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| Subject | Russian | English |
| inf. | абы как | catch-as-catch-can (Юрий Гомон) |
| inf. | абы как | fast and cheaply (MichaelBurov) |
| inf. | абы как | sometime |
| inf. | абы как | quick and dirty (MichaelBurov) |
| inf. | абы как | anyhow (Anglophile) |
| inf. | делать что-либо абы как | half-ass (plushkina) |
| gen. | делать что-либо абы как | go through the motions (Jane isn't doing her best. She's just going through the motions.; без старания VLZ_58) |
| gen. | делать / сделать абы как | make a pig's ear of something |
| chess.term. | игра "абы как" | lazy performance |
| inf. | построенный абы как | slop-built (MichaelBurov) |