Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
cut me a little slack
Russian translation:
оставь меня в покое/дай мне больше времени/свободы
Added to glossary by
Dmytro Voskolovych
Dec 8, 2004 21:48
20 yrs ago
English term
cut me a little slack
English to Russian
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
so tell your husband to cut me a little slack, will you?
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is it some sort of idiom?
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is it some sort of idiom?
Proposed translations
(Russian)
| 5 +2 | оставь меня в покое/дай мне больше времени/свободы |
Dmytro Voskolovych
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Proposed translations
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8 mins
Dmytro Voskolovych
Native in Russian
Works in field
I worship professionalism
Native in: Russian 
, Ukrainian
Works in: English to Russian, German to Russian, English to Ukrainian, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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оставь меня в покое/дай мне больше времени/свободы
cut me some slack=give me more time, give me more freedom
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Note added at 9 mins (2004-12-08 21:57:53 GMT)
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В зависимости от контекста..
Idioms: cut and dried -- cut me to the quick
may be asking too much of your son. Cut him some slack. cut ...
home.t-online.de/home/toni.goeller/idiom_wm/id147.htm
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Note added at 16 mins (2004-12-08 22:04:18 GMT)
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P.S. and by the way, a nice story in your profile
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Note added at 9 mins (2004-12-08 21:57:53 GMT)
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В зависимости от контекста..
Idioms: cut and dried -- cut me to the quick
may be asking too much of your son. Cut him some slack. cut ...
home.t-online.de/home/toni.goeller/idiom_wm/id147.htm
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Note added at 16 mins (2004-12-08 22:04:18 GMT)
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P.S. and by the way, a nice story in your profile
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "phew, thanks! :)) (and for the compliment, too)
btw--saw the orange scarf in your userpic and couldn't help but drop you an e-mail about it. :))) "
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