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| Subject | Russian | English |
| gen. | зарыть талант в землю | bury one's talent in a napkin |
| gen. | зарыть талант в землю | fall short of one's potential (Ремедиос_П) |
| proverb | зарыть талант в землю | hide one's talents in a napkin |
| fig.of.sp. | зарыть талант в землю | put under the bushel (Beforeyouaccuseme) |
| gen. | зарыть талант в землю | bury one's talent (for something: she buried her talent for painting to focus on her corporate career Рина Грант) |