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Ukrainian Idioms and Expressions

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

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