Common Ukrainian idiomatic expressions with their literal and figurative meanings, one idiom per card. Front: the Ukrainian word or phrase (romanization in parentheses). Back: English meaning.
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- Душа нараспашку (dusha naraspashku)
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Open-hearted, wearing one's heart on one's sleeve- Як кіт наплакав (yak kit naplakaŭ)
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Very little, a drop in the bucket- На вус не навіщати (na vus ne navishchaty)
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To not care, not to give a darn- Грошей як грязі (hroshei yak hryazi)
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Money is like dirt, money is plentiful- Чути запах (chuty zapakh)
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To smell something, to sense something suspicious- Удавати з себе (udavaty z sebe)
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To pretend, to feign- Щось їсть (shchos yist')
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Something stinks, something is fishy or wrong- Сидіти на гачку (sydity na hachku)
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To be in suspense, to be uncertain- Вовтувати (vovtuvaty)
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To sulk, to pout, to be moody- Коза без рогів (koza bez rohiŭ)
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A powerless person, someone with no influence- Мати жабу в горлі (maty zhabu v horlі)
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To have a hoarse voice- Вулиця двостороння (vulytsia dvostoronnia)
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A two-way street, a mutual arrangement or situation- Язик як вовк (yazyk yak voŭk)
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A tongue like a wolf, someone who speaks harshly or spreads gossip- Витримати на ребрах (vytrymaty na rebrah)
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To barely survive, to just get by- Вишибити дух (vyshybity dukh)
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To take someone's breath away, to surprise greatly
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