| Russian | English |
| иначе просто быть не могло | it had to be that way ("It had to be that way. Just as when Marriott called me up and gave me a song and dance about a jewel ransom payoff it had to be because I had been to see Mrs. Florian asking about Velma." – Raymond Chandler ART Vancouver) |
| не просто | more than ("You speak as if you knew this man." "I do more than know him. I employ him. He's my valet." (P.G. Wodehouse) – Я не просто с ним знаком. Он мой слуга. ART Vancouver) |
| не просто | not just a (It's not just a pen, it's the revolutionary self-writing, autocorrecting pen. • "That's not just any baby, that's the baby." "The baby? What do you mean -- the baby?" "Muriel's baby, of course." (Jeeves And Wooster — Introduction on Broadway) ART Vancouver) |
| не просто..., а | not merely ... but (Don McMillan, president of the Urban Development Institute Pacific Region, which represents virtually all the major residential, commercial and industrial developers in B.C., says that municipalities should adopt community plans designating clearly the land uses and densities for each area. He says these plans should not be merely guidelines but formal documents and that all land within the community should be officially zoned in accordance with the plan. (BC Business Week) ART Vancouver) |
| не просто так | for a purpose (Anyway, I got into this accident on my way to the airport so I missed the flight. And you know what happened to everyone on board. You call it a coincidence but I believe these things are sent to us for a purpose. ART Vancouver) |
| решать лишь самые простые задачи, не требующие особых усилий | pick the low-hanging fruit (xieji) |
