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| Russian | English |
| нужен, как папе римскому значок ГТО | as much use as someone's ass (igisheva) |
| пахать как папа Карло | work one's arse off (British: they work their arse off all year Val_Ships) |
| пахать как папа Карло | work one's butt off (Val_Ships) |
| пахать как папа Карло | work one's tail off (The dead acoustics of the room force the students to work their tails off. Val_Ships) |
| работать как Папа Карло | work one's tail off (I work my tail off and then the government takes half my income in taxes. Helene2008) |