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| Russian | English |
| работать левой рукой | work with the left hand |
| у него правая рука не ведает, что творит левая | he carries fire in one hand and water in the other (дословно: в одной руке несёт огонь, а в другой воду) |
| у него правая рука не ведает, что творит левая | his right hand doesn't know what his left hand is doing (This is from the Bible, New Testament – Christ said that when you give charity, you shouldn't advertise it to everyone, but do it secretly. If you give charity with your left hand, you should do it so modestly and quietly that not even your right hand doesn't know it was done.) |