Переводить дух
[perevodit` dukh]
- to catch one's breath
What it means:
to rest, to take a short rest, to calm down after active actions.
Перегибать палку
[peregibat` palku]
- to lay it thick
What it means:
to be overdiligent, to run to extremes ,to go too far in words or actions.
Перед лицом
[pered litsom]
- in the face of
What it means:
in someone’s presence, directly in front of somebody, before one’s eyes.
Перемывать косточки
[peremyvat` kostochki]
- to bat the breeze
What it means:
to discus somebody, to gossip, to say spiteful things about somebody.
Пересчитать все ребра
[pereschitat` vse rebra]
- to beat the tar
What it means:
to beat heavily, to thrash, to traumatize.
Петь дифирамбы
[pet` difiramby]
- to sing the praises
What it means:
to praise, to glorify, to lavish compliments, to extol, to advertise.
Платить втридорога
[platit` vtridoroga]
- to pay through the nose
What it means:
to pay too high price, to pay multiply high price, to overpay much.
Платить той же монетой
[platit` toj zhe monetoj]
- to serve somebody with the same sauce
What it means:
to retort, to behave to someone the same way as someone has behaved to you.
Плечом к плечу
[plechom k plechu]
- nip and tuck
What it means:
cohesively, mutually, very close to each other.
Плыть в руки
[plyt` v ruki]
- to drop into one's lap
What it means:
to come to somebody’s hands of one own's accord, not to trouble, to become someone’s catch easily, to be found at the mercy of someone voluntarily.
