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| Subject | Russian | English |
| inf. | достанет храбрости / хватит духу | have spirits |
| gen. | на это у него не хватило храбрости | he had not sufficient courage for it |
| yiddish., fig. | хватить храбрости | have the chutzpah (вариант требует замены подлежащего: I love that a post-menopausal woman has the chutzpah to call 'em as she sees 'em. Sure, the Obama campaign and political commentators talk about John McCain's misrepresentations, gaffes, moments where he "misspeaks." But when was the last time you actually heard someone say a candidate was a liar when he or she deserved it because they really were lying? 4uzhoj) |