ĐокОŃĐžŃŃĐľ ŃŃŃŃкио ŃŃĐ°ĐˇĐľĐžĐťĐžĐłĐ¸ĐˇĐźŃ ŃĐž ŃНОвОП "ХидоŃŃ"
đ ХидоĚŃŃ ŃНОМа ŃŃĚки â (literally: to sit with oneâs arms folded).
To sit twidding oneâs thumbs
Meaning: to be idle; to sit still doing nothing.
ĐаП ноНŃĐˇŃ ĐżŃĐžŃŃĐž ŃидоŃŃ ŃНОМа ŃŃки - We can't just do nothing.
ĐŃ Đ˝Đľ ПОМоП ŃидоŃŃ ŃНОМа ŃŃки, кОгда ŃŃи ĐżŃодПоŃŃ Đ¸ŃŃĐžŃиŃĐľŃкОгО наŃĐťĐľĐ´Đ¸Ń ĐžŃŃаŃŃŃŃ ŃĐşŃадоннŃПи - We cannot sit idly by while those historical artefacts remain stolen
đХидоĚŃŃ Đ˝Đ° ŃоПОдаĚнаŃ
- (literally: to sit on oneâs suitcases)
Packed and waiting to go / ready to go / have all one's things packed and be waiting for the moment of departure.
ĐĄ ŃанногО ŃŃŃа воŃŃĐťĐ°Ń ĐşĐžĐźĐżĐ°Đ˝Đ¸Ń ŃидоНа на ŃоПОданаŃ
и Ń Đ˝ĐľŃĐľŃпониоП пОгНŃĐ´ŃваНа в ОкнО.- From early morning, the cheerful company packed and waiting to go, looking impatiently out the window.
đХидоŃŃ ĐźĐľĐśĐ´Ń/ на двŃŃ
ŃŃŃĐťŃŃŃ
. â (literally: to sit between/on two chairs)
To run with the hare and hunt with the hounds; to play a double game; you can't do it both ways
Meaning: to try to adhere to two different, irreconcilable points of view; to try to keep the favour of both sides in a dispute
ХидоŃŃ Đ˝Đ° двŃŃ
ŃŃŃĐťŃŃŃ
, как ŃŃĐž доНаоŃŃ ŃŃ, ОпаŃнО. - Straddling two worlds as you are, it's dangerous.
đĐĄĐľĚŃŃŃ Đ˛ ĐťŃĚĐśŃ - (literally: to sit down into a paddle)
To put oneâs foot in it: to get oneself into fix/spot
Meaning: to get oneself into an awkward position or compromising situation; to let oneself be duped; to do or say something stupid.
Đа ŃŃĐžŃ ŃаС Он ŃоН в ĐťŃĐśŃ. - He fell down badly that time.
đĐĄĐľĚŃŃŃ Đ˝Đ° ĐźĐľĐťŃ / ĐąŃŃŃ Đ˝Đ° ĐźĐľĐťĐ¸Ě - (literally: to sit down on a shoal)
To be on the rocks; to be in low water; to be in a tight corner
Meaning: to get into an extremely difficult situation; to be in unsatisfactory circumstances, especially with little money.
ĐĄĐťŃŃаК, Ń ŃоКŃĐ°Ń Đ˝Đ° ПоНи. - Listen, I don't have the money on me.
ЧоŃоС паŃŃ ĐźĐľŃŃŃов ĐźŃ ĐąŃдоП на ПоНи. - In a couple of months, we'll be declaring bankruptcy.
đХидоĚŃŃ Đ˝Đ° ŃĐľĚĐľ - (literally: to sit on oneâs neck)
Meaning: To be a burden to smb by being dependent on him for care, monetary support etc .
ĐĐžŃНо кОННодМа Он ноŃкОНŃкО ĐťĐľŃ ŃидоН на Ńоо Ń ŃОдиŃоНоК, пОка накОноŃ-ŃĐž но ŃŃĐľŃ
аН.- After college, he freeloaded off his parents for several years before finally moving out.