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05:45 Jan 10, 2021 |
Russian to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / Sayings and proverbs | |||||||
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God is my witness Explanation: Shakespeare & psalms my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far? As far remov'd from God and light of Heav'n. Let all the earth fear the Lord. |
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God blind me and strike me down Explanation: Архаично. |
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Well, I'll be a monkey's uncle/may lightning strike me down Explanation: (idiomatic) Often preceded by well: expressing complete surprise or disbelief. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:wow Well I’ll be a monkey's uncle! I would never have thought that tourists would go into space! https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/I'll_be_a_monkey's_uncle ccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccc may I be struck down by lightning https://dictionary.reverso.net/english-french/may I be struc... https://www.powerthesaurus.org/may_lightning_strike_me_down/... ccccccc May lightning strike me down if I should fail this time! https://blog.reedsy.com/creative-writing-prompts/contests/35... |
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I swear on my mother's grave Explanation: https://www.multitran.com/m.exe?l1=2&l2=1&s=swear on my moth... клясться божиться, заручаться на могиле матери |
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