в у – phrases

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Russian	English
в большом долгу у	owe a great debt to (The world owes a great debt to Austrian musicologist Ludwig von Köchel for his tremendous work to catalogue the complete works of Mozart. ART Vancouver)
в лапах у кого-либо	in someone's clutches
в роду у	family affair ("это у кого-л. в роду": Cooking is a family affair in the Trasolini household. Everyone enjoys cooking – Grampa Luigi, Grandma Maria, son Damiano, his wife Sylvia, and their three kids – Brian, Griffin and Sienna. ART Vancouver)
на чердаке у него не в порядке	he is soft in the head
по моему, у него тоже рыльце в пуху	I think he has a finger in it too
у меня нет и тени сомнения в его честности	don't have a shadow of a doubt about his honesty
у него в Борисовке старая привязанность	he has an old flame in Borisovka
у него в душе копошится сомнение	he is beginning to have doubts
у него каша в голо	he has cobwebs in his head (у него ка́ша в голове)
у него ка́ша в голове	he has cobwebs in his head
это у меня в генах	it's in my genes (The love of speed is in my genes. Val_Ships)
это у меня в генах	it's in my DNA (figure of speech Val_Ships)