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| Russian | English |
| жить между небом и землёй | not to have a roof above one's head |
| как небо и земля | as alike as chalk and cheese (Tamerlane) |
| как небо и земля | as different as chalk and cheese (Tamerlane) |
| между небом и землёй | between heaven and earth |
| между небом и землёй | in an uncertain situation |
| небо и земля | a far cry (especially with prep. "from something" IrynaS) |
| отличаться, как небо и земля | be poles apart (амер. Leonid Dzhepko) |