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[-] khannie@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago

Thanks. I appreciate the extra context and learning. I did wonder about it translating so well but I'd never heard "lies like a rug" before either.

[-] CatChucks@mastodon.social 1 points 10 months ago

@khannie @FearfulSalad

There are lots of phrases in Ukrainian meaning the same:
'Lies as a moskal', 'to carry a moskal', 'He lies, until he grinds his teeth' etc.

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