.
Today we will learn some new colloquial Russian expressions. Although they are completely different in meaning, they all have in common the fact of mentioning some parts of the body. Continue reading here: Пяткой в грудь.
Today I'll share with you a poster, that I recently stumbled upon on the Internet, and explain to you its double meaning. Continue reading here: Пилить бюджет.
In this episode of Very Much Russian Podcast, we will look into some common Russian abbreviations (as well as simple words) for which Russian people found funny and witty decryptions. Continue reading here: Funny Russian acronym decryptions.
Today I will share with you an interesting abbreviation that quite accurately desribes some aspects of our modern realities. And a few more expressions that come to mind in relation to that. Continue reading here: Редко, но метко.
In this first in 2021 episode, we return to the matter or lies and learn a couple of expressions that describe them. Continue reading here: Шито белыми нитками.
In this episode, we will learn a few Russian idioms that describe winning a victory or proving your superiority over someone. Continue reading here: Камня на камне не оставить.
Today we will learn two interesting colloquial Russian expressions. Both of them have two versions: one you can use among friends and the other one in more formal situations. Continue reading here: Руки не из того места растут.
In this episode of the Very Much Russian Podcast, we discuss two Russian phrases that are used to express extreme dissapointment. Continue reading here: Гореть синим пламенем.
In this episode, we'll have a look at some popular modern expressions that describe current state of some of the affairs in the world. Continue reading here: Ниже плинтуса.
Today we talk about the animal nicknames that Russian people give to each other when they want to highlight certain sides of each other's personalities or behavior. Continue reading here: Russian animal nicknames.
In this episode we return to the topic of describing strange and slightly crazy people. Continue reading here: В неадеквате.
In this episode we will learn a few Russian expressions that describe a state that people have when things are not going well. Continue reading here: Всё не слава богу.
In this podcast episode we will learn two Russian expressions that can always "come in handy", and these days, even more so. Continue reading here: Лучше перебдеть….
This episode will be useful to those working in Russia or with Russian organizations. Today we will learn a few expressions from Russian office slang. Continue reading here: Физики и юрики.
In this podcast episode we are discussing cat's tears and what they mean for Russian speakers. Continue reading here: Кот наплакал.
In this episode go back to the Russian slang and investigate the word лажа and its derivatives. Continue reading here: Лажа.
This short episode will teach you a phrase that can be used to describe outrageously bad people. Continue reading here: Как тебя земля носит?.