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| English | Russian |
| a shot in the dark | с потолка (Xenia Hell) |
| a shot in the dark | что называется, была не была (It is a shot in the dark, but nothing ventured, nothing gained. Shabe) |
| have a plenty of shot in the locker | есть ещё порох в пороховницах |
| shoot down in flames | воспринять в штыки (4uzhoj) |
| shoot down in flames | разнести в пух и прах (destroy an argument or theory: When detail was put forward there was usually someone on hand from the Institute of Fiscal Studies or IMF to shoot it down in flames. • Amendment No. 203 is still hanging up there, because the Minister did not shoot it down in flames. 4uzhoj) |
| shoot down in flames | разнести в клочья (destroy an argument or theory 4uzhoj) |
| shoot down in flames | обрушиться (4uzhoj) |
| shoot someone in the eye | оказать медвежью услугу |
| shoot oneself in the foot | высечь самого себя (VLZ_58) |
| shoot oneself in the foot | вредить самому себе (Don't they realize they're shooting themselves in the foot with this crazy tax? -- сами себе вредят ART Vancouver) |
| shoot oneself in the foot | рубить сук, на котором сидишь (Vic_Ber) |
| shoot oneself in the foot | наступать на грабли (Палажченко grafleonov) |
| shoot oneself in the foot | оказать себе медвежью услугу (We'll be shooting ourselves in the foot by putting a cap on immigration, which helps close the skills gap in Britain. Moscowtran) |
| shoot oneself in the foot | навредить самому себе (The premier shot himself in the foot when he said that. – сам себе навредил ART Vancouver) |
| shot in someone's bow | заниматься не своим делом (Bobrovska) |