The word нос is just one of the words denoting a part of your face – a nose. However, it is used in a surprisingly big number of idiomatic expressions. Let’s...

БАБЬЕ ЛЕТО is a period of warm, sunny, and dry weather before the cold and rainy days of the fall. In the middle part of Russia, ба́бье ле́то usually starts ...

The inspiration for writing about this word came from one of my student’s questions: "What will it be in Russian if I need to say ‘save a place'?” Well, ther...

It’s common for Russian students to say «Ни пу́ха ни пера́!» to each other before exams. It literally means "Not a bit of down, nor a single feather," and is...

In one of the popular Russian songs of the 60s «Чёрный кот», there are the following lines:​​ Говоря́т, не повезёт Если чёрный кот доро́гу перейдёт, А пока́ ...