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| Russian | English |
| быть тише воды, ниже травы | keep a low profile (shergilov) |
| сидеть ниже травы, тише воды | mushrooms don't get hit by lightning (There's an old expression: ‘Mushrooms don't get hit by lightning'–that's because they grow underground Alex_Odeychuk) |
| тише воды, ниже травы | meek and mild |