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| Russian | English |
| а Васька слушает да ест | he turns a deaf ear to the words to hear (Taras) |
| а Васька слушает да ест | but Thomas all the while is busy with the chicken |
| а Васька слушает да ест | Tom listens, yes. But – still he eats! (Taras) |
| Слушай, прекрати! | for Pete's sake! ("Please--please--please leave me out of it," she whispered. "I'll give you more money. I'll give you all the money you want." "For Pete's sake. You've already given me more than I'd keep. It isn't money I want." (Raymond Chandler) ART Vancouver) |
| слушать во все уши | listen with one's ears flapping (The bartender and a couple of guys sitting at the bar were listening with their ears flapping – слушали во все уши ART Vancouver) |
| слушать вполуха | be half-listening (Ivan Pisarev) |
| слушаться узды | go up to the bit (Bobrovska) |
| слушаться узды | come up to the bit (Bobrovska) |