Russian phrases can be very confusing and to help you with them I will post some explanations.
Today’s phrases will be dedicated to the topic «animals»
1. Пустить лису в курятник
put the cat among the pigeons
To describe a disturbance caused by an undesirable person from the perspective of a group.
Example:
Взяв на работу Макса, наш босс и не подозревал, что пустил лису в курятник.
By hiring Max, our boss had no idea that he put the cat among the pigeons.
2. Кот в мешке
a pig in a poke
Is a thing that is bought without first being inspected, and thus of unknown authenticity or quality.
Example:
Я не хочу покупать одежду онлайн, так как это кот в мешке. — I don’t want to buy clothes online because
it’s a pig in a poke.
3. Как с гуся вода
like water off a duck’s back
To emphasize that it is not having any effect on the person being criticized.
Example:
Ему несколько раз объясняли тему, а для него все как с гуся вода. — They told him several times and
explained the topic, but for him everything was like water off a duck’s back.
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