Olga JarrellJul 2, 2021На иголках и на чемоданах | On pins and needles and ready for a tripЯ как на иголках. Сижу на чемоданах. Do you know what these idioms mean?📍🧳🤔 (сидеть) как на иголках = literally “to sit like on...
Olga JarrellAug 27, 2016Ох, уж этот нос! Oh, This Nose!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...
Olga JarrellAug 27, 2016БАБЬЕ ЛЕТОБАБЬЕ 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...
Olga JarrellApr 17, 2016WORD OF THE DAY: заби́тьThe 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...