Tol'ko ya i sam s usam!

English translation: I wasn't born yesterday. I know a thing or two.

12:34 Jul 3, 2004

Russian to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature

Russian term or phrase: Tol'ko ya i sam s usam!

Novel circa 1900

A man has rushed into a tavern and he is telling the innkeeper that he has been in a fight.
"A menia bili...Grabili...Tol'ko ya i sam s usam!"
(he goes on to grab a bloody knife and 'threaten' the street)

Emily Justice KudoZ activity Questions: 1375 (10 open) (4 without valid answers) (27 closed without grading) Answers: 62 United Kingdom
Local time: 01:54

English translation:I wasn't born yesterday. I know a thing or two.

Explanation:
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Note added at 29 mins (2004-07-03 13:03:45 GMT)
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Also:

But I\'m a tough guy myself.

Selected response from:

Vladimir Pochinov
Russian Federation
Local time: 02:54

Grading comment

Thanks to all answerers. This was my personal favourite but there are many possibilities.
2 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +2

But I am not easy to deal with

Yuri Smirnov

3 +3

I'm not so green as I'm cabbage-looking!

Jack Doughty

I wasn't born yesterday. I know a thing or two.

Vladimir Pochinov

But I can strike back!

2rush

...except I know whats up....

TranslatonatoR

Answers

3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

But I am not easy to deal with

Explanation:
That means: " I am no idiot! You won't beat me!"

Yuri Smirnov
Local time: 03:54
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Belarusian,

Russian
PRO pts in category: 124

14 mins confidence:

But I can strike back!

Explanation:

:)

2rush
Kazakhstan
Native speaker of:

Russian
PRO pts in category: 34

20 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

I'm not so green as I'm cabbage-looking!

Explanation:
A rather odd British-English expression meaning I'm a great deal cleverer than I look, or than people take me for. I remember hearing it as a child. It's in "The Concise Dictionary of English Slang". As far as I know, it is not used in US English.

Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:54
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 658

2 mins confidence:

I wasn't born yesterday. I know a thing or two.

Vladimir Pochinov
Russian Federation
Local time: 02:54
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 36

Grading comment

Thanks to all answerers. This was my personal favourite but there are many possibilities.

16 hrs confidence:

...except I know whats up....

Explanation:
sorry if it sounds a little ghetto...

TranslatonatoR
Local time: 20:54
Native speaker of:

Russian
PRO pts in category: 34

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